A newly recognized student group at the University of Montana emerged this semester to advocate for an accessible and supportive campus environment for students with visible and invisible disabilities.
The paddlers and canoes were blessed by a Hawaiian elder and the Pacific Islanders Club from UM to ensure safety on the trip and bring focus to the origins of the outrigger canoes.
In the Branch Center kitchen sit two bags of Hawai ian rock salt. In the freezer, there are lā’i leaves. In the cupboards are boxes of haupia — a type of
Editorâs note: The Kaimin chose not to name the senator who resigned to protect her from unwanted attention and possible backlash.
The Associated Students of the University of Montana released its Anti-Racism Strategic Plan last Tuesday after a tumultuous few weeks within the organization.Â
The plan comes after a non-white student senator submitted her letter of resignation in early February and presented it as an online public comment, via the form on ASUMâs website, a few weeks later. The former senator, who declined to speak with the Kaimin, said in her comment that sheâd also been called a slur by someone within ASUM.Â