Albion Pleiad

To all of our readers: This is a notice that The Pleiad will no longer be publishing new articles for the remainder of the Fall 2011 semester. The Pleiad will resume publishing at the end of January 2012. Thank you for taking the time to read our publication! Sincerely, The Fall 2011 Pleiad staff

If you’re a gay or bisexual male, your blood isn’t wanted. At least, that’s what federal policy says. This Thursday, the American Red Cross held a blood drive in Tennant Hall. Students were encouraged to sign up and donate their blood. I arrived about 15 minutes before the blood drive was set to end. Still, [...]

The Albion College football team boasts the MIAA’s best player on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. On Nov. 14, running back Clinton Orr, Buchanan junior, was named the MIAA’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. Meanwhile, defensive back Chris Greenwood, Detroit senior, was selected as the MIAA Defensive Most Valuable Player. “I was [...]

The sorority chapters welcomed their newest chapter presidents and vice presidents these past few weeks. Alpha Chi Omega Mariah Fiorillo, Lake Isabella junior When did you join Alpha Chi Omega? I joined Alpha Chi Omega as a freshman during formal recruitment. Have you held any other positions in the house? How did that influence you accept [...]

Many Albion College athletic teams will be competing this weekend. Here’s a preview of what to expect from the Britons. Football The Albion College football team (6-4, 6-0 MIAA) will compete in its first NCAA playoff game since 2005 this weekend. The Britons will face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks (10-0, 7-0 WIAC) on Nov. [...]

Dodge. Duck. Dip. Dive. Delt. On Saturday, Nov. 12 fraternity Delta Tau Delta hosted their first annual dodgeball tournament. Delt Dodgeball was one of the fraternity’s philanthropy events. Alex Schumaker, Clinton Township sophomore, Philanthropy Chair at Delta Tau Delta, organized the event to support a clinic in Marshall. “(We raised the money) for the Fountain Clinic [...]

The all-women accappella group Belle Voce performed their latest concert, “It’s Complicated with Belle Voce” last night. By singing love songs—from heart-wrenching ballads to ooey-gooey pop—the group decided on the popular Facebook relationship status as their concert’s theme. “Generally we pick the songs first and see what theme comes out of it,” said Jillian McManaman, [...]

Let’s face it: Albion isn’t exactly a classic example of a college town.  There are some good restaurants and bars, but that’s pretty much it.  For the most part, students don’t wander around the town for new adventures and if they do, it’s on a very low income.  Most students stay on campus and look [...]

“I’m doing pretty good as far as geniuses go,” Kanye West proclaims on his 2007 album “Graduation.” After his latest album, 2010’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” it’s hard to disagree with Kanye’s claim. So when you’re a genius at the height of the game, where do you go from there? Well, what’s better than [...]

As winter weather approaches, student wardrobes are switching to garments more appropriate for colder weather. Maybe I should say TRYING, because frankly, some of the things I’ve seen people flaunting on the way to class are questionable. I’m no style guru, but there are some obvious fashion faux pas that seem to be encouraged by [...]