Graduate student Richard Hill drops his usually steady eyes and
shyly begins to wring his hands as he thinks over the previous
question. He chuckles lightly, fidgets and throws out his arms in a
gesture of surrender.
“I had no idea when I heard Barack Obama speak in 2004 that four years later I‘d be involved in all this,” he said.
A graduate student of neuroscience, this week Hill will serve as one of
13 representatives for Latah County at the Democratic National
Convention.
Last week the Information Technology Services Help Desk received an
average of 230 calls per day, not to mention the string of confused
faces that lined up outside the office from open to close.
Students can contact ITS with questions concerning new accounts to an
array of computer functionality issues. A major part of the congestion
has been caused by the introduction of the new campus-wide wireless
network — AirVandalGold, a network that will offer users a security
boost.
When Rebecca Cosens, the associate professor at the College of Law,
began working as the head of the search committee to find the new
director of the Environmental Science Program, she said she was looking
for someone who could take the program to the next level.
“In terms of basis things, we were looking for someone who could build
the program up and who really understood the importance of
interdisciplinary studies,” she said.
After a two year national search, Stephen Mulkey was selected and Cosens said she feels confident about the coming years.
This year’s Palousafest captured the patchwork culture of the community and compressed it all into half a block on Sixth Street.
The kings and queens of the Tabikat drag show were present and dressed
to represent, as were the University of Idaho Cycling Club, the
Medieval Combat Society and the elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, among others.
Palousafest drew a crowd almost instantly. Thick veins of spectators
pumped and flowed through the event, occasionally clotting and
hemorrhaging out onto the grass.
The
annual event featured tables from more than 100 local businesses,
volunteer organizations, club sports and a plethora of churches and
spiritualities.
Students participate in the Outdoor Programs Challenge during the Recreation Fair in front of the Student Recreation Center on Saturday. Photo by Lianna Shepherd/Argonaut News Editor.
Written by Kevin Otzenberger - Argonaut Arts Editor
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Over the tops of lattes and beers a dozen conversations shot around the crowd of about 30 people at Bucer’s Pub on
Friday night.
While some were consumed in their rowdy weekend talk, many were content
to sit back, relax and absorb the smooth melodies Cadenza Collective
was pouring out from under a single blue spot light at the front of
the pub.
Cadenza Collective is a four-piece Moscow jazz band made up of
University of Idaho music majors. The members are Navin Chettri
(drums), Erik Blume (sax), Andrew Rose (bass) and Jack Lee (guitar).
Students are going to drink before Vandal football games whether or not the Idaho State Board of Education wants to admit it.
ASUI President Garrett Holbrook said the state board of education
“ignored reality” when it denied a request by ASUI and the University
of Idaho administration to allow students to have their own beer garden
at football tailgating events.
Nobody could argue that the Western Athletic Conference is the most recognizable conference in the west other than the Pac-10.
The conference has never been better following consecutive trips to the
Bowl Championship Series by Boise State and Hawai’i. Only three non-BCS
schools have ever qualified, and two are from the WAC.
When Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign said he would be announcing his vice
presidential pick via text message, it assured those who signed up that
their phones would be the first to know — not CNN, not The New York
Times and certainly not those pesky bloggers.
Of course, it wasn’t just Obama supporters who signed up for the text
message, but also journalists who wanted to get a jump on the
competition. CNN anchors — already criticized for their purported
obsession with Obama — didn’t do themselves or their viewers any favors
on Friday.
Stilettos, pumps, wedges, sling-backs and sandals — these are styles men generally don’t give much thought to, much less plan on wearing. But today, men and high heels get acquainted.
The Women’s Center, along with Brothers Empowered Against Rape and Men
Today Men Tomorrow will host a new way to look at the objectification
of women and the meaning of equality.
The Idaho Vandals soccer team experienced the same outcome as last
season’s match against Cal State-Bakersfield in this season’s opener.
Bakersfield’s Veronica Ramos scored the winning goal in the second minute, to end the double overtime.
Last fall, the Vandals matched up against the Roadrunners at Guy Wicks
Field where they lost when Cal State-Bakersfield made a strike from 40
yards ending the game immediately.
