Albion Pleiad

In 263 days, Americans will vote in the 2012 Presidential election. The deficit sits at $15 trillion, immigration problems loom, the Affordable Care Act divides the nation and the economy has exhausted thousands of American families. In some ways, this is the most important election in years. I believe in fiscal conservatism. Government should serve [...]

One hundred and twenty-two years ago, Washington Gardner became Vice-President and professor of Biblical History and Literature at Albion College. After serving for five years, Gardner became Michigan’s Secretary of State and a U.S. member of Congress. To celebrate his legacy, locals named Washington Gardner High School in 1928. Now, Albion College has recovered the [...]

It’s a 24-foot by 48-foot piece of farming equipment similar to a greenhouse. It has two layers of solar plastic that lets light in and sits on a track that allows it to move over gardens depending on the season. It requires a level surface and access to water and electricity. And this “hoop house” [...]

Six fraternities, five sororities and one charity. Nov. 8 marked the fifth Kappa Alpha Theta KATwalk, a fashion show aimed at raising money through ticket sales for their philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Sorority women modeled evening gowns, street clothes, and pieced together an outfit from random items given to them. Afterwards, Theta threw [...]

French Renaissance Fair hits the Kellogg Center The French Department coordinated their first Renaissance Fair on Nov. 3 as part of their mega cultural activity. Students from all levels of French helped piece the event together during all of October. Each department organizes a cultural event. French students worked on the Fair as part of [...]

Every year, factories expel 30 million tons of toxic chemicals into the environment. Every year, Americans produce 3,285 pounds of hazardous waste. Every Albion student can change this. The Center for Sustainability and the Environment (CSE) hosted its environmental awareness project at the Whitehouse Nature Center on Oct. 26.  Visitors were exposed to recent environmental [...]

I think what I missed most was Facebook. As I sat on my futon reading my biology textbook, I could only imagine scrolling through the endless news feed, reading futile status updates and creeping on embarrassing photos. Oh how I yearned to post on people’s walls. How many more rapping toddlers were attempting Nicki Minaj [...]

Pie a professor, get your car washed, buy a hot dog or devour a dessert from a team’s bake sale. All of these above directly benefit Albion College’s Relay for Life teams, which raise awareness of the fight for a cure for cancer. On Nov. 19 from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., students can join [...]

Just make the call, choose the size, add your favorite toppings, wait for the delivery, and then watch how your pizza order benefits the health of a Honduran. Beginning on Sept. 27, the Global Medical Brigades launched a series of fundraisers in an effort to pay for their medical relief trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  The [...]