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Helenans push for stricter ICE policy after Minnesota shooting

Less than a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer killed a Minnesota woman and sparked national outcry, several Helenans demanded the city take a tougher stance on ICE. "We want to feel safe in our community," public commenter Julia Cotter said at Monday's City

The Sinclair dinosaur takes a hike to the M

The Sinclair dinosaur takes a hike to the M

In the early morning after Halloween, the iconic Sinclair dinosaur from Zeke’s Little Store gas station was stolen, driven down the road and carried nearly two miles up the College M Trail. The dinosaur remained at the top of the trail until the following afternoon, attracting lots of attention

Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer

Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer

On the front porch of his home, John Meyer told the Exponent why he moved to Montana in 1999. “I came for the mountains and stayed for the people,” he said. Meyer is running for mayor in Bozeman’s upcoming election. A first-generation college graduate, he holds an undergraduate

MSU addresses student removal from library event

MSU addresses student removal from library event

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Montana 4 Palestine (MT4P) members were turned away from the U.S.–Israel agricultural research info session at Renne Library on Oct. 17 after attempting to raise concerns about the program’s ties to Israel. According to the University, there was an issue

MontPIRG seeks to embolden future civic leaders

MontPIRG is a nonpartisan, student-led advocacy group aimed at creating civic leadership through hands-on experience with state and local policymaking, according to Carl Anderson, MontPIRG’s Bozeman-Billings regional director. The organization, which is governed by a board of undergraduate students from MSU and the University of Montana

Inside Bozeman’s unconventional mayoral system

Inside Bozeman’s unconventional mayoral system

Bozeman is a unique city in many ways, one of which is its mayoral system. Newly elected Bozeman mayors first serve two years as the deputy mayor on the City Commission, which is a group of citizen-elected individuals who act as the legislative body for the city. Then, the

How to make it to the ballot box this election

It’s time for Bozeman’s municipal elections — and local organizations like Forward Montana and MontPIRG have been working to get students and community members to the polls. If you haven’t registered, fret not! There is still time. Municipal elections in Bozeman happen every two years, according to the