Not For Sale is a group on campus dedicated to informing people about slavery and working to abolish slavery altogether. There are two different types of slavery: sex trafficking and labor trafficking. There are more than 30 million slaves in the world today, which is more than any other point in history. The issue...
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Ashley Greer raises musical theatre bar
Last Saturday evening, senior Laura “Ashley” Greer performed her senior musical theatre recital in Downs Hall. The performance was dubbed with title “Through the Years” and featured different numbers from various musicals from multiple decades. By the time the performance began, there wasn’t an empty seat in the house. “I was just so amazed...
Annual conference at AC empowers women
On Saturday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Adrian College hosted its 4th annual Women’s Diversity Conference, which was titled “Empowering Women to Lead.” The Women’s Diversity Conference has four main goals. The first is to provide a venue for discussing the experiences of women of diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. Goal number...
Chi Omega makes boy’s dream come true
Last Sunday afternoon, the sisters of Chi Omega hosted their annual Make-A-Wish Mystery event in the Adrian Tobias room. This year, the group opted to make the event into a brunch, which started at 12 p.m. This is the fourth year that Chi Omega has held the Make-A-Wish event. The purpose of the fundraiser...
Senior Gab Piazza hits high notes in recital
On March 24 at 5 p.m., senior Gabrielle Piazza performed her musical theatre recital in Downs Hall. She performed many songs, danced to two numbers, and acted in two monologues and one scene. Piazza started off by singing “The Meadowlark” from the musical ‘The Bakers Wife’ by Stephen Schwartz. The ballad was a love...
Jake Owen puts on a show for campus
Adrian College’s fifth annual spring concert, which was held last Friday, featured Natalie Stovall, Josh Gracin and headliner Jake Owen. The concert was one of the largest in attendance with over 2,000 people traveling up to four and a half hours to see the show. The lines outside the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center...
Junior Autumn Clark presents voice recital
On March 9 at 8 p.m., Autumn Clark performed her junior voice recital in Dawson Auditorium. She performed many pieces from some of her favorite composers. Clark started off by singing “I Hate Music” composed by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). This song was very edgy and fun to listen to because of its unique message....
Student Organization Spotlight – CAN plans fun events for students
The Campus Activities Network (CAN) is responsible for planning the campus’ recreational, educational, cultural, and social programs throughout the school year. While working with different student organizations on campus, CAN plans monthly events that students can participate in and enjoy. Currently, the president of CAN is sophomore Meg Vandekerkhove, its vice president is sophomore...
Marc Elliot encourages students to ‘live and let live’
Marc Elliot, author and speaker, spoke at Adrian College during the Spring Convocation Series held yesterday. Brenda Warwick, sign language professor, interpreted the presentation. Elliot focused him presentation on tolerance. At age 26 he has traveled to almost 25 states, internationally and spoken to over 20,000 individuals. He has taken his lesson on being...
Panhel women host Dine to Donate fundraiser
The Adrian College Panhellenic Council held a fundraiser last Monday at the Adrian Applebee’s. Dine to Donate was an all day event where anyone who brought in a flyer could have 15 percent of their bill donated to the organization. This event supported all three of AC’s sororities in the National Panhellenic Council, which...