More Than a Superhero, Stan Lee Was a Father
On Nov. 12, I awoke to wish one hero a happy birthday and another hero farewell. Similar to many other children, I grew up with […]
Arts/Culture
Play Review: ‘Men on Boats’ is Off-the-Canyon Walls Funny
Written by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed by Albion College Theater department chair Zach Fischer, “Men on Boats” is a canny portrayal of the 1869 Powell […]
New Albion Adjunct Professors to Present Their Poetry at AC Reading Series
Every semester the Albion College English Department holds the AC Reading Series. The English Department provides these readings to let visiting professors share their work, […]
Sandwich Monday, Remembered: The Gobbler
In high school, I was a weekly subscriber to the satirical news feature, Sandwich Monday. Written by the humorists of National Public Radio’s Wait Wait […]
Opinion: A Half-Century-Old Song Cares More About Trans People Than the DOJ
In 2013, transgender woman Aimee Stephens announced to her Detroit funeral home employer she would wear women’s attire to work. Two weeks later, she was […]
“SWEAT” is a Play For Albion, the Rust Belt and America
Fall semester of my first year at Albion College, I took history professor Wes Dick’s First-Year Seminar “Albion and the American Dream.” We talked about […]
God Save the Squash
Spookiness abounds in October. Perhaps Starbucks knew this, and thought they would play the spookiest trick of all by putting a vegetable in their coffee. […]
Despite 200 Years With “Frankenstein,” a Modern Monster Still Lives
A tale of Greek mythology about the Titan Prometheus was anonymously published on the first day of 1818. Prometheus’s responsibility for creating man has been […]
Batoul Ballout Illustrates Her Identity With Ink and Oil
Throughout life, people try to discover their identities. Influences such as hometown, family, friends and hobbies all shape a person into who they will become. […]
Kicking Off Walk The Beat with The Accidentals
Traverse City, Michigan. Consistently ranked as having some of the state’s best sights, tastes and experiences. But what about the sound? Enter The Accidentals, a […]
Play Review: In ‘Topdog/Underdog,’ Fate is In the Cards
On Sept. 21, the Albion College theatre department opened Topdog/Underdog, a production of brotherly love stitched together by scam and rivalry. Written by Suzan-Lori Parks, […]
Succotash: A Seasonal Recipe For All Seasons
Let’s talk for a moment about succotash. It means “boiled whole kernels of corn” in Narragansett, an Algonquin Native American tribe and language from the […]