By William Deaver With the start of the new semester comes, many new clubs for students to join. One of which is the Anime Club. After being inactive for 4 years, Junior Laurel Robb has revived the program with a healthy group of people meeting every week. Every week, the…
Strand Coffeehouse to bring gourmet coffee to Montevallo
By Raegan Lindsey Strand Coffeehouse, opening in the former Strand movie theater on Main Street, is set to become Montevallo’s newest business. The owner Sean Eichelberger, is not new to the coffee scene. Eichelberger spent…
UM students’ stories about sexual assault
By Harrison Neville and Hannah Irvin Updated on December 6, 2021 at 2:01 p.m. to reiterate that all names in the article have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals, and all names…
Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Salary Increase
By Cady Inabinett Members of the Board of Trustees approved a 2% salary increase for university faculty at their Nov. 5 meeting. The increase is an effort to reach College and University Professional Organization benchmarks for average faculty…
Mayor announces he’s cancer free at city council…
By Cady Inabinett Mayor Rusty Nix announced that he is now cancer-free at the beginning of the Oct. 25 Montevallo City Council meeting. Nix began the meeting by saying, “Before we get started, I’d like to let…
Golf course to be repurposed
By: Jacob Gross University administrators are currently discussing several plans to repurpose the former university golf course. The university decided to add a mountain biking trail, with the first season of the new mountain biking team…
Administration outlines plan to raise faculty salaries
By Cady Inabinett University president Dr. John Stewart III announced to faculty at the Oct. 8 Faculty Senate meeting that university administration would be looking into increasing faculty salaries over the next academic year. Stewart’s current…
Title IX Updates Explained
Updated on Nov. 10 at 4:04 p.m. to reflect that a campus-wide email about Title IX updates was sent in May 2020 and changed wording that was misleading. By Cady Inabinett The university’s Title IX Coordinator…









