Albion Pleiad

The Britons have their work cut out for them for the upcoming MIAA cross-country championship. At the Inter-Regional Rumble on Oct. 15, the men’s team, ranked 34th nationally, caught fire running over No. 32 Allegheny College and No. 15 Wabash College. The Albion men won the meet with 117 points and the squad is once [...]

Wins have been hard to come by this year for an Albion College Volleyball team hampered by injuries. The Brits are 3-19 so far with no conference wins. “We improve every game and we are playing good teams, so we are learning a lot,” defensive specialist, Haley Gitre, Commerce Township sophomore, said. “We have a [...]

The Albion men’s soccer team’s record is not a fair indicator of their success this season. “It has been a pretty successful season in different ways, record-wise we would like to be a bit better, but right now as a team we are playing extremely well” Albion College men’s soccer coach Jerry Block said. “I [...]

An Albion College student was left with a broken nose after an assault at Burns Street Apartments on Sept. 25. Albion Public Safety (APS) officers were dispatched to the Burns Street Apartments in the early morning of Sunday, Sept. 25, in response to reports of a large fight. Police documents show that one student was [...]

With improvements to Stockwell Library complete, the time came to formally recognize Sally Cutler, ’75 alumna, whose endowment made the remodeling possible. Albion College held a dedication ceremony for Cutler last Friday morning.  The library is now supplied with new technology, furniture, and an overall appearance.  The Stockwell section is completely transformed from the old. “I [...]

For Jimmy Nieman, Rochester junior,  it was only a matter of time before he started scoring goals. Nieman has netted five goals this season, including two game winners. He leads the Britons in scoring, and ranks second in the MIAA. Nieman’s strong performance earned him the distinction of MIAA Offensive Player of the Week during [...]

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 [...]

Dining and Hospitality Services plans to have an agreement with Bon Appétit Management Company by July 1, 2011. Some workers are voicing concern over a potential loss of retirement and health care plans, along with other benefits, said Brian DeKoninck, president of the Albion College Education Support Association (ACESA), a union in which full-time dining and hospitality [...]

The city of Albion finished in fourth place in the Reader’s Digest “We Hear You America!” competition – an online contest where residents voted for their towns in order to win money for city improvements. The result of this competition was a $10,000 check that was awarded to the city on April 25. Plans for the use of [...]

The cultural phenomenon of Harry Potter, “the boy who lived” began in 1998 when J. K. Rowling wrote “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” With each of Rowling’s book, people of all ages entered into a magical world filled with Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, potions classes and Quidditch games. After pulling in $125.1 million in US [...]