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Boise CultureFeatures
March 31, 2022

The evolution of Treefort: How the beloved local festival rallied Boise towards a cultural renaissance

By Kelby Andrew
In March 2012, Treefort made its debut in Boise, Idaho, a community in recovery from an economic recession that skyrocketed the city’s unemployment rate and left small businesses scrambling to stay afloat. In the following years, the music festival became a…
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November 19, 2021

Public Schools, Politics and the Pandemic: When the political world enters the classroom

By Julianne Gee
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Carmi Scheller, a fourth-grade teacher at Star Elementary, said goodbye to her class for the weekend with a declaration of “see you Monday.”  On Monday, March 16, West Ada School District moved online. With a trembling voice and…
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Campus CultureCultureFeatured SpecialsFeatures
November 10, 2021

Queer at BSU: A comprehensive LGBTQIA+ resource guide to Boise

By Arbiter Staff
This feature was collaboratively written by Paige Wirta, opinion editor, and Ashley L. Clark, online editor. It is common knowledge that the state of Idaho is no friend to the LGBTQIA+ community. Idaho was ranked #7 in a nationwide rating of the worst states for queer…
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Boise CultureCultureFeatured SpecialsFeatures
October 16, 2021

Green Schools: Boise School District students push for sustainability, renewable energy

By Amanda Niess
Almost four years ago, Boise School District (BSD) superintendent Coby Dennis came to administrators within the district with a vision: create a sustainable learning environment for all students. This vision planted the seeds and has since been altered by current…
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FeaturesNews
October 1, 2021

Boise State and the First Amendment: How 'campus preacher' sparked a community conversation

By Andrea Teres-Martinez
Anthony Donohoe first heard about the public demonstration happening on the Boise State campus during one of his morning classes. Thinking it would be similar to the other demonstrations he’s seen in the past, the sophomore history major decided to walk over to The Quad…
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