Logan Ramsey News Editor After consistently rising for a consecutive six weeks, Idaho State University’s COVID-19 positive case count leveled off in the reporting period of Oct. 7-13 at 68 new cases. The week previous saw 69 new cases. Of the newest cases, 24 were confirmed and another 44 of […]
What if something happened that was so definitive in Joe Biden’s favor that no one could realistically call the results of the election into question? I have two words for you: Blue Texas.
Logan Ramsey News Editor Despite social distancing measures, Idaho State University has seen a steady increase in COVID-19 cases since the Fall 2020 reopening. Each new case count has topped the previous week’s reported numbers. In September, the university created a distinction between confirmed and probable cases. According to Rex […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Donald Trump’s election was what made me want to go into journalism. As a senior in high school, who already felt pressured to pick a career path, listening to the way he talked about journalists made me realize how important good information would be over the […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor What stories can skulls tell us? Some are lost to time, but through art and science, we can understand more than we ever have before. This is an idea that fascinates Brandon Peecook, the new Curator of the Idaho Museum of Natural History and Curator of […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor During the 2020 Spring semester, Idaho State University announced that they had incurred a $16.7 million budget deficit for the fiscal year 2021. The ISU Leadership Council, made up of administration, faculty and student leadership went to work, devising a plan to balance the budget by […]
Perhaps more than any other state, Idaho misunderstands what the Black Lives Matter movement is and what its trying to accomplish. It makes sense that we wouldn’t understand it given how little diversity there is in our state. Just take Pocatello for example. The racial makeup of our city […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor If you’re an Idaho State University student or alumnus, you may have had your personal data breached in a ransomware attack. The ISU Foundation sent out a letter on Aug. 28 warning students of the possibility that their data had been accessed by a cybercriminal. Blackbaud, […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor We all know that money buys politics. It’s not a secret. American’s trust in government has been declining for a long time, and for good reason. Across both sides of the political aisle, it’s widely recognized that we don’t have a government that works for the […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor The people who raise us as children and remember our first moments are also the ones who first influence our beliefs. As a child, I assumed my parents were always right. Were your parents stout conservatives? Were they compassionate liberals? What if I said either way, […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor At a time when so many projects have had to be delayed due to the spread of COVID-19, one project that is still on track is the Idaho State University Alumni Center. The plan is still to break ground in 2020, with the opening projected for […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Throughout all the chaos, fear and fury the historic events of 2020 have incited, I’ve observed a widening gap between the United States population. This isn’t the chasm that exists between our two major political parties, but the way the year has affected each of our […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Despite COVID-19 cases confirmed with both faculty and students over the summer, the Idaho State University campus reopened for the Fall 2020 semester last week. Students from all over the state, country and world returned to a slightly different campus with an uncertain semester ahead. Incoming […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor I don’t need to tell any of you how drastically COVID-19 has affected the world; whether you have been cooped up inside, know someone who was infected or been infected yourself, you’ve felt the pain of this virus. The spread of Coronavirus is a tragedy on […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Contrary to how the headline looks, this column is in no way meant to be alarmist. Perhaps the worst outcome we could see to the spread of Covid-19 is mass hysteria. However, there is reason to be worried. People seem to be in two different camps, […]