Objects representing different organizations like a game controller, a pair of crocs and a Greek life button lay on a table.

Student organizations are adapting to COVID-19

Photo by Madelyn Alexander.  Meeting new people, exploring different interests and furthering your education are all integral aspects to the college experience. In a pre-COVID world, people would go out of their way to interact with one…

SGA appoints new Freshman Senators

From left to right: London Davis, Kaleigh Gable and Abigail Heuton. With COVID-19 making the fall semester unpredictable and scattered, many freshmen are looking for ways to get involved on campus. Many turned to SGA…

SGA Recap

SGA recap

SGA swore in a new senator for Resident Life, Candler Brown. In the Sept. 16 meeting, Bill: 2021 B-001 B-030, which was titled 2020-2021 Budget and Finance Committee Budget Proposal, was proposed. This bill, like the…

Red Brick building with a black sign outside that says "Bibb Graves"

Board of Trustees votes to rename Bibb Graves…

Updated at 5:00 Sept. 30 to attribute quote to Strange. Updated 11:15 on Oct. 1 to fix a misspelling in Rodger Smitherman’s name. Updated 11:24 on Oct. 1 to remove the word current to clarify…

Graphic that says COVID on College campuses

The affect of COVID-19 on student jobs

Graphic by Bell Jackson Job hunting has gotten a whole lot different with COVID-19 around. Many people have lost jobs due to new restrictions and have filed for unemployment.   Mark Bolton, the manager of student…

SGA Recap

SGA recap September 2 and 9

The first SGA meeting was held on Sept. 2. During executive officer reports, SGA President Thomas Dillard brought up the state of the dining hall, noting lower turnout than usual. Then, the senators brought up possibly acquiring more…

Montevallo college night paraphernalia spread out on a blanket

Freshmen perspective on college night

Photo by Anna Grace Askelson. Part of the nature of attending college during a global pandemic is change. Nearly every aspect of campus life has had to be altered to conform with health and safety…