Madison Shumway Staff Writer Mark Liptak, a sports media veteran with experience in radio and print, has acted as the play-by-play broadcaster for the women’s basketball team since 2008. Since taking over the mic in 2008, Liptak has covered over 250 ISU women’s basketball games. “Everybody’s put here to do […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Pharmacy professor Rebecca Hoover wants healthcare providers to know how to find reliable information about prescription drugs, and a recently awarded grant may help. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy gave its New Investigator Award, which funds the independent research and conference travel of 16 […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer It’s Friday—my day off—and I’m hungry. The only problem? There’s a fresh foot of snow on the ground outside and a continuous stream of Chef’s Table episodes inside, and while I’ve got a package of beef-flavored Top Ramen on the pantry shelf, what I’m really craving […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer When Christina Mottishaw heard about a STEM Mentoring Cafe for women exploring science careers, she jumped on the opportunity. Area STEM professionals from the Idaho National Laboratory would share their experiences at the sandwich lunch, and the biochemistry student knew she’d receive helpful insight into her […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Sipping on paper cups full of coffee and sweet tea, guests at Sunday’s Kuwait Festival gathered around tables adorned with balloons and red roses and Arabic music streaming through the PSUB ballroom’s speakers. The event, featuring Kuwaiti food, dancing, decor and educational videos about the country, […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer After many years of furious note-taking, scarfing down ramen noodles, procrastination and Monster-fueled all-nighters, ISU seniors are nearly finished. They’ll take the stage at Holt Arena May 6, many kissing college life goodbye as they enter the so-called ‘real world.’ “The road to gradation has been […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer In a road game against Southern Utah, sophomore guard Saylair Grandon broke her finger causing her to be sidelined. The injury comes after Brooke Blair was lost for the season at the beginning of the year with a knee injury, leaving the Bengals with two offensive […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer With his 7-foot stature and Serbian accent, Novak Topalovic is a standout presence on the Bengal men’s basketball team not just because of his height, but also because of his personality. “Novak’s maturity level is about on the eleven-year-old level, so he keeps us pretty happy, […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Students of all ages, majors and cultural backgrounds gathered in the Clearwater Room of the Student Union Building last week for the first meeting of a future club, the Middle Eastern Culture Association. The meeting, headed by freshman Mersad Rezaei and assistant professor of history Zackery […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer College students nostalgic for the time of growing pains and braces can kick it back to high school next week at a Second Chance Prom. Forget the awkwardness of adolescence, though—the event, hosted Friday, Feb. 10 by the Union Program Council as part of its Late […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer As campus buildings age and develop weather or environment-related problems, remodels and upgrades become necessary for the safety of students and staff. Facilities Services assesses structures each year and addresses such problems as they arise, and Maintenance and Operations spends $3 million each year to maintain […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Clustered around a drink-laden table, the TV screen above their heads broadcasting images of Donald Trump’s inauguration, three Saudi Arabian students discussed the effects of the newly-sworn-in president on their lives. The friends gather often at this coffee shop, along with many students from Saudi Arabia […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Tinder, a location-based social app often associated more with hookups than long-term relationships, crops up often in millennial think pieces and college conversations. Alice*, a first-year ISU student, knows friends with successful Tinder relationships and even marriages, but a bad experience turned her away from taking […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer After the retirement of 33-year coaching veteran Dave Nielsen, an all-new staff was assembled which will present a big adjustment for the ISU indoor track and field team. With a short seven-meet schedule, which includes both the conference meet and regional meet, the team doesn’t have […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer 2016 was not the best year for women’s representation in government. While a record four women of color were elected to the Senate, and a major party nominated a woman for president for the first time in history, women in Congress made no gains in number. […]