NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
From Treasury Vault to the Manhattan Project.
Alma College professor Cameron Reed writes about how the U.S. War Department borrowed 14,000 tons of government silver in its drive to make the world’s first atomic bomb. Online version of story appeared in January; print version will be published Feb. 1, 2011. Reed is the author of a new book, The physics of the Manhattan Project.
- American Scientist, Research Triangle Park, N.C., January 1, 2011
- CBS Detroit, WWJ Radio/TV, Detroit, January 14, 2011
- Great Lakes IT Report, Detroit, January 14, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 18, 2011
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 20, 2011
- Collegenews.org, The Annapolis Group, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2011
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 27, 2011
Sketches of Michigan’s Congressional delegation.
Gary Peters is an Alma College alumnus.
- TV 9, CBS affiliate, New Bern, N.C., January 2, 2011
- Times Union, Albany, N.Y., January 2, 2011
Obama charm offensive must convince small businesses of economic vitality.
Cheryl Merchant, an Alma College graduate, runs Hope Global, a Rhode Island manufacturing company. CEOs like Merchant are looking to see what the federal government does to bring down the unemployment rates and overhaul corporate taxes.
- Bloomberg Business Week, January 13, 2011
Out of chaos: Hope. Local church makes a difference in the community.
Students from Alma College came to help restore a home.
- South Cobb Patch, South Cobb, Ga., January 15, 2011
Alma College adds women’s bowling and men’s wrestling as varsity sports.
- Saginaw News, January 18, 2011
- Examiner.com, January 19, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 20, 2011
- Iron Mountain Daily, January 22, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, January 26, 2011
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 27, 2011
Big, green and glowing: Was it a meteor seen in mid-Michigan sky?
Alma College geologist Murray Borrello saw the light as he was driving south on Wright Avenue. “Is it space junk? Something from an airplane? I don’t know. It was big, green and glowing. I’ve seen shooting stars. I’ve never seen green ones,” said Borrello.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 20, 2011
- Oakland Press, Pontiac, January 20, 2011
Traveling the globe to appreciate home.
Local retiree Todd Snyder taught at Alma College many years ago.
- Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, January 23, 2011
Most popular Liberal Arts Colleges: Alma is 115th.
Popularity is measured by yield: the percentage of applicants accepted by a college who end up enrolling in that institution in the fall.
- U.S. News and World Report, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2011
Gerstacker Foundation helps fund Alma’s Eddy Music Project.
“This expansion accommodates the remarkable growth of students interested in music at Alma,” said President Jeff Abernathy. The Gerstacker Foundation gave $500,000 toward the project.
- Midland Daily News, January 27, 2011
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local stories about Alma College students.
- Observer and Eccentric Newspapers, metro Detroit, January 13, 2011
Local stories about Alma College alumni.
- Petoskey News-Review, January 4, 2011
- Kirkland Reporter, Kirkland, Wash., January 6, 2011
- Harbor Light, Harbor Springs, January 12, 2011
- Owosso Argus-Press, January 13, 2011
- Portland Review and Observer, January 16, 2011
- Iosco County News Herald, East Tawas, January 19, 2011
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 26, 2011
- Greenville Daily News, January 26, 2011
- Grand Rapids Press, January 27, 2011
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 27, 2011
Local stories about exhibits, events and performances at Alma College.
These listings are in addition to Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald coverage.
- Saginaw News, January 9, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 13, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, January 13, 2011
- Midland Daily News, January 16, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 20, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 27, 2011
- Bay City Times, January 27, 2011
- North Bay Business Journal, Santa Rosa, Calif., January 31, 2011
Local students named to honors list.
- Ortonville Citizen, January 15, 2011
- Leelanau Enterprise, Lake Leelanau, January 27, 2011
Top stories of the decade: Plane crash, Josh Brehm.
