It just doesn’t make any cents
A paycheck is great to have every week, but it isn’t true happiness

College students have a weight carried on their shoulders. Debt. Bills. It all revolves around one thing in life — cold, hard cash. After another summer of working at a […]

A residence for future presidents
It’s slated to be finished this fall, but outgoing president Chuck Staben doesn’t plan to live there

The University of Idaho president’s house is meant to lodge the university’s highest-ranking administrator and provide a space for university events and fundraisers. However, outgoing President Chuck Staben didn’t live […]

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Tuition turmoil
A breakdown of the tuition increase for UI students next year

The Idaho State Board of Education voted to increase in-state tuition by 5 percent and the out-of-state by 8 percent for University of Idaho students at its last mid-April meeting. […]

Budget bogey
Faculty Senate discussed the possible elimination of sports

Three sports are at risk of leaving the University of Idaho. University of Idaho Provost and Executive Vice President John Wiencek told Faculty Senate Tuesday that a group exploring the […]

Figuring out your finances
It’s important to take care of your finances early

Personal finance has always been important, but that inherent importance varies from person to person and generation to generation. While one person may have been taught to save 10 percent […]

Banking on success
The Barker Trading Competition offers real-life investing experience

University of Idaho students are trading real stocks with real money. The Barker Capital Management and Trading Program, implemented by the UI College of Business and Economics, enables students to […]

Covering a shortfall
Cuts are ahead, and consolidation may be the answer

Budget cuts are coming, but the money is there, for now. The University of Idaho faces a budget shortfall of around $1 million to $2 million every year, but funding […]

News Brief — ASUI Senate

After an almost two-hour meeting, the ASUI Senate left with more bills failed than passed. The senate failed a bill which would have eliminated senator pay. The bill, which received […]

The illusion of money
There is more to cherish in life than copious amounts of money

Money isn’t everything. This is something we know, but I think we could all stand to understand more deeply. Money is a tool. It is neutral. Neither good nor bad. […]

Pinching pennies
ASUI agrees to send one delegate to Boise leadership conference

ASUI Senate discussed one bill Wednesday night regarding sending a delegate to Boise for a leadership conference. Sen. Nicole Skinner made an amendment to the bill, changing the amount of […]