The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Performance in 2020 | Saydee Brass | Argonaut
The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival planning committee seek volunteers 
The spring music festival is an annual UI tradition that requires a lot of time, commitment and helping hands

The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is the largest annual jazz festival west of the Mississippi River. As it was established in 1967, next spring’s festival will be its 59th year. The festival was named after master jazz vibraphonist Lionel “Hamp” […]

Pride, baby!
Small town girl goes to a big city pride event

I went to Portland Pride last month and it was amazing. The different elements of diversity the city offered were a very big change in environment than what I was […]

Community remembers Eugene Cline
Friends and students mourns loss of local music educator

Eugene Cline, a recently retired University of Idaho music educator, died in his home April 4 at the age of 75. Cline, a vocal coach and collaborative pianist with UI’s […]

Fighting for every female leader
Male leaders need to take note of Jacinda Ardern’s actions during the New Zealand attacks

Unreasonable. Emotional. Incapable. Three words often used when describing female leadership. For years, women have been excluded from certain positions of power because of their “apparent” and gendered weaker natures.  […]

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 […]

‘Vandals take care of people’
Alumni relations employee reflects on her time at the University of Idaho

With the start of this year’s Homecoming Week, the University of Idaho welcomed back alumni to take part in the festivities and recapture what it means to be a Vandal. […]

Seeking social media support
Social media has positively affected the grieving process

Social media has taken over the world. People were once fairly private with more serious matters, only talking about them in person with close family or friends. Nowadays, social media […]