Memories can run short in a college town. It has been four years, and to many students, the name Katy Benoit does not ring a bell. Even fewer students know the story behind the bench dedicated to her memory on the East side of the Administration Lawn. “Students will come in without that institutional knowledge, but it’s important that they don’t forget,” said University of Idaho Dean of Students Blaine Eckles, who came to campus this summer after 20 years at Boise State University. “We lost a member of the Vandal family, and we have to work hard every day to avoid that”/Hannah Shirley, University of Idaho Argonaut. More here.

Question: Have you lost a family member of someone you loved to domestic violence?

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