The top local stories of 2000 to 2010 included the loss of four beloved Gratiot County residents to a plane crash and the awarding of the Gagliardi Trophy to Alma College quarterback Josh Brehm.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 2, 2011
Plane crash was most viewed story of 2010.
Alma College hosted memorial services for Earl Davidson and the Pavliks.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 3, 2011
Alma College signs purchase agreement for the Kentwood Building.
“We will extend the college operations,” said spokesman Mike Silverthorn. “That could include the bookstore, a mail room, a place to sell retail items. We hope to partner with other businesses and maybe put in a coffee shop. This will link the college to the downtown. Hopefully it's a first step to spur business development downtown.”
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 6, 2011
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 13, 2011
Alternative breaks help create active citizens.
“Doing service is so rewarding,” said Standish senior Alyssa Walters.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 6, 2011
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant, January 12, 2011
Poetry, service highlight Martin Luther King Jr. Week.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 6, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 12, 2011
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 13, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, January 16, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, January 17, 2011
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 17, 2011
When “unstable” means dangerous.
At Alma College, identifying students in need of help is often a collaborative effort. If a student is concerned about a friend, all he or she has to do is send an e-mail and ask for help, says Anne Lambrecht, director of counseling and wellness.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 10, 2011
Top stories in 2010: No. 10: Alma College president uses social media.
Jeff Abernathy has been tweeting, blogging and posting to Facebook since before he arrived on Alma’s campus last June.
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant, January 12, 2011
Challenging students to help community.
Helping Alma College students get a dose of reality while at the same time encouraging them to come up with new and fresh ideas are all a part of the Center for Responsible Leadership’s special class on ways to help the community.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 14, 2011
Renovated Eddy Music Center enhances learning and practice space.
Gerstacker Foundation gives $500,000 to the renovation project. The construction of the Eddy Music Center is complete.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 20, 2011
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant, January 26, 2011
Gratiot County landfill’s upkeep is a concern.
Alma College geologist Murray Borrello suggested that Alma College students could be taught to check the wells and flares.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 20, 2011
Local school bands plan to attend Alma College Jazz Festival.
- Cheboygan Daily Tribune, January 21, 2011
Jeff Abernathy speaks on “Liberal Arts for Leaders” at Lansing Rotary Club.
- Lansing State Journal, January 23, 2011
Four Gratiot County residents receive honors.
Tartan Award winner Duane Stacey has helped with the Alma College Community Campaign.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 28, 2011
New courses at Alma examine vampire literature, food safety.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 27, 2011
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.
- Saginaw News, January 3, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 4, 2011
- Daily Mining Gazette, Houghton, January 4, 2011
- Iron Mountain Daily News, January 6, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 6, 2011
- Albion Record, January 6, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 8, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 8, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 10, 2011
- Wilmington News Journey, Wilmington, Ohio, January 10, 2011
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 10, 2011
- Grand Rapids Press, January 11, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 11, 2011
- Petoskey News Review, January 11, 2011
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 11, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 12, 2011
- Wilmington News Journey, Wilmington, Ohio, January 12, 2011
- Harbor Light, Harbor Springs, January 12, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 13, 2011
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 13, 2011
- Grand Rapids Press, January 13, 2011
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 14, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 14, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 14, 2011
- Grand Rapids Press, January 14, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 15, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 16, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 17, 2011
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 17, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 18, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 18, 2011
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 18, 2011
- Greenville Daily News, January 18, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 20, 2011
- Bay City Times, January 20, 2011
- Albion Recorder, January 20, 2011
- Grosse Pointe News, January 20, 2011
- Zanesville Times Record, Zanesville, Ohio, January 21, 2011
- Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, Ohio, January 21, 2011
- Bay City Times, January 21, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 22, 2011
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 23, 2011
- Flint Journal, January 26, 2011
- Battle Creek Enquirer, January 26, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 26, 2011
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, January 27, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 28, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 29, 2011
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 30, 2011
- Midland Daily News, January 30, 2011
- Saginaw News, January 31, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, January 31, 2011
