Bon Appétit to Ban Plastic Straws From General Use by October
In May 2019, Bon Appétit Management Company will begin removing plastic straws in all of their 1,000 cafes in 33 states. By October, their plastic […]
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Albion Ranked Fourth in Economics on List of U.S. Colleges by Study.com
Albion College was ranked fourth in Study.com’s 50 Best Economics Schools for 2018. The ranking includes both private institutions and public universities across the U.S. […]
Pleiad Wins Five Awards in Michigan Press Association College Paper Contest
Three Albion Pleiad team members were recognized by the Michigan Press Association as 2018 College Better Newspaper Contest awardees. The awards were announced during MPA’s […]
Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots Available at Albion District Library
In 2018, the Albion District Library was granted $4,000 worth of funding for five mobile Wi-Fi hotspots by the Albion Community Foundation. Four hotspots are […]
Albion College Reading Series Preview
The 2018-2019 Albion College Reading Series, sponsored by the Albion College English Department, is back for second semester. The lineup includes authors who display a […]
Menstruation Product Trash Cans Installed in Women’s Bathrooms
Last year, Student Senator Jasmine Maddox, a junior from Atlanta, noticed what she considered an important object missing in women’s communal bathrooms. There were no […]
College-Run Airport Shuttle Rates Changed; Some Want a Lower Price
Students using Campus Safety’s shuttle service to travel to Detroit Metropolitan Airport may have noticed a rate increase. The one-way cost per student this academic […]
Program to Help Volunteers Appropriately Support Sexual Assault Survivors
An annual program will allow Albion College students, staff and faculty to become supporters and advocates for sexual assault survivors, regardless of whether the assault […]
‘My Friend, the Visionary’: Professor Judy Lockyer to Retire After 34 Years at Albion
In 1984, English professor Mary Collar and then-English professor Charles Crupi had narrowed down their 150 applicants for a position in the English department to […]
Albion’s Fraternities Order 1,000 Plastic Foam Cups Each Week. Some Members Want to Change That
Five fraternities on Albion College’s campus use plastic foam cups as their main source to carry their beverages outside the house. About 1,000 cups are […]
Wilson Institute Aims to Break Opportunity Barriers for Pre-Med Students
In October, Albion College announced that a $5.1 million gift by Lisa (’79) and James Wilson (‘77) would be used to reshape the Institute for […]
What the Legalization of Marijuana Means for Albion
Last week, Michigan officially became the first Midwest state and the tenth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana About 55 percent of Michigan voters approved […]