Women’s soccer team set for success
The Albion College women’s soccer team hasn’t been relevant in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association in the last five years. That’s all changing now, due […]
Month: September 2014
Fall 2014 concert preview
Summer is over, and with it comes the end of the music festival season. Since most big festivals take place in the summer, many bands will […]
Savoring a sweet spot at Festival of the Forks
By Cara Henry How’s this for tradition? Every single year for nearly half a century, people have gathered in downtown Albion for a huge celebration. […]
Personality profile: Mary Johnson goes beyond her job to reach out to students
For the past 35 years, first-years, returning seniors, faculty and even alumni from classes past have one thing in common: at one point Albion experience […]
Review: Paying for the Party
As first-years became accustomed to their new lives in Wesley Hall and upperclassmen fled to their familiar frat haunts, I found myself reading a book […]
Angela Sheets speaks about $1 million donation
Towards the end of Mauri Ditzler’s inaugural ceremony, it was hard not to feel stirred by the enthusiasm and hopeful energy that radiated off the […]
President Ditzler blessed by community faith leaders
On Saturday, Sept. 13, Albion College President Mauri Ditzler and his wife Judith were blessed in an ecumenical ceremony by a group of Albion religious […]
Summer Superhero Films Review
By Travis Trombley, ’14 Captain America: The Winter Soldier ended as expected – with a multi-leveled set piece made up of dog fights, explosions, moral […]
Pleiad from Senegal: Protest in Mermoz
Pleiad from Senegal is a guest column by former Pleiad editor-in-chief Nicholas Diamond. Nick is abroad in Senegal, studying public health, French and Wolof. He’ll be reporting about health challenges […]
Albion College inaugurates 16th president Mauri Ditzler
On Friday, Sept. 12, Albion College inaugurated its 16th president, Mauri Ditzler. Ditzler, who officially assumed the duties of college president July 1, came to […]
Photos: New community park opens
On Saturday, Sept. 13, members of the Albion community and representatives from Albion College gathered to celebrate the opening of Collaboration Corner, Albion’s newest park. The […]
Photos: Albion College inaugurates Mauri Ditzler as 16th president
Photos by Jennifer McDonell, Emily Miller and Hannah Litvan On Friday, September 12th, Albion College inaugurated Mauri Ditzler as its 16th president. The inaugural ceremony was marked […]