Albion Pleiad

Although the men’s basketball team having  begun play with a 66-57 win on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at Ohio Wesleyan, the team still has over a month until MIAA play begins on Jan. 5 at Olivet. The Britons finished fourth in the conference last season with a record of 8-6. The Britons were picked to finish fifth in [...]

  Erik Bledsoe, a Christian rock musician from Nashville, Tenn. was at Albion on Wednesday, Nov. 3. In between speaking and interacting with students in classes, and his performance that night, Erik took the time to sit down with the Pleiad and share some of his own experience as a musician. When did you know [...]

The Pleiad held their first annual costume contest this Halloween. The contest took place on the Albion Pleiad Facebook page, where Facebook “likes” were tallied as votes. There were six total entries in the contest, and voting closed at midnight on Nov. 2.  The winner of the contest will receive a $15 gift card from The [...]

The last time the Albion women’s soccer team was in position to gain first place in the league was on Oct. 16 when they battled Hope at Alumni Field. The Britons have since finished 1-2 for the remaining three games of the season. “Our team played well against Hope. They’re a tough team, they work hard, but we held our [...]

The Albion volleyball team is struggling compared to last season.  The team is now 0-8 in the league and 4-15 overall. With nine matches left, the best they can finish is 13-15 overall, and 8-8 in the league. Last season, they finished with an overall record of 17-11. Fourteen of those 17 victories came in [...]

Men’s Soccer Current Record: 4-6 (Conference: 1-3) Last week: The Britons lost their league opener to Trine (Ind.) 2-1. They followed that up with a 2-0 loss at Olivet. This week: The Britons opened the week with a 5-1 loss at Adrian, and won a home weekend battle against Alma 1-0. Key Players: The team [...]

Campus Tours, a videography company, visited Albion Sept. 15 through Sept. 17 to shoot footage for a virtual tour of the campus, and to develop a new design for the albion.edu website. The new site is expected to replace the current website owards the end of the fall semester.

Women’ Soccer Record: 1-6-1 Last week: The Lady Brits recorded two losses against Schoolcraft Community College ( 4-0) and Siena Heights (2-0). This week: The Lady Brits had a tie against Madonna on Sept. 15, and loss in Indiana against Earlham by a score of 3-0. Key Player: Rachel Kain and Hannah Mills produced several shots [...]

Since 2007, the MIAA football league has been completely dominated by Trine (Ind.). The Thunder has not lost a game in league play in over two seasons and is picked to place first in MIAA again this year by the conference coach’s poll. Is the Thunder too good to be in the MIAA? Trine won [...]

Alyssa Ford, Clayton junior, rides in the Novice division at the Nov.8 meet at Grand Valley State University. Photo by Kelsey Lauer.