My mornings begin with a double shot of my favorite espresso. I especially love the aroma that comes from the espresso machine as the bold coffee slowly drips into my cup. But, today was different. I couldn’t smell the coffee at all. When I took the first sip of this…
On Sep. 4, the Central District Health (CDH) board approved lifting quarantine on all bars and nightclubs when CDH designated Ada County as category 2 — yellow — for schools. A few days later, CDH moved Ada County to the yellow category. With many of these bars able to…
Recently, the Boise State Rec Center changed its dress code, relaxing previous policies. Now, the Rec only requires that visitors must wear a “top and bottom.”
When I initially heard about this change, I was glad it had been made. Dress codes have historically…
On Aug. 14, on-campus residential students got an email informing them that a change had been made to the housing guest policy.
According to the new policy, “Due to COVID-19, non-resident guests are prohibited from Boise State Housing and Residence Life halls and…
In recent years, transgender people have become more understood and accepted into some communities. Because of this, pronouns are often included in introductions by trans people. Whether it is a name tag with their pronouns, included in their social media bio or a verbal…
Mandatory mask mandates have been put in place around the country, including many cities and counties in Idaho. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean signed a public health order on July 4 requiring face masks in public for anyone over the age of five.
Boise State has also made it…
Last year as a freshman, I lived on campus with three other roommates and had to move out shortly after Idaho reported its first positive COVID-19 case. Even then, a few weeks later I applied for housing for the following year with naive hopes and dreams that the pandemic…