Opinion: Dear Volleyball, Thank You for Teaching Me It’s Okay to Change

A young woman with brown hair and a necklace wears a purple shirt that reads “Albion Volleyball.” She holds a clipboard in one hand and a pen in the other as she looks down at the clipboard. To her left is a drinking fountain, and to her right part of a clipboard that someone out of frame is holding is visible. At the bottom of the frame, the tops of three white chairs read “Albion” in purple letters.

Opinion: Dear Volleyball, Thank You for Teaching Me It’s Okay to Change

February 6, 2026 Heidi Faramelli 0

She fills water bottles before you realize they’re empty. She jots down players’ statistics and cheers simultaneously. She knows the ins and outs of the […]

New IT Work Orders System ‘Faster, Smoother, Cleaner’; Facilities to Make Switch in May

February 4, 2026 Jocelyn Kincaid-Beal 0

Students, staff and faculty who’ve needed to update their key card access or reset their password this semester may have noticed that the process for […]

A hand-drawn watercolor illustration depicts a person with green hair and a blue and white beanie. They are wearing a gray coat and a striped scarf in yellow, red and green. The individual holds a small blue car in their hands, looking at it with pursed lips. A red heart symbol is drawn between the person and the car. The background is white with scattered snowflakes.

Comic: Car Care Tips From a Freezing Michigander

February 2, 2026 Bonnie Lord 0

A student stands with their back to the camera, facing a wall of metal shelves. On the shelves are several brown cardboard boxes, stood up next to each other in alphabetical order. Purple slips of paper are attached to each box with a rubber band. A large purple label with the letter “G” written on it hangs from the shelf the student faces, and the letter “H” is written on a label on the shelf to their right.

New Brit Books Program ‘An Easier Process For Our Students’

January 30, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

Cardboard packages line the shelves of Albion College’s bookstore, holding the items students need for their spring classes. This semester, several changes have been made […]

A woman in a black winter coat stands with a purple sweatshirt hood tied over a yellow hat. Behind her is a sign for a movie theatre that reads, “The Davis Center - Home of the Bohm,” and below are two movies and their showtimes including “28 Years Later: Bone Temple” and “Hamnet.” To the right of the sign is a downtown street with snow-covered sidewalks.

Review: ‘Hamnet’ Was My First Solo Movie; I Sobbed

January 28, 2026 Heidi Faramelli 1

Content warning: Spoilers for “Hamnet” (2025) ahead. I’m going to say something that may discredit me as an English major forever: I have never read […]

Remembering El’Verson Mitchell, ‘20: ‘Someone Willing to Listen and Help’

January 26, 2026 Killian Altayeb 0

Albion College students learned in an email from the Office of Student Development on Jan. 6 that El’Verson Mitchell, alumnus ‘20, was “killed by a […]

A young man lies on a gray couch, feet up on the arm and gesturing as he speaks. Behind him are four pixelated multicolored ghosts, who look over him. At his feet is a 3D pixelated Pac-Man wearing glasses and a clipboard with a picture of Pac-Man drawn on it.

Opinion: The Life-Changing Philosophies of Pac-Man

January 26, 2026 Kai Taylor 1

I’ve been playing Pac-Man ever since I can remember. My grandparents lived down the street from me growing up, and in their basement sat a […]

A man wearing a striped black and white shirt in the foreground, out of focus, runs towards a crowd of football players running in the same direction away from the camera. People sitting on bleachers are visible in the background.

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 […]

A tiered grid of small wooden shelves hold folded paper books. On the table the display stands on, other small paper magazines are scattered around.

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 […]

A huddle of volleyball players congregate together mid-match. In the background, the top of a volleyball net and several students sitting in bleachers can be seen.

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. […]

A hand with a red fuzzy glove holds an ornate box with white text reading “The Original Christmas Classics.” Behind the box is a large, leaning stack of several DVD cases to the right and a copy of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” to the left leaning against a green backdrop with snowflakes and cartoon Santa Clauses printed on it.

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 […]

A group of people gather in a gray brick-walled room filled with varying art pieces and surrounded with festive decor for the holidays.

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 […]