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,…
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…
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…