A few years ago, one of the top trending stories was the overt sexism in children’s costumes; little boys were given options to traditionally masculine careers like firemen, police officers, doctors, etc. and little girls were given options such as princesses, witches and pop stars. This was depriving all children of freedom of expression. Kids were not given the same opportunity to play pretend on the one holiday when it is actively encouraged to be what you are not, or what you want to become
Phinehas Lampman, a 2018 University of Idaho graduate, was always curious about fire and firefighting.
September is upon us and, as a Scorpio, I am contractually obligated to share with my peers that Spooky Season has officially begun. Yes, that’s right, it’s time to put up your fake cobwebs, begin browsing for pumpkins to carve and start shopping around for your scariest, sexiest or most satirical Halloween costume.
Annie Lampman’s fictional writing career began far before she decided to sit down in 2007 and dedicate herself to the completion of her literary thriller “The Sins of the Bees”. Writing her whole life, Lampman graduated from Lewis and Clark State College and moved on to her Vandal career to receive her Master of Fine Arts in creative non-fiction.Lampman originally selected UI because she wanted to work with Kim Barnes, a professor of non-fiction writing, but upon learning she was no longer teaching at UI at the time she began to question her path.
Being stuck at home with your kids can be really stressful. After months of shutdowns, stay-at-home orders and quarantine, parents have had this daunting realization.
Aimee Iwamoto was an undergraduate senior when the University of Idaho women’s swim and dive team received the Scholar All-American Award for the 13th consecutive semester this spring. “Team wise, […]
Trevon Allen, 2020 University of Idaho graduate, arrived in Poland just over a week ago to play for his first professional basketball team. Since then, Allen’s been thinking about the […]