The Gold Victory cast performs in the song "Leave it Behind". Photo by Jasmyne Ray. It’s a bright sunny day in 1950’s New Orleans, Louisiana when Marilee Montelimar comes to town to settle the estate…
Delta Variant Leads to Rise in Alabama COVID…
By Wesley Walter With COVID-19 cases reaching near all-time highs in Alabama, there has been growing concern among health officials about the Delta variant, a newer, more transmissible variant of COVID-19. From Aug. 22 to 28 Alabama reported 28,000 new covid cases,…
Faculty Senate discuss COVID-19 related absences and academic…
By Cady Inabinett Faculty representatives congregated on Aug. 27 for the first Faculty Senate meeting of the new academic year. Together they discussed the academic dishonesty policy and ongoing concerns about COVID-19, as well as elected three new senatorial officers. …
Alabama Congress looks to ban vaccine passports
By Xander Swain As vaccines become increasingly available, and every adult being eligible as of April 19, the discussion of the pandemic has shifted towards “vaccine passports.” Plans for vaccine passports have been spreading around the globe…
Campus opinions on COVID-19 measures in the fall
By Harrison Neville After a year of living under the restrictions of COVID-19, many members of the UM community reacted with relief to the announcement that the University of Montevallo would be returning to in-person…
University to hold two commencements
By Cady Inabinett On April 13, the university announced that spring commencement this year would include two ceremonies—one for spring 2021 graduates and one for Class of 2020 graduates. This comes after a year without any commencement ceremonies due…
Letter to the editor: “Turn the tide in…
Dear Editor, I’m taking time to write to you today in order to have my voice heard by the student body. We all use our platforms in our own ways and as seen by…
Let’s talk about the mask mandate
By Hannah Irvin On April 9, Alabama’s state-wide mask mandate will expire, and we will follow in the footsteps of other states that have ended mask mandates despite recommendations from the CDC. Our neighbor, Georgia, never implemented…