Board of Trustees discusses UMOM renaming, CRT bills,…

By Josie Shaw  University of Montevallo’s Board of Trustees discussed renaming University of Montevallo on Main, among other topics such as Critical Race Theory and tuition increases. Their quarterly meeting took place on Feb. 18th,…

SGA swears in new senator and passes resolution 

By Jacob Gross In their two most recent meetings, the SGA senate swore in a new senator, passed a Freshman Forum resolution and heard announcements for future events.   The Freshman Forum introduced Resolution: 2021-R-036, which…

UPC hosts Homage Exhibit

by Harrison Neville In honor of Black History month, members of the University of Montevallo community had the opportunity to stop by the Homage Exhibit in Anna Irvin Dining Hall’s event room, and see a…

James Spann visits UM

By Lucy Frost-Helms  You may recognize him from his colorful suspenders, enthusiastic attitude or for simply being on your weather channel. This past Monday, Feb. 28, famous Alabama weatherman, James Spann, visited the University of…

UM’s response to critical race theory bills

By Josie Shaw  Legislative bans restricting conversations on race, gender and religion in Alabama classrooms have sparked conversations among University of Montevallo faculty. These topics are defined as “divisive concepts” in proposed state legislation, and…

College Night signs revealed amid cheers 

By Rose Davis  Purple Side and Gold Side unveiled their College Night signs on Jan. 26 in front of Farmer Hall. After the unveiling, both sides converged for a pep rally, also in front of Farmer, to commemorate another year of…

In memory of Libby

By Harrison Neville On January 22, 2022, Elizabeth Ellen Delean Warren, better known as Libby, passed away. Libby was in her first semester at the University of Montevallo, and was a transfer student from Jefferson State University. The cause…