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UM News Silver Show for November 1, 2019

For UM News this week, you’ll learn about what UM’s School of Music is doing to bring a festive spirit to the community. You’ll also learn about how a race raised money for UM students and how a non-profit organization benefited from Missoula’s Haunted House. This show was produced by Tessa Nadeau and Directed by David Atkinson.

UM News Maroon Show for November 1, 2019

On UM News this week, you’ll learn about what UM’s School of Music does to help the community get ready for the holiday season. Also, we’ll talk about how UM provided an opportunity for people of different faiths to discuss how they deal with death and grief. This newscast was produced by Tessa Nadeau and directed by David Atkinson.

Skeleton Skedaddle

Runners in the Missoula community are helping physical therapy students expand their education.

Skeleton Skedaddle is an annual race and fundraiser to help UM physical therapy student association. The seventy thousand dollars raised will help third year physical therapy students travel to a networking conference.  

Kelli Ross participated for the first time this year. She says that she selects races that allows her to donate to worthy groups.

More than one hundred and sixty runners participated during the day and raised over a thousand dollars more than last year.

School of Music Events

The school of music hosts a variety concerts that can help people celebrate the holidays. I went to the halloween event called the Choral Spooktacular to see how they did this. families showed up to this musical performance with their kids dressed up in costume. At the end of the event children got to trick or treat on stage. Another holiday event coming up on December 14th is the 8th annual holiday swing. This concert is similar to the choral Spooktaular but is Christmas themed.

UM News Maroon Show October 25, 2019

In this UM News show we dive into the universities goals toward sustainability. We also hear about the progress the universities made toward this goal. Lastly we talk to the members of a local sorority about what they do to give back to the community. This Show was produced by Griffin Rerucha and directed by Tina Brennan.

UM News Silver Show October 25, 2019

In this weeks UM News show we talk a little bit about how UM is planting more trees to fight climate change. Then we hear about how the school of art is using steam rollers to create art. Lastly we learn about what one UM sorority is doing to give back to the community. This show was produced by Griffin Rerucha and directed by Tina Brennan.

UM Strives For Carbon Neutrality

The University of Montana continues to work on ways to reduce carbon dioxide because it is the leading cause of global warming. However, the drop in enrollment cut some funding for UM’s sustainability plans. This was one reason UM did not meet its goal of becoming fully carbon neutral by the year 2020. I talked with an ASUM senator and UM staff member who said that despite this, UM is still working toward that goal.

Montana State Arboretum

One way the University of Montana focuses on fighting climate change is through tree-planting on campus.

UM hosts the Montana State Arboretum, which has a champion tree that’s more than one-hundred feet tall. ASUM senator Emma Kiefer says UM has more trees than most universities, because it focuses on creating a sustainable environment. 

Steam Roller Art

For the 18th Annual Steam Roller Print Project, students carved their designs on wood blocks. They coated their designs with ink and then printed them on bed sheets using a steam roller to run over them.

UM Senior, Alicia Solis, said the project challenges students to look at their art on a larger scale. She says she’s been in art programs at other schools, but they weren’t as active as UM’s.

UM News Maroon October 18, 2019

In this UM news show we learn about what some UM students are doing after hearing about the vape ban that will be in affect October 22nd. These students also tell us about how vaping is affecting their health. Lastly a vape shop manager tells us about how this ban is affecting his personal life. This show was produced by Griffin Rerucha and directed by Sydney Hanson.