Albion Pleiad

At the faculty meeting on March 18, the FSC presented a motion to the tenured and tenure-track faculty that, upon its passing, was presented to the Board of Trustees.  The motion was passed with 89 votes of yes, one vote of no and four abstentions.
“The motion represents a good faith effort by the faculty to [...]

A team’s ability to finish a game might be the key to their success.  It is proven that the teams who keep victory within reach until the final minutes and play their best when the clock is winding down are the ones who win on a consistent basis.
Unfortunately for the Albion women’s basketball team, it [...]

Sure, DR sent out a carefully worded memorandum regarding the faculty cuts.  But what was she really thinking?  Check out the bold.
To: Faculty, Staff, and Students
From: President Donna Randall
Date: February 22, 2010
Re: Important Anouncement from the Albion College Board of Trustees
As I have noted in previous communications (I’ve warned you that what I’m about [...]

On Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, the Kellogg Center Stack rang with good vibrations as local bands battled it out in a contest of riffs and melodies to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti.  Photo by Chris Amos 

The Albion College Empirical Niphametric Sculptures (ACENS) Society participated last month on Jan. 27-30 in a 48-hour snow sculpting competition in Frankenmuth, Mich. ACENS split up into two groups for the competition to make up two of 19 teams competing.
“After a while, you get a bad back and bad arms,” said Brandon Markle, sophomore and [...]

In a press release issued on Feb. 23, Albion College announced that the Board of Trustees voted to eliminate the equivalent of 15 full-time faculty positions, nearly 10 percent of the total faculty. Faculty cuts, including tenured and tenure-track professors ,will be made through a voluntary early retirement program and the elimination of both full-and [...]

Future Albion biology majors may find themselves studying genetics to a greater extent than before, as the biology department considers whether to add a genetics course to make the topic available to more students.
“The molecular aspects (of biology) have added to what we can do and what we can learn, and it’s really become pretty [...]

Alyssa Ford, Clayton junior, rides in the Novice division at the Nov.8 meet at Grand Valley State University. Photo by Kelsey Lauer.

Kyle Francis, staff writer, weighs in on Albion sports in his weekly column, Breaking the Press.

The Office of Intercultural Affairs sponsored the showing of Chris Rock’s documentary, Good Hair, as well as the display of Crowning Glory, a collection done by Angie Redmond, ‘09 Chicago alumna.  The event was planned to help create discussion about the cultural ramifications of  Good Hair.