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.…
SGA passes first bill of the school year
By Harrison Neville In the recent SGA meeting, the SGA Senate passed their first bill in their current one-year term. Bill 2021-B-001, titled “Replacement of the sand court volleyball net” was brought to the floor by…
Montevallo host annual Arbor Day celebration
By: Harrison Neville In the past, Arbor Day in Montevallo had been a crowded event full of vendors and people collecting their trees. While this year lacked the grandeur of the past, the tradition carried on nonetheless. …
Board of Trustees freezes tuition for fourth year…
It has been no secret that the University of Montevallo has taken some financial hits due to the economic upheaval caused by the pandemic. Despite this, UM'’s board of trustees voted at its February meeting…
Governor Ivey to sign contract with CoreCivic for…
Updated at 12:30 to state that the agreements had now been signed by Ivey; Updated at 12:42 to include the new information from Alabama Daily News about the estimated cost for the prisons; Updated at…
Students join protest against private prisons
In a historic move, in July of 2020, the United States Department of Justice declared the Alabama men’s prison system unconstitutional. According to Alabama Appleseed, this marked “the first time in the 39-year history of the…
Locals voice concern over future prison in Brierfield
Updated at 12:52 a.m. to clarify one of Dr. Goodson’s statements was in response to McNeely’s statement involving impact of a pump. In April of 2019, the Department of Justice notified the state of Alabama that the Alabama…
Amy Coney Barrett appointed 115th Supreme Court Justice
On Monday, Oct. 26, the Senate voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the 115 justice appointed to the Supreme Court, and the fifth woman on the Court. The vote was 52 to 48, with Sen. Susan Collins of…