Staff Recs: Beat the Cold with the Best Board Games

A variety of colorful board and card games, including a poker set, Scrabble, Cribbage, Catan, Five Crowns, Cards Against Humanity, Uno and more lie in a stacked pile on a carpeted floor, in front of a bookshelf. Some boards tilted to face the camera, including the Scrabble board which reads “The Pleiad Loves Board Games.”

Staff Recs: Beat the Cold with the Best Board Games

February 3, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

It’s below zero outside. The wind howls, and snow flurries whip against your window. There’s no way you’re leaving the warmth of your dorm room […]

A young woman wearing bright yellow glasses sits at a table with a coffee cup between her ring covered hands and a perplexed look on her face. There are bookshelves behind her.

Review: Sip Happens: A Local Espresso Taste Test

January 29, 2025 Shay Athayde 1

If you know me, you know I love coffee. Do I need to have a coffee in the morning before I become a functioning person […]

A desk littered with beauty products and a mirror. There is a journal with a pen in the middle, and the photo is a bit grainy.

Opinion: The ‘High Maintenance to be Low Maintenance’ Beauty Trend is a Lie

January 29, 2025 Finn Brady 0

What would we do to spend less time on ourselves? I have rituals that make me feel beautiful, but they’re time-consuming. So when the trend […]

A young woman reads a book. Behind her is a wall decorated with hanging shelves, which hold potted plants and picture frames, and movie posters.

Opinion: You’re More Than a Student-Athlete

January 27, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 1

Coming into my first year at Albion as a student athlete, I expected soccer to be my life. And for a while, it was. The […]

The author sits in a chair reading the novel “Forging Silver into Stars,” a book with a black and purple cover.

Opinion: I Want More Fantasy in my ‘Romantasy’

January 27, 2025 Sophia 0

“Romantasy” – a genre that blends romantic stories with fantastical worlds – has gained widespread popularity from platforms such as TikTok, spawning hundreds of new […]

Same student in a wheelchair now covered in a pile of salt looking extremely annoyed saying, “My wheelchair is like a magnet for all this salt.”

Comic: Salty about Salt

January 27, 2025 Noah Guevara 0

A baseball player wearing a purple and gray uniform swings a bat in an indoor batting cage, standing outside the batting cage a young man observes and takes notes.

Opinion: Sports Nerds vs Celebrities, a Battle of Numbers and Spectacle

January 24, 2025 Seiji McSwain 1

Since the beginning of humankind playing sports, we’ve been able to tell if an athlete is good at their sport just by watching them play […]

A close-up photo taken over the shoulder of a young woman watching a TV show on a laptop. On-screen, two animated characters kiss. In the background of the photo are furniture and bookshelves.

Review: ‘Arcane’ Season 2 Explores the Bonds of Power, Passion

December 6, 2024 Rhiannon Slotnick 0

Content warning: Spoilers for “Arcane” (2021-2024) ahead. It’s been three years since the first season of Arcane came out, and when I say I’ve been […]

A young woman dressed in a gray and white sweater sits at a table in front of a laptop with earphones in her ears. She gazes thoughtfully to the side, and a pen and notebook rest on the table nearby.

Opinion: Finding Joy in Studying Again

December 4, 2024 Solongo Tamir 1

I was an “academic achiever” throughout high school. Studying came naturally to me, and I genuinely enjoyed it. But when I started college, everything changed. […]

A building surrounded by fog, in the foreground lies a tree to the left, two benches at the center, and a rock and tree to the right.

Opinion: Is the Horror Genre… Dying?

December 4, 2024 Nick Briscoe 0

It’s a little past the spooky season at this point, but fear stops for no one. Just ask the creators of the horror movie “Thanksgiving” […]

Opinion: The Red Wings Have Been Struggling This Season, But Should They Be?

December 2, 2024 Aidan Shapiro 0

After narrowly missing the playoffs last season, the Detroit Red Wings were supposed to come back with a vengeance and continue to improve. Here we […]

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Review: ‘Wicked,’ Holding Space for Defying Expectations

December 2, 2024 Shay Athayde 2

Content warning: Spoilers for “Wicked” (2024) ahead. Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba defies gravity – and my ability to stop humming her songs for days. On Nov. […]