Albion Pleiad

The role of the RA spans across much of the undergrad’s life: confidant, provider, and authority figure. The RA position, though, seems to be faltering in Albion’s campus residential life. Specifically in Wesley, a high turnover of RAs occurred either during or after the fall semester. Often personal reasons were cited as the reason for [...]

I’ve heard whispering and open hate on New Baldwin that, to me, has been unwarranted. Here are my top five reasons not to hate on Baldwin: 1. Breakfast. Every day for hot breakfast, a kind, smiling woman will handcraft you a personal omelet and in three to five minutes, you will be smiling whilst you [...]

Albion students made their mark around the world over break and last semester. Trips spanned to each part of the globe to diverse areas like France and Australia to a little of our own Michigan charm. Allen Park junior Alex Seasock on France I essentially had to learn to walk again, talk again, and look [...]

The sorority chapters welcomed their newest chapter presidents and vice presidents these past few weeks. Alpha Chi Omega Mariah Fiorillo, Lake Isabella junior When did you join Alpha Chi Omega? I joined Alpha Chi Omega as a freshman during formal recruitment. Have you held any other positions in the house? How did that influence you accept [...]

The all-women accappella group Belle Voce performed their latest concert, “It’s Complicated with Belle Voce” last night. By singing love songs—from heart-wrenching ballads to ooey-gooey pop—the group decided on the popular Facebook relationship status as their concert’s theme. “Generally we pick the songs first and see what theme comes out of it,” said Jillian McManaman, [...]

I’ll admit it—I’ve been known to watch a few episodes of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” in my day. It’s the ultimate definition of a guilty pleasure, feeling involved in someone else’s extravagant life. I had to stop, though, because I found myself caring far too much about the facets of their lives. I really [...]

When a story begins, “So this guy walks into the TKE house out of the blue…” you would hardly expect it to end in marriage. Dan Dwyer, a Tau Kappa Epsilon ’90 alumus, stopped by the TKE house on Oct. 15 and asked for two TKEs to help him hang a sheet sign asking his [...]

Purple has been popping up throughout Albion’s campus—and it’s not a resurgence of Albion pride. The sisters of Alpha Chi Omega are promoting their philanthropy this week with domestic violence awareness. Social networking has made a big impact on the advertising and promotion of domestic violence information available. “I really feel strongly about my sorority’s [...]

Often, to find out where your food comes from, you’ll have to check the back of the wrapper or ask your friendly produce man. Now students just have to check their backyard. A group formed two years ago within the Center for Sustainability and Environment (CSE) and began the Albion Student Farm. Kaitlyn Pospiech, Grand [...]