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Essential to great grades
Students who eat breakfast are more likely to do well in school

It is 9:59 a.m. You’re trying to take notes in your morning lecture and your stomach starts to growl. You try to focus on the Professor and the PowerPoint at […]

No better than cigarettes
JUUL is becoming more of an epidemic than a trend

In September the chief of the FDA called e-cigarettes an “epidemic” sweeping the country. At the forefront of e-cigarettes are JUUL’s, electronic cigarettes largely targeted at young adults.   With a […]

Recognize the signs
Depression and anxiety should be more recognized as a serious illness

The severity of depression and, or anxiety for most college students is a serious problem. A 2012 National Alliance on Mental Illness survey, “College Students Speak,” showed 27 percent of […]

Football: A new hope

Underneath senior linebacker Kaden Elliss’s worn gray sweatband is a blue bracelet that reads ‘Hilinski’s Hope’ in Washington State crimson. The band has been on Elliss’s wrist for the past […]

Get your wellness in gear
Attend the Health and Rec Fair to get free flu shots, health information, food and prizes

College is a time of great change in most students lives. From moving, making new friends and adjusting to a different lifestyle, it is needless to say that it can […]

Reclaim Idaho visits Moscow
Reclaim Idaho stops by Moscow to campaign for Medicaid expansion

A founder of Reclaim Idaho, the group that led the charge to put Medicaid expansion on the November ballot in Idaho, expressed confidence that public support for the measure is […]

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De-stress with De-stress Fest
Tackle stress one day at a time

  Sarah Tuffield, Peer Health Educator Stress is a six-letter word that most college students have in their vocabulary and are familiar with when attending college. Finals and the end […]

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Not a missed steak
Becoming a vegetarian offers benefits far beyond health

It’s been over two years since I first decided to become a vegetarian — a choice that didn’t come without hesitation. I cut meat out of my diet completely. I […]

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Careful consumption
National Alcohol Screening Day encouraged UI students to examine drinking habits

By the time lunch rolled around in the University of Idaho Commons, the smell of pizza brought students upstairs to check out National Alcohol Screening Day. Students were encouraged to […]