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Display of pride flag becomes flashpoint in clash between students, admin over response to death threats

Display of pride flag becomes flashpoint in clash between students, admin over response to death threats

Update: On July 9, 2025, former MSU student Rex Wu pled guilty to one count of cyberstalking, which included sending threatening messages to MSU's Queer-Straight Alliance and to former student Alexandra Lin. He faces five years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised

Give Fangirls a Chance

Give Fangirls a Chance

The overt obsession with sports teams and their success is normalized and the fanbase is made up of mostly men. Collective rituals, cussing, screaming, face painting and betting money are all aspects of a sports fan's practices that are validated throughout our society. But when you swap out

Afro-cultural night bridges gap between cultures

Afro-cultural night bridges gap between cultures

Last week, MSU students had the opportunity to experience African culture without stepping foot on an airplane. Africa is a diverse continent. It includes 54 countries, more than 1.4 billion inhabitants, and four main language groups, with about 2,000 languages. Edwin Allan, treasurer and executive member of the

The Fight to be Recognized Under Montana Law

The Fight to be Recognized Under Montana Law

Updating older understandings of scientific terminology is an important part in keeping our language modern and inclusive. Our understanding of sex and gender has changed, so a bill seeking to create a more inclusive definition, in legislation, is necessary for change. Unfortunately, the definition proposed by SB 458 is far

Afro-cultural night bridges gap between cultures

Afro-cultural night bridges gap between cultures

Last week, MSU students had the opportunity to experience African culture without stepping foot on an airplane. Africa is a diverse continent. It includes 54 countries, more than 1.4 billion inhabitants, and four main language groups, with about 2,000 languages. Edwin Allan, treasurer and executive member of the

Lifetime punk and Bozemanite opens a new skate shop on College St.

Lifetime punk and Bozemanite opens a new skate shop on College St.

Punks, rebels and misfits may all rejoice as a possible new home base has opened up shop near #MontanaSkateUniversity. Bozeman's second locally-owned skate shop is next door to Colombo’s Pizza and Pasta. According to owner Nate Howe, Cub Power Skate Shop started in Butte a couple

What it takes to plan AIC’s annual powwow

What it takes to plan AIC’s annual powwow

The 47th annual American Indian Council (AIC) Powwow, the “biggest cultural event in Bozeman,” is approaching on March 31. That’s according to John Murray, a business student and a member of MSU’s Powwow Leadership Course. Murray and his classmates, along with the AIC, make up a small team