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“This is a heavy topic to digest”: HEART Initiative holds human trafficking awareness event

“This is a heavy topic to digest”: HEART Initiative holds human trafficking awareness event

“[Human trafficking is] compelling or coercing another person’s labor or services, including commercial sex acts,” said Andrew Yedinak, the supervisory agent with the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Human Trafficking Unit. “People still don’t want to admit that it exists here in Montana. Even in the smallest

Timely warning prompts police investigations, University sanctions may follow

Timely warning prompts police investigations, University sanctions may follow

MSU has received multiple reports of alleged drugging incidents, prompting the distribution of a timely warning message to the campus community on March 6. This alert referred to incidents that occurred at social gatherings in residence halls and fraternity and sorority life events. MSU issued the warning in compliance with

Gallatin County offers resources for domestic violence survivors

Gallatin County offers resources for domestic violence survivors

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence fact sheet from 2020, 37.2 percent of Montanan women and 34.6 percent of Montanan men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes. To address this, there are resources available in Gallatin

“It really can be anybody”: HEART Initiative hosts human trafficking panel

“It really can be anybody”: HEART Initiative hosts human trafficking panel

There can be a multitude of challenges associated with escaping human trafficking. However, one might not consider that the greatest barriers include the role of law enforcement and the criminalization of sex work. On Tuesday, Nov.12, the HEART Initiative hosted a panel event featuring three specialists to discuss the

Hear from the 2024 candidates for MT Attorney General

Hear from the 2024 candidates for MT Attorney General

The candidates running for MT Attorney General are Austin Knudsen (R) & Ben Alke (D). Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2024 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given word counts for each response. Not all of the

Ghostwriter breathes life into WWII

How do we begin to heal the scars left behind by trauma? Ghostwriter and editor Anika Hanisch found the answer in storytelling. On Jan. 15, the Honors College hosted Hanisch for her lecture “Surviving War, Building Better Paths.” One of Hanisch’s passion projects was to co-author a WWII