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Chris Behling, an Albion native, shed a new light on the old struggle between science and the humanities Tuesday. In his hour-long presentation given before administrators, faculty, staff and students, Behling’s thesis was that a liberal arts education is the silver bullet of modern medical science. Behling, president of Mollen Immunization Clinics, claims that the [...]

Earlier last week the Huffington Post published the Princeton Review’s list of the worst college towns in America. Our very own Albion College came in at number nine on the list, the only college out of the eleven that didn’t get a picture of the town itself. Of course to anyone who knows anything about [...]

Above: President Obama hugs Senator Gabrielle Giffords at his State of the Union address this past month. College students can be apathetic, lazy or, sometimes, burned out when it comes to keeping with the news. But some of the back-burner news is really insightful. Here are three things Albion College students should be aware of. Senator [...]

The desk at the Dow may not receive a lot of questions, but Nick Lusk, Columbiaville senior, has noticed a common theme. “All the time, lots of people complain about the field house being tied up,” Lusk said. During the winter months, some Albion College athletic teams are forced to practice inside the Dow. The [...]

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for 2012 sold out last week in a record breaking three hours. Coachella is the largest music festival in the country drawing in 75,000 people over three days in the hot desert of Indio, California to listen to hundreds of top artists. This year Coachella will take place [...]

The winter season is upon us and with the winter, comes the inevitable hibernation of one of the planet’s most majestic creatures: the black squirrel. Being a very prominent and much adored animal species, the hibernation of these animals have crippled the morale of the student body, many of whom chose to attend this college [...]

From uniforms to regulated skirt lengths; from bans on ripped jeans to shirts saying “Up yours!” most of us are familiar with dress codes–But what about at the college level? Admittedly, it’s a short list of colleges in America that impose dress codes on its students. While it’s become an accepted practice for business schools, [...]

“Thank God that’s over.” Government intervention (their act to control the internet) is stalled. The Stop Online Privacy Act, otherwise known as SOPA, has been “shelved.” This means it’s been put on the back burner until a more appropriate resolution can be decided on. So for the time being, the bill is away from Congress. [...]

This year, Hollywood felt the nostalgia. Oscar nominations were announced early Tuesday morning, with Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo leading the pack with 10 and 11 nods, respectively. Both films are, in some fashion, love letters to the ‘Glory Days’ of movies: The Artist is an homage to the silent film era, [...]

Point guard is widely considered the most important position in basketball. They must protect the ball, run the team’s offense, and provide leadership on the court. So when starting point guard Anthony Wash, Redford junior, went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament against Olivet on Jan. 4, it was a huge blow for the [...]