‘A legacy of the state of Idaho’
The Borah Symposium hosts all-female panel for the first time in 71-year history

In 1948, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the University of Idaho to lecture on war and peace. This lecture was the first Borah Symposium. This year, for the first time […]

Climate strike event unifies UI and Moscow High students
Students from UI and Moscow High coordinate and participate in Climate Crisis Walkout

Nicole Xiao, sophomore at Moscow High School, emphasized the importance of small changes making a big difference at the Climate Crisis Walkout Friday. Climate Crisis Walkouts happened all over the […]

Climate change: is it all doom and gloom?
NYT Climate reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis speaks at eighth annual Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium

No person under 43 years old has experienced a single year on Earth with “normal” temperatures. New York Times climate reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis said 1976 was the last year Earth […]

Covering climate change
New York Times climate change reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis to speak at annual ethics symposium

Severe inclement weather has almost become a norm these days. From polar vortexes to record-breaking heat waves, the evidence is there and most scientists agree — climate change is real […]

We could all use a Dana
Political arguments can lead to a lot more than crying

Climate change: a harsh topic that most wouldn’t dare to bring up at the dinner table. That’s not the case, however, with Dana Brizee. We talk about politics as if […]

We must fix what is broken
Ocean levels are rising faster than ever

Climate change is real. Scientifically, we have known that for a while. However, these changes are happening quicker than we ever thought possible.

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 […]