April 16, 2013 Get ready for a happy spectrum of people! Time to bring together the University of Montana's queer communities and the broader Missoula culture to diversify our town and school even more. A gender-bending black and white affair!
March 18, 2013 On average, teens reply and send out an average of sixty text messages every day, according to a recent Pew Research study, and this method of communication is quite evident in the results of a new survey on proms.
A survey of over one thousand teenagers between the ages of thirteen and seventeen by the company TextPlus finds 58 percent of respondents would ask out their date via text message.
It's springtime in Missoula, and that means that prom is just around the corner. Where are you going to find your perfect dress? You don't have to travel to Spokane or Denver to find a dress with that perfect combo of glam, wow and sass. As long as you know where to look, Missoula has plenty of sparkly gowns to offer.
February 26, 2013 It's spring in Missoula, which means the start of prom season for Hellgate, Sentinel, Big Sky, and others . . . and if your kid wants to go, it is going to cost you quite a bit more this year.
"The cost of raw materials has gone up." says Becky Wagner, owner of My Sister's Closet on Brooks in Missoula, "plus, labor in China is getting more competitive" causing the prices of dresses and tuxes this year to skyrocket.
October 10, 2011 Over the weekend I had the pleasure of spinning records for some great students at the Florence Carlton High School. Yet, no more than 5 minutes into my set the gymnasium lights came on at the pitch dark "Black Light Homecoming Dance" and an announcement was made by the schools principal:
"Alright kids, you know the drill. We spoke about this before, there will be NO grinding of any kind at tonight's function. Thank you, and enjoy your evening."
The well-respected principal was very polite but stern, yet more than half of the students reacted swiftly by leaving the dance floor, never to return for the rest of the night.
March 30, 2011 Prom is right around the corner, meaning high school students everywhere are starting to think about who they will share their special evening with. Jason Pitts ripped a page straight from the Glee handbook when he surprised Lianna Cohen with a live musical performance in the middle of class.
