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Dear Expie: Love in the Time of Valentine’s Day

"Dear Expie" is a semi-weekly, anonymous column answering student questions on relationship troubles, family woes and more. This week, Expie answers questions about friendships, goals and being single. If you’ve got a question for Expie, email ExponentOpinion@montana.edu. All submissions remain anonymous. Dear Expie, I

Destigmatization is a Societal Prescription for Mental Illness

America has placed mental illness on a rock-bottom level of importance for far too long. Our cultural landscape deeply values independence and the concept of pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. As such, we ignore, dismiss or openly mock those who struggle with mental illness, even if we struggle

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

Stop the Stigma, End Pinkwashing

In 2008, keep-a-breast.org released a bracelet line of chunky, pliable plastic bracelets inscribed with “i love boobies!” Keep a Breast’s homepage states “Our signature i love boobies! Bracelets opened the door for millions of young people to talk, blog, write and spread the message about breast

Montana's mental health facility

The Extreme History Project returned on Oct. 11 with another lecture at the Museum of the Rockies. This month’s topic was Warm Springs, one of Montana’s oldest, continuously-functioning asylums for the mentally ill. The lecture was hosted by Lesley Gilmore, the director of historic preservation for CTA

Cough, sniffle and sigh: the flu season is upon us

It’s October which means haunted houses, jack o’ lanterns, and scary stories for all. But there’s a new ghoul on campus, and its name is influenza. That’s right, it’s flu season, and as such you should be prepared to fight off sickness so you can get

Exponent Explains: University Health Partners Medical Services

Who is eligible to use medical services? All students who pay the University Health Fee can use the medical services at University Health Partners (UHP), formerly the Swingle Student Health Center. UHP is located at the east end of the SUB, where entrances to the different facilities, including medical services,