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…
Kami-Con, an Alabama epicenter of Japanese Culture
By Sadie Currie For 72 hours every year, the East Wing of the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) comes to life in the world of anime, gaming, and pop culture. Known as Kami-Con, the convention pools fans from across…
SGA hosts pancake tailgate at last basketball game of the season
By A.K. Miller On Feb 27. the University of Montevallo hosted two basketball games. Both the women’s and men’s teams were going up against Valdosta State University. Just beyond the walls that were containing the energy and excited shouts coming from the gym in UM’s student activity center, the people of SGA prepared and…
BACHE Series Welcomes Novelist and Poet Tiphany Yanique
By Luke Del Rosario On Monday, March 2, Caribbean novelist, poet, essayist and short story writer Tiphany Yanique visited the University of Montevallo to read from and discuss her work. Held on the first floor of the Carmichael Library in front of a large audience. …
In defense of slow television: ‘Pluribus’ review
By Skye Anderson Note: This article contains spoilers for the first season of “Pluribus.” In November and December 2025, Apple TV aired Vince Gilligan’s first series to take place outside of the “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” universe. “Pluribus” stars Rhea Seehorn as fantasy…
Purples score an original win
By Carter James, Editor in chief The lights come down. The curtain opens. The house lights come back on? A mime peeps out from the left curtain with a box. They stand atop the box. The mime mimes for a moment…
Gold Side meets a Grimm fate
By Nethan Crew, Managing editor of production Gold Side’s 2026 production, “Cloaked in Red,” opens with the number “Who’s Afraid?” whichpaints the picture of what is to come. Flowing immediately into “Hunter’s Creed,” the village…
College Night Side Leaders Reflect on their experiences
By Nicole Bays College Night has been the homecoming tradition of the University of Montevallo since 1919. The iconic purple vs gold split happened during the university’s 25th anniversary in 1921. The homecoming tradition is incredibly important to the…