A Note from the Editor: On Objectivity, Transparency and Accuracy
Shortly after I was offered the position of Editor-in-Chief for the Pleiad at the end of last semester, I embarked on a 10-week journey of […]
Opinions
Opinion: Not All Men, But All Women
The number 97% has been all over social media recently due to a study that was released on March 10. The study stated 97% of […]
Opinion: We Need to Reform the Reality of Gun Violence in America
With most of the country in lockdown last year, gun violence seemed to be at a low for the U.S. The switch to remote learning […]
Note from the Editor: The Last One
After my first year as editor-in-chief, I was lucky enough to get away without having to write a farewell, as all Pleiad editor-in-chiefs do when […]
Opinion: Seniors Gain Resilience Due to COVID-19
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. It has been over a year since Albion College students, and […]
Opinion: The Period Problem
In society, we like to acknowledge periods as the grammatical mark that ends a sentence. We ignore their double meaning because talking about periods out […]
Opinion: COVID-19 is as Serious as They Say it Is
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, my mom and I were vaccinated. Both of us are essential workers and we qualified to get the vaccine […]
One in 11: Living with PTSD in College
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder that can be developed after facing a traumatic event. Not everyone who has been through a […]
Opinion: Lil Nas X’s Satanic Panic is in Good Company
On March 26, musician Lil Nas X released the single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” along with its accompanying music video. In a message […]
Opinion: A Demonstration Without an Action Plan is Simply Performance
When a string of racist actions, starting on March 26, overtook campus, the student body responded. Though an individual has been named responsible for the […]
Opinion: Transgender Individuals Have Every Right to Compete in Their Sports
As of March 2021, more than 20 states across the nation are planning to pass legislation to ban transgender students from participating in college athletics. […]
Note from the Editor: We Still Have an Issue
In the wake of the news that the perpetrator of the racist actions on campus was a student of color, I feel the need to […]