MONTANA KAIMIN KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE Missoulians try to find a new normal in a world without a normal NEWS OPINION SPORTS Virtual climate Curry counseling Lady Griz coach activism online departs Page 6 Page 14 Page 16 Volume 122 Issue No. 27, April 22, 2020 Kiosk Kaimin Editorial Cover photo The Montana Kaimin is a weekly For comments, corrections or letters to Daniel Duensing independent student newspaper at the editor, contact FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA LETTER FROM THE EDITOR LETTER TO THE EDITOR the University of Montana. It does [email protected] not condone or encourage any illegal or call (406) 243-4310. Montana Kaimin @montanakaimin @MontanaKaimin Forgive renters now and later activities. The Kaimin office and the Approaching the end: Apart but not alone University of Montana are located For advertising opportunities, contact UM Housing has halved its vacate notice. Unemployment on land originally inhabited by the [email protected] or FEW DAYS last time I sat down with like mine. We don’t get that this happened, and has skyrocketed. Class has been canceled. Thankfully, our noble Salish People. Kaimin is a derivative call (406) 243-6541. AGO at 10 my staff and told them, to share that moment of there’s nothing that can Governor has suspended evictions, in a surprising turn after of a Salish language word, “Qe‘ymin,” KAIMIN COMIC p.m., I sat on “this may be the last time accomplishment with be done to fix it. UM’s that is pronounced kay-MEEN and the phone we’re all together,” it was our families and friends, administration will try closing our places of employment and thus suspending our means “book,” “message,” or with my partner, curled true. many of whom were to give us an almost- incomes for the well-being of our communities. Which was Aup in a blanket, petting These last times were ready to travel hundreds ceremony, but it won’t another surprising turn; given that it involved the well-being of “paper that brings news.” my childhood cat bound to come. They of miles to be with us. be the same. For those our communities. Thankfully, due to these courageous and char- and telling her about were bound to come for We don’t get to stand of you who are angry or itable actions, we’ve gone from living month-to-month to living EDITORIAL STAFF NEWSROOM STAFF my plans for putting all of us who thought together, a UM family, frustrated or sad, you a different-month-to-a-different-month. together the last Kaimin they had time to say who may not have all should be. We deserved Without rent forgiveness in the face of this pandemic, the stu- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS REPORTERS DESIGNERS of the semester. We goodbye but didn’t. known one another, but better. dents and working people of our community have simply been Cassidy Alexander Mazana Boerboom Kaitlin Clifford have this conversation But for the first time somehow all made it to In a way, this letter is happily informed that the letterbomb they had been waiting to Hanna Campbell Constance Darlington every Sunday, usually since coronavirus the same place. my goodbye. This paper receive will be arriving later than anticipated. An entire commu- BUSINESS MANAGER Dante Filpula Ankney Lily Johnson in person, but this time changed my life as a Every day I think is the goodbye of the nity who have lost their incomes cannot be expected to procure Patrick Boise Cameron Kia Weix Lindsey Sewell it was different. This student, it hit me that about how much I wish seniors on my staff who said lost income out of thin air when the first of the month Aidan Morton was the first time since I will never have the I could eat one more UC thought there would be appears, be they out of work magicians or not. Even without the NEWS & SPORTS EDITORS CARTOONIST COVID-19 canceled my experiences I’d been Market bagel, or read more. It’s not what we threat of eviction hanging over our heads, debts to landlords and Sydney Akridge SPORTS REPORTERS Cooper Malin daily routine, in-person imagining since I started a book on the Oval or hoped for, but it’s what utility companies will accrue on people who were struggling, by Helena Dore Jack Marshall classes, graduation and at UM on Aug. 29, 2016. pick up the last issue we have left. As you try no fault of their own, to make a single month’s rent in the first Luke Schmit COPY CHIEF favorite parts of my life There are hundreds of the Kaimin. For all to find your own way place. There is nothing to stop them from milking us, hand over ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Griffen Smith Andrea Halland that it really hit me. of students at UM, like of the seniors who are to say goodbye, know fist, the moment the moratorium is lifted. For the common cow, Erin Sargent The last time I me, who will end their approaching the end, that we’re here. We may this is an average day. For the common human being, this is not. ARTS & CULTURE REPORTERS COPY EDITOR screamed in my car in college careers without it’s personal in its own be apart, but we’re not Well, come to think of it, for the common human living in the FEATURES EDITOR Austin Amestoy JoAnn Martin Lot A because I couldn’t the ending we were way. The thing is, it’s alone. United States presently, it isn’t too far out of the ordinary. Thank- Paul Hamby Clint Connors find a parking spot was promised. We don’t hard to explain what it fully our federal stimulus checks are creeping in at glacial pace, Meghan Jonas WEB MANAGER likely the last time I get to walk across a feels like to be ready for CASSIDY ALEXANDER and when they get here we might have enough to buy some MULTIMEDIA EDITORS Alex Miller Alex Zoellner would come to campus. stage and receive our one chapter of your life EDITOR-IN-CHIEF groceries. Quinn Corcoran Jordynn Paz The last time I dragged diplomas, something to be over while feeling [email protected] Dearest Landlords: if you’re worried about rent not being Claire Shinner Ben Wambeke OFFICE ASSISTANTS my feet on my way to that carries even more frustrated you can’t read paid, I hear the grocery stores are hiring. Ava Cline STAT 422, it was my last weight for students with the last few pages. We’ll see you there and we can discuss our leases. DESIGN EDITORS MULTIMEDIA STAFF Norbert Weber in-person class, ever. 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