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Recognition for hard work
How the movement of the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony affected one first-generation college student

When the University of Idaho administrators originally chose to cancel the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony, the opportunity for first-generation college student Alina Tovar to be recognized for her hard work was taken away. She was excited to show her family the university she’d worked so hard at for the past four years.

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BREAKING: University of Idaho cancels commencement
Green hopes graduates can return for commencement in winter 2020 or spring 2021

President C. Scott Green announced the cancelation of 2020 spring commencement ceremony due to concerns of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through an email Thursday. This comes after Idaho State University and […]

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More than just the moon
Engineering student prepares for career at NASA

Satellites, space ships and astronauts — this is what most people think when they hear the acronym NASA. However, graduating University of Idaho senior Makynzie Zimmer will be working at […]

‘People are everything’
ROTC senior opens up about experience with UI

When Cole Keehner was young, he spent time with his father in University of Idaho classrooms as he worked on his degree in wildlife. Now a student himself, Keehner is […]

The rewards of research
College of Science senior to pursue a field she never thought she would

When Carly Scott was 18, she told her mother she was never going to be an ecologist. Now she is headed to graduate school to study in an ecology and […]

Looking back
ASUI President Nicole Skinner reflects on year in office.

ASUI President Nicole Skinner is taking more than her degree with her after May 11, as she has spent the last year serving the student body. The graduating senior, studying […]

Altering curriculum
UI’s curriculum endures a change nearly a decade in the making

The University of Idaho has implemented a decrease in the number of credits it takes for a student to obtain a bachelor’s degree from 128 to 120 across most majors, […]

Take advantage of the last skip day
Commencement is better spent away from the stage than on it

The sun is shining, the snow has melted and seniors are stressing. Who doesn’t love spring? Graduation is right around the corner and students are already buying caps and gowns. […]