Albion Pleiad

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 [...]

On Wednesday nights from 9 p.m. to midnight, Cascarelli’s restaurant now features more than just drink specials. As of Oct. 27, The Four in Trade, a jazz band made up of Albion College students and a professor, will be hosting “Jim’s Jazz Jam” at this time. “Jim’s Jazz Jam,” named after Jim Cascarelli, is an [...]

The Albion College men’s cross country team drew in a lot of attention after the NCAA Division III released the national coaches poll on Oct. 20, which ranked the team as 21st in the nation. Hayden Smith, head coach, said that this ranking truly reflects the men’s hard work. “The national ranking is an excellent [...]

Coming Out Week 2010 began with a parade on Monday Oct. 18 that started at the Bonta Admissions Office and ended with a speech given by the president of Break The Silence. On Wednesday Oct. 20, students showed support for the week by wearing purple. Students also showed support by painting the rock on the [...]

When I think back to the 2008 November election one of the biggest issues I remember was the pressure to register to vote. I was a senior in high school at the time and most of my teachers told me the same thing: Just go register, voting is one of the most important things a [...]

 Albion College kicked off the beginning of Ethnic Studies Week with a rally attended by an estimated 15 students on the front steps of Baldwin on Monday, Oct. 4. Ethnic Studies Week is a national campaign organized by 226 “initiators”, consisting of college professors and high school teacher from 27 different states across all parts of the [...]