Take it into the sunshine
The Outdoor Program makes it easy for students to go outside

Sandra Townsend does not believe in indoors people. For her and the rest of the staff at the University of Idaho Outdoor Program, anyone can find something to do outside. […]

Price of parking
Parking unit introduces a new, more expensive Orange permit

Students returning from summer break will find Red parking permits no longer cover the range of parking lots they once did. This fall, Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) introduced a […]

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Poorly represented
Dan Foreman’s poor performance as a representative shows how voters can make changes this year

Dan Foreman is embarrassing. The Idaho State Senator representing parts of Latah and Benewah counties has delivered a confrontational brand of politics more fit for reality television than public service. […]

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Festivities for the future
The next generation of Vandals begin New Student Orientation

As summer comes to a close, students are flooding into Moscow and the next stage of their lives.  New Student Orientation and the Week of Welcome offers a time for […]

Some advice
Sometimes the best advice is simply no advice at all

Giving advice is deceptively complex. For my dad to advise me on getting grass stains out of my favorite pair of jeans, he would need to do three things. First, […]

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The two pay gaps
The 78 cents to the dollar fact gets it wrong with the pay gap

For every dollar a man makes, women earn 78 cents, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This fact usually prompts the following argument about the gender pay gap. Left: […]

The weight of a grade
A strong GPA should reflect a rich education

Suppose Anita has a 3.8 GPA and Dave has a 2.6 GPA. What sort of assumptions can we make about these two students? Anita probably goes to class more often […]

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Misguided sex education
Porn often fills the gap left by poor sex education

When I was ten years old, I logged onto danny.com. I was curious what sort of website shared my first name. Several naked women danced across my computer monitor and […]

Circling the drain on gun violence
High profile shootings bring out the worst in American gun politics

Three of the five deadliest mass shootings in American history have taken place in the past two years. These high-profile events tear apart communities, but also poison the conversation surrounding […]