NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
AM Radio Stations Aim for Niche Markets.
Jim Wilke’s “Jazz Northwest” program (Jan. 13) on KPLU-FM/88.5 features a performance by the Alma College Percussion Ensemble from last summer’s Jazz Townsend festival.
- Seattle Post Intelligencer, Seattle, Wash., January 10, 2008
Alma Students Build Ramps in Tennessee for United Cerebral Palsy.
- The Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn., January 15, 2008
As Higher Education Endowment Funds Grow, Questions Arise.
Some say schools should use money to defray tuition costs. Story includes a chart that lists college and endowment funds. Alma College has a $113 million endowment, which ranks 359th in the country. The endowment increased 12 percent from the previous year.
- Lansing State Journal, January 24, 2008
LaBeau’s Life: Big Dance to Sundance.
Feature story on Lauri LaBeau, who played on Alma’s 1992 women’s Final Four basketball team and is now a movie producer.
- Detroit Free Press, January 25, 2008
Racing Day Draws Drivers, Speed Fans.
Jim Hunsanger hauled a big racing tire into the Detroit Auto Show and had it autographed by Indy Car Series drivers Bryan Herta, Marco Andretti and Tony Kanaan. “We’re going to donate it to Alma College for a silent auction for the school’s Matthew J Reinke Scholarship Fund,” said Hunsanger.
- Detroit News, January 25, 2008
New Book Looks at Early Notre Dame Football History.
Phil Brooks, former Alma football coach, wrote “Forward Pass: The Play That Saved Football.”
- American Chronicle, Beverly Hills, Calif., January 30, 2008
Alma College Sponsors 27th Annual Statewide Print Competition.
- Journal of the Print World, Winter 2008
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local Students Plan to Attend Alma College.
- Saginaw News, January 9, 2008
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 20, 2008
- Shepherd Argus, January 30, 2008
Local Stories About Alma College Students.
- Detroit Free Press, January 13, 2008
Local Students Named to Alma College Honors List.
- Cass City Chronicle, January 2, 2008
Local Stories About Alma College Alumni.
(These listings do not include wedding, engagement or obituary announcements).
- Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 3, 2008
- Tri-County Citizen, Chesaning, January 13, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 13, 2008
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 21, 2008
- St. Clair Shores Sentinel, January 23, 2008
- Warren Weekly, January 23, 2008
- Three Rivers Commercial News, January 23, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 31, 2008
Local Stories About Exhibits, Events and Performances at Alma College.
(These listings are in addition to Morning Sun coverage).
- "Storytelling event," CMU Public Radio, January 4-10, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 5, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 12, 2008
- "Hot Tickets," Saginaw News, January 17, 2008
- Robert Gruca, CMU Public Radio, January 18-24, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 19, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 24, 2008
- "Hot Tickets," Saginaw News, January 24, 2008
- Vision Mid-Michigan, Mount Pleasant, January 30, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 31, 2008
Alma College Print Show Exhibited at Battle Creek Art Center.
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 3, 2008
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 10, 2008
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 14, 2008
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 15, 2008
- Community Advisor, Marshall, January 16, 2008
- Hastings Reminder, January 19, 2008
Dan Henris Is Controller at Alma College.
He was the former finance director for the Saginaw School District.
- Saginaw News, January 5, 20088
Teen Comes Into His Own Senior Year.
Carson Gormley of Lake Fenton is active in many things. He has been accepted at Alma College but has also applied at other places.
- Fenton Press, January 6, 2008
Alma College Plans DDT Conference.
- Saginaw News, January 6, 2008
Task Force Loses Pair of Elder Statesmen.
Frederick Brown and Eugene Kenaga were members of the Pine River Superfund Citizens Task Force. Story quotes Alma College professor Murray Borrello: “They said we need to understand technical aspects. That we need to evaluate with the EPA was telling us and ask is there a better way to do it. That was a key to our success.”
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 7, 2008
Educator Dissects “Anatomy of Prejudice.”
Jane Elliott spoke at Alma College about discrimination.
- Livingston Daily Press & Argus, Brighton, January 7, 2008
Gratiot Energy Park Legislation Expected.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 9, 2008
Burns Dinner Celebrates Alma’s Scottish Heritage.
Cover story in the Time Out section quotes by President Saundra Tracy, Mark Starkweather.
- Gratiot County Herald, January 9, 2008
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 10, 2008
- WCZY, 104.3 FM, Mount Pleasant, Mark Starkweather interview, January 11, 2008
Polluted Site to Receive Millions.
A unit of American International Group Inc., the world’s largest insurer, agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up hazardous waste sites in three states, including the two in mid-Michigan. Story quotes Alma professor Murray Borrello: “Finally, the people who own the property are finally going to have to pay something.”
- Midland Daily News, January 10, 2008
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 10, 2008
Student, Jazz Great Form Bond.
