used ▁by ▁the ▁Theater ▁Department ▁and ▁al umn i ▁relations ). ▁King ▁House ▁was ▁reported ly ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁in ▁Alabama ▁to ▁receive ▁p ane ▁glass ▁windows . ▁With ▁nearly ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁students , ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁a ▁significant ▁economic ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁surrounding ▁communities ▁in ▁Sh el by ▁County . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁ ▁College ▁Night ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Monte val lo ' s ▁home coming ▁tradition ▁is ▁called ▁College ▁Night , ▁a ▁co ed uc ational ▁competition ▁in ▁which ▁students ▁may ▁particip ate ▁for ▁either ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Side ▁or ▁the ▁Gold ▁Side , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁school ' s ▁colors . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁College ▁Night ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁up coming ▁ren aming ▁of ▁Alabama ▁Girls ' ▁Techn ical ▁Institute ▁to ▁Alabama ▁College . ▁First ▁taking ▁place ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁as ▁a ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁four ▁classes , ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁said ▁that ▁" now ▁that ▁our ▁school ▁is ▁becoming ▁a ▁college , ▁we ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁college ▁st un ts ." ▁ ▁The ▁competition ▁consists ▁of ▁various ▁athlet ic ▁events , ▁including ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁basketball , ▁women ' s ▁vol ley ball , ▁and ▁men ' s ▁ult imate ▁fr is be e . ▁During ▁hal ft ime ▁at ▁the ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁game , ▁a ▁cheer ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Side ▁and ▁the ▁Gold ▁Side ▁takes ▁place