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. …
Collectors hope to convert Beanie Babies to cash
Remember our cuddly friends from the 1990s? There is probably a massive plastic box of Beanie Babies in many of our attics. There was a good reason for saving them, because they could one day…
Bench helps couples’ love story live on
Love stories are not just for Nicholas Sparks. Some people find their own — then it’s a life story. It has been more than 60 years since Frances Yates Shaw met her husband Truman in…
Sizing up
An online post for Cosmopolitan went viral on Facebook early in January. However, it wasn’t for the reasons many people may think. Robyn Lawley, 24-year-old Australian supermodel, was posing in a tight swimsuit, but the…
Obamacare woes extend to Alabamians
Obamacare has been one of the most talked about subjects in the United States this year. Capitol Hill has been battling for months and shut down the government about not only whether or not a…
Stop the madness
Each year millions of Americans rush to malls and shopping centers to spend hundreds of dollars on gifts simply because it’s December. Black Friday has been named a state holiday in Alabama. According to BlackFridayDeathCount.com,…
Football arguments turn for the worst
Four years have lapsed since the crystal national championship trophy left the state of Alabama. Football in the south stretches farther than just a sporting event and merges into a weekend party. BleacherReport.com ranks colleges…
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte Figi, 6, has suffered with Dravet Syndrome since she was 3 months old. This rare diagnosis is a severe form of epilepsy that elongates and increases the amount of seizures in patients. Only 50,000…