Boise State announced that it is fully removing its campus mask mandate, effective March 14.
In an email to faculty and staff on Monday evening, the university stated that masks will be optional in all university spaces, including indoor instructional spaces like…
Masks will be optional in all university administrative, athletic, event and communal spaces effective March 7. This includes Albertsons Library, the Rec Center, the Student Union Building (SUB), resident halls and other campus buildings.
However, masks will still be…
Long hours and heavy patient loads brought on by the ever-changing face of COVID-19 have fueled a condition known as medical burnout.
Physician burnout is caused by emotional fatigue, depersonalization and diminished professional achievement due to understaffing and…
Gov. Brad Little announced Monday that he is reactivating the Idaho National Guard in response to climbing COVID numbers in the state.
Little is activating 75 guardsmen to assist at Primary Health Medical Group and the Idaho Department of Correction, both of which…
Boise State Football made the decision to withdraw from the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl due to multiple internal team factors on Monday, Dec. 27.
The Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl announced the teams for this year’s bowl matchup on Dec. 6 and was set to have the Boise…
The Boise State Public Health Office is tasked with managing the university’s COVID-19 contact tracing, a service that is constantly changing to fit student needs.
Contact tracing efforts by the Public Health Office began back in the summer of 2020 in anticipation for…
Editor’s note: This article was written prior to the adjournment of the Idaho legislative session on Nov. 17, 2021.
This week, the Idaho Legislature reconvened after voting to recess, rather than end the regular session earlier in May. This means that the…
The Idaho State Board of Education (ISBE) has voted to join a lawsuit filed in Georgia challenging President Biden’s executive vaccination order. For the time being, federal contractors, including Idaho’s four year institutions, will have to comply with the order because…
The Arbiter’s Fenix Dietz covers ASBSU’s latest meeting with Alicia Estey to address concerns over the last minute change to game day COVID policy.
Also – ASBSU President Kenneth Huston introduces potential “no exam” policy for dead week, and…
In a State Board of Education meeting Friday afternoon, Boise State president Dr. Marlene Tromp announced that attendees of the Oct. 2 football game in Albertsons Stadium will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry.
Last week, just over 24 hours in…