MONTANA KAIMIN The Show Must Go On How local artists have continued to create during Volume 126 Issue No. 13 November 11, 2020 the pandemic Kiosk Kaimin Editorial Cover Photo Sara Diggins The Montana Kaimin is a weekly independent student newspaper at the University of Montana. The Kaimin office EDITORIAL and the University of Montana are located on land originally FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA inhabited by the Salish People. Kaimin is a derivative of a Salish language word, “Qe‘ymin,” that is pronounced kay-MEEN and For comments, corrections or letters to Griz basketball is back! But is Missoula ready? Montana Kaimin the editor, contact means “book,” “message,” or “paper that brings news.” nation in the last week, and continues to In mid-October, UM made it official: Griz next occasion for COVID-19 superspreader least once. [email protected] set record case counts every day. Missoula basketball will be returning after getting events, and UM has asked its students to If UM can’t keep its own teams safe, how or call (406) 243-4310. County also reported 173 new cases in its EDITORIAL STAFF NEWSROOM STAFF cut off in the spring, to the delight of most self-quarantine before winter break to help is it a good idea to bring people from across latest COVID-19 update. fans. But is it the right decision for the prevent the spread of the virus. the West in contact with them? EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS REPORTERS Nick Mills Gallatin County, home of UM’s primary @montanakaimin For advertising opportunities, contact community? And yet, the Lady Griz will travel to Despite an initial belief that the virus Erin Sargent Hanna Campbell Emma Smith rival, Montana State, has seen 169 new [email protected] or COVID-19 cases are surging throughout Utah for a game the day before Thanksgiv- does not affect young people, more than Griffen Smith Walter Medcraft cases in the last week. call (406) 243-6541. the U.S., and especially here in Montana. ing, sharing a court with athletes from one 400 people in the U.S. between the ages BUSINESS MANAGER Jacob Owens Matt Tryan UM and Montana State already face the Rival Big Sky Conference teams such as of the most COVID-19 affected states in the of 15 and 24 have died from COVID-19. Cassandra Williams Andy Tallman Zach Meyer very likely possibility of halting the Big Sky Eastern Washington and Portland State country. Young adults should not have to get sick, Lukas Prinos @MontanaKaimin Conference season due to positive tests, but had good reason to vote to play on. As The next scheduled Lady Griz game, af- let alone die, for our entertainment. Ath- SPORTS EDITOR SPORTS REPORTERS even they aren’t the most concerning. two states that feature Big Sky Confer- ter Utah State, is in Missoula against North letes’ friends and family shouldn’t have to Jack Marshall Mariah Thomas DESIGNERS There are four teams the Griz face from ence teams, Oregon and Washington have Dakota, the state with the most COVID-19 avoid them while sports go on as usual. John Paul Edge Constance Darlington Idaho and Utah, which are ranked 11th and among the lowest states for case rates per cases, per capita, in the nation. More than 238,000 people have died in NEWS EDITOR John Orzechowski Natalie Brancaccio 9th respectively in the nation for COVID-19 100,000 people in the U.S. After the game against North Dakota, the U.S. from the coronavirus. Unless the Mazana Boerboom Colton Rothwell cases per 100,000 people in US states for the California and Colorado, which also the Lady Griz will also get a visit from Big Sky Conference develops an NBA-level ARTS & CULTURE REPORTERS Griffen Smith CLASSIFIEDS last week. ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR James Bradley Isabella Musgrove have teams in the Big Sky Conference, are another Utah team, Utah Valley. bubble plan to temporarily contain this The head coach of UM men’s basketball, Alex Miller Clint Connors McKEnna Johnson doing worse than their Pacific Northwest All this close contact is a cause for worry, virus, no one should play basketball. Travis DeCuire, told reporters in October Meghan Jonas Olivia Swant-Johnson neighbors, but seem to have the pandemic to say the least. Already this semester, Community that rather than hoping a halt to play won’t FEATURES EDITOR Clarise Larson relatively under control. most of UM’s athletics teams, including the happen, his team will make a plan for Addie Slanger CARTOONIST