Brittany Maynard
I’m sorry to hear she took her own life Sunday. I want to put the best construction on this situation, but this is never OK. Murder of the self is just as bad as murdering another person. There is no dignity in suicide.
–Andrew
Brittany Maynard II
I would never pass judgement on a person who made a difficult decision in a situation that I have never come close to experiencing myself. Set aside religion, politics, ideologies and preconceived notions of life and death — it was her decision to make and she made it. Let it be.
–Amber
Vote!
Go vote right now!
— Danielle
Election Day
Don’t forget to go vote today. The right to help choose our leaders is not something to be taken lightly.
–Daphne
Brain dead
There is only so much school work, journalism and traveling a person can take before they become a zombie. When a kitchen floor feels comfortable, it’s time to catch up on sleep.
— Claire
Eating right
After eating amazing but mostly unhealthy food during a trip last week, I ate whole bag of baby carrots in one morning. Not sure whether that was a good or bad idea.
—Stephan
Spineless Internet trolls
I’m not a WSU fan, nor do I claim to know anything about their football team. But I do follow the news and am aware of Connor Halliday’s horrific season-ending injury. The people who comment on the news posts about his injury with holiday puns and things like, “He was a jerk anyway,” “Good riddance,” and a number of other un-savory, insensitive remarks are quite literally the scum of humanity. Here’s to hoping he makes a full recovery and the trolls can eat their words.
—Kaitlyn
Pity
The parking lot for my apartment building is being torn up and I pity the poor person who forgot to move their car from the lot before the madness started.
—Katelyn
Day maker
The best compliments are the random ones. Last week, a classmate of mine told me her roommate thinks I have good fashion sense. Totally made my day.
—Erin
Time management
It will be key this week. It’s tough to come back to the real world after a week in Philadelphia for a college media conference.
—Korbin
CNR is disappearing
Construction is continually spreading across the University of Idaho campus. I am waiting for the day that the CNR building is completely enclosed by fences.
—Aleya
A high price
News organizations will have to shell out $60,000 per reporter on Obama’s upcoming Asian trip — a one-third increase compared to past trips. It was not a good week for presidential access.
–Ryan