After a bitterly disappointing loss to cross-state rival Montana State on Saturday, Sunday was a better day for Montana Grizzly football fans as the team has received the 6th seed in the FCS playoffs.
Dr. Jennifer Isern, a 1989 UM graduate from Lewistown, has taken on global responsibilities in her position on the World Bank, and offered advice from her life experience to students graduating from the University of Montana on Saturday.
The lights around Washington Grizzly Stadium will get a real workout this football season, as later start times will keep the games going into the evening hours.
This is the second of three years that Missoula is hosting the Montana Special Olympics Summer Games, and the opening ceremonies were held Wednesday night in Washington Grizzly Stadium.
On a wind-swept Saturday morning, soon-to-be graduates at the University of Montana were treated to an address by a man who is not only an Academy Award winning actor, but also the voice of the Yellow M&M, UM grad J.K. Simmons.
The University of Montana will celebrate its 119th commencement on Saturday, with featured speaker, Oscar award winning actor and UM graduate, J.K. Simmons.