On a sunny September afternoon, UM’s beloved mascot Monte rocked back and forth on a swing under the Madison Street bridge. Once he got enough momentum, he let go and backflipped into the Clark Fork.

Since late October, UM has sent out ten warnings to students and staff about bears on campus. First it was just a “bear encounter,” but subsequent alerts described a “large bear” and “two bears.” Plans are in place to remove the bears. 

Access to Sonocent, the little-known audio note-taking software, could be reduced to only a small portion of the University of Montana as soon as next fall if more people don’t find it.

Missoula Police Department Chief Jaeson White held a press conference Thursday addressing the recent killing of a Missoula man in an officer-involved shooting on Nov. 7.