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Winter 2015

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Bookshelf

Here's a look at ten new books from authors with University of Montana connections.

Around The Oval

Around The Oval

Take a look at what’s happening around campus, including news, a message from the president, the latest from Griz Nation, and much more.

About Alumni

About Alumni

Alumni across the globe share updates and photos about what they’re up to since graduating from UM.

Artifacts

Artifacts

Delve into the fascinating history of UM.

Letters

Letters

The Montanan welcomes letters to the editor. Read what others have to say about the magazine.

Staff Winter 2015

Chief Dewey Beard or Iron Hail (1965)

Chief Dewey Beard or Iron Hail (1965) by Elizabeth Tangye Lochrie, oil on canvas, Montana Institute of the Arts Collection.

Artifacts: For Those About To Rock

Artifacts: For Those About To Rock

Hopefully the posters pictured here will conjure nostalgia and spark memories. Please share your stories by sending an e-mail to themontanan@umontana.edu.
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César Pattein (French, 1850-1931), Doing the Wash, 1905, oil on canvas, donated by Dr. Caroline McGill.

A Work of Art

MMAC celebrates 120th anniversary with 120 pieces from the Permanent Collection

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Christensen helps a young fan spin a basketball on her finger at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.)

Hoop Dreams

Scooter Christensen dribbles, drives, and dishes his way to stardom with the Harlem Globetrotters

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UM Professor Doug Emlen displays a replica skull of a saber-toothed cat

Armed and Advantageous

In his new book, UM Professor Doug Emlen explains that from beetles to humans, animals develop weapons for similar reasons, with similar consequences

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Facetime: Courtney McKee '98

Notable & Quoteable

Campus notes and faculty quotes from winter semester.

The President’s Perspective

Grizwald

Grizwald, UM‘s cartoon bear. In frequent issues of the Montanan, we provide a drawing of Grizwald that needs a creative, original caption.

The Bottom Line

UM’s ranking among universities worldwide by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Severely Underrepresented

Although women represent about half the population, we are severely underrepresented in many of your recent issues.

A Couple of Comments

Two rather negative comments belittling First Americans/Native Americans is below the standards I expect from the Montanan.

Hooray for Hurling

How excited I was to see the article on the UM Griz hurlers and their national collegiate hurling championship!

When Money Grew on Trees

By Greg Gordon
University of Oklahoma Press, 2014, 504 pages,
$29.95

Badluck Way

By Bryce Andrews
Simon & Schuster, Inc. Atria paperback,
2014, 238 pages, $15

Montana 1864

By Ken Egan Jr.
Riverbend Publishing,
2014, 223 pages, $19.95

American Kestrel: Pint-Sized Predator

By Kate Davis, with photographs by Kate Davis and Rob Palmer
Mountain Press, 2014, 104 pages, $18

Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us

By Murray Carpenter
Hudson Street Press, 2014, 270 pages, $25.95

Tom Connor's Gift

By David Allan Cates
Bangtail Press, 2014, 350 pages, $19.75

These Living Songs: Reading Montana Poetry

By Lisa D. Simon and Brady Harrison
The University of Montana Press, 2014, 300 pages, $26.99

If Not for This

By Pete Fromm
Red Hen Press, 2014, 240 pages, $15.95

Life on The Rocks

By Bruce L. Smith
University Press of Colorado, 2014, 192 pages, $34.95

The Ploughmen

By Kim Zupan
Henry Holt and Company, 2014, 256 pages, $26

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