ASUI senator Dylanie Frazier shares her experience as a student away from campus.
Humans of Moscow
University of Idaho student Dylanie Frazier, reflects on her decision to stay home this school year

Dylanie Frazier has idiopathic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The medication she is prescribed causes a compromised immune system, especially for respiratory diseases. This has led Frazier to make the cautious decision to […]

Emily Hengehold standing outside of the quarantine dorms and wearing a mask.
Humans of Moscow

Emily Hengehold, a University of Idaho sophomore, first arrived on campus Aug. 9. That night, she discovered she had a fever. She was immediately moved into her sorority’s quarantine space, then quickly shuffled to a hotel, […]

A picture of a UI student in 1918 during the Spanish flu.
History repeated
A century ago, quarantine boredom was still hard to beat

The paper is yellowed, the binding cracked and split. Emerald handwriting, cramped and neat, fills blocks of text across the months. The font is reminiscent of a grandmother’s, but the […]

Take a load off, Vandals
UI students break down the hobbies they picked up while being cooped up

COVID-19 gave many University of Idaho students a really long, stressful spring break spanning from mid-March to mid-August. Students left campus and were met with quarantine, strange living situations, unemployment, […]

“Now more than ever, people are listening”
Black Lives Matter has made a lasting impact, but the work isn't done yet

I can’t breathe. Hordes of people march down the streets wearing masks and bearing signs. They hold their fists in the air and chant the phrase. I can’t breathe.  “Say […]

An illustration of a boy looking into a mirror and seeing a woman.
A journey of self-acceptance
The experiences of living as a transgender individual in rural America

Kade Warner has always felt like a man. It wasn’t until his first day of kindergarten when he realized he was not perceived as one.  On that day, Warner, a […]

A close-up image of grass and the sunlight shining through it.
Color in darkness
Nature brings light to the world in a difficult time

Even while we are quarantined during a pandemic, it’s important to see the light and beauty that still exists in the world. This story was made for that. There’s a […]

An illustration of a video reel.
33,000 Films Later
Remembering Main Street Video Co-op after its closure

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at approximately 3:21 p.m. via Facebook, Main Street Video Co-op, beloved video rental store in Moscow, announced their permanent closure. Cause of death: COVID-19.  Connor […]