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 […]

The latest in battle between UI and tenured professor
An updated timeline of Denise Bennett's conflict with the UI administration

Denise Bennett, a tenured journalism and mass media professor at the University of Idaho, was placed on administrative leave after exhibiting unprofessional conduct toward Sean Quinlan, dean of College of […]

Narrowing the scope
Mental illness may be a component of increased shootings in the U.S., but it isn’t the correct justification

Feb. 14, a day widely synonymous with love, was instead filled with sorrow as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle on his former classmates at Marjory Stoneman […]

Circling the drain on gun violence
High profile shootings bring out the worst in American gun politics

Three of the five deadliest mass shootings in American history have taken place in the past two years. These high-profile events tear apart communities, but also poison the conversation surrounding […]

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Expanding gun policy

Policy to include bans on additional weapons Humans vs. Zombies fans can take a sigh of relief — Nerf guns will not be banned from campus under the university’s updated […]

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Self defense is a human right

The Idaho Legislature is considering a proposed law to allow the concealed carry of firearms on campuses throughout the state.  The State Board of Education, Interim President Don Burnett and […]