Day trips for the end of summer
Summer is ending, what is there to do?

As the heat of the end of Summer sets in for Boise, people are looking for activities to do before school starts. There’s a tough choice between inside and outside […]

A trip to the Boise Discovery Center
Exquisite Creatures: a nature and science gallery by Christopher Marley

A few weekends ago that seem like yesterday, my partner and I visited the Boise area to get the Southern Idaho feel. Along our way we stumbled upon the Boise […]

Best of the wild
Our university’s animals deserve recognition beyond squirrel videos on social media and viral memes

They say that universities are so much more than brick and mortar and parking lots. No, universities should be defined by those who populate them.  According to the University of […]

Dog love
Everyone could use a little animal time to destress

It has only been a few weeks since I left home to come back to Moscow to finish my junior year. Leaving home every break is difficult, but it does […]

Shedding a light on veganism
Local vegans, veg-curious and omnivorous individuals find community, form organization

The Local Herbivores aims to promote a vegan lifestyle in order to protect animals and better the planet, as well as human health and well-being. Formed in February, the group […]

Animal agriculture, climate change and the sixth mass extinction
The strong evidence that the production of animal-derived food products is a leading driver of climate change should prompt change

Climate change is an existential threat to our species according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. They have put the metaphorical dooms-day clock at 2 minutes to midnight. It […]