By Carter James, Sarah Turner, and Luke Del Rosario With a new year comes news movies to watch and tv shows obsess over weekly. There’s a wide variety of films and television that is coming out this year.…
City Council approves storm shelter
By Cady Inabinett Montevallo citizens will have new places to take shelter during severe storms, as the City Council approved the construction of two new storm shelters at their meeting on May 24. The council accepted a…
SGA calls for representation in commencement ceremony
By Bell Jackson The Student Government Association met on April 14 to discuss the possibility of adding a new committee. SGA Vice President Natalie Seavers, Senior Class President Solomon Balaam-Reed and Administrative Vice President Caitlin Blackburn drafted…
Campus opinions on COVID-19 measures in the fall
By Harrison Neville After a year of living under the restrictions of COVID-19, many members of the UM community reacted with relief to the announcement that the University of Montevallo would be returning to in-person…
UM holds open discussion after Chauvin verdict
By Cady Inabinett On April 20, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all three charges he faced for the death of George Floyd—a Black man who was killed while being arrested…
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…
Bureaucracy is hurting natural disaster response
By Xander Swain Tornadoes are an unfortunate but constant part of living in Alabama. I was born in Northport, Alabama, but grew up in multiple states due to moving around. Although I was never in Alabama for…
Sims House restoration sparks debate over MDCD
By Cady Inabinett Debate has erupted in recent Montevallo City Council meetings over a Montevallo Development Cooperative District project funding the renovation of the historic Sims House located on Montevallo’s campus. Both citizens and council members…