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Most of the walls in the gallery remained blank, as this was only day one of Moore’s ongoing exhibition at the gallery, Brazen Bull: A Natural Mythstory of North America. By the time Moore’s exhibition closes in April, the walls are expected to be completely lined with his vision of combining American historical figures with inspirations directly from exhibits from the College’s Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History. It is a process the gallery’s visitors are invited to watch throughout his stay.
The College of Idaho embraces Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a “day on” experience, rather than a day away from studies. During this day, one of the activities provided for C of I students not only helped them understand poverty, but it also provided them with the tools to make social change within a local community.
At 8 p.m. this Saturday, the College of Idaho’s K.A. Albertson International Center Shannon Lounge will host four talented bands for the C of I Musician Showcase, hosted by the C of I Tech Committee. And for many of these groups, the showcase is more than an opportunity to perform for their fans — it’s a chance to embrace their own C of I roots.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”
College of Idaho junior Irvin Brown stood at a lone podium in the Langroise Recital Hall the night before Martin Luther King Jr. Day to quote the man himself. Brown, an anthropology/sociology major, and over a hundred other members of the C of I community had just finished marching by candlelight to Langroise from Simplot Stadium, crossing Blaine Street and Cleveland Boulevard in honor of the civil rights icon, showing solidarity with his message of equality.
The College of Idaho spent roughly two hours on lockdown Monday after a student reported being threatened with a gun by two individuals in a campus parking lot adjacent to the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
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Two of this year’s presenters at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology will be none other than senior College of Idaho science students Claire Otero and Jacob Noeker, whose research both earned them the prestigious Pfizer Society of Toxicology Undergraduate Student Travel Award to attend and present at the SOT meeting with all expenses paid — an honor granted to only 14 undergraduate students in the country.
The College of Idaho has produced thousands of bright students in its 127-year history, including seven Rhoades Scholars who have each gone on to success within their chosen fields. Today, the College remembers one such Rhodes Scholar, Thomas G. “Tom” McFadden ’68, who passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 at the age of 71.
On Jan. 31, The College of Idaho will soft open the Cruzen-Murray Library for students on campus, but before that can happen there is a secret force working behind the scenes ensuring that this will be possible.
