By M.K. Bryant, News editor Eclipse Coffee and Books opened its doors in 2001, and quickly became a major part of the Montevallo community. In June 2017, the owners of Eclipse, Cheryl and Michael Patton…
Faculty Senate discusses Critical Race Theory and more
By Wesley Walter Editor's note: Students were notified on Feb. 23 through their university email that UM's mask mandate will be lifted starting Feb. 25. Updated at 10:05 on Feb. 26, 2022 to correct the…
Strand Coffeehouse opens for business
By Elise Kidd Strand Coffeehouse is the newest business to open in Montevallo. Strand officially opened its doors Monday, Feb. 7, but the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Saturday, Feb. 12 with over…
Album review: Saba’s Few Good Things
By Nethan Crew Tahj Malik Chandler, better known by his stage name, Saba, is a 27-year-old rapper and producer from Chicago’s Westside. On Feb. 4, Saba released “Few Good Things,” his first full release album…
Gold Side’s ballad of the Mississippi river sweeps…
By Harrison Neville Gold Side’s “Ballad of the Mississippi River” pulls from a conglomerate of American folklore, but focuses on Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed and John Henry. The show opens with three characters who act…
Fear-Mongering Bigot or Fear-Induced Bigotry?
For the past two days, Pastor Luke Beets has shown up to campus bearing a condescending message to LGBT+ people, drug addicts, and non-Christians. As a non-Christian member of the LGBT+ community who has lost…
Visiting minister sparks protest on campus
By Cady Inabinett, Harrison Neville and Xander Swain. With contributions from Nethan Crew, Wesley Walter and Cole Swain. Protests erupted on Main Quad over a pastor holding a controversial sign on the afternoon of Feb.…
Digital art fraud made easy with NFTs
By Madelyn Alexander Mary Campbell, a digital artist and graduate student of art education at the University of Montevallo, never expected to see her art for sale as an NFT. She certainly did not expect it to…