Montana Kaimin

The Montana Kaimin is an independent newspaper managed by students at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. It is published weekly on Wednesdays, with additional special editions released from time to time.

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Say bye to AI

1 week ago | montanakaimin.com | Claire Barnard

Artificial intelligence keeps getting better, and with it, we’re falling for things more and more, such as a fake leaked audio of Vice President JD Vance dissing tech billionaire Elon Musk that went viral last week. The audio sounds like it was recorded in a room with Vance, and he’s just chatting with a trusted confidant. When I listened to it, I almost fell for it too.
Letter to the Editor

1 week ago | montanakaimin.com | Morgan Davis

Montanans are promised a right to a “clean and healthful environment for present and future generations.” As Montanans, only we have the power to enact that reality. We are in the midst of the 69th Legislative Session and that means a swath of new bills are being decided. Each one will affect Montana citizens in different ways, so I would like to draw focus toward one: House Bill 229.
Letter to the Editor

1 week ago | montanakaimin.com | John Rhoades

I am writing to request the president of our university to put his money where his mouth is and get to work. Every Legislative session there are attacks on the rights of students. We have seen this as attempts to hinder student voting rights, limit the civil participation of student groups, and direct attacks on the powers of the board of regents. This session, our legislators are right back at it.
UM, MSU international students’ visas revoked

1 week ago | montanakaimin.com | Claire Bernard

[Update: April 17, 2025] On Tuesday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was temporarily blocked from revoking the visas of two of the three Montana State University international students. A temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction was issued by a federal district court judge in Butte.
The dances we fight for

2 weeks ago | montanakaimin.com | Claire Bernard

Lately, I have found myself turning to a quote for strength. It is by the great Dan Savage, a queer writer and activist, and reads: “During the darkest days of the AIDS Crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon and we danced all fucking night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.”This week’s feature follows the same arc: finding beauty in times of despair.
Getting spiffy

3 weeks ago | montanakaimin.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

Quality dress shirts and clean pinstriped suits were eye-catching to passserbys as a crowd of students surrounded a pop-up thrift shop on the Oval on March 27. Students stumbled through rows of movable clothing racks and tables of footwear, admiring the displayed professional clothing items that were all marked “Free!”The event, “Threads for Success,” was organized by the University of Montana’s Experiential Learning and Career Success department.
Gianforte signs bill to continue Medicaid expansion; Department of Education continues to crack down on university protests

3 weeks ago | montanakaimin.com | Claire Bernard

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a House bill last week to renew Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, which includes coverage for low-income adults. Without the renewal, around 75,000 Montanans would’ve lost Medicaid coverage when the program automatically terminated later this year — known as sunsetting. The Medicaid expansion program provides healthcare coverage to those aged 18 to 65 who make below a certain income.
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1 month ago | montanakaimin.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

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Anywhere but outside and put the phone down

1 month ago | montanakaimin.com | Abby Williams

There were some shitty crimes this week, people. At this point, I hope that bird flu is the next COVID-19 so we all have to stay in our rooms and contemplate our actions. Two sexual assault cases were recently reported to the University of Montana Police Department. The first crime happened between the 2023 to 2024 academic school year in an unnamed residence hall. The case has been referred to Title IX. The second was a sexual assault and fondling case at the music building on the afternoon of Feb.
$6 million to Mansfield Center grant is cut

1 month ago | montanakaimin.com | Abby Williams

The Department of Government Efficiency cut a $6 million grant to the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana for democracy and civic engagement. According to executive director Deena Mansour, the center found out about this cut on Friday, Feb.