Letter From the Editor: Saying Goodbye to My Dream Job

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Letter From the Editor: Saying Goodbye to My Dream Job

April 23, 2025 Bella Bakeman 1

For the first time in my Pleiad career, I don’t want to start writing. Because writing this means my time as editor-in-chief has come to […]

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From Spectator to Storyteller: Advice for First Time Apartment Livers on Campus

April 23, 2025 Rhiannon Slotnick 0

I’ve romanticized the idea of living in an apartment since my first-year at Albion. After getting a taste for being on my own in the […]

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Comic: Campus Tours: They’re Right Behind Me, Aren’t They?

April 23, 2025 Sophia Valchine 0

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Opinion: Learning How to Say Goodbye to the Class of ‘25

April 21, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Starting college isn’t easy. You’re on your own in a new place, taking on new responsibilities and you don’t go home at the end of […]

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Staff Recs: Our Favorite Comfort Foods for Finals Season

April 18, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

As finals season rapidly approaches and our health, both mental and physical, plummets, we often find ourselves turning to our favorite comfort foods. Whether it’s […]

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Review: ‘True West,’ A Story Where Boys Will Be Boys Apparently

April 16, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

Content Warning: Contains spoilers for Albion College’s production of “True West.” Siblings. If you have them, you’re likely more than familiar with the different dynamics […]

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Opinion: The Woes of Watching International Sports

April 14, 2025 Gabriela Popa 0

“It’s lights out and away we go,” is a sentence I only get to hear live once in a while. And when I say “live” […]

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Comic: What Did You Just Ask Me?

April 14, 2025 Noah Guevara 0

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Review: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is Pure Cinema (Not Really)

April 11, 2025 Sophia Valchine 0

Content warning: Spoilers for “A Minecraft Movie” ahead. “A Minecraft Movie” was the best comedy I have seen in a long time. There were many […]

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Comic: Facing the Registration Frontlines

April 4, 2025 Noah Guevara 0

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Opinion: Seeing Words Shake, Slide; Reading With Dyslexia

March 28, 2025 Shay Athayde 0

I don’t remember a time when reading felt easy. I have dyslexia, which, contrary to what many believe, isn’t just about mixing up letters. Dyslexia […]

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Staff Recs: The Best and Worst Pops, From Poppi to Dr. Pepper

March 28, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

When we’re not busy trying to figure out what the heck Yik Yak is, getting out of a book slump or getting inside of the […]