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for the first time in years, the team gave Vandal sports fans something to be truly excited about 
— an enthusiasm that spills over into other aspects of the university. The atmosphere at home games in the Cowan Spectrum is much different than that of seasons past because of the dedication of UI players, coaches and student fans. Idaho coaches Don Verlin and Newlee and the athletes should be commended for their contributes to UI athletics and the atmosphere of the university as a whole. The university community may not always be able to agree on every aspect of the institution or the direction it is going, but athletics are something that can continue to bring us back to a mutual sense of who we are and always will be — proud Vandals/Christina Lords, UI Argonaut. More here.
Question: Are successful sports teams important for a college campus?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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OfCoffee on March 24 at 11:28 a.m.
Yes - they are important. Just look at Gonzaga.
On another note, I find it facinating that Milford Terrell, the State Board Chairman, was in charge of negotiating the package with the proposed UofI president. Most people I have talked to agree that he was a great candidate, and most people that I have talked to agree that Milford low-balled him.
Why? Does it have anything to do with the fact that Milford is a BSU Booster, has or had a contract with BSU to do their plumbing work, and would prefer to keep Daly-Larsen in that position? Enquiring minds want to know.
Escapee on March 24 at 12:10 p.m.
Well, it’s nice to know that the team that represents your school isn’t a joke. The Vandals did have a pretty-good season this time around.
jazzyvandal on March 24 at 12:17 p.m.
OfCoffee, I (and many other Vandal alums) are scratching their heads over Terrell and the president search.
Terrell has a major conflict of interest on the SBOE. Nobody will do anything about it. UI needs to go back to having their own board of regents like they used to!