A night of hope and healing
UI Women’s Center to host 3rd annual SAAM Slam Poetry Night

Healing is the theme of Tuesday’s annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Slam Poetry event. The event is put on by the University of Idaho Women’s Center to create a […]

Activism and social media
Francesca Ramsey delivered the Women’s History Month Keynote last Thursday

Every year the Women’s Center at the University of Idaho brings in speakers for Women’s History month. This year they worked with the Women’s Center at Washington State University (WSU) […]

Decorating for change
CAMP, Women's Center event to raise awareness about workplace sexual violence against farmworker women

In an effort to raise awareness of the sexual violence farmworking women experience, the University of Idaho Women’s Center and the College Assitance Migrant Program (CAMP) will host The Bandana […]

Changing the conversation
UI Women’s Center, Sustainability Center to teach community members ways to make periods more sustainable

The University of Idaho Sustainability and Women’s centers will offer a one-hour interactive presentation on menstrual periods and how to make them more sustainable 7 p.m. Tuesday. “The stigma (around […]

Meet the Women’s Center
The Women’s Center offers a wide range of resources to UI students

The University of Idaho’s Women’s Center first opened its doors in 1972 with only a volunteer staff, then hired a director — its first paid position — in 1974 after […]

Speaking out against sexual violence
Poets performed in annual poetry slam as part of UI's observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Poets at the University of Idaho gave a voice to the constant fight against sexual violence Tuesday in the Vandal Ballroom during the second annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) […]

Championing female filmmakers
LUNAFEST short film festival “for, by, about women” held at the Kenworthy

From video games to violence, youth boxing to overcoming depression, LUNAFEST’s 2018 short film lineup showcased a diverse range of topics “for, by, about women.” The national film festival came […]

Safe sex — the sexiest kind
Campus departments offered information and resources for safer sex

Peer educators and other campus resources spread awareness of safer sex through a series of events during “Safe is Sexy Week.” The University of Idaho Women’s Center, LGBTQA Office, Violence […]