Albion Pleiad

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 [...]

1)    This may come as the most shocking change, therefore, it is number one…The Pleiad has moved from print to the internet (for those of you who didn’t know). 2)    Another surprising change since the ‘40s is back then a lot of people actually cared to read the paper. 3)    Fraternity sports. Not only were [...]

Often, to find out where your food comes from, you’ll have to check the back of the wrapper or ask your friendly produce man. Now students just have to check their backyard. A group formed two years ago within the Center for Sustainability and Environment (CSE) and began the Albion Student Farm. Kaitlyn Pospiech, Grand [...]

Imagine hearing the roar of the crowd as the whistle blows, signaling halftime of the football game. Imagine standing in formation and marching out onto the field to the beat of the drum line. Imagine being in the middle of the field, preparing to play in the band, but not being able to see any [...]

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 [...]

Bride-to-be: Hannah Grant, Auckland, New Zealand Groom-to-be: David Gentile, Ann Arbor, MI How they met: 3 years ago during Gentile’s freshman year winter break.  Grant was traveling the country with a friend who happened to be a cousin of Gentile’s best friend.  The two met for the first time when Gentile’s best friend’s mom picked [...]

After 32 years at Albion College, Gene Cline, professor of philosophy, will begin retirement following the 2010-2011 academic year. Cline sat down with The Pleiad to discuss memories of his career and future plans. Why did you make the decision to retire? The College was making serious cuts in the Humanities a year ago.  Our department had just [...]

Before you make your profile picture the photo of you chugging a bottle of Smirnoff, keep in mind that a college admissions counselor could be one of the lucky people who stumble upon that gem. According to Time NewsFeed, a new survey released in February reveals that 82 percent of admissions officers use Facebook in [...]

It’s rare for an athlete to excel in two sports. Yet  J.C. Cruse, Detroit senior, has won Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association awards in both basketball and football. In late March, Cruse was named to the MIAA-First Team in basketball for the second year in a row. Cruse also played for the Albion College football team [...]

Catie Castelli, St. Clair Shores senior, started searching for a job in September, almost immediately after she returned to Albion. She is still looking. First-time enrollment for graduate school students grew six percent nationally from 2008 to 2009, according to the Council of Graduate Schools in USA Today. According to Mary Jones, director of career development, [...]