By Carter James, Lifestyles editor For the past five years, the University of Montevallo’s communications department has hosted its COMS Senior Showcase, an expo for communications studies seniors to present their college portfolios. Instead of…
Developing an English Accent: Reading University, England
[caption id="attachment_1345" align="aligncenter" width="2800"] A view from a London stroll[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1346" align="aligncenter" width="2600"] The eye-catching flora outside of the Tower of London[/caption] Hey Montovallians. It is with both great pleasure and great sadness that…
The combatants of this year’s Life Raft Debate
For the 17th year in a row, the world has ended in a fiery nuclear explosion. Through the fallout and debris, a lone plastic raft drifts through rivers of contamination and destruction. Those gathered in…
UM welcomes class of 2018
[caption id="attachment_1134" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo by Reed Strength[/caption] On Friday Aug. 22, a large group of Freshman students moved into UM’s eight residence halls and lodge. Clutching hulking bags of folded clothes and keepsakes, the…
College cuisine: Cherry chocolate oatmeal
Is there anything better than chocolate? Yes — having chocolate for breakfast! Of course it’s not healthy to grab a candy bar and call it breakfast, but chocolate in moderation is fine. It gives you…
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes science cool in “Cosmos”…
Thirty-four years ago, famed astronomer, astrophysicist and science evangelist Carl Sagan took viewers across the globe on a journey through space and time with the television series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.” The series educated a…
Keep spring in your step, not your sinuses
Spring is here; that means allergy season is too. Many of us get tired of itchy, watery eyes and sneezing from pollen in the air. There are several ways to stay healthy and avoid these…
Review: “Divergent” soars in box offices, sags in…
[caption id="attachment_1067" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Courtesy of divergentmovie.com[/caption] Teen fiction novels have been a major focus for film creators within the past eight years. The teen flick phenomena began in 2008 with the ever popular and…