Albion Pleiad

Consistent with gender-neutral initiatives Albion is striving for, two restrooms in Goodrich Chapel are now open to people of all gender identities. On Jan. 30, dual washrooms located in the Music Department of the chapel were newly designated as unisex. The change arrives due to a Student Senate resolution titled “Spectrum Housing Initiative.”  Student Senators [...]

“Higher education is not a luxury. It’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford,” President Obama said in his Jan. 27 speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The President’s visit came at a critical moment as tuition costs for public universities are set to climb yet [...]

This year, Hollywood felt the nostalgia. Oscar nominations were announced early Tuesday morning, with Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo leading the pack with 10 and 11 nods, respectively. Both films are, in some fashion, love letters to the ‘Glory Days’ of movies: The Artist is an homage to the silent film era, [...]

If you’re a gay or bisexual male, your blood isn’t wanted. At least, that’s what federal policy says. This Thursday, the American Red Cross held a blood drive in Tennant Hall. Students were encouraged to sign up and donate their blood. I arrived about 15 minutes before the blood drive was set to end. Still, [...]

News travels fast in Albion, and word about the reopening of Gina’s Pizza and Deli was no exception. With next to nothing spent on advertising, Gina’s Pizza and Deli has received steady business since its reopening Oct. 19. The first Gina’s Pizza and Deli was opened by Gina Pritchard and located on East Porter St., [...]

“We are the 99 percent,” rang out through the streets of Lansing on Oct. 15. Accompanied by a police escort, nearly 500 people gathered at the Michigan Capitol building to participate in Occupy Lansing, a spin off of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has been going on for over a month. Families, union workers, [...]

Position: Assistant Director of Global Diversity, in the Intercultural Affairs Office Age: 26 Where are you from? I’m from Southfield, where I’ve spent the majority of my home life. I’ve lived in China, Korea, Monroe, Detroit. I went to school in Detroit for eleven years. I lived in Miami. I was in third grade and [...]