Alma College freshman Josie Ballast, a classical pianist, is creating music with renowned jazz musician Bob James. “It was cool to play with someone famous who has been a performer all his life,” she said. “It was so important to me. Now, on those days when I doubt myself, I feel good that someone with such great talent like Bob James thinks I’m doing well.”
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, January 11, 2008
‘Cousin Jeff’ Johnson Headlines Alma College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
- Midland Daily News, January 8, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 10, 2008
- Arts Almanac, CMU Public Radio, January 11-17, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 17, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 17, 2008
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 18, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 18, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 19, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 20, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 21, 2008
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 22, 2008
Sound off: Ads Highlight There Is “Only One Alma.”
Caller says of Alma College, “We have a jewel here in mid-Michigan.”
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 12, 2008
Local Student Wins HOBY Award.
Alma College hosts the annual summer Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Camp.
- Middleville Sun and News, January 12, 20008
Alma College Grad Excited about Gratiot Economic Climate.
Q&A with Chelsey Foster, project manager for Greater Gratiot Development.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 14, 2008
Speaker Discusses Warming and Wildlife.
Talk sponsored by Alma’s Environmental Studies Program, with attribution from faculty member Murray Borrello.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 14, 2008
Expert: Hunters, Angler Notice Climate Change First.
Outreach consultant for the National Wildlife Federation spoke at Alma College.
- Alma Morning Sun, January 17, 2008
SIFE Team Selected to Participate in Credit Counseling Challenge.
- WIOG, Bay City radio station 102.5 FM, January 15, 2008
The Heisler Mastodon Was Excavated in 1984.
An Alma College research team researched the site’s changing physical environmental by analyzing wood fragments and fossil plant pollen from different sediment levels of the old pond.
- Springsport Signal, January 17, 2008
Area American Chemical Society Chapter Sets Record for Awards.
Midland chapter works with Alma College and other area colleges.
- Midland Daily News, January 19, 2008
Applications Are Available at Alma College for Queen of Scots Candidates.
- Saginaw News, January 20, 2008
Students to Get College Prep Advice.
Admissions rep Dena Norrod will talk about “Navigating College Admissions.”
- Saginaw News, January 21, 2008
Negro League History Is on Display.
Bob Rulong’s collection of Negro League memorabilia began when he worked at Alma College.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 21, 2008
Alma College Hosts Intercollegiate Honor Band Concert on Feb. 2.
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 21, 2008
- Community Advisor, Marshall, January 23, 2008
- Three Rivers Commercial News, January 24, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 27, 2008
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 31, 2008
Bodybuilder, Powerlifter Draws Notice.
Alma College graduate Justin Harris invited to compete for “American Gladiators.”
- Port Huron Times Herald, January 23, 2008
CMU President Emeritus Leonard Plachta Dies at Age 78.
Plachta taught at Alma College from 1970 to 1973.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 23, 2008
Financial Expert Speaks at Alma About the Michigan Economy.
- Saginaw News, January 24, 2008
- Vision Mid-Michigan, Mount Pleasant, January 30, 2008
Former Alma College Chaplain Jesse Perry Receives Order of the Tartan Award.
Awards were given at the annual Gratiot Chamber dinner.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 27, 2008
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 31, 2008
Ed Lorenz, Political Science, Comments on Gov. Granholm’s State of the State Address.
- CMU Public Television, Mount Pleasant, January 29, 2008
- CMU Public Radio, Mount Pleasant, January 29, 2008
Alma Students Submit Art to Michigan Small Colleges Art Exhibition.
- Community Advisor, Marshall, January 30, 2008
STORIES ABOUT ALMA COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Alma College is mentioned multiple times daily and hundreds of times every week in conference standings, national polls, statistics, schedules, predictions, game results and previews. The following list is only a sampling of news items on Alma College sports teams and athletes. Stories about Alma athletics appear in nearly every issue of the Alma Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald and are not included here.
- Northwest Advance, Sparta, January 1, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 3, 2008
- Shelby Township Source Newspapers, January 6, 2008
- Source/The Advisor, Sterling Heights, January 6, 2008
- Grand Rapids Press, January 6, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 6, 2008
- Cadillac News, January 7, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 8, 2008
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, January 8, 2008
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 10, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 10, 2008
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 10, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 11, 2008
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, January 12, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 13, 2008
- Bay City Times, January 13, 2008
- Oscoda Press, January 16, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 16, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 17, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, January 17, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 17, 2008
- Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 17, 2008
- Grand Rapids Press, January 17, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 18, 2008
- Grand Rapids Press, January 20, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 20, 2008
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, January 22, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 23, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 24, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 24, 2008
- Greenville Daily News, January 24, 2008
- Grand Rapids Press, January 25, 2008
- Midland Daily News, January 25, 2008
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 26, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 26, 2008
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 26, 2008
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 27, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 27, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, January 28, 2008
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, January 29, 2008
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 31, 2008
- Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 31, 2008
- Saginaw News, January 31, 2008
