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Thursday, November 11, 2016
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Students, families and Moscow locals enjoy festivities during the Capitol Christmas Tree event 2 p.m. Thursday in the Kibbie Dome parking lot. The tree was cut down in the Payette National Forest (McCall, ID) and will tour Idaho before making its way to Washington, D.C.
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ASUI passes resolution to include all veterans in non-discrimination clause Nicole Etchemendy Argonaut
ASUI Sen. Zachary Spence was the first to bring up the idea to protect all veterans in the University of Idaho’s non-discrimination clause during a weekly ASUI meeting last month. The original clause included veterans, but only veterans from the Vietnam War. Spence said he had only briefly skimmed the clause once before and had thought it odd, but after it was brought to his attention once again by three individual students, he took another look and became passionate about changing it.
“My curiosity was peaked, understandably, because the Vietnam War has been over a long time,” Spence said. “The Vietnam veteran era status is required by federal law, and there was no need to take it out, but we could at least make the change so that it could include all veterans.” Oct. 26, when the topic was brought to the table for a vote, not a single person stood to oppose it, Spence said. The resolution passed 14-0. ASUI Vice President Kelsy Briggs agreed with Spence when he suggested the change. “We figured that it had been long enough since it was necessary to have Vietnam veterans specified in the clause,” Briggs said. “With the ROTC program on campus, there will be Vandals that join the army and may fight in a war. When they come back home, we should absolutely not discriminate against them.”
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The change to this clause would protect current and future Vandals from being discriminated against by any student group or individual because of their involvement in a war, Spence said. This non-discrimination policy is a section that is mandatory for all student groups and organizations to incorporate into their respective constitutions. “It says that we care about each other as Vandals,” Spence said. “We are a Vandal family and we stand together. And I think that if there is a part of that family that has not been addressed, then we care enough that students will come to the student government and say, ‘This needs to be changed.’” Spence smiled as he talked about the unity and strength behind the vote taken amongst the ASUI Senate. “It made me proud to be in the senate in which I was partaking,” Spence said.
“Seeing the unanimity in a good cause was really inspiring.” Spence and Briggs said they were proud to be part of a change that could ultimately enhance and protect a student’s experience at UI. “All of us saw it as a good opportunity to voice our support to being an all-encompassing, nondiscriminatory campus,” Briggs said. The resolution now awaits approval from UI faculty and administrators. Spence said he hopes other people feel the same way as the senate on this issue. “This is something that I feel passionately about just because I feel very strongly about veterans,” Spence said. “It is on their backs that we have the freedoms and rights that we enjoy today.” Nicole Etchemendy can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
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Getting out of the house Support from Vandals A large turnout of UI students show up to volunteer for Make a Difference Day Jack Olson Argonaut
Yard work is rarely something college students wake up early on a Saturday to do, but 450 people did just that for Make a Difference Day at the University of Idaho. Hosted by the Volunteer Center, Make a Difference Day pairs student organizations with regional businesses and nonprofits to match the desire to volunteer with work that needs to be done. This year, 22 sites received volunteer groups. Anna Dolezal, lead service coordinator at the Volunteer Center, said there is a growing number of students who sign up for the event. “I hope it’s because we promoted it, or people wanting to get their feet wet in volunteering, and this is a good way to see if
that’s something they’d like to do,” Dolezal said. “That would be my hope for the event is that people find something they like or that they’re interested in and they can grab a friend or go back by themselves.” Most groups were Greek houses, but the Food and Nutrition Club, the National Society of Black Engineers and the College Republicans of UI also participated, among others. Dolezal said the sites included the Northwest Children’s Home, Moscow Public Library and the campus itself. “Make a Difference Day allows people to get two community partners in a group setting. It’s a lot harder to walk in on your own like ‘Hi, I’m here to volunteer.’ To be able to go in a group opens that door,” Dolezal said. “And if you find an organization you really like, students are much more likely go back and repeatedly build that relationship with the community partner.” SEE house, PAGE 4
UI offers students support and open dialogue for students with post-election events Catherine Keenan Argonaut
As turmoil and celebration followed the results of the 2016 presidential election, members of the University of Idaho community are offering events and resources to those in need of them. “Making Sense of the Election” is an event that cycles every two years following election results. This year, the event will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Whitewater Room of the Idaho Commons. The event will gather UI political scientists to analyze and debate about the polling results in detail, along with the effects on foreign policy and economical outcomes. The Department of Politics and Philosophy will present the event through its chair
Brian Ellison, faculty secretary Don Crowley and assistant professor Juliet Carlisle. Students had divided opinions after Tuesday night, as President-elect Donald Trump won the presidency by maintaining enough votes through the Electoral College, despite Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote. James Foster, faculty for UI’s College of Science, said he has voted in every election since 1976 and has never seen an election like this year. “If you look at the voter turnout for Republicans versus Democrats, Democrats didn’t show up,” Foster said. UI President Chuck Staben made an official statement sent via email to the university community. “The recent presidential election has heightened tensions along some very real fault lines in our society and spurred demonstrations in several cities and college campuses,” Staben said. SEE vandals, PAGE 4
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