STD rates skyrocket at UM after Yak Match…

By John Wart Yik Yak’s recent “Yak Match” event has led to Montevallo’s student body reporting rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases.   For years, students have used the social media app Yik Yak to anonymously discuss…

Kami-Con, an Alabama epicenter of Japanese Culture 

By Sadie Currie  For 72 hours every year, the East Wing of the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) comes to life in the world of anime, gaming, and pop culture. Known as Kami-Con, the convention pools fans from across…

Judges’ comments for Gold Side

Judge 1: I have to first begin by saying to both teams how incredibly impressed I am at what you were able to accomplish. You all channeled your talents, interests, skills, commitment, and spirit into…

Judges comments for Purple Side

Judge 1: I have to first begin by saying to both teams how incredibly impressed I am at what you were able to accomplish. You all channeled your talents, interests, skills, commitment, and spirit into…

EJI Marker Installed in Montevallo

Lynching Marker in downtown Montevallo. Photo by Zoe Hall. Press Release Courtesy of Kathy King of the Montevallo Community Remembrance Project Montevallo, Ala. – An Equal Justice Initiative historical marker recognizing victims of an 1889 double lynching now stands in downtown Montevallo at…