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 […]

A student giving a campus tour to a group of masked parents and kids.
Finding normalcy
In a time that's anything but, students seek out the ordinary on campus

It’s no secret campus looks immensely different right now — from class structure, to signs conducting the flow of traffic in and out of classrooms, to thermal scanning inside 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, […]

UI student Katie Nolan standing in front of the IRAC building on campus.
Humans of Moscow
Katie Nolan, University of Idaho senior, reflects on being a Vandal and shares her feelings towards COVID-19 cutting her last year short.

Q: What student positions do you hold and how has the coronavirus affected them? A: “On campus I hold two student positions. I am a leadership coordinator for the Department […]