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. …
Council honors 50 years of Czeskleba TV Service…
By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City Council began its Feb. 14 meeting by proclaiming Feb. 22 as Walt Czeskleba Day in the city to recognize 50 years of Czeskleba TV Service being in business. Czeskleba,…
Visiting minister sparks protest on campus
By Cady Inabinett, Harrison Neville and Xander Swain. With contributions from Nethan Crew, Wesley Walter and Cole Swain. Protests erupted on Main Quad over a pastor holding a controversial sign on the afternoon of Feb.…
In defense of Valentine’s Day
By Cady Inabinett For being a holiday about love, Valentine’s Day gets a lot of hate. There are many valid criticisms of Valentine’s Day. It’s overly consumeristic, with a 2020 report showing that Americans expected to spend, on average, $142 to celebrate;…
Strand Coffeehouse ribbon cutting moved to Feb. 12
By Cady Inabinett Montevallo’s new coffeehouse, Strand Coffeehouse, has moved its ribbon cutting date to Feb. 12, according to a sign posted on the business’s doors. The event was previously scheduled to take place on Jan.…
Council holds three public hearings and an executive…
By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City Council had a lengthy agenda at their Jan. 24 meeting, with three public hearings and an executive session occurring. The first public hearing pertained to the modification of Article 23.06 to require business…
Campus COVID-19 protocols updated for spring semester
By Cady Inabinett As the university starts its spring semester, COVID-19 cases continue to surge nationwide—fueled mainly by the spread of the omicron variant. This has caused the university to reinstate COVID-19 related protocols and precautions that had…
Rozelle’s “Ballad of Jasmine Wills”: inventive but unfocused
By Cady Inabinett In his debut novel “Ballad of Jasmine Wills,” Montevallo English professor Dr. Lee Rozelle follows the titular Jasmine as she is kidnapped by reality TV producer Preston Price and forced to participate in…