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It’s almost election time, where is the youth vote going?
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
This 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
This 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
UM 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.
National Anthem Protest Discussion Reaches UM Campus
One NFL quarterback’s racial inequality protest is sparking discussion at UM. UM News reporter Kempson Cross and photographer Grant Herzog found out what the campus has to say about Colin Kaepernick‘s protest during the national anthem. The protest movement now touches multiple sports across the United States with mixed reaction.
UM Researchers Develop New Ways to Measure Brain Injuries
UM researchers are working to develop a way to measure the severity of traumatic brain injuries. Reporter Braly Whisler met with one of the soccer athletes benefiting from their research.
Fall Fashion In Full Swing
This week repo
rter Tasha Cain and photographer Chelsea Reichard set out to see how people are dressing for the changing Montana weather. They concluded that layering is the key to the autumn weather changes. Some layering strategies were common, like a wool base layer. There are other trends that are suprising the trendiest of people.
UM News Silver for October 14, 2016
UM News Reporter Jack Ginsburg gets the scoop on the latest UM Production, Legally Blonde. The Montana Innocence Project has a special guest at a recent fundraising event from the Netflix series, Making a Murderer. Finally UM News reporter Braly Whisler spoke with UM Professors about the controversy that comes with a specific type of school mascot.
UM News Maroon for October 14, 2016
This week on UM News-Maroon, the team follows up UM’s recent purchase of electric buses, while also diving into a new UM based study on native american mascots.
The show was anchored by Tasha Cain and Jack Ginsburg. Behind the scene, Chelsea Reichard directed and Ethan Fitzgerald produced.
Uber Rolls Into Montana
Uber is a ride sha
ring app for your smartphone. It matches drivers with riders in their area to provide a quick trip. There is currently no proof that Uber is reducing the number of D-U-I’s in the county since it is so new, however the rate has decreased in the past year.
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