Madison Shumway Life Editor New to the area and looking for a way to spend your Saturday in Pocatello? The home of ISU is also home to quirky niche shops, artsy coffee jaunts and a plethora of hiking trails. With some creativity, an activities calendar and this list in tow, […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Madeleine Coles News Editor Every year come August, Bengal tigers crop up on store windows and paw prints appear around Pocatello. Local businesses and residents celebrate the start of a new school year by painting the town orange and black before attending an annual school-year kickoff […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Students milled around the quad last Wednesday, hot dogs in hand as they browsed the many clubs and services the university has to offer. Representatives of various groups around campus, from religious organizations to fraternities to academic departments, manned booths at the annual Involvement Fair with […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Track and field meets are busy ordeals for Bailey Woodbury, who competes in the heptathlon, an event composed of seven different competitions that feature every spectrum the sport has to offer. A heptathlon starts with the 100-meter hurdles then moves to high jump, followed by shot […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer A rainbow of poster boards and periodic table t-shirts colored Pocatello sidewalks Saturday as nearly 500 people participated in the March for Science. The march, which sought to raise awareness of scientists’ contributions to Pocatello and support publically funded and communicated science nationwide, was one of […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer ISU students competing at the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge in Boise last month came home with over $30,000 to fund their business ideas. Four teams from ISU won a first place prize, two runners-up prizes and a best marketing display prize. “Competitions like the IEC challenge the […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Each semester, the Nepalese Student Association hosts basketball and soccer tournaments, providing a way for Nepalese students to get to know each other and contribute to the club’s packed schedule. This spring’s basketball tournament, held April 8 and 9 at Reed Gym, featured five teams, each […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Minidoka internment camp, which imprisoned over 9,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, lies just 17 miles from Twin Falls. Few Idahoans know of its existence. Andy Dunn wants to change that. The history graduate student is writing his thesis about the camp and drawing attention […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Haley Harrison wasn’t planning on transferring from Utah Valley when she quit the team following the 2016 season, but when a childhood friend floated the idea of playing softball for Idaho State, Harrison’s future fell into place. Within a week, her mind was made up. She […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer A recently-published book written and edited by College of Arts and Letters faculty explores the role of narrative in academic research and community. Twenty faculty members teamed up to create “Narrative, Identity, and Academic Community in Higher Education,” released last week. “This idea of narrative really […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Fists pumped in the air, and a rallying cry rang out into the cool spring afternoon: “Sí, se puede!” The chant, led by Spanish radio personality and keynote speaker Belia Paz, brought guests at the second annual Cesar Chavez Commemoration event just outside the SUB entrance. […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer College is expensive. And while, contrary to popular belief, the majority of students eat more than just ramen noodles and soy sauce (we also like to get fancy and microwave a lemongrass and chili Thai Kitchen Instant Rice Noodle Soup), budgets can get tight. To supplement […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Laura McKnight can thank squeamishness and a love of cooking for leading her to her future career. Interested in the medical field, a young McKnight quickly learned that dealing with blood and guts wasn’t her strong suit. When she discovered dietetics, a combination of two of […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Simply by walking around campus, students can encounter a medley of languages and cultures each day. Students hailing from Saudi Arabia to South Africa attend lectures, play sports and hang out at campus hotspots. Many times a year, international student organizations hold cultural nights to introduce […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Each year in March, influential women in history enter the spotlight of laudatory blog posts, interactive presentations and library book displays. Women’s History Month, celebrated annually by historians both trained and amateur, seeks to honor female scientists, authors, artists and pioneers that are often left out […]