By Anna Grace Askelson “The Sprite and The Gardener” is a lush botanical story set in a world similar to our own with one notable exception; colorful flower powered garden fairies called sprites have the…
Artist Spotlight: Zee Zelinkski
Updated at 5:54 on 04/22/2021 to correct improper spelling of Zee Zelinkski's name. By: Hannah Irvin As a disabled, nonbinary, adopted Korean-American artist, Zee Zelinksi has always had a unique perspective on life. They have been writing…
Let’s talk about the mask mandate
By Hannah Irvin On April 9, Alabama’s state-wide mask mandate will expire, and we will follow in the footsteps of other states that have ended mask mandates despite recommendations from the CDC. Our neighbor, Georgia, never implemented…
Be The Match: A Guide to Donation
Signing up to save a life takes less than five minutes and only a small bit of saliva. Be The Match, a nonprofit run by the National Marrow Donor Program, matches patients with blood diseases…
Cyberpunk 2077’s portrayal of women
By: Hannah Irvin Trigger warning: the following article discusses sexual violence It’s disappointing when you don’t even have to play a game to know it is terrible. I imagine the developers of “Cyberpunk 2077” would agree. The…
Student views on Cyberpunk 2077
The release of Cyberpunk 2077 has been anticipated for nearly ten years and its debut in December 2020 created a huge stir for many reasons. Though it was made available on multiple platforms to make it…
UM student Alexis Martinez joins Shelby Humane Society…
The Shelby Humane Society has cared for thousands of animals since their opening in 1977 and they don’t plan on slowing down any time soon. They recently added a new member to their team to…
Obituary: RBG life and impact
Graphic by Bell Jackson. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York and went on to graduate at the top of her Cornell University class in 1954. Later that year, she married…