By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief Students, faculty and staff members and Montevallo community members gathered on Farmer Hall’s patio on April 8 to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse passing over North America. …
Nix elected new mayor of Montevallo
Graphic by Anna Grace Askelson The citizens of Montevallo elected a new mayor and city council members on Aug. 25. In the mayoral race, Russell “Rusty” Nix received 678 votes (51.9%) defeating Joyce Jones who received 629 votes (48.1%),…
Letter from the editor
Dear Reader, Since March, we have faced personal and professional challenges that we never would have expected. The last several months have really left us all with certain uneasiness. For college students, nervousness about our…
City of Montevallo Passes Mask Resolution
Graphic by Bell Jackson Effective as of Tuesday, June 23, the City Council of Montevallo passed a resolution mandating the wearing of face coverings in public spaces. The resolution recognized the emergency declarations by local,…
UM moves April orientation to digital platform
After closing campuses, several universities have been forced to move their freshman orientations to online platforms. According to Jenny Bell, director of student life at UM, the early freshman orientation that was supposed to occur…
Student starts refund petition for housing costs
On Sunday, March 29, Sean Jones, a student at UM, started a petition on Change.org that requested the University of Montevallo provide refunds to students for housing costs and other fees. Since students paid tuition and…
Podcasts to Listen to during Quarantine
As COVID-19 and social distancing continues, some of us, especially us college students now living at home, may be feeling a little stir crazy with not being able to go wherever and do things we’re…
Mars Peterson on breaking boundaries
Mars Peterson, musical theatre major, and active member of Purple SidePhoto by: Kat Bell Growing up in Spanish Fort, a small suburban town in rural Alabama, Mars Peterson began to look outside the box. During…