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Alpha Phi Alpha was the first to be founded in 1906. Two years later, Alpha Kappa Alpha emerged, and the legacy of the Divine Nine was born. The Divine Nine are nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities, and Albion plays host to four: Omega Psi Phi (OPP), Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho (SG Rho) and Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). Ari McCaskil
The Albion Pleid
Shoes were laced, running music was queued and energy was high in the minutes leading up to Run Albion’s “Run the Rock” 5K on Friday. Run Albion, a local nonprofit organization, hosts a three-part 5K series in downtown Albion every year. Run the Rock is the first of these races and runs through Albion’s parks, neighborhoods and Albion College’s campus. Accor
The Albion Pleid
It hasn’t been an easy four years, has it? When I started this job in August, I said I would try to be worthy of it: “With great power comes great responsibility,” as Uncle Ben said. Now, with only two weeks left on campus, I’m ruminating on my work as editor-in-chief of the Albion Pleiad, still hoping I did enough. This team never once missed a publication
The Albion Pleid
As we all know by now, I’m a big reader, and a considerable part of reading dozens of books a year is getting involved with the fan bases behind them. A lot of times, especially with popular books, movies, or TV shows, fandoms are a driving force in encouraging others to indulge in the same media. And what comes along with fandoms full of people who are extr
The Albion Pleid
I have been a student of Albion College for 1,334 days. In that time, I became a biochemistry major, added a Spanish major soon after my first year began and filled my schedule with as much as I could carry. Across two residence halls and eventually an apartment, I moved pieces of my Albion life with me: EMS club practice EpiPens, Alpha Phi Omega decorations
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How does a professor who obtained two master’s degrees in New York and a doctorate from Georgia end up in Albion, Michigan? For Faculty Director of the Curtis Institute and professor of religious studies Peter Valdina, the answer is simple: “I wanted to be at a liberal arts campus.” Valdina has been at Albion since 2012. When he received his doctorate from E
The Albion Pleid
After seeing red X’s spray-painted on trees across Albion, history professor emeritus and Albion resident Wesley Dick told a story of two moments at Albion’s city council meeting on April 6. “On Earth Day 1970, (Albion) embraced America’s great environmental awakening,” Dick said. “Fast forward to that small town in the twenty-first century, now designated a
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A raffle, two ribbon cuttings and a $2,500 donation made up the program at the Albion Family Fare “Spring Refresh” celebration on April 16. According to a media alert sent by SpartanNash, Family Fare’s parent company, on April 9, the event celebrated renovations including new flooring, renovated bathrooms, new hot/cold deli cases and an expansion of the prod
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The grass is greener, flowers are blooming and trees are getting fuller as their leaves return. Spring is here – bringing both sunny and rainy days. Sunlight cues many plants with leaves to bloom, and warmer weather signals the trees to grow leaves again. Lightning from recent thunderstorms brings natural fertilization that gives the landscape its greener ap
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