By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief It feels incredibly surreal to be writing my final letter from the editor. Very surreal, and very sad in a certain way. I feel like there’s a spectrum of…
The psychology of memes
The year no one will miss, 2020. A year where a pandemic flourished, where the Black Lives Matter movement was broadcast around the world, and people’s true colors shown over the stupid argument of wearing…
Letter to the editor: I Refuse to Pay…
There’s a swamp in Washington, but I smell a rat in Montgomery. After months of keeping Alabama’s taxpayers and leadership in the dark, Governor Ivey has revealed that her $2.6 billion mega-prison plan will actually…
Letter from the editor
Dear readers, Welcome back to another semester at Montevallo. I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that last semester was rocky. 2020 was one of the worst years of my life, from financial problems to both…
Why Scalpers are bad for consumers
Scalpers are an unfortunate byproduct of the free market, and the introduction of sites like eBay has made the practice easier. Scalping is buying a product, typically in bulk, and reselling it for prices higher than the initial…
Resolutions for 2021
Creating resolutions is a staple tradition to ring in the new year. It’s a time when everything seems possible, like all of your past inhibitors will melt away when the clock strikes twelve. Nothing seals…
Letter to the editor: Why America First is…
“There’s nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative belief in foreign policy where we have a strong national defense, and we don’t go to war so carelessly.” -Ron Paul The United States has been…
Why most Netflix holiday specials fall flat
It is that time of year again, the Christmas season and with that comes streaming websites promoting all the holiday movies they have. I was struck by the amount of rom-coms Netflix promoted this year. It seems like…