Column: It’s not about ability
After the Idaho football team finished the season 9-4 with a bowl-game win, the outrage over Idaho’s move to the Football Champion Subdivision (FCS) began anew. Some fans even started […]
Tag: Opinion
Column: Get Back to Practice
Sports and boycotts go hand-in-hand. While boycotting sporting events or teams is not always an effective way to create change, it certainly makes a statement. Minnesota football players made a […]
Column: Adapting Each System
Love him or hate him, Jimmie Johnson is now a seven-time NASCAR champion. He’s tied with two of the greatest drivers in the sport, Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty. Johnson […]
Column: Gonzaga Glides Early On
In September, I advised readers to keep an eye on the Gonzaga men’s basketball team. I’m here to revise my statement — keep both eyes on the Bulldogs. College basketball […]
Column: That Shrimp Cray
Nothing says America’s pastime quite like the smell of freshly-mowed grass, the crack of a wood bat and giant shrimp. Baseball fans in Jacksonville were taken aback Tuesday when the […]
Column: Behind the Times
There are many things wrong with the National Football League today. Players face no punishment for committing domestic abuse. Others, like Antonio Brown, are subject to harsh fines for wearing […]
Column: Curses are Real
Aliens have not contacted Earth and ghosts have no business haunting the living. But curses are real. There is one piece of undisputable evidence supporting this claim: the Chicago Cubs. […]
Letter to the editor
Like many of my friends, I was born and raised in Idaho and making the decision to come to the University of Idaho was not an easy one. I chose […]
Only enabling—Boise School District’s grade policy endangers students’ future success
In July, the Boise School District announced a new grading policy making the lowest possible grade a student can receive a 50 percent on any project, assignment or test regardless […]
A human vacancy—Mourning a loss is necessary and different for everyone
I’m lucky — I haven’t dealt with much loss in my life. My mom’s parents died when I was a baby. My dad’s father died when I was in fifth […]