The song “Hey Baby” was performed in University of Montana classrooms 40 times through “Singing Valentines” to help fundraise for the National Association for Music Education. Students played instruments and sang to deliver love to students and professors for Valentine's Day.

Episode by Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin

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When looking outside this winter, the mountains have turned white, but the valley has remained brown and barren of snow. The Southcoast cities are building snowmen, and the mountain towns are wearing sweatshirts. Climate patterns are changing, but what does this mean?

Episode by Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin 

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Montana winters are brisk, giving UM athletes an excuse to put on some extra weight. As fat levels increase, so does the athlete's strength. Heavy lifting has risks of generating injury. UM athletes debate the best training practices for gaining weight. 

Episode by Sam Armstrong / Montana Kaimin

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Almost everybody has sounds that annoy them. But when these sounds become more than just an annoyance, it is a syndrome known as misophonia. Recent studies suggest that there may be more to misophonia than just the auditory element. Is misophonia just an aversion to certain sounds, or is there more to it than meets the ear?

Episode by Weston Fudge / Montana Kaimin 

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The University of Montana has a “herd.” Students across campus are posting on the anonymous social media platform YikYak, where they share questions, thoughts, memes and complaints. It’s an app to share what’s on your mind, but do people share too much? As more students join and engage anonymously, solidarity is growing, but there are negatives among the positives.

Episode by Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin

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The Clark Fork River could be described as the flowing heart of Missoula, but are we loving it to death? The Clark Fork River Access and Restoration project aims to restore eroding riverbanks by reinforcing access points.These new access points will better withstand foot traffic and reduce impact on the environment simultaneously.

Episode by Weston Fudge / Montana Kaimin

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The use of Ozempic has exploded in recent years as celebrities and professional athletes continue to endorse it on social media as a practical and easily accessible weight loss drug. Ozempic, initially prescribed as a drug to treat diabetes, became popular after doctors discovered its side effect of weight loss.

Episode by Madelynn Pandis / Montana Kaimin 

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Missoula is a college town, home to thousands of student renters and roommates, but not all roommate pairings end well. From property damage to physical fights to mysterious beta fish deaths, bad roommate experiences create long lasting stories, and not the kind you want to be making in college. This week's podcast covers some of the most unforgettable and unpleasant roommate stories of Missoula. 

Episode by Madelynn Pandis / Montana Kaimin

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For this episode of “Confessions of a College Town,” Montana Kaimin reporters, editors and photographers picked up a couple of microphones, left the chaos of our newsroom and headed to the University Center. We went in thinking about the building as a place that provides food, entertainment and cohesion. We left with a better understanding of the people inside it, and how they fit into the ecosystem of college at the University of Montana.

Episode by Bayliss Flynn / Montana Kaimin 

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75-year-old William “Spike” Potter is Griz softball’s biggest fan. After receiving a letter from a former Griz softball player during the COVID-19 quarantine, Potter has become an important member of the Griz softball family. He donates his time and his money, roughly $250,000, to the program. Why? Because he thinks Griz softball is unique from other UM athletics programs.

By Madelynn Pandis / Montana Kaimin

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