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Since a reported 67% of UM students live off campus, according to U.S. News and World report, the ASUM Renter Center is working to combat tenant-landlord conflicts among students. Read more
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Savannah Anderson is a UM junior studying international business and marketing who draws her heritage from Colombia. Anderson, a first-generation American, was born and raised in Kalispell, Montana. Here, exclusively with Kaimin, Savannah and her cousin David Alarcon, also a UM student, shar… Read more
ASUM buses, UDASH, are struggling to fight off harsh winter weather conditions in order to keep buses running and students on the go. Read more
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The University of Montana is taking strides to address women and minority rights this year, 100 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave most women the right to vote. Read more
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She hadn’t seen the kids in years, but when they came in the room she lit up with recognition, a smile warming her face. Read more
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Savannah Anderson is a UM junior studying international business and marketing who draws her heritage from Colombia. Anderson, a first-generation American, was born and raised in Kalispell, Montana. Here, exclusively with Kaimin, Savannah and her cousin David Alarcon, also a UM student, shar… Read more
About halfway through “Downhill,” there’s a scene where Billie Staunton (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) finally confronts her husband Pete (Will Ferrell) about an event that’s threatening their marriage. This is a beautifully crafted scene that’s oddly both hilarious and heartbreaking. Read more
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The sound of hammer to wood filled my ears. “Good, he missed,” I thought. The next hammer fell, again missing its mark. My turn now. My grip tightened on the rubber handle. The muscles in my right arm coiled with anticipation. I raised the cold steel tool and brought it down. Fuck. I missed … Read more
Students leave behind the uncomfortable plastic seats and fluorescent lights of the lecture room in Stone Hall each Tuesday and Thursday as they’re transported across space and time. Read more
The harsh landscapes of the tundra and old-growth forests blanket much of North America. Caribou herds once abundantly thrived from the western coast of Alaska to the eastern fronts of Canada, but that is no longer the case. Read more
Editor’s Note: People are strange when you’re a stranger, especially when they ask you out on a date. That’s exactly what three members of the Kaimin staff did over the past week without the help of phones, friends or apps. What follows are three stories of rejection, connection and reflecti… Read more
Ella Feige pulled the cold Jell-O from her refrigerator and placed it in front of her camera. Feige set her camera to record and got ready for the plunge into the cold unknown. She didn’t plunge herself into Jell-O. Just her naked foot. For money. Read more
EVELYN WALL WALKS OVER TO A TABLE at Butterfly Herbs, sits, removes her Patagonia bag and orders a drip coffee. This is only after being greeted by each barista, with whom she’s on a first-name basis. She started frequenting the coffee shop, which she says is the closest thing Missoula has t… Read more
You hear it before you step into the darkly-lit shop that sells bike parts and as you buy a ticket from a smiling girl blocking off a hallway. You try to communicate over the pounding music, but it’s almost impossible, so you just smile and point toward the back. Read more
For nearly two years, Jane Doe’s days routinely included gathering documents and filing reports with police, lawyers, prosecutors and University of Montana officials about an alleged rape at a house rented by fraternity members. Read more
Wheelchairs don’t roll easily over brick pavement. Read more
The annual Snowbowl Gelande Cup finished up in typical Gelande Cup style this weekend, with a man soaring more than a hundred feet through the air, naked.
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One of the frequently asked questions on ASUM’s website is “How do I have my voice heard?” T…
Last February, professors and students working in the Clapp Building told the Kaimin that ma…
