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Focusing on equality
University of Idaho community looking for a more inclusive way forward

A call to action arose after the death of George Floyd highlighted injustices against Black people around the nation. In response, University of Idaho President C. Scott Green sent emails to students, faculty and staff June 2 and 4.

Ammon Bundy being rolled out of the Capitol by Idaho State Police. | Ryan Suppe, The Idaho Press
OPINION: Double arrest deserved
Attention-hungry Bundy was served double for his trouble

At long last, Idaho’s insufferable Ammon Bundy got a taste of what he deserved. After months of causing trouble where nobody wanted it — such as him and his posse breaking their way into legislative sessions or filling rooms past their limits for proper social distancing — he got himself arrested for two misdemeanors twice in 24 hours.

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OPINION: Natural solutions to dog allergies

All dogs scratch, but some dogs scratch all the time. Some scratch to the point of breaking their skin, causing sores, scrapes and loss of fur. Dogs with this issue scratch to the point where they are miserable all the time.

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OPINION: What we’ve done is not enough
The movement has spoken now it's our turn to listen

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has been wrenching this country from the comfortable place white Americans have sat in for too long; a place of systematic racism.

The Women's Center annual open house Sept 2. | Saydee Brass
Dedicating a space to gender equality
Join the Women's Center and learn about their resources, office and more

The Women’s Center has been around for decades and has been on campus since 1972. Having a conciliation agreement with the University of Idaho, the university has committed to provide funding for the center and its dedication to gender equality. They are incredibly involved with the community and have community partners on and off UI’s campus.

"Out of the Woods" exhibit at Prichard Art Gallery. | Saydee Brass
Nothing gold can stay
"Out of the Woods" exhibit says goodbye this week

“Out of the Woods” came to the University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery amid COVID-19. The gallery’s previous exhibit, “Four Old Guys,” only extended for a week. The regular shows from Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) students, which normally extended through the summer and into the fall, were postponed. When the Prichard was reopening, nothing was planned until the director, Roger Rowley, contacted local artists Ted Kelchner and Andria Marcussen.

Moscow Public Library. | Saydee Brass
Keep the books coming
How the Moscow Public Library handled COVID-19

The Moscow Public Library was hit hard by COVID-19. On March 18, all locations of the Latah County Library District closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Library District Director Chris Sokol said they started shutting down after seeing that other businesses were in response to the pandemic. The American Library Association recommended that libraries close due to COVID-19 concerns. This is what led to the Moscow Public Library, along with the other six libraries apart of the Latah County Library District, to close their doors. However, they kept their staff employed and developed strategies to continue providing for their patrons.