Albion Pleiad

Following cult films and TV shows is ingrained in our culture. My roommate, for example, is a die-hard Trekkie, some of my friends are followers of Star Wars or Batman, and I, admittedly, had my time with The Lord of the Rings. But Geoffrey Cocks, professor of history, is into an overlooked set of films—those [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Sometimes we don’t really think about the resources around us. We bitch and moan about all the things we wish would change, but really when do we make our resources work for us? I had to stop myself for a moment when for the umpteenth time the my computer balked at connecting to the  internet [...]

Shop in downtown Albion just three times and win up to $500.  Albion’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) with the Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce is in the middle of  its first-ever, 8-week “Albion Bucks” raffle. First prize in the raffle is $500, followed by $400 for second place and $300 for third. The raffle is [...]

Married, single, male, female, pre-med or English degree — you can be anything for this job. The only requirement? Inexhaustible curiosity. Monday former Ambassador to Brazil, Marvyn Letivisky ate lunch with Albion students, sharing his extensive experience. Levitsky has been working in the foreign service since the Cold War era around the globe—including Germany, Russia [...]

The Bohm Theatre Update For the Friends of the Bohm, the group dedicated to saving the Bohm Theatre in Albion’s historic downtown, rain is their worst enemy, and unfortunately this week has been full of it. The biggest boon to reviving the Bohm Theatre that closed in November of 2008, is water damage coming in [...]

The “Rock” sat on the quad  for nearly 100 years and before mysteriously vanishing in 1992. The original “Rock”, which was never painted, was a class gift from the class of 1900 and the “Rock” we know today is its colorful successor. The original was allegedly moved to accomodate the extensive renovations of Robinson Hall [...]