Purple Side scores and comments

The Purple Victory cast points and gasps in shock during opening number "What's Going on Tonight?" Photo by Kat Bell *Correction: Total points possible is 636, not 634. Judge 1 Judge 1 is a New York…

A city’s past re-examined: Montevallo partakes in Community…

(Left to right) Kathy King, Debra Harton Love, Kathy Lowe, and Amanda Melcher led the discussion. Photo by Jasmine Baxter “Until very recently, lynching was something I knew about from photographs,” remarked presenter Kathy King as she stood in front…

“Cooking Light” editor offers advice to aspiring writers

Michel asserted that the heart of every special interest magazine is human interest. Photo by Jamie Browder Editor of CookingLight.com, Christopher Michel, visited Comer Hall to give students advice and information about breaking into the…

Spectrum talks healthy queer relationships

This meeting was an opportunity for members to discuss queer relationships and their many forms. Photo by Mercury Sapp For Valentine’s Day, UM’s gender/sexuality alliance student group, Spectrum, met to discuss a relevant topic: healthy queer relationships. Members…

Poets sound off in Valentine’s Day spoken word…

(Left to right) Jamie Haas, Natalie Roberts and Annika Bastian pose with their prizes, alongside Laura DeRocher, editor-in-chief for The Tower. Photo by Katy Barnes Poetry is one of the many staples of traditional Valentine’s…

Faculty Senate debates changing calendar for 2020-2021

SGA President Tori Irvin presenting survey results to Faculty Senate. Photo by Harrison Neville Recently, the SGA senate released a survey to the student body polling their numbers to see how many students would be…

Marion Brown: A gift to the game

Brown graduated from UM in 2003 with a degree in communication studies. Photo by Kat Bell It’s not hyperbolic to say that among current players, the name Marion Brown is near-synonymous with the game of…