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Proposal 1 — A smaller, stronger and smarter Constitution

Joshua Van Laan - February 17, 2012 [ ]
Proposal 1 —  A smaller, stronger and smarter Constitution

Student Senate has been working on a new constitution and new bylaws that the student body will be able to vote on Feb. 21, 22 and 23. The new Constitution and bylaws have been titled “Proposal 1.” “For two years I’ve met with attorneys and held countless meetings with students to help develop Proposal 1,” [...]

Albion College and the town of Albion — Why it Shouldn’t Matter

Joshua Van Laan - February 3, 2012 [ ]
Albion College and the town of Albion — Why it Shouldn’t Matter

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 [...]

Coachella 2012 Sold Out – Three Hours, 150,000 Tickets

Joshua Van Laan - January 28, 2012 [ ]
Coachella 2012 Lineup

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 [...]

Ducking for Charity—Delt Holds its Annual Dodgeball Philanthropy

Joshua Van Laan - November 18, 2011 [ ]
Ducking for Charity—Delt Holds its Annual Dodgeball Philanthropy

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 [...]

Opinion: Watch the Throne – An Unstoppable Duo

Joshua Van Laan - November 11, 2011 [ ]
Opinion: Watch the Throne – An Unstoppable Duo

“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 [...]

Opinion: Coldplay — Mylo Xyloto review

Joshua Van Laan - November 4, 2011 [ ]
Opinion: Coldplay — Mylo Xyloto review

Okay, okay, I confess: I don’t like Coldplay. I find their larger than life anthems as an engineered opportunity to prove to the world how great they are. Like U2 before them, their hallmark seems to be their ego. However, whether it’s because of age or experience, the old, arrogant Coldplay is absent on their [...]

The Walking Dead – AMC TV Show Shatters Records

Joshua Van Laan - October 28, 2011 [ ]
The Walking Dead – AMC TV Show Shatters Records

On Sunday, Oct. 16 the premiere of the second season of “The Walking Dead” aired on AMC. The episode, titled “What Lies Ahead” drew in a total of 7.3 million viewers, breaking TV history’s “most watched drama” record. According to AMC, “The season two premiere delivered 4.8 million Adults 18-49 and 4.2 million Adults 25-54 [...]

CAMPUS SAFETY

According to Ken Snyder, Director of Campus Safety,

Campus Safety...

- works to provide and promote a safe living, learning, and working environment for all members and guests of the College community.

- is the primary (but not sole) office on campus that responds to violations of the community standards-practices, expectations, and regulations- of the Albion College community.