Campus Life/Sustainability
Cents for sense — Barista tips fund student scholarships at VandalStore 02.18.2016
The tip jar at the VandalStore Starbucks serves a different purpose than most. Tips there are accumulated and placed into a scholarship fund for VandalStore employees. Keith McIver, VandalStore sales manager, said because of the federal funding the University of Idaho receives, it is not allowed to collect tips in the traditional sense. “It’s really …
For the long haul — Graduate students research first-generation college students 02.11.2016
Students are used to being asked why they selected their university, but 48 students were recently asked why they decided to stay. Students in a graduate-level qualitative research class during fall term set out to find out what made first generation students persist to their junior and senior year of college after they decided to …
Utilizing a natural resource — Speaker series aims to enrich fish and wildlife students 02.11.2016
Three semesters ago, the newly-appointed Fish and Wildlife Sciences Department Head Lisette Waits wanted to give students the opportunity to broaden their horizons. That’s why she implemented a speaker series that brought fish and wildlife professionals to the University of Idaho campus. “It’s really important for our students and our faculty to have this opportunity …
A local treasure lives on — Howard Hughes Video is transitioning into a cooperatively-owned business 02.04.2016
Howard Hughes Video is a rarity to Moscow, with the disappearance of similar stores over the years. Yet for over 20 years, the film-loving community members of Moscow have rented movies from the Main Street video store. Early last year, however, the owners decided it was time to move on. Yet current manager Ian Pannkuk …
Wearing red to fight heart disease — Alpha Phi’s Take it to Heart Week raises awareness of women’s heart health 02.04.2016
University of Idaho freshman Emily Pinkney lost one of her best friends to heart disease a few years ago. She said that’s why when she saw the passion the women of Alpha Phi had for their philanthropy, the Alpha Phi Foundation for women’s heart health, her decision to rush the house was easy. “I had …
Weighing their options — Career Center focuses on producing capable, employable students 02.01.2016
On the third floor of the Idaho Commons, past a dimly lit hallway in a back corner, administrators at the Career Center at the University of Idaho work daily to organize events, seminars and projects with the goal of helping UI students do what they came here to do: find a job after college. “I …
A different worldview — Study Abroad Fair opens students’ eyes to options for going abroad 01.28.2016
Tan Jezz traveled over 8,000 miles in order to participate in the University of Idaho’s study abroad program. She said she transferred to the University of Idaho from Malaysia in hopes of studying abroad. “It’s easier access to go through the states first,” Jezz said. Jezz is a junior majoring in Spanish, and said she …
The most critical year — Task force recommends freshman continue to live in Greek houses 01.28.2016
At universities all around the country, freshmen are given one housing option: university-provided housing. At The University of Idaho, freshmen are able to make a decision to live in a Greek house, in university housing or in cooperative housing, such as Steel House — a choice many consider unique. The Student Life Task Force recommended …
Behind the visor — Virginia of Einstein Bros. Bagel shares her experience with loss and love 01.28.2016
She removes her black visor and straightens her impeccably neat ponytail after another eight hour shift at Einstein Bros Bagel and Coffee Shop in the UI Commons. After clocking out, the tall, slender woman fills a plastic cup with pink lemonade — she only drinks coffee at home. Those unacquainted with the efficient and chatty …
Stoking the fire — Human rights award recipient does her part to make a difference 01.25.2016
Acts of service often go unnoticed, but for University of Idaho senior Courtney Stoker, years of hard work have finally led to some recognition. Stoker received the 2016 Rosa Parks Human Rights Achievement Award earlier this month at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Breakfast, along with Women’s Center Director Lysa Salsbury. Sto