Foraging and Cooking in Nature at Stirling Books and Brew

Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 PM
Hosted by the Calhoun County Trailway Alliance chapter of the North Country Trail Association

This free event will be at Stirling Books & Brew, 119 N. Superior St.

Join us for an exciting foraging presentation with Val Rossman, an experienced forager who has incorporated wild food into her daily life since childhood. Val will share her journey with foraging, starting with hickory nuts and black raspberries, and offer tips on how to safely begin foraging yourself.

Don’t miss this unique event in Albion!

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Ashlynn Reed (areed@albion.edu)

LGBTQ History Month Short Documentary and Discussion

Join Spiritual Life for a short documentary-viewing and discussion with snacks on Wednesday, October 16th from 5:15-6:15 p.m. in the Belonging Lounge for LGBTQ History Month. Together, we will watch a documentary following the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (activists who use drag and religious imagery in performance and protest), as they tell the story of the day they Sainted Derek Jarman, a man dying of AIDS during the height of the crisis. After the film, we will have a brief discussion. Snacks will be provided.

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Yom Kippur Assistance and Community Available

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is coming up this weekend, Friday at sunset through Saturday at sunset. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year and is marked by fasting, reflection, and prayers for forgiveness. Jews traditionally observe Yom Kippur by abstaining from food and water for 25 hours and not doing any work (that said, people whose health would be harmed by fasting are exempt). It is customary to wish one another an “easy fast” or “a meaningful Yom Kippur.” “Gmar chatima tova” is a traditional Hebrew greeting that means “May you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life.”

Albion Hillel will have a pre-fast dinner gathering at the Albion Malleable Brewery this Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. Food will be paid for.

Additionally, observant Jewish students staying on campus during the weekend may request a free green to-go box to save food for later from Baldwin. Email ltodd@albion.edu to learn more and reserve a box.

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Sigma chi founder’s scholarship available

Sigma chi fraternity Alpha Pi chapter makes available the annual founder’s scholarship, for an amount of $1000, to all the male students in Albion College of the classes: first-year, sophomore and junior.

To be able to receive it, you will have to meet with our scholarship committee !

The meetings are going to take place at our house during the week between NOVEMBER 11 and NOVEMBER 15.

To book your meeting use the link and complete the spreadsheets with your name and your albion email address: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a13MNnnBVpxCIeTHVnToSOEaXCULwh9-sciKc4-kEA8/edit?usp=sharing 

If you need more informations do not hesitate to contact Filippo Novali ( fmn10@albion.edu ).  

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Filippo Novali (FMN10@albion.edu)

Seeking Community Corps Volunteers for Tutoring at Marshall High School!

Are you passionate about helping students succeed? Marshall High School is looking for Community Corps volunteers to provide tutoring support for high school students. This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact, build relationships with students, and help them reach their academic goals.

No prior tutoring experience required—just a willingness to help and a desire to make a difference!

Volunteers will work one-on-one or in small groups to assist students with homework, studying, and overall academic development.

Interested? Email Niya Martin, Community Corps Coordinator, at nmartin@albion.edu to learn more and get involved!

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Lindsey Knowlden (lknowlden@albion.edu)

First Senior Class Gift Meeting TODAY!

Join us on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. in KC Room 339 for the first Senior Class Gift meeting of the year! The Senior Class Gift is an Albion College tradition dating back to the 1800s. Members of the Class of 2025 are invited to attend and discuss the legacy of this year’s senior class. Pizza will be provided!

 

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Jordan Revenaugh (jrevenaugh@albion.edu)

See How We Fight For Voting Rights In America? Very Mindful, Not So Demure

Did you know that there are people out there who want to make it hard for you to vote?  What are they afraid of? Dr. Liette Gidlow, professor of history at Wayne State University, will speak on “Voting Rights in the U.S. from New Nation to Now”, on Wednesday, October 16th, at 4:30 pm in Bobbitt Auditorium, as the History department’s 2024 Coy James Lecturer in American History. Dr. Gidlow, a scholar of voting rights, woman suffrage, and Black electoral politics, is the author of The Big Vote: Gender, Consumer Culture, and the Politics of Exclusion, 1890s – 1920s, and the editor of Obama, Clinton, Palin: Making History in Election 2008.  The lecture is free and open to the public. Don’t stay home! And don’t stay home on November 5th!

Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 by Ellen Wilch (ewilch@albion.edu)