Vision of Life: A Community Center Built off Vera Simpson’s Faith
In 1999, Vera Simpson, founder of Vision of Life Community Center, decided to put her faith into action. As an active community member of Albion […]
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President Ditzler Announces the Wilson Insititute for Medicine
In a celebratory event held at the Norris Center Science Atrium, President Mauri Ditzler announced the creation of the Wilson Institute for Medicine following a […]
Get To Know Albion’s 2018 Homecoming Court Nominees
At the Oct. 5 Homecoming game against Hope College, a three-person Homecoming Court will be crowned from nine individuals who were nominated by their friends […]
Tick Tock, Tick Tock. Marshall Has the House That Inspired ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’
Written in 1973, The House With a Clock in its Walls, a John Bellairs mystery novel, has finally hit the big screen. Featuring Jack Black […]
Western Team Welcomes Veteran National Qualifier Adam D’Agostino as Coach
This summer, Albion College’s equestrian program hired a new western coach, Adam D’Agostino. With D’Agostino now at the reigns, big goals are in place for […]
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 […]
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 […]