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.…
Trustees reach controversial decision on gender expression protection
On Friday, Feb. 12, the UM Board of Trustees approved an addition to University policy that further extends the protection of students and faculty from same-sex and gender-based harassment and discrimination. This addition extends…
Old Golds find lasting love
Mary Howard shows off her ring after Joe's golden engagement. Photo courtesy The Montage. A dozen roses. A cemetery hill. A 27 year old copy of Montevallo Today. These three ingredients are essential to a…
Purple side show a swashbuckling good time
The Purple Victory cast performs "All Hands on Deck", their College Night 2016 show. This year, Purple side brought the audience along on an adventure on the high seas. Their 2016 show opened with the…
Women’s field lacrosse team set to make UM,…
UM's lacrosse team practices on the intramural fields a week before their Feb. 5 game against Point University. Photo by Jasmyne Ray/The Alabamian. A team of girls thunder down a grass field, their cleats kicking…
Hunger games: starved & stressed
On Dec. 8, UM students' plans for lunch were complicated by those participating in the Shelby County Middle School Choir Competition. (Katie Compton/The Alabamian) I always look fondly upon finals week. Though university traditions like…
Greeks set sail for charity
(L to R): A crowd looks on as ADPi member Ana Klinger paddles forward and Chi Omega member Ryann Taylor begins to go overboard. Photo by Lynne Smith for The Alabamian. UM’s Panhellenic and Interfraternity…
UM police chief talks police brutality, all lives…
For many police officers, an already dangerous job feels even more threatening. The aftermath of the 2014 Ferguson shootings and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement lead to some protesters chanting for the murder of…