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Congress should not have neglected college students
College students deserved to be included in the stimulus bills, despite what Congress thinks

University of Idaho students were left out of each stimulus bills this past year, for Congress’ fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be a college student and claimed as a dependent.

Idaho’s vaccine distribution accelerates

With Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s COVID-19 vaccination plan accelerating, doses have been administered to over 33,000 healthcare workers and long-term care facility staff and residents across every health district in the state.   Public Health – Idaho North […]

Adult dependents snubbed from stimulus
Despite financial insecurity, many college students were excluded from both stimulus payments

A second round of stimulus payments recently made their way to Americans, but some of the most financially vulnerable people were entirely left out.   Similar to the CARES Act, the […]

New Semester Begins, COVID remains.
Case numbers and social distance protocols are consistent with last semesters efforts.

Despite Idaho being moved back to Stage 2, and the insurmountable death toll that is rising every day, residents of Moscow appear to be taking COVID measures even less seriously […]

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Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds coming soon
COVID-19 relief money will be available to students enrolled in spring 2021 semester

Students who are enrolled in spring 2021 semester are eligible to receive COVID-19 relief money. These funds are provided by Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds to help with COVID-19 related […]

OPINION: Creating new holiday traditions
The simple joy of cutting down your own Christmas tree

With COVID-19 persisting through the winter, health officials have told us to prepare for a dark cold season. This means many families are going to experience a very different Christmas compared to what they have done in past years.