Shoal Creek expansion and art show 

By Josie Shaw  The City of Montevallo’s expansion in tourism will now be carried out in local parks.   During August’s monthly Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, it was announced that a new accessible trail loop will…

Local Birmingham poet speaks at UM 

By Josie Shaw  Local Birmingham poet Elizabeth Hughey discussed peace and justice and read her new book “White Bull” at UM on Tuesday, April 12. “White Bull” is a collection of poems written exclusively using…

Photo of Bob Riesener Stadium.

SGA’s The Big Event 2022

Corrected on April 19, 2022 at 1:50 p.m. to correct the name of the Campus Veterans Association, which was previously referred to as the Campus Veterans Alliance. By Josie Shaw All images are Courtesy of…

Board of Trustees discusses UMOM renaming, CRT bills,…

By Josie Shaw  University of Montevallo’s Board of Trustees discussed renaming University of Montevallo on Main, among other topics such as Critical Race Theory and tuition increases. Their quarterly meeting took place on Feb. 18th,…

UM’s response to critical race theory bills

By Josie Shaw  Legislative bans restricting conversations on race, gender and religion in Alabama classrooms have sparked conversations among University of Montevallo faculty. These topics are defined as “divisive concepts” in proposed state legislation, and…

Separating the art from the artist

Illustration by DeAndra Hodge *In the original version of this article it was stated that the "Ye" released in Summer of 2019, but it was actually released in Summer of 2018. It has been updated…