Albion Pleiad

I’ve been exposed to the study of religion my entire life. I went to a Catholic elementary school, briefly touched on Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism in high school, and was exposed to courses titled Western Religions and Eastern Religions in college. One thing I have never learned about, however, is secularism. Let me start out [...]

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

“Didn’t you see what she was wearing that night? She was dressed like a total slut  —  she was asking for it.” Phrases like that are everything but a justification for sexual assault. Personally, I’ve had enough with the way our generation is educated about the topic. I’ve grown up in a culture that has [...]

Around fifteen students sat in an upstairs room of the Umbrella House on Oct. 19, carefully planning out exactly what their new group was about. An appointed “scribe” kept meeting minutes in the corner as the group discussed. They decided to be called the Albion Student General Assembly (ASGA), carefully named so as not to [...]

Sweet tooth cravings will no longer burden the Albion student population. Makin’ Crepes is returning to the campus! Makin’ Crepes, a creperie started last year by Matt Makin, ’11 alumnus and Pat McCombs ’11 alumnus, has been non-existent since the end of last semester.  The student-run business is scheduled to reopen as soon as Saturday, [...]

The city of Albion finished in fourth place in the Reader’s Digest “We Hear You America!” competition – an online contest where residents voted for their towns in order to win money for city improvements. The result of this competition was a $10,000 check that was awarded to the city on April 25. Plans for the use of [...]

Head: Schedule Shift Dek: Classes move to block scheduling for fall 2011 WC: 500ish Media theory, chemistry, photography, economics. Drop media theory, add study of lit. That doesn’t fit. Add American lit instead. Now economics doesn’t fit. Time to start over. Scheduling for the 2011-12 school year at Albion College will work differently than it [...]

On April 8, 2011, get ready to have some fun, fun, fun, fun at Albion College. Albion had originally planned to play host to Sean Kingston for the 2011 Big Show, but after hearing Rebecca Black’s hit single “Friday”, Campus Programs and Organizations (CPO) decided to contact her instead. Black will now be performing at [...]

Along with “Jersey Boys” and “Westside Story,” theatergoers in New York City had the opportunity to see the premiere of “Can’t You See?,” a play by Jason Sebacher, ’08 alumnus. It was shown as part of the Harvest One-Act Play Festival on Nov. 12. Sebacher took time after the opening weekend to discuss his experiences [...]

Albion College showed gratitude to students, faculty and alumni who have served in the armed forces with a luncheon on Thursday Nov. 11. The luncheon gave the veterans an opportunity to share stories as well as pay tribute to an American flag sent from Iraq by an Albion alumnus. Jeff Carrier, Coast Guard veteran and [...]