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…
SGA focusing on recruitment, student feedback
By Xander Swain, Copy editor SGA used its first two meetings to plan, focusing on recruitment and business for the semester ahead. The first meeting on Jan. 18 started at 4:30 p.m. and was brief,…
SGA appoints Director of Sport Promotion
By Xander Swain The previous two SGA meetings have seen recent developments with the budget, a new executive appointment and a bill about the Carmichael Library’s Textbook Reserve program passed on March 9. Joshua Brown,…
Visiting minister sparks protest on campus
By Cady Inabinett, Harrison Neville and Xander Swain. With contributions from Nethan Crew, Wesley Walter and Cole Swain. Protests erupted on Main Quad over a pastor holding a controversial sign on the afternoon of Feb.…
America’s labor shortage and the plague of exploitation
By Xander Swain With businesses eager to return to whatever post-COVID normalcy may currently exist, a wave of labor movements has spread across the country. These labor movements gained traction in the face of increasingly exposed…
Welcome to Montevallo’s Ghost Walk
The University of Montevallo is one of the most haunted campuses in America. The stories and tales of ghosts among the bricks of Montevallo haunt students every year. From the little-known story of the Lady…
Athletic Feature: Thomas Vaesen
By Xander Swain On Aug. 28, Thomas Vaesen was sitting in the Montevallo media room with lacrosse Head Coach Jason Lange during the National Lacrosse League draft. It’s only the first round of the draft, yet the room was…
COVID-19 and evictions: The U.S. housing crisis
By Xander Swain There is a general consensus in the world that the three basic necessities of life are food, shelter and clothing. Without those three requirements, quality of life of an individual is expected…