Open Mic Night

The University of Montana's UC Game Room is home to a bi-monthly Open Mic Night. Comedians and musicians of all walks of life come to perform in the pool hall to a modest crowd. Brother and sister duo Meggie and Boston McDonald have performed in front of crowds numbering in the thousands, but enjoy coming back to Open Mic Night and the intimacy of the smaller crowd.

Wheelchair Access a Challenge on Campus

At least three buildings at the University of Montana campus are inaccessible to students in wheelchairs. Students who want to speak with the President of the university have to meet with him outside of his office because of a lack of any accessible entrances. Disability Services for students and ADSUM help students who require special considerations when it comes to classroom accessibility. Reporter Adrienne Ellsworth and photographer Katie Radford met with one U-M student who had to make some modifications to take required courses.

University of Montana Receives $9.9 Million Science Grant

The University of Montana's Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics is $9.9 million richer. Thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the center can now afford to fund research projects and finish construction on the Interdisciplinary Science Building. UM News reporter Adrienne Ellsworth and photographer Katie Radford filed this report. (Click below to see video.)

Composer's Benifit

If you've been a visitor to the University of Montana campus lately, you've probably noticed a lot of construction. However, putting up new facilities is not the only kind of constructing happening on campus. UM student Aaron Minnick uses sound like building blocks to compose his music. As a composition student, he relies on the critique's of others to hone his craft. UM News Photographer Scott Youngbauer and reporter Drew Trafton tell us how Minnick and his fellow composers are sounding off to bring in a fresh perspective. http://www.sfa.umt.edu/music/

Weekly Belay Clinic

UM students this Fall are learning the ropes when it comes to rock climbing.

Jannette Hoerner and photographer Grant Beaudette look at a weekly clinic at the UM Fitness and Recreation Center that teaches aspiring climbers the ins and outs of belaying.


The class costs $15 and runs 5:00-7:00pm every Tuesday through September & October.

Contact the UM Climbing Wall

Adopt-a-Vet

Reporter Eddie Haver and photographer Charles Thomas take a look at a new way to give during the holiday season with the Adopt-a-Vet Program run through the Valor House, Poverello Center and Office of Civic Engagement.

The Soup Kitchen at the Pov'

The weather is changing outside and a hot meal is much appreciated, especially for those in need.
Reporter Allyson Weller and photographer Jon Denny visited a local soup kitchen to see what they were dishing out.

Hate Wall

It's not often students are encouraged to write derogatory words on campus.
But this Writing on the Wall served to introduce the Day of Dialogue.
Reporter Badria Al-Abdullah and photographer Stacy Gray learn how a fraternity project helps collapse a wall of oppression.

Ticket Donation

Each week The Griz Kidz foundation provides between 30 and 50 tickets to kids around the state.
Photographer Russ Curry and reporter Greg McDonald met some of those kids last weekend and this is what they found.

Trade Fair

UM tries to use products that pay a living wage to the people that make them.
University Dining Services uses these Fair Trade and sustainable local goods as much as possible.
Reporter Holly Baker and photographer Amy McDonald look at one product that smells as good as it tastes.

Guitar Hero

UM students gathered at the University Center game room ready for battle in a video game tournament. Um News Reporter Eddie Haver and photographer Kris Hanson bring us the epic event.
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Breast Cancer

Montana state reports nearly 800 women in Montana are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Um News Reporter Crystal Bowling and photographer, Sam Bury, discover how this disease affected one University student and her family.
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Zoological Museum

UM News Reporter Liam Scholey shows us a part of the UM campus that holds over 25,000 species and recently won a design award for a promotional calendar.

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Dandy Lions

Intramural sports offer a great way for UM students to make friends, stay in shape, and have fun!Reporter Allyson Weller and photographer Melissa Berry found one team who meets up weekly to play volleyball.

Music Student

One student at the University overcame a large obstacle to share her love of music with the world. UM News reporter Marianne McCormack and photographer Amy McDonald caught up with Jenny Hunt to learn about her journeys. (Click Video To Play)

Wheelchair Bus

U-M has a new three-hundred thousand dollar Park 'n Ride bus which makes life easier for students riding to the university.
UM News Reporter Stacy Gray alongside photographer Jordan Treece found one student who is particularly pleased with the new bus. (Click Video To Play)

UM News Preview

Reporter Amanda Ferrucci and photographer Sam Bury preview this week's UM News Maroon show. (Click Video Below To Play)

UM News- Native American Resarch Labratory

Native people have been involved with science for thousands of years, using herbs as medicine, being leaders in astronomy, and building cities like Machu Picchu. However, now their involvement lacks in the sciences. UM News reporter Natalie Neumann and photographer Owen Brown take us to a lab where that isn't the case. (Click Video Below To Play)

UM News- Athletic Weightlifting

Every week UM athletes take to the field or courts. Hours of practice kick into gear as they face their opponents. But as UM News photographer Sam Bury found out, time spent in the weight room is a key ingredient for victory. (Click Video Below To Play)

UM News Obama

Students for Barack Obama was founded in 2006. Ever since the Obama campaign feels students have been booming for Obama. UM News Reporter Amanda Ferrucci along with photographer Kris Hanson has more on the story.
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