By Lucy Frost-Helms, Copy editor If you’re a fan of the outdoors, national parks, conservation or the systems that manage it all, then you may enjoy Dr. Scott Turner’s National Parks and Public Lands class.…
College Night chameleon: Quincy Hall
Correction: The photograph run alongside the Q&A piece entitled “College Night Chameleon: Quincy Hall” is from the UM Gold Victory Photos Facebook page and was taken by Abigail Bradley. The photo was originally printed in…
Representative revives castration debate
An Alabama lawmaker recently reintroduced a controversial bill for the 2014 legislative session that will require convicted sex offenders to be surgically castrated. Republican representative Steve Hurst’s proposal will require offenders over the age of…
News in brief
BIRMINGHAM, ALA—The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport was evacuated Sunday after a bomb threat was found in the men’s bathroom. Airport spokesperson Toni Bast said a threatening note was found at about 4 p.m. and forced about…
Update on injured worker
Special Equipment Operator Jimmy Burchfield was airlifted to UAB Trauma Center Oct. 2 after being injured in a work-related accident at the Physical Plant. Burchfield was attempting to hook a trailer to a tractor in…
UM employee airlifted to hospital
Physical Plant employee Jimmy Burchfield was airlifted to UAB Trauma Center Oct. 2 after being injured in a work-related accident at the Physical Plant. The extent of his injury is unknown at this time, however,…
ValloCycle hosts third annual Tour-By-Bike
Sunday marked ValloCycle’s third annual Montevallo Tour-by-Bike, an activity that introduced incoming freshmen and other riders to different landmarks in town. The state’s first citywide bike-sharing program met at 3 p.m. for a 90-minute bike…