Chris Banyas Staff Writer Wintertime can bring a variety of issues that we don’t have to worry about during the rest of the year, and many of these issues affect our vehicles and overall safety. Campus Public Safety’s mission is “the safety and security of our students, faculty and staff […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Seasonal change brings about many beautiful and exciting things. You may have noticed, however, that it seems to be getting dark roughly around the time you finish your lunch. This change in daylight hours along with other factors can lead to seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Many American as well as international groups have scrambled to collect and offer aid for those affected by the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Phillipines. The storm was one of the worst storms the Philippines has ever faced, leaving thousands of individuals dead […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Imagine attending a university thousands of miles away from your family. Now imagine what it would be like to be there during the holiday season. Everyone around you is making plans to visit family, or to celebrate in some way. What do you do? Idaho State […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Students who frequent Reed Gym have undoubtedly noticed that the pool has been closed in recent days due to repairs. The closure of the pool is not related to the closure of the parking lot. One of the main pipes in the pool’s drainage system is […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Sororities and fraternities offer students additional sources of support, networking opportunities and different ways to become more involved on campus. Idaho State University is home to two official sororities: Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Alpha Xi Delta. These organizations choose one main cause or philanthropy and work […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer It is estimated that so far this year the recycling program at Idaho State University has collected 85 tons of material. Several recent grants have helped the program become what it is today, one of them coming from the Coca-Cola Company. This grant was not for […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer A parking booth nestled between the Administration Building and the Rendezvous may seem an unlikely place to encounter someone radiating positivity and warmth, who goes out of his way to make sure others walk away with a smile on their face. “Just to make it more […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, and has already had an effect on many Americans. The Affordable Care Act aims to overhaul America’s health care system by making […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, Nathaniel Yabeney escaped from Fort Hall corrections officers. Yabeney was in the area of the Pocatello Regional Medical Center for treatment when he escaped but soon made his way into the area of the Idaho State University campus. […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer “I don’t know if I’m interesting but I’m a people.” This phrase was uttered by a man born and raised in India, who was educated there and in the U.S., and who eventually became an English professor at Idaho State University. After traveling the world in […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer As of Oct. 16, the parking lot on the north side of Reed Gym, also known as lot G11, was closed, allegedly due to a tunnel collapse. Steam heat is provided to the various buildings of ISU through a series of tunnels that branch out from […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The number of international students attending Idaho State University increased by a margin greater than it ever had in the history of the institution at the beginning of the spring semester of 2013. At the onset of that semester there were a total of 856 international […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The following situation sounds like a script for a holiday episode of CSI, but it is the very real experience of Donald Wyckoff. Imagine standing before the scene of a murder. It is your job to process the evidence left behind. The murderer is still somewhere […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The number of undergraduate students registered for the fall 2012 semester at Idaho State University was 12,820. Of these, 5,407 were over the age of 24, meaning 42 percent of all undergraduate students for the semester were nontraditional students. According to the Office of Institutional Research […]