Burden of proof: Reporting sexual assault at UI 
“The people whose job it was to protect me were failing me. I no longer knew what a Vandal represented,” Mairin Jameson said.

Picture this: you’re in your dorm room hanging out with a new friend you met on campus. With a change in the conversation’s tone, things start to feel off. The […]

Former UI athletic director secures new job
Rob Spear hired as Idaho Falls Auditorium District executive director after being fired in August

While earning the entirety of his $181,958.40 salary from the University of Idaho, Rob Spear has found a new job in southeastern Idaho. The former UI athletic director, fired by […]

Former athlete sues UI
Former Idaho athlete Mairin Jameson is seeking compensation from UI for damages connected to the institutions mishandling of her sexual assault case

Former Idaho athlete Mairin Jameson is seeking monetary compensation for damages connected to the University of Idaho’s mishandling of a sexual assault complaint she made years prior, documents filed in […]

Opinion: Going in the wrong direction

An epidemic of athletic director turnover has recently hit Idaho and the Northwest at large, and student-athletes are feeling the consequences. Athletic directors oversee coaches, players and schedule events throughout […]

Football: New chapter, old book

In early March of 2016, the Idaho football program, already trending downward after half-a-decade of defeat, was dealt yet another deadly blow. After two seasons as the youngest member of […]

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Isakson officially interim
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben announces Pete Isakson as interim athletic director

University of Idaho President Chuck Staben announced Pete Isakson as the interim director of athletics Friday. Isakson held the role of acting athletic director since former athletic director Rob Spear […]

Column: Say something, soon

If you see something, say something. If you hear something, reach out. If you know something, take the time to do the right thing. Athletic departments across the nation — […]

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An overdue decision
The decision to terminate Rob Spear’s contract should prompt discussion on what this university’s athletic future should entail

The 2017-2018 school year brought out turbulent news from within the University of Idaho administration.  In early March, reports surfaced the university’s athletic department mishandled a sexual assault complaint from […]