Albion Pleiad

Albion College recently discarded its most recent slogan, “Always Thinking.” Rumor has it that Albion is working towards another slogan. There are many different phrases students suggested, but the fact is that the college will not be getting a new slogan. “We’ve had several slogans over the last 20 years, but now it’s time to [...]

On March 23, students, staff and others came to listen to speakers for Tuition-Free Day.  They learned about costs and donations at Albion College.“Symbolically, it’s the day when tuition stops paying for student education at Albion College,” said Krysta Schroeder, Grosse Pointe Woods junior and president of the Student Alumni Association. “This day was to [...]

Students may have noticed tents, barbecues and a variety of other camping objects spread throughout Albion College’s Whitehouse Nature Center, but these are not being used by campers.  No, these tents are occupied by the homeless people of Albion, Michigan. Recently, police have been cracking down on the abandoned buildings and alleyways filled with squatters [...]

During a Student Senate meeting on March 12, Lauren Roberts, Saline senior, and Phillip Carlisle, Indianapolis, Ind. first-year, presented two resolutions to Student Senate. The proposals regarded gender identity and gender expression to the non-discrimination (page ii) and the discriminatory harassment section (page 79) of the Student Handbook. They were passed with near unanimous vote; [...]

Albion College’s Institutional Advancement Office and Office of Annual Giving, departments which work with alums and donors, are planning an event called Tuition Free Day. Funded by the Institutional Advancement Office, Annual Giving Department, Donors, Alum and Student Alumni, the event will take place in the Kellogg Center on Founder’s Day. “It’s really easy to [...]

At four in the morning on Feb. 10 eleven Albion LGBriTS’ embarked on a trip to Iowa State University. They were part of a group of about 1,700 people participating in the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Allied College Conference (MBLGTACC). “We go to MBLGTACC to fill up on inspiration for the entire year,” [...]

There is a new feature on the Albion home page: The student experience video. This short video shows off the aesthetics of the campus, the academics, and the extra activities one can do here at the college. “This is what happens every day… there’s so much going on; there’s so much to do,” said Joshua [...]

The Library has recently gone through a makeover in the past year, but it’s not going to stop at Cutler Commons. The twenty- year plan for Albion College’s new look has just begun, and the library alone has a couple more renovations to go through. “The goal is to open up Stockwell so it’s a [...]