Idaho

BYU-Idaho Spirit Week activities to start Monday

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2 years ago

October 4, 2024

REXBURG— BYU-Idaho students and faculty might find blue pancakes and brownies on campus next week due to an abundance of school spirit.

Casey Cruz, a student on the Spirit Events Council at BYU-Idaho is helping to organize Spirit Week, which runs from October 7 thru 12.

Spirit Week includes several activities, with each day having a theme. Blue treats will be distributed on campus starting Monday. The theme for Monday is Service Day, Tuesday is Legacy Day, Wednesday is True Blue Day, Thursday is Mighty Oaks Day, Friday is Founders Day and Saturday is Spirit Day.

“What’s great about Spirit Week is that most of it is free, and the things that are ticketed are very affordable for students and families here in the area,” Cruz said in an interview with BYU-Idaho Radio.

Some highlights include a “Helping Hands Service Night”, a rodeo at the Madison County Fairgrounds, a torch lighting ceremony, a parade and a color fun run.

The school is also introducing a student-led film festival this year, where students, school employees and alumni can enter films into the festival. The festival will be on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Paramount 5 theater. While the film submission deadline has passed, people can still reserve a seat at the theater here.

Cruz, who started out getting involved on campus as a volunteer, said the Spirit Week activities still need volunteers. She said volunteering helped her realize how much she loved event planning.

“There’s so many volunteer opportunities. We can’t do this without volunteers. It’s a great opportunity if you’re interested in event planning or just wanting to get out of your comfort zone and try something new on campus,” Cruz said in the interview.

She said the best way to sign up to be a volunteer is to email spiritweek@byui.edu. You can also sign up to be on the Blue Crew through the school’s volunteer form.

To find a schedule of Spirit Week activities and register for them, visit the BYU-Idaho website here.

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Dorothy Moon reelected to third term as Idaho GOP chair

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32 minutes ago

June 25, 2026

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Dorothy Moon reelected to third term as Idaho GOP chair

MERIDIAN — Former Idaho state Rep. Dorothy Moon was elected to her third term as chair of the Idaho Republican Party during last week’s Idaho GOP Convention in Meridian.

Moon announced her candidacy for a third term as chair earlier this month after first being elected in 2022 and again in 2024. In this year’s election, Moon received 306 votes, former Idaho state Sen. Steven Thayn received 155 votes and Mark Fuller, the previous Idaho GOP first vice chair, came in third with 134 votes. In receiving just over 51% of the vote, Moon was able to narrowly avoid a runoff.

In his challenge to Moon, Thayn called for fostering a greater sense of unity among members of the party.

“Unity does not mean uniformity of opinion,” Thayn said in a prior news release on his candidacy. “Nor does it mean forced agreement. Forced unity always leads to tyranny. Real unity is voluntary. It is built through listening, respect, and a sincere effort to solve problems together.”

In the initial announcement of Moon’s campaign, she highlighted improvements to voter turnout and the defeat of the 2024 ranked-choice voting ballot initiative as among key party successes during her most recent term.

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