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 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…
Budgeting for the police
By Rose Davis The image of the police is complicated. For some they are visions of defense against a world of crime, with TV shows and news stories depicting them as saviors of the innocent.…
A Rerun of Placation
By Rose Davis The United Nations met from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 for the annual Climate Change meeting and I'm unsurprised it was lackluster. At one time I'd be disappointed, even infuriated, by a lack of mass action. However, at this…
From outside the box
By Rose Davis It’s a problem I have at least twice a week. I look left, right, left again. One door has an image of a human form with a dress. The other is the…
Teachers worried about student masking
By Rose Davis Students have begun to not wear masks in academic buildings at a higher rate according to teachers. Faculty have been reporting frustration to the Faculty Senate about inconsistencies in student masking in classrooms. The…
An Extension Cord Between Me and Montevallo
By Rose Davis Being in physical classes again this semester is, in a word, weird. The past year the university was shrunk into my room, my computer and my bed. The physical books were replaced by…