‘I am a Nigerian’ – Ayomipo Kayode-Popoola talks about her Nigerian roots
Don’t call Ayomipo Kayode-Popoola African-American, because she is not — she is African and proud of it.
Author: Marisa Casella
Lookout fore Sjogren – Senior Eric Sjogren discusses life as a major in professional golf management
It was on the first day of class that University of Idaho senior, Eric Sjogren said he realized professional golf management was what he really wanted to do.
Multicultural seniors celebrate their academic accomplishments in separate ceremony
The multicultural graduation ceremony is a more “intimate setting” than the traditional senior graduation, said Leathia Botello, program coordinator for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She said multicultural students invite […]
Zumbathon aims to raise awareness for sexual assault
On the night of the It”s On Us Zumbathon, the International Ballroom was full of bright lights and loud music. Participants matched the mood of the room by wearing tutus […]
Celebration of culture – Festivities bring India to Moscow for a night
The audience silenced as India”s national anthem began to play. The piece was purely instrumental, but up on stage, host and University of Idaho graduate student Asad Iqbal mouthed the […]
Events honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month to be held throughout April
There are people who don”t understand how they have been affected by sexual assault. On the average American university campus, one in four women and one in 71 men will […]
“Widen your world” – Film festival features films by and about Native Americans
When University of Idaho professor Jan Johnson heard the American Indian Studies Program only had an event during fall semester, she was quick to brainstorm ideas for the spring. That […]
For women, by women – Women”s Center hosts 11th LunaFest Film Festival
Female directors are rare in the film industry, said Bekah MillerMacPhee, which is one thing the LunaFest film festival seeks to address. MillerMacPhee, Women”s Center assistant director for programs, said […]
Reconciling beliefs – “Why Are We Here?” event asks the big questions
Determining the meaning of life is a difficult task, but discussing your beliefs with someone who disagrees with you can be even harder. An atheist philosopher and a Christian chemist […]
“Freight train of change” – Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist discusses race and the media
These are strange times, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. told a packed International Ballroom Thursday evening – strange, unsettling and unprecedented. In his 2016 Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium keynote […]