Imagine walking to class and smelling the sweet and umami smell of monosodium glutamate. You look up only to bump into a line occupying the very hallway you must pass to get to class. You…
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…
English department opens Walden Studio for “quiet reflection…
By Samantha Cost The opening ceremony for the Walden Studio, inspired by the naturalistic Thoreau Cabin and part of Founder’s Day, occurred at the university lake on Oct. 14. Starting on Oct. 15, the keys to the…
SGA swear in new members
By: Jacob Gross Both of the past SGA meetings were short, featuring mostly announcements and discussions around WOW weekends. Who’s Who applications are now closed. Jacob Heath, vice president of SGA, said that the blood drive with LifeSouth…
City Council Increases Police Budget for 2021-2022
By Elise Kidd The Montevallo City Council approved the city’s 2021-2022 fiscal budget at their Sept. 27 meeting. The new budget increased the police budget by $287,048. The police force is the only organization or…
City Council hears from MJCC and updates Amersee…
The Montevallo Junior City Council took their oath of office at the Montevallo City Council’s Oct. 11 meeting. This led to backlash from some MJCC members, as tension remain between the group and Mayor Rusty…
News in brief
By: Cady Inabinett United Nations announces record high greenhouse gas levels The World Meteorological Organization announced on Oct. 25 that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high level and increased at a faster…