Albion Pleiad

Just like I’m no stranger to hangovers on Wednesday, Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was a repeat offender on the ALA’s most-challenged list. It was the third most-challenged book during the 1999 – 2000 year. Its crimes? Possessing offensive language, racism, homosexuality and sexually explicit scenes, all of which are apparently [...]

Technically, Banned Book Week started on September 25th. And, technically, I don’t care because the thought of books being challenged for reasons such as drugs, homosexuality and explicit language (among others), is enough to turn me into a bibliophilic Hulk and throw people out windows. So in honor of free speech, books and all things [...]

Saturday The Renaissance Festival is a celebration of medieval Europe through dress, conduct and battle. It’s also a nerd paradise. Men and women from all walks of life dress up, eat turkey legs and shop in outrageously expensive stores. I didn’t dress for the occasion, but I did shop. The garb and food are fun, [...]

Lack of interest in a course means the course isn’t taught – that’s the problem Holly Farris, Montague junior, faced when she looked for astrophysics classes. So she took matters into her own hands. Applying for and achieving a summer FURSCA grant allowed her to attend a week-long seminar at the University of Toledo in Ohio, [...]

The objective of the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (FURSCA) is to support original research, directed studies and creative endeavors for students in all disciplines. By awarding Academic Year Grants, FURSCA aids in covering the costs associated with student research projects. Steve Dudas, Livonia senior, sat down with The Pleiad to discuss his FURSCA project. Dudas [...]

The objective of the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (FURSCA) is to support original research, directed studies and creative endeavors for students in all disciplines. By awarding Academic Year Grants, FURSCA aids in covering the costs associated with student research projects. For the 2006-2007 calendar year, FURSCA awarded 31 research grants. Katherine Devoursney, Muskegon senior, sat [...]

Greek Week 2010 finished on April 9 with the annual Mock Rock event. Other events included a tug-of-war, a scavenger hunt and a sidewalk chalk challenge. Alpha Chi Omega and Tau Kappa Epsilon won this year’s Mock Rock, which had the theme of “Growing Up Greek,” as well as Greek Week overall. Photo courtesy of [...]

Albion College promises that an undergraduate degree will be obtained in four years. Some people, however, would like to keep working with the school for a few more by becoming a student graduate trustee.  The two-year position on the Board of Trustees (BOT) gives a recent graduate the opportunity to work with the BOT as [...]

On March 15, 2010, the Rho Epsilon chapter of the Phi Mu Fraternity was closed, effective on May 30, 2010.

The lecture hall in Norris 101 is not always filled to capacity, but students lined the walls on Tuesday, March 2, during the Student Senate meeting at 9:10 p.m. President Donna Randall, Susan Conner, provost, and college vice-presidents were in attendance. President Randall began the evening with a power point presentation detailing the recent decision of [...]