Albion Pleiad

Recently, colleges across Michigan have been creating Internet “memes.” So what’s a meme? They’re clever or funny statements written to portray certain aspects of a society, or, in this case, life on college campuses (like the example above). They bring people together to reflect on things in life that are noticed but never spoken. There’s [...]

Above: President Obama hugs Senator Gabrielle Giffords at his State of the Union address this past month. College students can be apathetic, lazy or, sometimes, burned out when it comes to keeping with the news. But some of the back-burner news is really insightful. Here are three things Albion College students should be aware of. Senator [...]

“Thank God that’s over.” Government intervention (their act to control the internet) is stalled. The Stop Online Privacy Act, otherwise known as SOPA, has been “shelved.” This means it’s been put on the back burner until a more appropriate resolution can be decided on. So for the time being, the bill is away from Congress. [...]

The Brits want to make it a tradition of going to the NCAA National Championship. It won’t begin this year; however, the future looks promising. The Brits ran on Saturday Nov. 12, against thirty-five other teams in Oberlin, Ohio at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet to fight for a shot at nationals.  The Albion men [...]

It will take more for the Brits to secure a spot in the MIAA tournament this year. This year, only the top four basketball teams are selected to go to the conference tournament, as opposed to previous years where everybody got a chance to play for seeding. The women’s team tied for third in the [...]

In his second year on the cross country team, Paul Lewis, Albion sophomore, hasn’t just accepted the challenge that’s been presented to him; he’s welcomed it, helping to lead his team. That approach also pervades the off-field aspects of his life. “Paul is a real renaissance man,” Hayden Smith, Albion College’s cross country coach, said. “While I [...]

The Britons have their work cut out for them for the upcoming MIAA cross-country championship. At the Inter-Regional Rumble on Oct. 15, the men’s team, ranked 34th nationally, caught fire running over No. 32 Allegheny College and No. 15 Wabash College. The Albion men won the meet with 117 points and the squad is once [...]

The swim season officially started on Sept. 19, but the Albion College swim program has been gearing up since the first day the Dow’s pool was open. The Briton’s first look at this year’s competition is a MIAA meet that will take place Sept. 22 at Holland Aquatic Center. And head coach Keith Havens is [...]

Thanks Albion Interfaith Ministries, some in the community of Albion have gotten a helping hand. Albion Interfaith Ministries (AIM) is an organization comprised of 18 different churches and an independent board. Its goal is to benefit the city of Albion and assist those less fortunate and is entirely volunteer based. Pastor Ramona Truss, director of Aim, [...]

Training is a key factor for success in any sport, and now the Albion College men and women’s cross country teams are starting to see theirs pay off. The women’s cross country team find themselves ranked eighth in the region this season—the first time the women have been regionally ranked. On the men’s side, the [...]