Wesley Walter – The Alabamian

Wesley Walter

Wesley Walter is managing editor for The Alabamian. He is a junior English major and mass communications minor. Wesley boasts a 750 credit score, boyish good looks and soulful eyes that contain a deep indescribable sadness. In his free time, he enjoys travelling, visiting gas stations and thinking about getting into surfing.

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University of Montevallo Astronomy Club begins a bright…

LifestylesSeptember 18, 2023

By Madeline Burbank As student organizations on campus kick off a new year, Montevallo’s Astronomy Club is excited to be back to observing the skies in a recently renovated observatory. The Astronomy Club meets bi-weekly—usually…

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New semester has you stressed out? Just breathe.

LifestylesSeptember 18, 2023

By Laura McCallion Whether you are a first-year student in your first semester or a sixth-year student in your last semester, stress management is a skill every student can acquire to navigate the new semester.…

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Folk art exhibit ‘Family Ties’ holds reception in…

ArtsSeptember 5, 2023

By Wesley Walter, Managing editor of content The art exhibit, “Family Ties,” held in the Center For the Fine Arts Poole Art Gallery, featured paintings and ceramic works by self-taught late 20th and early 21st…

UM Board of Trustees takes on two new…

NewsAugust 21, 2023

By Wesley Walter Two new members of The University of Montevallo Board of Trustees were announced during summer 2023. The University of Montevallo announced on June 6, that Governor Kay Ivey had appointed two new…

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“Just Show Up” show to be held in…

LocalAugust 21, 2023

By Wesley Walter Radio stations 103.7 The Q and 102.5 The Bull will hold their “Just Show Up” show in Montevallo at 4 p.m. on Aug. 20 at Orr Park. The show is free to…

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Where you can—and where you should—spend your Flex…

Editor's PicksAugust 21, 2023

By Lucy Frost-Helms, Copy editor, Ashlee Hall, Lifestyles editor, Wesley Walter, Managing editor of content, and Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief If you have a university meal plan, you have Flex Points—points equivalent to dollars…

‘Divisive Concepts’ bill facing divided response

Editor's PicksMay 1, 2023

By Wesley Walter, News editor The Alabama State Legislature’s latest bill seeking to combat “divisive concepts” in public education has received backlash from Alabama universities including UM for its potential to restrict programming and curriculum…

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UM’s Anagama kiln goes international with debut of…

ArtsMay 1, 2023

By Wesley Walter, News editor Beginning on April 18, Montevallo undergraduates as well as former students and guest artists worked around the clock stoking the fire of UM’s Anagama kiln for 100 consecutive hours. …

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UM unrolls plans for new dual enrollment offerings…

NewsApril 17, 2023

By Wesley Walter, News editor The University of Montevallo will be partnering with Shelby County Schools to offer an online dual enrollment course in health concepts beginning in the fall 2023 semester. The semester-long one…