By Carter James, Editor in chief It’s my favorite time of the year, award season. The one time of the year where I can feel like a sports fan during playoff season. 2025 has been a great year for film and…
Letter from the editor: Stop playing it cool
By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief One of my biggest secrets that I’m now going to publish for anyone and everyone to read is that approximately a month and a half into my time at…
Where you can—and where you should—spend your Flex…
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…
UM student completes summer internship with Bassmaster
By Ashlee Hall Every year students spend hours searching for the perfect internship to prepare them for life post-graduation. For sophomore business management major, River Eubanks, his internship with Bassmaster could not have been more…
Judges comments for ‘Cryptid Conspiracy: The Lost Episode’
Judge 1 Purple—CRYPTIC CONSPIRACY: THE LOST EPISODE This was my first College Night experience…and what an extraordinary experience it was…thank you!! I just arrived home…super charged by the event…amazed that this opportunity exists on your…
Judges comments for ‘Starpower!’
Judge 1 Gold—STARPOWER This was my first College Night experience…and what an extraordinary experience it was…thank you all! I just arrived home…super charged by the event…amazed that this opportunity exists on your college campus. What…
‘Divisive Concepts’ bill facing divided response
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…
An immaculate house of cards in ‘Tartuffe’
By Gabriel Talley, Podcast producer “Tartuffe” is the Montevallo Theatre Department at the peak of its own powers, successfully modernizing a near 400-year-old play with a bevy of outstanding production choices. The major story beats…









