Photos: ASA’s Lunar New Year Celebration Felt ‘Like Home’

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Photos: ASA’s Lunar New Year Celebration Felt ‘Like Home’

February 27, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

This year, Lunar New Year fell on Feb. 17, marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse. A Fire Horse year – which […]

A man and a woman sit diagonally from each other, one on a raised platform and one in a metal chair, respectively. The woman is wearing a flannel with a champagne bottle in hand. The woman has a distraught expression on her face. In the back, the man sits on the steps of the house with his hands clasped together, with a solemn look on his face.

Review: The Real ‘Proof’ Is Proof You’re Not Alone

February 23, 2026 Sophia Davenport 0

Content Warning: This article contains spoilers for Albion College’s production of “Proof.” This production made me laugh. It made me cry. It changed my brain […]

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Timeline: Albion’s ‘Self-Determined’ Black Community

February 18, 2026 Bonnie Lord 0

Many people stand and sit in an open, low-lit cafe. Parked cars are visible through the front windows of the store at the front of the room.

Photos: Stirling Books & Brew Hosts ‘Cozy Grown-Up Book Fair’

February 18, 2026 Kaleigh Miller 0

For years, Scholastic has held book fairs at schools across the country. On Wednesday, Stirling Books & Brew brought their customers back to their childhoods […]

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Black Professors on Resilience, Representation and Sharing Cultural Perspectives

February 18, 2026 Sophia Valchine 0

For associate professor of education and department co-chair Betty Okwako-Riekkola, it was a desire to “make a difference in somebody’s life” that led her to […]

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Opinion: Developing a Culture of Understanding With My Roommate

February 16, 2026 Abby Quinones 0

College is a place where people of all ages, cultures, genders and backgrounds come together for a common goal: to learn. While learning is the […]

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Staff Recs: Uplifting Black Voices in Media

February 13, 2026 Pleiad Staff 0

All throughout the year – not just during Black History Month – the Pleiad strives to uplift and shine a light on Black voices. When […]

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Comic: Car Care Tips From a Freezing Michigander

February 2, 2026 Bonnie Lord 0

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 1

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 2

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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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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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 […]