By Carter Bibb Winning the Crook hunt for the third year in a row, junior speech-language pathology major Rachel Johnson, senior social science major Lucy Frost-Helms and junior mathematics major Cole Swain sat down to…
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…
UM student Alexis Martinez joins Shelby Humane Society…
The Shelby Humane Society has cared for thousands of animals since their opening in 1977 and they don’t plan on slowing down any time soon. They recently added a new member to their team to…
Freshman Spotlight: Drew Roberts
Drew Roberts started running cross country and track when he was in fifth grade. His dad introduced him to running, and he hasn’t slowed down yet. According to Roberts, cross country taught him how to…
New Mass Communications Professor
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Dr. Stephanie moved around with her with her nomadic parents over fifty times during her childhood, primarily in the Pacific Northwest and later to the South as a teen. “Traveling and getting…
Mars Peterson on breaking boundaries
Mars Peterson, musical theatre major, and active member of Purple SidePhoto by: Kat Bell Growing up in Spanish Fort, a small suburban town in rural Alabama, Mars Peterson began to look outside the box. During…
Moths: The Bees of The Night
Hannah Irlan observing the exhibit. Photo by Katy Barnes Science can be a difficult thing to talk about. Many don’t understand it, and many more are scared of it. This is what artists Wendy DesChene and Jeff Schmuki call Science Friction. With their…
UM’s music programs open to non-majors
Students of any major are welcome to join the University Chorus. Photo courtesy of University Marketing & Communications Some students may be under the impression that in order to become involved with certain college organizations it is necessary to have a…