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. …
One sisterhood. One bond.
Nadia is your average 8-year-old girl, except for one thing—she doesn’t have an opportunity to learn. Her family can’t afford for her to attend school. The nearest school is too far away, and her mother…
UM students design games for the physically disabled
While gamers were furiously playing the latest installment of Grand Theft Auto, a group of UM students were brainstorming ideas for the most important part of the console—the controller. GameCareerGuide.com announced their biweekly Game Design…
Varagona wins liferaft debate
On Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., the sixteenth annual Life Raft Debate began. The participants included defending champion biology professor Brett Noerager, sociology professor Steve Parker, mathematics professor Scott Varagona, philosophy professor Steven West and…
Campus to see new developments
Jeter Hall, built in 1915, served as an elementary school for the first 50 years of its existence. After it no longer served the town’s purposes, it was considered to be torn down, but instead…
Breaking down Beethoven: Cynthia MacCrae performs all Beethoven…
Cynthia MacCrae is completing a career milestone by performing all of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas in a series of 10 recitals at LeBaron Recital Hall. On Monday, Sept. 23, MacCrae held her third recital to what…
Gallery showcases civil rights photos
On Oct. 3, the “Civil Rights Leaders: Then and Now” exhibition opened in the gallery of Bloch Hall. It was produced by Montevallo art professor Scott Stephens. The exhibition highlights photos taken by the late…
Stewart’s state of the university
“I have a really big announcement. I wanted to go ahead and get it out of the way, because it’s gonna be really controversial,” began UM President John Stewart. Stewart was introducing his state of…