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UI requests input on Spring 2021 semester calendar
Three options presented in survey sent to staff, faculty, students

University of Idaho faculty, staff and students received a survey in their inboxes this morning about three possible options for the Spring 2021 semester schedule. Testing will be required for […]

OPINION: Time management safe haven
Tips to help make your pandemic experience less stressful

I am exactly where I didn’t think I would be as we approach week six of the semester : Disorganized, ill-prepared, and shrouded under a stress cloud with a not so sunny forecast ahead. I know there are so many things we are all worried about right now, ranging from COVID-19 infections to family affairs and other unfathomable feats, but for the necessary compartmentalization and so I don’t end up writing a book, we are going to be discussing academic stress.

OPINION: Mental Health matters
Don't let the stresses of life conflict with taking care of yourself

The tireless pursuit of education amid tumultuous times is pushing students’ emotional and mental boundaries further as the year goes on.

OPINION: Raging against the “old guard” of journalism
Bob Woodward's

On Sept. 15, Bob Woodward, of Watergate and Washington Post fame, published “Rage,” his take on Donald Trump’s presidency amid COVID-19 and a resurgence of Black Lives Matter advocacy. Almost immediately, he faced backlash for withholding critical information regarding Trump’s opinion on COV I D -19.

OPINION: Reading the news wrong
Understanding how the news is written is essential to resolving America's troubles

People are taught that a journalist should be objective, that they should show both sides of the story equally without letting their feelings, often political, interfere. Feelings create a conflict of interest and should be avoided, especially when reporting situations like disasters or politics.