Transformer Blows, Causing Second Campus-Wide Outage

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Transformer Blows, Causing Second Campus-Wide Outage

April 7, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, power was lost to buildings across campus. In an email sent at 6:56 p.m., Albion College announced that power […]

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Annual Anna Howard Shaw Lecturer Angela Benander, Alumna ‘98: ‘I’m Going to be Afraid and Fight Anyway’

April 4, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

Angela Benander, alumna ‘98, returned to Albion College on March 27 as the chief communications officer for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. This year’s […]

Pleiad Print Edition: March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

Click here to view the March 31, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition will be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

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Photos: Sunday Storm Batters Campus, All On-Campus Activities Cancelled

March 31, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly with timestamped Editors’ Notes. Editor’s Note – 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, April 2: In an email […]

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Redefining Gender, Reshaping Minds: The History of WGSS at Albion

March 31, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

With two full-time professors and 21 classes in the major, professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies (WGSS) Tricia Franzen said the WGSS Department at […]

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Staff Recs: The Best and Worst Pops, From Poppi to Dr. Pepper

March 28, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

When we’re not busy trying to figure out what the heck Yik Yak is, getting out of a book slump or getting inside of the […]

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President Wayne Webster Talks Increasing Pay ‘Across the Board,’ Funding; Renovations at Annual Town Hall

March 19, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

The soon-to-be renovated Kresge Gym, tuition increasing by 2.75%, student workers slated to earn $13.20 next year and increased pay for faculty and staff were […]

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Present or Penalized? Attendance in a Post-Pandemic Classroom

February 26, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

According to the Class Absences section of the Albion College student handbook, aside from specified class absences, faculty have sole discretion over excused absences and […]

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Photos: ‘A Fresh Start, Renewal’: ACE Celebrates Lunar New Year with Culture, Community and Cuisine

February 24, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

The KC Stack was transformed yet again into a space of celebration during Asian Cultural Engagement’s (ACE) Lunar New Year celebration on Thursday. The gathering […]

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Staff Recs: Our Favorite and Least Favorite Classes at Albion

February 21, 2025 Killian Altayeb 1

From biochemistry to English and psychology to Spanish, the Pleiad is made up of students from different academic programs, backgrounds and graduation years. When we’re […]

Editorial: The Pleiad is Committed to Inclusive Storytelling, DEI

February 14, 2025 Killian Altayeb 2

The Pleiad believes in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We will continue to strive to provide equitable opportunities to applicants and sources through a lens […]

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Photos: AC Drip’s 4th Annual Fashion Show Celebrates the ‘Evolution of Fashion’

February 12, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

On Saturday night, Albion College (AC) Drip hosted its annual fashion show in the KC Stack. It featured the modeling categories “Free-Style, Y2K, 80s, Monochromatic, […]