Pressing Cider and Nostalgia at Sweet Seasons Orchard
I notice the scent first. Sliding sneakily up my nose, it infests my olfactory system. Breathing in deeply, I am drawn to its source, in […]
Features
Professor Marcella Cervantes’ Coincidences With Captain Cook
This adventure starts in a pub, is inspired by a book club and ends with giving the students of Albion an opportunity for an adventure […]
Dancing on Wild Rice
Most people have broken out on the dance floor or in the rain to a rhythm, but I can say I’ve danced on rice. On […]
Calvaruso Keynote Speaker: Dacher Keltner
In an era of grim news headlines and harsh political discourse, it’s often hard to believe that civility and kindness are palpable for American society. […]
‘Less Is More’ Evolves: Meet ‘FINKEL’
The first time I heard Vance Joy’s “Riptide,” was the summer of 2014, and I was driving a dust-coated 1988 Chevy pickup, left arm hanging […]
Albion College Distinguished Alumni: Amy Elaine Wakeland
Albion College Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, former Pleiad writer and “future president” (as English Professor Dr. Mary Collar professed) Amy Elaine Wakeland (‘91) revisited Albion […]
Freshwater Jellyfish: Who Knew!
Long, flowing tentacles dangling from soft-bodied umbrella-shaped jellyfish are a sight most people imagine seeing in an ocean. What if those massive tentacles were in […]
Ken George: The Importance of Storytelling
It’s just after 1 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. For most major news source journalists, the heat of a day’s work is in full swing. […]
Being an Albion Ambassador
“Thank you so much for all your advice! You were a great ambassador!” I received that text message after my ambassador meeting with Melissa Garcia, […]
Scott Kipp: Albion’s Interim City Manager
This article was updated at 1:24 p.m. for factual corrections. Albion’s Scott Kipp, a resident since 2000, is no stranger to responsibility. Kipp has been […]
Professor Jocelyn McWhirter Tells Us What Matters To Her
As a Stanley S. Kresge Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department, Instructor for the Holocaust Studies Service-Learning Project and Director of the Center […]
Tapping Trees and Making Maple Syrup
The Albion College Whitehouse Nature Center put on an event so people could learn how to tap trees and make maple syrup. Thanks to David […]