Letter to Students: What are You Searching For?
With modern technology practically everywhere we look, the answer to almost any question can be found literally at our fingertips. Questions that used to take […]
Opinions
Opinion: Faith Fowler as commencement speaker captures a moment of Albion history
As far as traditions go, commencement speakers are as old as they come. With the likes of Winston Churchill at Harrow School in 1941 to […]
Show Review: Lysistrata
Synopsis The Greek men have been off at war for who knows how long, and the women are sick of it. Lysistrata rallies the women […]
Opinion: Are night classes really necessary?
As college students, we frequently attend classes at obscure times of the day. One day we might be up for class at 8 a.m. The […]
Opinion: The Hillary Clinton email scandal is missing the real issue about accountability
Full disclosure: the author owns a Hillary Clinton t-shirt. Pics available upon request. A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times broke a story […]
Review: Student-written Workshops
Every year, Albion College theatre students get the opportunity to write and direct their own short plays. This allows them to express themselves as actors […]
Opinion: social media isn’t making us unsocial
By Clare Kolenda We’ve all heard the argument about how social media is making us unsocial. In fact, this constant barrage of warnings has become […]
Opinion: Leelah Alcorn’s suicide is tragic, but started a conversation
Leelah Alcorn, born Joshua Ryan Alcorn, made national headlines just over a month ago when she committed suicide on Dec. 28, 2014. Leelah struggled with identity her […]
Four years, 48,000 kilometers: a senior’s reflection on studying abroad
In this competitive economy, college students everywhere are looking to obtain an edge, a unique element, a resume-builder that sets them apart and gives them […]
Opinion: Obama forgoes bipartisanship for liberal agenda
Late Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address. His speech aimed to not only outline the White House’s 2015 […]
Hiding in homophobia: Living openly gay in Senegal
By Nick Diamond We feared the case of Ebola in the neighborhood next to mine. And even when I was tested for malaria, nothing proved […]
Editorial: Albion College must allow students to live off-campus
A few weeks ago, I spent some time in Detroit with the Ford Institute on the Sleight Leadership Fellowship trip. The visit was designed to give […]