True crime Tik Toker back in court over UI murders libel case 
Jury to determine damage award in defamation ruling against Ashley Guillard filed by UI professor 

A true crime TikToker from Texas appeared in court Tuesday, Feb. 24, for a civil suit for defamation filled in 2024, after she accused a University of Idaho professor of the November 2022 murders of four UI students.   Ashley Guillard, a TikTok personality who used tarot card […]

Idaho introduces six new bills on the collection of immigration status  
Bills would force schools and hospitals to report to the state 

The Idaho State Legislation has introduced several bills in relation to immigration status during the 2026 legislative session.  House Bill 656 would require public schools, charter schools, public universities and colleges to report on the nationality, primary language and immigration status of all students. HB 656 states that […]

The world’s take on the United States’ action in Venezuela one month after Maduro’s capture 
Conversation with UI politics and philosophy chair, Florian Justwan 

Early on the morning of Jan. 3, 2026, the United States launched an operation into Caracas, Venezuela, aiming to capture and sentence the president of the country, Nicholas Maduro, for drug trafficking crimes. This operation, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, drastically changed American foreign policy, and raised fundamental questions of the international […]

Idaho teacher files a lawsuit in defense of “Everyone Is Welcome Here” posters 
Plaintiff Sarah Inama states that Idaho Code 33-143 is unconstitutional  

Sarah Inama, a former sixth-grade teacher from West Ada School District in Meridian, Idaho, who resigned from her position in early 2025 over controversy regarding an “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign hung in her classroom, has moved her case to up to the federal government.   Inama was a […]

ASUI introduces the 2026 Winter Social  
A resolution on 20 years of University Sustainability, legislative ambassador trip congratulations   

The 2026 Winter Social, and a resolution on 20 years of university sustainability, was introduced during this Wednesday’s ASUI Senate meeting.  The Winter Social will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. […]

ASUI introduces 2026 legislative ambassador trip  
Communications on finances, three open ASUI positions 

The ASUI Senate legislative ambassador trip was introduced by ASUI President Seyi Arogundade and ASUI Vice President Bryant Sitts during the senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27.  This trip will occur Jan. 25-27 and will allow for ASUI senators and members of the student body to interact […]