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Forging a path forward as a female engineer
Senior Emily Chambers, second-generation Vandal, graduates this semester as a mechanical engineer

Emily Chambers has packed a lot of work into four short years of college. The senior mechanical engineering major has worked with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) throughout her […]

‘People are everything’
ROTC senior opens up about experience with UI

When Cole Keehner was young, he spent time with his father in University of Idaho classrooms as he worked on his degree in wildlife. Now a student himself, Keehner is […]

The rewards of research
College of Science senior to pursue a field she never thought she would

When Carly Scott was 18, she told her mother she was never going to be an ecologist. Now she is headed to graduate school to study in an ecology and […]

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UI graduate accepted into Harvard Law
Ayomipo Kayode-Popoola discusses her time at UI

Ayomipo Kayode-Popoola dreamt of leaving the United States when she went to college. That was before she learned about the University of Idaho’s International Studies program. “International Studies is a […]

A long time coming
Lockhart and Moulton prepare for ASUI term

Third-year students Jacob Lockhart and Faustine Moulton have been a part of ASUI since they first stepped foot on campus — so running for president and vice president seemed like […]

Looking back
ASUI President Nicole Skinner reflects on year in office.

ASUI President Nicole Skinner is taking more than her degree with her after May 11, as she has spent the last year serving the student body. The graduating senior, studying […]

New senators fill ASUI seats
Senate finalizes business and swears in new senate

A resolution passed unanimously at the last ASUI Senate meeting of the year recognizing University President Chuck Staben for his contributions to the university. ASUI President Nicole Skinner will read […]

Plus and minus grades approved by university faculty
The controversial proposal to bring plus and minus grades to UI sparked impassioned discussion

The proposal to implement a grading system that includes plus and minus grades was passed at the University Faculty Meeting Wednesday afternoon. The proposal still needs to be approved by […]

Twenty years of school shootings
School shootings are a sad but common thread for our generation

A man fired a pistol into a classroom Tuesday at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, killing two students and wounding four others. Minutes later, an alert popped up on computer […]