By Ashlee Hall, Lifestyles editor On a small patch of land just off campus sits the University of Montevallo’s Organic Community Garden. The garden is self funded through plant sales hosted by UM’s Environmental Club. …
Spectrum talks healthy queer relationships
This meeting was an opportunity for members to discuss queer relationships and their many forms. Photo by Mercury Sapp For Valentine’s Day, UM’s gender/sexuality alliance student group, Spectrum, met to discuss a relevant topic: healthy queer relationships. Members…
Poets sound off in Valentine’s Day spoken word…
(Left to right) Jamie Haas, Natalie Roberts and Annika Bastian pose with their prizes, alongside Laura DeRocher, editor-in-chief for The Tower. Photo by Katy Barnes Poetry is one of the many staples of traditional Valentine’s…
Faculty Senate debates changing calendar for 2020-2021
SGA President Tori Irvin presenting survey results to Faculty Senate. Photo by Harrison Neville Recently, the SGA senate released a survey to the student body polling their numbers to see how many students would be…
Bi-weekly SGA recap
The Jan. 23 Senate meeting began with an executive officer report presented by SGA President Tori Irvin regarding a survey sent out to the student body gauging the interest in extending the University’s Thanksgiving break in exchange for a shorter summer. The survey stated that students would need…
MOG holds tournament for Smash fanatics
Stephen Gilbert (left) and Harrison Neville (right) playing Super Smash Bros in MOG fighting game tournament. Photo by Kat Bell. Montevallo’s Organization of Gaming (MOG) hosted a Smash Ultimate tournament for students on Jan. 17. 20 students…
UM professor of 10,000 students plans on retirement
69-year-old McMinn intends to remain in the area following his retirement, but not without first embarking on a European river cruise with his wife in the spring. Photo courtesy of University Marketing and Communications. July…
Comedian Stephen Agyei elicits laughs in Farmer Hall
During his set, Agyei held nothing back, jumping from lighthearted to serious subjects without hesitation. Photo courtesy of William Yeager UPC brought Los Angeles comedian Stephen Agyei to perform in Farmer Hall on Jan. 15th. Ageyi, 29…