Albion Pleiad

In spring 2010, Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell started a blog called ‘Chris Armstrong Watch’ to attack the current and first openly gay student body president of the University of Michigan, Chris Armstrong. This is not your average protest. In Shirvell’s opening description, he calls Armstrong a “radical homosexual activist, racist, elitist and liar.” He has [...]

MIAA play opens this Saturday, Oct. 2 for Briton football with their homecoming game against Kalamazoo College. After starting their season 1-3, there are several areas that the team will need to improve on to live up to the preseason hype of ranking second in the conference. The Britons have started their season well below [...]

MIAA league play kicks off today for the men’s soccer team with a match against Trine University at 4:00 p.m. Pre-conference, MIAA soccer has been more dominant than ever, and as head coach Jerry Block says when reflecting on the front runner for first place—“take your pick”. As it stands, Calvin College remains the only [...]

Immaturity can be infuriating. Students walking into their dorm room shouldn’t be treated to the sight of their roommate dancing around because he defeated Bowser for the hundredth time. Loud rap music at one in the morning is not conducive to a good nights sleep either. Immaturity is integral in college life; no one is [...]

On Aug. 23, www.mastersdegreeonline.com, a website that provides college accreditation statistics and rankings, published a list of the 100 best campus newspapers online nation-wide. The Pleiad ranked 65th overall and finished first among Michigan newspapers, beating out seven other Michigan college papers that made the list, including University of Michigan’s The Michigan Daily and Michigan State University’s State News. While [...]

When I think about the Albion College I had experienced as a prospective student nearly three years ago, I was constantly intrigued at the endless possibilities the students were offered as part of this academic community. Whether it was going on a personalized tour or glancing through the numerous catalogs and fliers that I was [...]

Two months have passed since the Board of Trustees mandated the elimination of 15 full-time equivalent positions.  Over the past weeks, the campus as a whole seems to have accepted the idea that cuts are coming, and try as we might; it seems there is little we can do to stop, or even amend them.  [...]

April 19, 2010 Dear Mr. Paul Tobias, Having graduated from Albion College only a year ago, I feel my heart and mind are still at home there. This being the case, I have kept myself informed of the recent goings-on there on campus—namely, of the ill-conceived notion that reducing the number of faculty positions by [...]

I think Albion is whacked out of its mind. I understand that while PTM was a charismatic and loving president, he hired far more professors than was possibly sustainable beyond a five year projection. I also understand that The Don is having to clean up his banana-suited mess. However, Albion’s Board of Trustees is acting [...]

After the BOT mandate to cut 15 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions was announced, students began to show interest in the budget—namely, where our money is going.  While the administration will not release the budget, VP Finance Mike Frandsen gave a presentation at the Mar. 15 student senate meeting that made it clear that Albion evaluates [...]