entire cross country team, have had to be LIKE IT? HATE IT? WISH WE WERE DEAD? when, not if, one happens. COPY CHIEF Cooper Malin Let’s make some peace. Looking Montana, on the other hand, has the 7th quarantined. The Champion’s Center, UM’s Email us your opinions at The Centers for Disease Control recent- MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Andrea Halland for students and faculty interested highest number of cases per capita in the training facility, has also been shut down at [email protected] ly warned that Thanksgiving may be the Claire Shinner OFFICE ASSISTANTS in joining a multi-campus virtual COPY EDITORS Abigail Stone rosary prayer group. All are DESIGN EDITOR Zandria DuPuis welcome. Call Fr. Chris 415-854-9900 Daylin Scott Alicia McAlpine ADVISERS Tammy Kim CORRECTION: Last DIGITAL EDITOR MULTIMEDIA STAFF Jason Begay week a Kaimin photo Sara Diggins Liam McCollum caption incorrectly identified Robby Hauck KAIMIN COMIC as Jace Lewis. It has since been fixed in our online article. COOPER MALIN| MONTANA KAIMIN 2 November 11, 2020 montanakaimin.com montanakaimin.com November 11, 2020 3 Week of 11/9/20 - 11/15/20 Briefs & Blotter The Weekly Crossword by Margie E. Burke Horoscope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Scorpio season is continuing rent-free Briefs: Business startups, bus funding and police shooting 17 18 19 ADDIE SLANGER MAZANA BOERBOOM 20 21 22 story more in-depth. Updates will be pub- York Times. The law allows people under 2022. The mill levy increases tax on proper- [email protected] [email protected] lished at montanakaimin.com. the age of 26 to stay on their parent’s health ty to help fund the new services. Since the 23 24 25 insurance, meaning many college students service became zero-fare in 2015 ridership SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON CONSTITUTIONAL- MAN DEAD AFTER CONFRONTATION WITH would be left without insurance if the law has increased by 70% to around 1.5 million 26 27 28 29 30 31 ITY OF ACA is overturned. Without the healthcare act, rides a year, according to the Missoulian. MISSOULA POLICE coverage of pre-existing medical 32 33 34 35 36 The Affordable Care Act (ACA), conditions, emergency UM GRAD TAKES HOME TOP PRIZE IN BUSINESS 37 38 39 40 After a man attacked Missoula Police signed into law under the Obama care, prescription STARTUP with a knife Saturday evening an officer administration, was challenged drugs and maternity 41 42 43 44 shot and killed him, according to the before the Supreme Court care are all at risk Lily Clarke, who graduated from the Uni- Missoulian. Police who responded to a 45 46 47 on Tuesday. With President as well. versity of Montana this year with a Mas- disturbance call on the north western Donald Trump’s criticism ter’s in Systems Ecology, took home the top 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 side of Missoula on Sherwood Lane were of the law and a now VOTERS IN prize of $15,000 for her business startup apprehended by the knife-wielding man. 55 56 57 58 more conservative leaning FAVOR OF MORE plan for the 31st annual John Ruffatto Busi- The officers told the man to drop the knife, court-with three justices MOUNTAIN LINE ness Startup Challenge. The challenge is 59 60 61 but he instead attacked one of the officers. assigned by Trump during FUNDING hosted by the UM College of Business and In defense the officer shot the man, who 62 63 64 his term-all or part of the UM Blackstone LaunchPad and accepts was later pronounced dead. Nobody else act could be in jeopardy. The entries from students around the state. 65 66 67 was harmed. The Montana Department of Voters approved law was previously challenged Nine teams were chosen by judges and Justice, Division of Criminal Investigations, a $3 million per in 2012, but was upheld by a 5-4 narrowed to four teams that competed live. Copyright 2020 by The Puzzle Syndicate is investigating the confrontation. The next year budget increase to ACROSS decision. Two lower court rulings found Clarke’s business is called High Morel and 1 Rough guess 64 Kind of cell 27 Casual garment day, a call to action circulated social media Missoula’s Mountain Line bus NAT BRANCACCIO | MONTANA KAIMIN the care act unconstitutional, although it’s uses mushrooms to remediate wastewater 5 Game for high 65 Gets rid of 30 Drought-ridden demanding the department to release service in last week’s election. 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