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Imagine you’re comparing your grades with a friend after a test. One of you studied for hours while the other barely opened their textbook, but you both earned the same grade.  The depth of a student’s academic understanding cannot be captured by a simple letter
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In 2024, I experienced my first Christmas Day without snow in both Bozeman and my hometown of Polson. A year later, I witnessed falling snow in June while digging up dinosaurs. These rapid changes in weather patterns are a sign of climate change — a sign that I dreaded seeing.
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While most MSU freshmen were finding their way around campus and figuring out what to eat at Miller Dining Hall, 2025 Presidential Scholar Michael Kneeland was juggling a full course load and a spot on Team USA.  Kneeland, who grew up in Bozeman, is a 20-year-old studying
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The Madison-Gallatin chapter of Wild Montana will host its annual Trail Work Program again this June, bringing volunteers together to protect and maintain local recreation areas. Wild Montana was founded in 1958 by Bozeman locals Ken and Florence Baldwin. The organization works to bring people and communities together around
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The Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) recently passed a revised version of Resolution 11 (R-11) during an April 22 Senate meeting. The first draft of the resolution, titled “On a Loss of Confidence in ASMSU President Leonard Triem,” directly criticized Triem’s leadership and called for
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Graduate student Mary Farina learned that her university apartment building, Nelson Story Tower, had asbestos-containing materials (ACM) when a neighbor was asked to vacate her unit for potential disturbance to asbestos during repairs.  Farina was worried by MSU’s lack of communication with residents regarding ACM, citing
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MSU hosted the National History Day in Montana (NHD MT) State Contest last Saturday, rallying competitors in grades 6 to 12 from across the state.  NHD MT is an educational outreach program co-sponsored by the MSU Department of Education and the Montana Historical Society. The program’s
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While many avoid conversations about death, Thomas Donovan —  an Honors College faculty member at MSU — encourages people to face it with curiosity instead of fear. Donovan began his career as a physiotherapist and later earned a Ph.D in psychology at the age of 60. He has
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According to MSU’s Zero-Waste Coordinator Garrett Wright, the University discarded a monthly average of 312,133 pounds of trash in 2025. In May, this number was higher — totaling over 460,000 pounds.  “It is higher in May [because it is] directly related to students
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Back in August, one of the first events that Brock Tessman attended as University president was the annual M Photo with the incoming freshman class.  “It was early in the afternoon — so the sun hadn't quite baked everybody — but we're bringing everyone
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