Plans to improve the University of Idaho Kibbie Dome with seating enhancements, the second phase of the renovation, are wrapping up. Later this year, the privately-funded improvements will also include the lowering of the field to increase its capacity by 8-10,000 people. The first phase included safety improvements that the University covered.
To celebrate, an official ribbon cutting with remarks from the Director of Athletics and University president will kick-off the seating remodel on Friday evening.
To kick-off the freshman programming for the Common Reading Program at Washington State University, a screening of the documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth will be shown in Todd Auditorium on August 23rd. The film goes along with the Program's selected reading for freshman students, "Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines" by Richard A. Muller.
Former Seattle Times reproter, Eric Sorensen, now a resident of Pullman, wrote a special to the Times regarding bicycling along the Palouse that he describes as "amber waves of grain." He describes the various rides in the region from town to town including the upcoming Lentil Ride and what each stop along the way offers like the artisan breads of Uniontown.
Arizona Cardinals safety Hamza Abdullah and his brother, Husain, safety for the Minnesota Vikings, have been invited to the White House for dinner with President Barack Obama.
Former Washington State University football players, will attend the annual Iftar dinner tonight celebrating the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan.
Arizona's Abdullah says he was stunned and initially thought the invitation was a fake.
