Madeleine Coles Former Co-Editor-in-Chief and News Editor I think it’s safe to say there are very few, if any, members of the ISU community, be them faculty, staff, students or others, who would characterize the university as being on stable ground. In fact, I think there’s a very good chance […]
Madeleine Coles Co-Editor in Chief and News Editor If the intricate symbiosis between a university and the town it calls home can be seen as a relationship, CommUniversity is its couples counselor. CommUniversity, a committee made up of university representatives and community leaders and businesses, has been dedicated to, as […]
Madeleine Coles Co-Editor in Chief and News Editor On my very first day at ISU, when I was just a little freshman, I was walking back to my car from my class in Rendezvous when a couple of guys in a truck slowed down, drove up beside me and yelled […]
Madeleine Coles Co-Editor in Chief and News Editor Dear Badvice, I want to go out on the weekends, but I always end up watching Netflix. It feels like there’s nothing to do here at night other than go to WinCo. What can I do for fun in Pocatello? Sincerely, Bored […]
Madeleine Coles Co-Editor in Chief and News Editor It was announced last week that Lyn Redington will be ISU’s new vice president for Student Affairs. Redington, who currently serves as assistant vice president and dean of students at the University of Iowa, will be taking over from interim vice president […]
Madeleine Coles Co-Editor in Chief and News Editor Dear Badvice, I’m a senior, and I’m starting to feel really old. Talking with some of the incoming freshmen has made me realize that I am super behind the times. I honestly can’t even understand what they’re saying some of the time. […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor According to his lab’s web page, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences assistant professor Danny Xu’s goal is “enabling biomedical discovery and addressing unmet medical needs using State-of-the-art computational, informatics, data mining, and machine learning technologies.” The most recent manifestation of that goal has been with the publication […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Doctor of Nursing Practice Student William Sabel was recently awarded the American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence. The award is given each year to a dedicated nurse practitioner who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice. Sabel, who will graduate with his Doctor […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, or CEED and U.S. Bank are hosting a Pitch-Off Competition for students to present their business ideas. “It’s kind of like Shark Tank,” said CEED Director Jeff Street. “They’ll make their pitch, and the judges will ask questions. And […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has seen significant growth this year, thanks to students who have worked to build and rebuild a number of laboratories and testing facilities. Earlier this year, students built a Structural Laboratory and upgraded the Structural Dynamics Laboratory to research […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor It is a fact of college life that students will have to face classes with required reading materials. In fact, required reading is such a common part of college classes, many students don’t consider the delicate behind-the-scenes process of choosing required reading, but the truth is, […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The Diversity Resource Center will be hosting an event for World AIDS Day that will include a speech about updating Idaho Code 39-608, which convicts people living with HIV/AIDS if they cannot prove they disclosed their status to their sexual partners. “We like to use the […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor ISU recently partnered with Idaho Power to completely replace the lighting systems at Holt Arena. “In conjunction with Idaho Power, we were able to provide significant savings by using LED lights versus our existing lighting, which was not as efficient and was very outdated for what […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor For Elizabeth Brunner, China is like a second home– albeit a very expensive one. Brunner, an assistant professor in the Department of Communications, Media and Persuasion, has been researching different aspects of the country’s culture for years, funded in part by her department, but often at […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Researchers from a number of different departments at ISU have been collaborating on an augmented reality device designed to help those who have lost function in one arm, usually stroke victims, regain movement. The project, which is in its fourth and final year, involves using a […]