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…
SGA recap September 2 and 9
The first SGA meeting was held on Sept. 2. During executive officer reports, SGA President Thomas Dillard brought up the state of the dining hall, noting lower turnout than usual. Then, the senators brought up possibly acquiring more…
COVID-19’s impact on campuses
Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels. As universities begin their fall semesters, many changes have been made in order to ensure the safety of students and faculty amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Colleges that have reopened for in-person learning have…
Freshmen perspective on college night
Photo by Anna Grace Askelson. Part of the nature of attending college during a global pandemic is change. Nearly every aspect of campus life has had to be altered to conform with health and safety…
COVID-19 vaccine
Photo by Retha Ferguson via Pexels. Within the last six months, COVID-19 has had a drastic impact upon the lives of Americans everywhere. With schools and businesses reopening and flu season just around the corner,…
“Animal Crossing” and political promotion
Writer Katy Barnes's digital persona poses next to her Biden yard sign in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons." As the year has progressed, more and more events have had to be held online due to the…
How the caf is handling COVID-19
Photo by Caleb Jones One of the most important parts of a college campus is its cafeteria. Not only is it where students who live on campus go to eat, but the cafeteria is also…
Montevallo power outage displaces students
Residence Hall Director Oliver Smith looks out from Napier Hall, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 (Photo by Zoe Hall) Late in the morning on Friday, Aug. 28, a power outage occurred that took out power to…