By Hannah Grace Cotton Montevallo’s Carmichael Library announced a new 24-hour schedule. The library, located on Bloch Street, will keep its ground floor doors open all hours Sundays through Wednesdays. The 24/4 Library is…
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…
Women’s lacrosse ends season with highest percentage wins…
By Xander Swain With a historic close, the Montevallo women’s lacrosse team’s season ends with their highest win percentage in program history. The women’s lacrosse team lost to the University of Alabama in Huntsville on April 21,…
Alabama Congress looks to ban vaccine passports
By Xander Swain As vaccines become increasingly available, and every adult being eligible as of April 19, the discussion of the pandemic has shifted towards “vaccine passports.” Plans for vaccine passports have been spreading around the globe…
Men’s lacrosse goes to conference championship
By Xander Swain Finishing the regular season as the number one seed in their conference and undefeated in their conference, the Montevallo men’s lacrosse team has proved to be a dominating force on the field. As they enter the…