Q&A: Meet the 2014 homecoming court
As the fall season flies by, we find ourselves in the midst of another Albion Homecoming. Purple and gold grace the poles on the newly […]
Features
Telescope, observatory get spruced up in time for homecoming
Albion College has an extremely rare possession – an original Alvan Clark telescope. The telescope recently had its 130th anniversary, and the physics department arraigned to […]
Students and staff collaborate for year of wellness
Fitness classes and guest speakers are encouraging students to be aware of the year of wellness – but what does this really mean? Each year, the college […]
Savoring a sweet spot at Festival of the Forks
By Cara Henry How’s this for tradition? Every single year for nearly half a century, people have gathered in downtown Albion for a huge celebration. […]
Personality profile: Mary Johnson goes beyond her job to reach out to students
For the past 35 years, first-years, returning seniors, faculty and even alumni from classes past have one thing in common: at one point Albion experience […]
Review: Paying for the Party
As first-years became accustomed to their new lives in Wesley Hall and upperclassmen fled to their familiar frat haunts, I found myself reading a book […]
Pleiad from Senegal: Protest in Mermoz
Pleiad from Senegal is a guest column by former Pleiad editor-in-chief Nicholas Diamond. Nick is abroad in Senegal, studying public health, French and Wolof. He’ll be reporting about health challenges […]
Photos: New community park opens
On Saturday, Sept. 13, members of the Albion community and representatives from Albion College gathered to celebrate the opening of Collaboration Corner, Albion’s newest park. The […]
Albion College joins Kalamazoo Promise
The last thing most college students want to think about is student loans: that haunting, gruesome, ugly lump of money just waiting to get paid back […]
Staff column: Albion do’s and don’ts
It is customary for the Pleiad to publish an advice column every fall semester, as new first-years arrive and make the same mistakes we all […]
Celebrating The Wizard of Oz 75 years later
Much like an Albion first-year, 75 years ago a Kansas girl named Dorothy found herself on her own and a long way from home. Based […]
Sharon Frandsen’s recipe for success
Even in a sea of people, it’s never too difficult to spot Sharon Frandsen at campus events. She’s the one with a basket on her […]