Archive for Features
Looking back with Kendra Schiffman
Recently The Pleiad had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Kendra Schiffman of the Anthropology and Sociology Department to chat about her experiences at Albion College. Why are you leaving? My position was a temporary position, and [...]
Senior engagement announcements
The end of the school year is a time of anticipation and excitement. Graduating seniors are busy enjoying their last few weeks on campus, lining up graduate school plans or beginning their job search, eager to [...]
Show Review: “The Way of the World”
When putting on a play written 300 years ago, a director faces the problem of how to make the audience understand material written in another age and in another culture. This is the problem faced by [...]
Q&A: Chief André Flaubert Nana tours college, community
From April 28 to May 1, Chief André Flaubert Nana (above left, with French Professors Dianne Guenin-Lelle and Emmanuel Yewah) paid a humanitarian visit to Albion College to help celebrate the year of Global Diversity. He traveled [...]
Goodbye with Dr. Amity Reading
Recently The Pleiad had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Amity Reading of the English Department to chat about her experiences at Albion College. This will be Dr. Reading’s final semester at Albion College as [...]
A Final Farewell With Dr. Brian Watkins
Recently The Pleiad had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Brian Watkins of the Anthropology and Sociology Department to chat about his experiences at Albion College. Dr. Watkins will be leaving next semester to go to Austin College in [...]
Chipping paint for a good cause
“I think people do community service for a diversity of reasons, but they find common ground in the personal joy and personal satisfaction they find in being together, working together, building bridges and making the community [...]
Albion celebrates 43rd Earth Day
Nothing is as rewarding as helping the Earth and reducing your carbon footprint. Earth Day was celebrated nationally on April 22. Multiple student organizations on Albion’s campus took part in the Earth Day awareness and celebration. [...]
Timeflies concert review
Union Board’s annual ‘Big Show’ arrived, set up in the Dow, finished and left, finally allowing Albion girls everywhere to quit drooling over the delicious-looking music artists. On Monday April 15, the pop/rap collaboration Timeflies, famous [...]
International Business: Gerstacker works with French partners
April 18, Elkin Isaac day, is a big deal at Albion. Faculty, students and parents gather to watch students present months of work and research. Because the event is held at Albion College, no one has [...]
Assassins Creed 3: Education and videogames
this is the one
Q&A: Student claims knowledge of vandalism
I certainly hope this casual, "they were just having fun" attitude is
Goodbye with Dr. Amity Reading
**DePauw University...
Briton football casts wide net to court recruits
Albion didnt win the 2012 MIAA Championship, so despite Ryans best eff
Briton football casts wide net to court recruits
Albion didn't win the 2012 MIAA title...hard to win consecutive titles