ASUM reflects on fall semester

Around 200 people gathered around the fire pit outside the Payne Family Native American Center Wednesday, Jan. 22, to honor the life of Selena Not Afraid, whose body was found in Big Horn County Monday, Jan. 20. Not Afraid was 16 years old.

A petition calling for the separation of Bitterroot College  (BC) from the University of Montana received enough signatures to put the decision in voters’ hands this spring.

Out of all the students, faculty and staff at the University of Montana, only six students entered a Martin Luther King Jr. Day writing contest. And all of them were white.

A University of Montana men’s basketball graduate assistant coach pleaded not guilty Jan. 22 to charges of aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol. Jordan Gregory was arrested Jan. 19 after a police officer pulled over his vehicle and smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage…

UM’s Seeking Sustainability Lecture Series kicked off last week, commencing a 14 week-long discussion on sustainability efforts in the Missoula community. 

The Corner Store is reopening Thursday, Jan. 23, after nearly two months of construction, said a UM Campus Dining (UMCD) official. New features will include lighting, a stage and extended closing hours.

Imagine driving along the roads near Missoula in summer, the green forests edging the pavement. Now imagine that on fire. 

The Missoula community celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the 25th year in a row with a series of events commemorating the legacy of King and the civil rights movement. The events featured speakers who highlighted ongoing social activism, including work being done to combat the missin…

Tobacco shops, gas stations and other businesses in Missoula use many tools to prevent customers under the age of 21 from buying alcohol and tobacco. For some businesses, this means putting in the extra effort to manually check each sale and, in some cases, watching camera videos that captur…

Tom DeLuca, dean of the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, will head to Oregon State University after the spring semester. DeLuca, who was appointed dean at UM in 2017, will take the dean of the College of Forestry position at OSU. The W.A. Franke College of Forestry joins the…

President Trump signed a new federal law raising the legal age to buy tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 on Dec. 20. For UM students who don’t meet the new legal age, this law could mean the end of their nicotine days.

In 1978, long before students could register for classes on Cyberbear, first-generation freshman Jed Liston struggled to get into his classes. After seeing a sign denoting another full class, he heaved an exasperated sigh.

It was one of the first hot days of spring in 2017, and Bryson Allen and Colin Brust were determined to climb the towering granite cliffside, specifically a route named “My Mom’s Muscle Shirt,” in Blodgett Canyon, Montana. It is eight pitches and about 900 feet tall. 

Students proposed to make the optional $6 Associated Students of the University of Montana sustainability fee mandatory on Nov. 6. Money from the fee goes toward campus amenities like covered bike lots and water bottle fill-stations.