By Aroush Maroof On Oct. 20, officials from the City of Montevallo met at three significant historical sites, to unveil markers placed as a part of the Montevallo African American Heritage Trail. These markers were…
Student Noelle Barrows builds her business
By Zoe Hall Noelle Barrows, freshman graphic design major at UM, first started her business in 2018. “I have loved art my whole life. In middle school, I remember doodling little flowers and stuff like that. As…
Letter to the editor: I Refuse to Pay…
There’s a swamp in Washington, but I smell a rat in Montgomery. After months of keeping Alabama’s taxpayers and leadership in the dark, Governor Ivey has revealed that her $2.6 billion mega-prison plan will actually…
Governor Ivey to sign contract with CoreCivic for…
Updated at 12:30 to state that the agreements had now been signed by Ivey; Updated at 12:42 to include the new information from Alabama Daily News about the estimated cost for the prisons; Updated at…
Pita Pit replaces Moe’s over winter break
As the spring semester begins at Montevallo, students with set meal plans now have a new option with the opening of Pita Pit. Even though Pita Pit has only been open for a week, students have tried…
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president
Wednesday, January 20, Joe Biden took the oath of office and was sworn into presidency. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts conducted the ceremony, which took place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol,…
Students join protest against private prisons
In a historic move, in July of 2020, the United States Department of Justice declared the Alabama men’s prison system unconstitutional. According to Alabama Appleseed, this marked “the first time in the 39-year history of the…
Review: Pixar’s Soul
“Soul” is a new film by Pixar Animated Studios and was released by Walt Disney Pictures on Dec. 25. Unlike Disney’s release of “Mulan,” this film is available to all Disney Plus subscribers for no…