Behind the Scenes: The ‘Moving Parts’ of Albion Athletics

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Behind the Scenes: The ‘Moving Parts’ of Albion Athletics

December 5, 2025 Sophia Valchine 0

When attending a football game, volleyball match or anything in between, players and coaches are typically the most visible figures. However, each event relies on […]

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New Librarian Jei Lee-Cullin Finds ‘Creative Solutions to Vexing Problems’

December 5, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

According to Jei Lee-Cullin, it was a “pivotal” teen services’ librarian from their high school years that brought them to where they are today. “I […]

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Volleyball Team Has ‘A Lot to Look Forward to’ After ‘Successful’ Season

December 5, 2025 Kai Taylor 0

According to Albion women’s volleyball coach Kristin Slamer-de St. Aubin, alumna ‘07, the Britons were “two points” away from an NCAA tournament berth this fall. […]

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Staff Recs: Holiday Films That Light the Way Through the Gray

December 3, 2025 Pleiad Staff 3

Finals season is here. The skies are gray and drizzly. The holidays are close… and yet so far. While our staff are hard at work […]

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Grand Opening of Albion’s New Art Center ‘a Win-Win for Our Entire Community’

December 3, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

Winter festivities have begun early this year in downtown Albion, welcoming community members to come together to celebrate local art. On Nov. 20, the Albion […]

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Opinion: Continuing My Family’s Hunting Legacy

December 1, 2025 Kaleigh Miller 1

Growing up, I counted down the years until I was old enough to learn to hunt with my dad and brother. For my family, hunting […]

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Opinion: Breaking Up With Friends is Hard, But Sometimes Necessary

December 1, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

The first time I broke up with a boy, I ghosted him before I knew the term. At 14, I was so scared of hurting […]

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Review: ‘Our Town’ Was Well Done, But I Want to See Newer Plays

November 24, 2025 Jocelyn Kincaid-Beal 5

Content Warning: This article contains spoilers for Albion College’s production of “Our Town.” In my town – that is, Albion – there’s not always much […]

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How Albion is Approaching the ‘Polarizing Idea’ of AI

November 24, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 0

News publications like the BBC have written about the similarities between movies like “The Terminator” (1984) and our modern relationship with artificial intelligence (AI). Here […]

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Opinion: A Clothing Guide for Surviving Michigan Winters

November 24, 2025 Sophia Davenport 0

Michigan winters are notorious for being cold; from freezing wind chills to severely icy conditions, it can be hard to spend a few seconds outside, […]

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Wild Rice Program Explores ‘Shared History,’ Ecology of Manoomin

November 21, 2025 Kai Taylor 0

For nearly five years, Albion’s anthropology and biology departments have partnered with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) to form a class and […]

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Pleiad Print Edition: November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

Click here to view the November 21, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]