Albion Pleiad

Earlier last week the Huffington Post published the Princeton Review’s list of the worst college towns in America. Our very own Albion College came in at number nine on the list, the only college out of the eleven that didn’t get a picture of the town itself. Of course to anyone who knows anything about [...]

Above: President Obama hugs Senator Gabrielle Giffords at his State of the Union address this past month. College students can be apathetic, lazy or, sometimes, burned out when it comes to keeping with the news. But some of the back-burner news is really insightful. Here are three things Albion College students should be aware of. Senator [...]

“Thank God that’s over.” Government intervention (their act to control the internet) is stalled. The Stop Online Privacy Act, otherwise known as SOPA, has been “shelved.” This means it’s been put on the back burner until a more appropriate resolution can be decided on. So for the time being, the bill is away from Congress. [...]

This year, Hollywood felt the nostalgia. Oscar nominations were announced early Tuesday morning, with Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo leading the pack with 10 and 11 nods, respectively. Both films are, in some fashion, love letters to the ‘Glory Days’ of movies: The Artist is an homage to the silent film era, [...]

Sometimes we don’t really think about the resources around us. We bitch and moan about all the things we wish would change, but really when do we make our resources work for us? I had to stop myself for a moment when for the umpteenth time the my computer balked at connecting to the  internet [...]

If you’re a gay or bisexual male, your blood isn’t wanted. At least, that’s what federal policy says. This Thursday, the American Red Cross held a blood drive in Tennant Hall. Students were encouraged to sign up and donate their blood. I arrived about 15 minutes before the blood drive was set to end. Still, [...]

“I’m doing pretty good as far as geniuses go,” Kanye West proclaims on his 2007 album “Graduation.” After his latest album, 2010’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” it’s hard to disagree with Kanye’s claim. So when you’re a genius at the height of the game, where do you go from there? Well, what’s better than [...]

As winter weather approaches, student wardrobes are switching to garments more appropriate for colder weather. Maybe I should say TRYING, because frankly, some of the things I’ve seen people flaunting on the way to class are questionable. I’m no style guru, but there are some obvious fashion faux pas that seem to be encouraged by [...]

Okay, okay, I confess: I don’t like Coldplay. I find their larger than life anthems as an engineered opportunity to prove to the world how great they are. Like U2 before them, their hallmark seems to be their ego. However, whether it’s because of age or experience, the old, arrogant Coldplay is absent on their [...]

I’ll admit it—I’ve been known to watch a few episodes of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” in my day. It’s the ultimate definition of a guilty pleasure, feeling involved in someone else’s extravagant life. I had to stop, though, because I found myself caring far too much about the facets of their lives. I really [...]