A student playing her french horn.
A “Trebling” Year for Music Students
A Sweet Melody Plays on For Students as the Semester Comes to an End Recitals, Virtual Concerts and COVID-19, Oh My!

As students began to navigate their classes virtually, music majors had to adjust to a new setting of ensemble groups, getting to know other parts of campus for their practices and perform in front of virtual audiences.   Vanessa Sielert, […]

A University of Idaho student standing in front of the Administration building on campus.
University of Idaho Alumni share their career experience
Alumni reflect on their experiences after graduation and share their advice

Post-graduation trials and tribulations, an overwhelmingly consistent theme amongst Vandals, often results in illustrious lives after college.  COVID-19 has strengthened the load restings upon students’ shoulders. It’s no easy task to pursue an online degree, […]

A newspaper on fire.
‘History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme’
From historians, psychologists and professors, we explore the question 'is this year the worst year?'

It’s mid-afternoon on Halloween and somebody in a Yoshi costume is running down Paradise Creek Street. They hurry through a line of tents spread all the way down the road […]

Carol Hoffman stands in front of the Albertson building, freshly graduated and ready for the future.
Looking to the past for future success
Recent 2020 graduates reflect on searching for jobs during the pandemic

Children around the world grow up dreaming of flying to Neverland or meeting Flounder “under the sea.” As adults, the next best thing became the chance to work at a […]

The above view of a laptop, phone, nintendo, and beverages on a table.
Testing the connection
With limited options, students turn to virtual chatrooms and technologies to make connections

I sit on my bed, my laptop laying in front of me while I sip a cup of tea. I’m wearing my pajamas, watching as my family members try to […]

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, […]

Tyler Moye standing in front of a map on the wall.
Lockdown abroad
UI students describe the pandemic's effects half a world away

Waking up on the morning of March 14 with 87 missed phone calls from her parents, Olive Swan, a current University of Idaho senior and my roommate in Lyon, France, […]

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 […]