Albion Pleiad

This past spring, the Curriculum and Resources Committee (C&RC) was responsible for submitting a recommendation of program eliminations to the Board of Trustees. Casey Hoffman, Menominee junior and Student Senate president, sat down with The Pleiad to discuss his role as one of two student members on the C&RC staff during the program review.
When were [...]

Think you know what it means to stretch? Not in Albion! Check out this insider video on slang used in Albion. (It could save you from an embarrassing moment downtown!)

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 [...]

Lindow and Lambdin

Bride-to-be: Ali Lindow of Canton
Groom-to-be: Will Lambdin of Rochester Hills
Together since: We have known each other for 10 years and have been dating for two.
How they met: Will and I met at a campground on Labor Day weekend in Durand, Mich.  His family was having a family reunion and my family was there [...]

A group of faculty members met last weekend at the Goodrich Club, but it wasn’t for something as formal as a committee meeting.
On Saturday, March 27, 13 professors and their guests dined on a homemade meal prepared by the residents of Goodrich Club.
“An annual faculty dinner used to be a time honored tradition at [...]

FireKeepers Casino opened in August, 2009, just 21 miles from Albion’s campus in Battle Creek.  With 2,680 slot machines and 78 table games including blackjack, craps and roulette, according to their Web site, there are many ways for students over the age of 21 to gamble, if they’re willing to risk their cash in hopes [...]

Delta Gamma’s annual Anchor Splash was held on Saturday, Feb. 27. This year’s theme: sitcoms. Delta Sigma Phi took first with their Golden Girls routine for the men, and Alpha Xi Delta won with George of the Jungle for the women. All proceeds from the event benefit Service for Sight and United Way. Photographs by Chris Amos.

On Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, the Kellogg Center Stack rang with good vibrations as local bands battled it out in a contest of riffs and melodies to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti.  Photo by Chris Amos 

Eric Scollon, 1994 Albion alum, has returned to Albion as an artist-in-residence  for the 2010 spring  semester.  His art has been displayed in numerous galleries in California, and his written work has appeared in American Craft Magazine.

The Office of Intercultural Affairs sponsored the showing of Chris Rock’s documentary, Good Hair, as well as the display of Crowning Glory, a collection done by Angie Redmond, ‘09 Chicago alumna.  The event was planned to help create discussion about the cultural ramifications of  Good Hair.