Blake Hunter – The Arbiter

November 19, 2020

Student Equity’s “Tunnel of Oppression” transitions to documentary format in COVID-defined 15th year

By Blake Hunter

“Tunnel of Oppression” has been one of Student Equity’s primary programs for the last 15 years, and while it typically is an in-person immersion designed to expose participants to oppression, the staff of Student Equity has redesigned this year’s program into a…

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November 13, 2020

BREAKING: Gov. Little rolls Idaho back to stage 2, calls in National Guard for medical assistance

By Blake Hunter

Idaho Gov. Brad Little held a press conference on the state’s COVID-19 response Friday afternoon as Idaho continues to see record numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. As West Virginia and Utah, both of which are states with similar political…

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Culture

November 8, 2020

Column: All about Health Services with BroncoFit

By Blake Hunter

*Trigger Warning: Discussion of anxiety, depression and mental health disparities.* The Office of BroncoFit, the wellness department of University Health Services, recently found that out of 881 randomly selected Boise State students, 87.06% of surveyed students are…

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November 3, 2020

The races on the ballot in Ada County

By Blake Hunter

By Blake Hunter and Paige Wirta For Ada County voters, here is what is on the ballot for Election Day in Idaho. Presidential race: undeclared Candidates: Donald Trump (Republican, incumbent), Joe Biden (Democrat), Don Blankenship (Constitution Party), Roque De La…

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October 29, 2020

LGBTQIA+ History Month: 3 historical events in Boise you might not know about

By Blake Hunter

Modern American LGBTQIA+ history is often centered in coastal urban areas like New York City and San Francisco. But every state and every town has queer and transgender people in it, which means that America is full of untold LGBTQIA+ history. Here are three queer and trans…

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Art Culture

October 27, 2020

Opportunity, isolation and tools for connection: what art can provide during a pandemic

By Blake Hunter

When people think of drag, they might think of sassy colloquialism, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” or of the sweet, cloying scent of watermelon vodka in a neon-lit bar. They typically do not think of a Puerto Rican immigrant school teacher drag queen reading stories to children…

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Campus Culture Culture

October 27, 2020

Public Safety focuses on science, utilizes volunteers to encourage community COVID-19 compliance

By Blake Hunter

Returning to campus in August 2020 required immense coordination to ensure safety and low rates of COVID-19 transmission on campus. Faced with the additional challenges of a pandemic made political, the Department of Public Safety and other offices around campus prepared to…

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October 26, 2020

BREAKING: Idaho to move back to stage 3 of COVID-19 response

By Blake Hunter

Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Monday afternoon that Idaho will move back to a modified stage 3 of Idaho Rebounds, the state’s COVID-19 plan released in late April. There will be no statewide mask mandate. The stage change, effective Oct. 27 at 12:00 a.m., means that…

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October 13, 2020

The political impact of Gen Z: America’s youngest voters are preparing to make a change

By Blake Hunter

After campaigning for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign in 2016, Caoilfhionn Pridmore, now a junior technical communications and political science double major taking a gap year from college, slowed down on campaigning when the popular, self-described democratic…

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Campus Culture Culture

October 12, 2020

The Resiliency Room in the Student Union Building scheduled to officially open next semester

By Blake Hunter

By the start of the spring 2021 semester, a project that students have been working on for years will finally be complete. The Resiliency Room will be built in an upcoming remodel to the Student Union Building (SUB) as a place of meditation, prayer and relaxation for…

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Student Equity’s “Tunnel of Oppression” transitions to documentary format in COVID-defined 15th year

BREAKING: Gov. Little rolls Idaho back to stage 2, calls in National Guard for medical assistance

Column: All about Health Services with BroncoFit

The races on the ballot in Ada County

LGBTQIA+ History Month: 3 historical events in Boise you might not know about

Opportunity, isolation and tools for connection: what art can provide during a pandemic

Public Safety focuses on science, utilizes volunteers to encourage community COVID-19 compliance

BREAKING: Idaho to move back to stage 3 of COVID-19 response

The political impact of Gen Z: America’s youngest voters are preparing to make a change

The Resiliency Room in the Student Union Building scheduled to officially open next semester