May 6, 2022
- Mia Maldonado, who will graduate from the College later this month, has been selected for the first-ever Voces Internship of Idaho with the Idaho Capital Sun. The internship "strives to bring in new and needed voices to Idaho's news landscape by opening doors for young Latino Idahoans to get professional paid experience to kick start their careers." (Idaho Capital Sun)
- Karina Llanes is also making news as an intern - literally. Llanes has been interning for Boise State Public Radio and helped to produce this story about artist Eddie Melendrez. (KSBX Radio)
- Junior Rob Griffitts-Harper has a big internship looming. As part of the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship, Rob will go to Washington, D.C., to complete an internship after graduation next spring. Fewer than 60 students nation-wide earned this scholarship. (Idaho Press)
- Sead Muradbegovic, seen here graduating from the College in 2019, is nearing graduation from law school at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. While he completes his studies, he's already working for the Spokane County Public Defender's Office, where he has found fulfillment serving the people in Spokane after arriving in the United States as an immigrant when his family was displaced by Yugoslav wars. (Gonzaga University)
- Kris Komori '05 has become one of the go-to voices for opinions about the food and restaurant industry. Here, the four-time James Beard Award semifinalist is asked his thoughts about Boise being proclaimed one of America's next great food cities. (Idaho Statesman)
- Alum (and Caldwell native) Lorenzo Olvera '07 is returning to Idaho to work at Saint Alphonsus after recently serving in Washington, D.C. (Idaho Press)
- Troy Little '90 is also moving on up, as he has been promoted to Vice President, Finance and Commodity Sales, Wood Products division, at Boise Cascade. (Business Wire)
- Alex Grande '11 was selected as the 2022 recipient of the Denise O'Donnell Day Pro Bono Award by the Idaho State Bar. The award is given to attorneys who go above and beyond to provide pro bono services to clients. Alex also serves on the College's National Alumni Board. (Holland & Hart)
- The Jesse Tree, whose executive director is Ali Rabe '10, is quoted in this story about a grant that will enable her organization to hire more staff to combat evictions. (KTVB-TV)
- Alex Brinker '20, now at Idaho Public Television, was recently featured by IPTV as part of their "Meet the Staff Monday." Brinker is an annual giving specialist. (IPTV)
- Josie Pugsley '09 is the new head basketball coach for the girls' program at Bear River (Utah) High School. (Ogden Standard Examiner)
- Riley O'Brien '17 was recently traded by the MLB's Cincinnati Reds to the Seattle Mariners and then later called up to the big leagues by the Mariners. (Seattle Mariners Media Relations)
- It's postseason time for the spring athletes, led by the nationally-ranked women's softball team. The Yotes won 37 games during the regular season to earn the no. 4 seed in the Cascade Conference tournament. (Idaho Press)
- All-Conference performer Haley Loffer has spearheaded the softball team's offense all season. (Idaho Press)
- The baseball team is also preparing for the end-of-season conference tournament up in Lewiston, a place where they recently split a four-game series against national power Lewis-Clark State College. (Lewiston Tribune)
- The men's lacrosse team, at one point reaching the No. 1 national ranking in the MCLA Division 2 Coaches Poll, enters the national tournament as the second-seeded team in the entire tournament. (USA Lax Magazine)
- Head football coach Mike Moroski offers his thoughts as the team wraps up its spring practice season (KTVB-TV)
- There are those who believe that defensive back Dorian Hardin was so good last season that it cost him a chance at being named All-American. (Idaho Press)