social distancing

A close-up image of a girl wearing a mask and looking at her laptop.

The new (socially distanced, mask-wearing) kids on the block

Masks, smaller classes and social distancing - how COVID-19 has forever changed the "freshman experience"

Bailey BrockettOctober 9, 2020

If you’ve ever been a freshman at the University of Idaho when a virus wasn’t running rampant around the world, you likely are able to look back with fond memories […]

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

Stevie CarrOctober 9, 2020

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 […]

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.

Elizabeth HoldridgeMay 14, 2020

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 […]