ACDC showcases various styles and talent of dancers at Spring Concert

Over the weekend, the Alma College Dance Company ignited the stage, performing their spring concert at the Heritage Center. It was an eclec-tic show with styles ranging from tap and jazz to ballet and modern. Both students in the company and profes-sionals choreographed the dances.

Urban Life Center gives students chance to explore careers in Chicago

The Urban Life Center in Chicago is an experimental internship program that allows students the opportunity to explore career interests while also living independently in an urban setting.

Bursting the Bubble

Unqualified but capable teachers come to Korea to teach English

Do you know how native English speakers are treated in Korea? It depends on which cities those foreigners are in. Unlike Seoul, my hometown did not have enough foreigners to teach English and that resulted in very polite and favorable attitudes toward foreigners. English has become important internationally and Korea could not escape that trend. Nationally, English became the first foreign language subject taught in middle and high schools. Some students even go to English-speaking countries as teenagers to take advantage of it. The number of these students is increasing so dramatically that it is becoming a social problem. That is, the Korean educational system cannot handle this outflow and it is considered a waste of foreign currency.

College celebrates women's history month with variety of programs and activities

The focus on the y-chromosome takes a back seat for the next few weeks as the campus celebrates women’s history month.

The Women’s Studies department and the Women’s Issues Advisory board have scheduled a variety of events to celebrate women and raise awareness of issues facing them. “[This month] is a way for people to be visibly concerned about issues surrounding women; their bodies, health and creative capacity,” Chi-Ping Chen, associate professor of English, said.

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