With less than a week until the Nov. 2 local election, Missoula’s two mayoral candidates are making their final pitches to voters, which pit the experience of incumbency against calls for more fiscal responsibility. 

As the University of Montana saw its first enrollment increase in 10 years, campus-wide efforts by the Office of Admissions and the vice president of enrollment management are looking to continue the growth trend through a remodeled recruitment system.

A University of Montana computer science professor resigned Friday afternoon, the announcement coming after Kaimin reporting on his blog “Upward Thought” sparked controversy and condemnation from UM and across Montana. 

Ryan Surmi would spend his entire day studying at a corner table in the Payne Family Library at the Missoula College. The PaddleHeads DJ and second-chance student re-enrolled at the University of Montana in 2018 to make a new start for himself and get an Information Technology degree. 

Between Oct. 7 and 13, University of Montana Police Department reported 13 crimes on and around campus. The most common crime of the week was theft, again. We have theft from a building, from motor vehicles, a license plate, mail, a bike and theft from an unlocked dorm room. This week’s blot…