Archive for October, 2016

UM News Maroon Show October 28

October 31, 2016

oct28maroonanchorshotUM News anchors Caryn Foehringer and Ally Barry bring us stories about the campaign trail and preventative care at UM on this episode. Live reporter Kempson Cross stops in to tell us about the University’s underground tunnels.

UM Health Clinic Helps Students Stay Healthy

October 28, 2016

flu-shots-stillThe demand for flu shots have gone up on campus since last year. Out of the thousand that the curry health center pre-ordered, 800 have already been used in two months. The curry health center provides flu shots for students, as well as people in the community. Flu shots typically provide patients with immunity for eight or nine months. Pharmacy manager Ken Chatriand says two cases of the flu came in just yesterday and encourages people to get their flu shot as soon as possible. The pharmacy students go through extensive training to be able to administrator flu shots in the curry health center as well as different locations on campus.

UM Professor Brings New Perspective to Montana Public Radio

October 28, 2016

10-28-campaign-beat-logoOne UM professor became the first political scientist to co-host alongside two journalists on a long-running program. UM News reporter Kempson Cross and photographer Ryan McKinley found out how Montana Public Radio elected the new lineup. The Campaign Beat team will cover Election Night and plans to cover the Montana Legislature on Capitol Talk this spring.

UM to expand underground tunnels

October 28, 2016

ots-tunnelsThe University of Montana is set to expand the underground tunnel system with the construction of the new Champions Center. The tunnels supply phone, computer and security access to each building on campus. Built after the Second World War, the tunnels are rich with history. UM news reporter Caryn Foehringer and photographer Chelsea Reichard went underground to see how much the university depends on the tunnels.

UM News Show Silver October 28, 2016

October 28, 2016

oct28-umnews-ktmfThis week anchors Kempson Cross and Caryn Foehringer talk about the shake up in co-hosts Campaign Beat radio show is introducing. Reporter Ally Barry joins us live to discuss this year’s youth vote. UM news also covers how one UM event sees a decrease in numbers, while another is on the rise.

UM Preventative Health Care Initiative

October 28, 2016

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Students at the University is Montana are getting hands on experience while helping the community thanks to the preventative health care initiative. The New Directions Wellness Center is one of the programs in the initiative. The center  helps people with disabilities and chronic conditions exercise. The Center on campus is open to the not just students, but everyone in the community.

It’s almost election time, where is the youth vote going?

October 28, 2016

Um student’s have been keeping track of the campaign by watching the debates in the University Center.

According to the Pew-Research Center, youth voters are more split this election cycle with Hillary Clinton polling at thirty-eight percent, while Donald Trump polls at twenty-seven percent.

Back in 2008, President Obama recieved fifty-one percent of the youth vote.

Following the final debate, some Um students expressed interest in third-party candidates

Silver Show 10-21-16

October 24, 2016

oct21-silver-4This week on UM News, Reporter Kempson Cross found out what the University of Montana Campus has to say about Colin Kaepernicks’ protests on racial inequality during the National Anthem. Jack Ginsberg talks with a Gull Ski Shop salesman about what business is like heading into the ski season. Tasha Cain discussed ways Montanan’s can keep warm this winter with the trendsetters at the U.

UM News Maroon Show for October 21, 2016

October 24, 2016

umnews-maroon-10-21-16This week on UM News, reporter Braly Whisler and photographer Colter Lairy went to the soccer fields to learn how researchers at UM are creating better diagnostic tools for concussions. We also check in with how one NFL quarterback stirred up controversy during a protest and how it affects the UM campus. We also find out why some former athletes couldn’t balance school work and sports. This newscast was anchored by Braly Whisler and Kempson Cross. Behind the scenes, Spencer Jakobi directed while Caryn Foehringer produced.

Being a UM student-athlete has pros and cons

October 23, 2016

non-athleteUM and other schools across the nation use athletic programs to give high school students a way to get to college. However, reporter Ally Barry and photographer Ryan McKinley found that for some athletes, the pressures can be too much.

 

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