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UM’s ROTC Program Helps Out in the Community
Members of The University of Montana’s Reserve Officer Training Corps prepare to serve in the military while also spending their time volunteering in the community. Next month they’re holding a fundraiser. Tickets for the fundraiser can be purchased from any ROTC cadet. Reporter Tessa Nadeau talked with cadets about how the money will help them and how they are trying to give back.
UM News Silver Show November 15, 2019
In this weeks UM News show we talk about the flu season and flu shots. We check in with the competitive canned food drive between MSU and UM. Then we hear about how a science center that is moving to the Missoula public library. This show was directed by Graham Garner and produced by Griffin Rerucha.
UM News Maroon Show November 15, 2019
In this UM News show reporter Tessa Nadeau talks to some UM students about why they do or don’t get their flu shots. Then Tina Brennan goes to some of the diverse U events and talks about diversity at the University. This show was directed by Graham Garner and produced by Griffin Rerucha.
Can the Cats Food Drive
For two decades, the Missoula Food Bank has competed with the Bozeman Food Bank to see which can collect the most food in the Can the Cats, Can the Griz food drive during the Brawl of the Wild. This year’s food drive will benefit the food bank as well as the new UM Food Pantry. Bozeman has won for the last sixteen years, but events director Amanda Ceaser says Missoula will crush the competition this year.
“This is really a food drive where the whole town gets involved. It’s this fun competition where like, the football scene and the Griz scene and the giving scene of like, food bank donors all get to come together for one big, big competition,” says Ceaser.
Last year Missoula collected four hundred four thousand pounds of food while Bozeman collected roughly forty thousand pounds more. Can the Cats will end on Saturday, November 23 at the Brawl of the Wild.
Story by David Atkinson.
SpectrUM Discovery Area
The University of Montana SpectrUM discovery area is collaborating with the Missoula Public Library and the Children’s Museum to come together under a single roof. It is working to increase accessibility within the community.
The hands-on science center is designed to promote learning within the public. It is instructed by UM students and other members of the community to inspire the youth to pursue higher education and careers in science.
Caitlin Ervin, the museum program coordinator at SpectrUM, says that this move the library will help the center be more accessible to the public. Ervin says in addition, they hope this will engage the program more with the university by providing a live lab for science students to work.
SpectrUM hopes to be open in its new place this coming summer.
Health Department Provides Free Flu Shots at Local Breweries
Missoula’s flu season is off to a slow start, but Missoula County Health Official Pam Whitney says it’s still important to get vaccinated. She recently went to Imagine Nation Brewing to give free flu shots to people without health insurance. Whitney said they plan on going to other breweries around Montana in the next couple of months.
Diversity at University of Montana and in the Community
One of the university’s goals is to promote diversity and equality on campus and in the community.
“Diverse U” coordinator Joseph Grady says UM’s annual event is aimed at starting a dialog among students and community members.
He says the best way to do that is through in-person conversations.
“What we are trying to do here is get people away from the computer screen and to engage personally. Looking at each other and saying, you know, I think we all need a place to land, I think change is going to be possible we have to be willing to sit down and have that face to face dialog and be willing to be uncomfortable”
Grady says some Missoula businesses help continue the conversation off campus by hosting community discussions.
Written and edited by Tina Brennan
Health Officials Urge Students To Get Vaccinated
The Missoula County Health Department says it’s vital for students to get a flu shot because they live and study in close proximity, which makes it easier for the flu to spread into the community. Reporter Tessa Nadeau talked with a UM Pharmacist and students to understand why students do or don’t get vaccinated.
UM News Maroon Show for November 8, 2019
This week on UM News, reporter Griffin Rerucha talks about a new space at UM that brings technology into a collaborative environment. Also, an event held on campus taught community members about drone safety. This weeks show was directed by Briane White and produced by Tessa Nadeau.
UM News Silver Show for November 8, 2019
On UM News this week, we’ll tell you about how one UM student planned a blood drive to make up for the fact that she can’t donate because of health reasons. A UM alum helped organize another event involving glass recycling at Imagine Nation Brewing. Also, some UM students are putting their degrees to work in an upcoming Anthropology field trip to help out the Bridge River Indian Band. This show was directed by Briane White and produced by Tessa Nadeau.
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