Health care workers, especially nurses, saw a side of the COVID-19 pandemic most people were never exposed to — a pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 1.1 million…
On March 7, 2022, Boise State University no longer required students to wear masks indoors while on campus. This day struck anxiety in some, and relief in others. Political affiliation…
Going back to campus this semester will be no easy feat. For the past couple years, we as a student body have been accustomed to learning in a hybrid or…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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