Albion Pleiad

Jake Koon (more formally known as Jake Kuehn, Ann Arbor senior) started his musical career in middle school as a hobby with a group of friends. His hobby soon evolved into an album entitled Leo: Lion in the Sky (released Oct. 12) and a number 20 ranking on Detroit’s list of up and coming artist. [...]

Football Overall Record: 5-4      Conference Record: 4-1    Conference Rank: 2 The football team sat on a bye this week after their 38-21 win over Adrian College on Oct. 30. Albion swept the MIAA in every category for player of the week.  Clinton Orr, Buchanan sophomore, received offensive player of the week after gaining a season [...]

When asked how Albion High School’s (AHS) standardized test scores slipped below state standards, Willie Lewis, director of achievement and accountability, knew exactly where to identify the root of the problem. “It all boils down to leadership,” Lewis said. At the beginning of the 2006-07 school year, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) started assessing [...]

It seems like a reoccurring trend for politicians is to use generic images of people engaging in “American” activities in their campaign videos – the only change from ad to ad is the audio. This is why for my last three blog posts I’ve chosen to use video footage of commonly played campaign ads and [...]

As the November election creeps up on our doorstep, the Michigan Gubernatorial has been creeping out of the headlines. Of course, when Rick Snyder (R) pulled ahead of Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero (D) in the polls by more than 20 percent, it did sort of take the newsworthiness of the race out of the picture. [...]

It’s election season, and since Albion students are “Always Thinking,” I’d like to take a moment to express my thoughts on several upcoming elections. For the next week I will be breaking down poll results and campaign essentials to give my predictions as to which candidate will win their respective race. For Monday I will [...]

Two weeks ago, I tried searching for the last time Kalamazoo College beat Albion on the football field. I was unable to find it. The Brits made my job a lot easier though during their Homecoming game. It was unexpected to say the least. Nobody anticipated Albion bowing down to the Hornets, especially on Homecoming. [...]

MIAA play opens this Saturday, Oct. 2 for Briton football with their homecoming game against Kalamazoo College. After starting their season 1-3, there are several areas that the team will need to improve on to live up to the preseason hype of ranking second in the conference. The Britons have started their season well below [...]

MIAA league play kicks off today for the men’s soccer team with a match against Trine University at 4:00 p.m. Pre-conference, MIAA soccer has been more dominant than ever, and as head coach Jerry Block says when reflecting on the front runner for first place—“take your pick”. As it stands, Calvin College remains the only [...]

On Sept. 16, Kappa Alpha Theta hosted their annual KATwalk fashion show. Theta was assisted with the help of several Greek Life organizations, and all proceeds from the show went to help Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), as well as the Theta foundation.