Vision of Life: A Community Center Built off Vera Simpson’s Faith
In 1999, Vera Simpson, founder of Vision of Life Community Center, decided to put her faith into action. As an active community member of Albion […]
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Albion Big Read Empowers Youth With Community Ties to Malcolm X
The fourth consecutive Albion Big Read, a program set out to empower and bring together a diverse adolescent community through a common reading, is in […]
An All-Star Homecoming: Combating Gun Violence with Youth Football
In 2012, Albion High School pulled the plug on its football program, ending the city’s beloved Friday night tradition. Fast forward six years, and the […]
Editor’s Farewell
Since my first journalism class in high school, I knew I wanted to be a writer. My parents were probably awestruck because I never wanted […]
Comm Major Haters
By Kaitlyn Hotchkin I don’t know when choosing to major in Communications became synonymous with choosing the easy way out, but I’ll tell you what: […]
Calvaruso Keynote Speaker: Dacher Keltner
In an era of grim news headlines and harsh political discourse, it’s often hard to believe that civility and kindness are palpable for American society. […]
‘Less Is More’ Evolves: Meet ‘FINKEL’
The first time I heard Vance Joy’s “Riptide,” was the summer of 2014, and I was driving a dust-coated 1988 Chevy pickup, left arm hanging […]
There Is No Such Thing as Applying to ‘Too Many’ Schools
A video of African-American high school student Michael Brown went viral at the beginning of April after Brown was accepted by all 20 colleges he […]
The Link Between Eating Disorders and Running
In the community of female athletes, an epidemic known as the female athlete triad is gaining headlines. The presence of the triad — a condition […]
Albion College Distinguished Alumni: Amy Elaine Wakeland
Albion College Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, former Pleiad writer and “future president” (as English Professor Dr. Mary Collar professed) Amy Elaine Wakeland (‘91) revisited Albion […]
Fraternity Housing and Declining Greek Numbers
As Albion College enrollment increases, housing lottery numbers have become even more important when students try to snag a room in their preferred dorm or […]
Michael Che and Ahmed Bharoocha Bring Laughter to Albion College
Michael Che, a writer-performer on Saturday Night Live and best known as co-anchor of “Weekend Update,” was the headliner for Union Board’s 2018 Big Show. In the packed Washington Gardner Auditorium, […]