Staff Recs: Our Favorite Childhood Halloween Costumes

Photographs of people dressed in various costumes, including a pink skeleton, a jellyfish, Napoleon Dynamite, a hermit crab, Bob Ross and more.

Staff Recs: Our Favorite Childhood Halloween Costumes

October 8, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

Spooky season is officially upon us, and you know what that means: It’s time to come up with a Halloween costume. From oddly specific football […]

A girl clad in oversized loungewear stands at a row of washing machines, arms full of various clothes being held over an open washing machine. The laundry room itself is bland but dusty, with a row of washers and dryers on opposite sides of the room, both white in color.

Opinion: Saying What We’re All Thinking: Laundry Room Etiquette

October 6, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

Before I started attending Albion College, I considered laundry a likable task. I was taught how to wash my clothes at a young age, and […]

An illustration of an orange cat with white spots curled up at the center of the page with a small blue circle surrounding it against a yellow background. Text surrounding the cat reads “The Hard-Knock Life of a Professional Emotional Support Animal.”

Comic: The Hard-Knock Life of a Professional Emotional Support Animal

October 3, 2025 Noah Guevara 0

A young adult sits at a white table drinking from a white paper cup. They are wearing a pink and white striped shirt and looking out the window towards the street and nearby trees.

Review: Where Can I Find the Great Pumpkin Spice Latte?

September 29, 2025 Finn Brady 0

If you’ve seen me buzzing around on campus, there’s a reason why. I LOVE pumpkin spice lattes; they can be a big guilty pleasure of […]

Two male cast members sit next to each other on a wooden picnic table. They are both dressed in ordinary day clothes, one with a lighter color scheme than the other. The stage itself is modeled to represent a dingy alley behind a restaurant, complete with faux graffiti on the walls and miscellaneous brown cardboard boxes.

Review: ‘The Aliens’ Are Real and They’re Just Like Us

September 26, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

Content Warning: This article contains spoilers for Albion College’s production of “The Aliens.” Aliens. A word that carries so many connotations and ideologies. Whether it’s […]

Text reads, “Guevara was an Argentinian-Cuban revolutionary and guerilla leader who believed in the liberation of Latin America. He was a prominent figure in the Cuban revolution, and traveled to assist other countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight for their freedom.” On the left side there is an illustration of Che Guevara using an assortment of colors with large paint streaks and paint splatters behind him. On the right side there is an illustration of two flags. The top right flag is the Argentinean flag and the bottom right flag is the Cuban flag.

COMIC: Voices of Resistance: Celebrating Latino Leaders

September 24, 2025 Noah Guevara 0

Editorial: The Pleiad Supports Our Hispanic, International Communities; Condemns ICE Actions

September 17, 2025 Pleiad Editorial Board 0

On Sept. 8, according to the New York Times, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a federal judge’s order, and in doing so decided that Immigrations […]

In a classroom, a Black female stands at a large whiteboard, writing with a blue Expo marker. On the whiteboard reads ‘Class Do and Don’t’ followed by a list of behaviors and actions that should and should not be seen in the classroom.

Opinion: What We’re All Thinking About Classroom Etiquette

September 15, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

Being in college means that I don’t always know what the right thing to do in a classroom setting is. College is already not nearly […]

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Pleiad Staff Recs: What the Heck Did We Watch This Summer?

September 12, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

As staffers of a multi-media publication, it should come as no surprise that our summers are as much about consuming stories as they are about […]

A KitchenAid mixer stands on the left with cookie batter inside. To the right are ingredients for chocolate chip cookies: eggs, vanilla, sugar, flour, brown sugar, chocolate chips, baking powder and baking soda.

Opinion: Procrastibaking With Bakeman: Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 12, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

Download the recipe here! Last year I was busy from the moment I woke up, until I wasn’t anymore. Sometimes I’d leave my apartment at […]

A watercolor illustration of a young woman in a gray T-shirt with her head laid against her arm on a table. With her other hand, she reaches out with a finger to a smaller, striped black, gray, white and purple heart, which sits on a table covered with blurry newsprint.

Opinion: Finding My Place at The End of The LGBTQIA+ Acronym

September 5, 2025 Bonnie Lord 1

When I was in seventh grade, I started dating a classmate. Of course, in middle school, dating meant calling each other “girlfriend” or “boyfriend” and […]

A white and muted green banner stands in the front of a countertop with the words, “Pure and simple” and “Fresh, Delicious, Allergen-free Dining” printed on it. In the background is a stack of plates on a lower shelf and placed above it on the counter are roasted Yukon potatoes, garlic green beans and Montreal Roasted Eye Round. Out of focus, there is a paper displaying the menu and a small kitchen area.

Opinion: Pure + Simple, Baldwin’s New Allergen-Free Section Fails to Feed Me

September 3, 2025 Finn Brady 1

Editor’s Note – 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7: Albion College Metz Dining General Manager Jeff Davis said in an interview after publication that gluten-free food […]