It is that time of year again in the National Football League for teams to get semester grades. This year has been full of surprises so far. Professor Thomas is in the building and will be assigning grades. On Tuesday, the Buffalo Bills fired Dick Juaron. Prior to the start of the season, I...
ALPHA hosts successful Talent and Fashion Show
Last Thursday, at 7 p.m. the annual ALPHA Talent and Fashion Show was held in the Adrian Tobias Room. Timothy Peoples and Donisha Brewer were the hosts for the event. Peoples said that the show is typically held in Dawson auditorium, but they had it in the Adrian Tobias room this year to make...
Massey continues Brown Bag Scholarship Series with speech on Appalachian culture
What is Appalachia? Just ask Carissa Massey, assistant professor of art history. Last Friday, Massey gave a presentation on “Appalachian Museums: Craft Revivals, Tourism and Cultural Identity” as part of the Brown Bag Scholarship Series. Massey, originally from the Appalachian region in West Virginia, gathered her information during a summer research session. Her goal...
Dodson recognized with Ross Newsom Award
John Dodson, professor of music and music director of the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, has been recognized with the Ross Newsom Award for Outstanding Teaching. “ given out at the beginning of each school year to acknowledge the hard work, dedication and teaching excellence of our professors,” said Agnes Caldwell, interim vice president...
In focus photography club debuts on campus
On Nov. 6, one of the newest clubs on campus, in focus photography club, was officially added to the list of student organizations. Freshman Colleen Higgins, who aspires to do photography for a living, created the club. Garin Horner, assistant professor of art and design, was appointed as the advisor of the club. The...
AC students apply for passports in Study Abroad Office
Passport Day took place last Friday from noon to four in the Study Abroad Office. “It’s one-stop shopping,” Robin Bott, English professor and Study Abroad director said about the event. Students can get the application and picture for a passport all in one spot. “Our effort is to make it easier for everybody to...
Todd Conley brings experience to help offer different campus activities
Adrian College hired Todd Conely as the new student activities coordinator, and the coordinator for Estes and Powell Halls in August. Conley also shares other responsibilities on campus, such as filling the advisor position for the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Campus Activities Network (CAN). Conley received an associate’s degree from Kellogg Community...
Food Festival serves diverse tastes at AC
The Adrian College multicultural department held its fourth annual Global Food Festival Nov. 5 in Caine Student Center from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The festival was organized by director of multicultural programs Idali Feliciano, who has been planning the event for three weeks. Food from several different cultures including Morocco, Puerto Rico, Cuba,...
Adrian College stargazers look into sky
The Robinson Planetarium, one of the focal points on Adrian College’s campus, is holding shows every Friday night in November. In attendance at these shows will be Mark Fairclough, an astronomer from Eastern Michigan Univeristy, who operates the planetarium. “Built in 1966, it features a 30 foot dome and a Spitz A-3-P star projector,”...
