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As students returned to campus this week, Aber Hall looked quite different from initial expectations for the semester. Read more
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Maria Bustos retired last semester, along with 15 other professors in the University of Montana’s College of Humanities and Sciences. After a more than 30-year career, she decided to step down from her tenured position in the Spanish department and enjoy time with her loved ones — that, and … Read more
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Students returned to an in-person University of Montana campus this week during the largest and most rapid surge of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Read more
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The University of Montana selected the school’s first permanent provost since Jon Harbor’s departure in spring 2020 — filling the University’s second highest office. Read more
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When students return to campus in January, the Lommasson Center will likely cease to be the student-centered space it has been for decades, as roughly 150 staff members from Lommasson and buildings across campus move to former dorm Aber Hall. Read more
The factors that led Menodora LeMaster from Kansas to the University of Montana happened by chance. She bounced around, living in Portland and Japan and finally settling in Missoula, enrolling… Read more
Danny Brinkley, a 41-year-old UM senior, maneuvered his motorized wheelchair around the hardwood floor in his living room, stopping for a moment to admire his saltwater fish tank before settli… Read more
Correction: This episode has been updated to accurately reflect that Kaimin source Danny Brinkley was not drinking the day of his accident. He had been drinking the night before. Read more
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Let’s face it, unless an animated kids movie is funded by a multi-billion dollar company like Disney, it’s usually shit. But there are exceptions, of course. Movies like “Shrek,” “Ice Age” and “How to Train Your Dragon” have made a name for themselves beyond Big Brother Mickey Mouse. Unfortu… Read more
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There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to UM employee Jace Whitaker. During the 9-to-5, you can find him in the housing office, where he’s been for the past five years, or working as a U.S. Navyman, which he’s done for over a decade. But follow him home and you’ll find an art studio w… Read more
Frankly, we love seeing artists fucked up. Read more
Welcome back to campus, everyone! And welcome back to what we are informally dubbing “Pandemic: Season Three.” You’ve seen the original COVID-19 strain. You’ve seen delta. And now we have omicron — considerably more contagious and seemingly less deadly.
As the semester comes to a close, the Kaimin is reflecting on what a crazy ride it’s been. Last week, we published a photo essay detailing the resurgence of an in-person campus. We included photos from the fire Rob Smith protest, the law school walkout, theater productions, Griz games, live …
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“Red (Taylor’s Version)” just came out and it's beautiful. I listened to it twice, cried a lot and wished for the millionth time that day that I could stream my favorite songs from "Speak Now" without feeling guilty.
