Spring semester is officially in full swing, and as such students are suddenly trying to adapt to new schedules, new material, new homework and often new teachers as well. With that much going on all at once, it is guaranteed that some students will consider dropping, withdrawing, or perhaps even […]
Chartwells has recently installed a new drink dispenser in the Turner Dining Commons. Created as part of the company Aquahealth’s Healthy Beverage Program, the drink dispenser delivers flavored water without the large amounts of sugar found in other beverages. Installed over the break, Chartwells representatives hope that the Aquahealth will […]
The Idaho State University’s Women’s Rodeo Team recently finished their fall season ranked first nationally. While the Men’s Rodeo Team finished sixteenth in the nation, many members of both teams are ranked impressively nationally. Within the Rocky Mountain Region that both ISU teams are stationed in, the women’s team is […]
On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Idaho State University Department of Sport Science and Physical Education (SSPE) is hosting the fourth annual Fitness Fair and Santa Claws 5k Fun Run at Reed Gym from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. While last year the proceeds of the fun run went to support […]
Portneuf River: Past and Future At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Humanities Café and the Sigma XI Science Café will hold a joint public forum and discussion focused on “Human Interactions with the Portneuf River.” The event will take place in the loft at the Portneuf Valley Brewery […]
“Did you know that one sugar-sweetened beverage per day can equal an extra 25 pounds of weight per year?” questions Melissa Orgill of the Idaho State University Wellness Center. The wellness center recently set up a display detailing the consequences of drinking popular sugar-sweetened beverages. The display, currently shown in […]
On Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. the Union Program Council (UPC) held the second annual Idaho State University Tree Lighting Event outside the Student Union Building on the quad. Despite uncooperative weather — rain swelled from a fine mist to distinguishable drops at times — the event went off […]
At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, the Idaho State University Armed Forces Veterans Club and Veterans’ Sanctuary held a reading of the names on Cadet Field of those killed in the Vietnam War. The reading, which was part of a national event, consisted of 217 names of soldiers from […]
The Idaho State University Eli M. Oboler Library has recently implemented a system called “Zombies in the Library,” featuring the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Roughly 1,200 reference e-books, or electronic books, have been converted to a physical form and placed around the library, hidden amongst the other books. The brain […]
With the upcoming semester quickly approaching, students and faculty alike are beginning to think about classes for next semester. Students in particular face an important hurdle – arranging schedules and planning out graduation paths. In recognition of the difficulty of going at it alone, the Central Academic Advising Center has […]
Idaho State University’s Department of Mass Communication opened it’s Print and Visual Communication Experimental Lab on Wednesday, Nov. 7. This lab includes refurbished darkrooms and technology for letterpress and digital media.
On Saturday, Nov. 10, there will be a 5k fun run held outside Albion Hall at Idaho State University. Pre-registration will begin at 10 a.m., with the 5k itself starting at 11. Hosted by Phi-Upsilon Omicron (Phi-U), a national honor society for Family and Consumer Science and Dietetics Majors, the […]
On Friday, Nov. 2, at approximately 10:45 p.m., ISU’s Top Chef was officially declared after a tough battle between three teams. The Kitchen Ninjas, comprised of Jake Dudley, Nate Harbey and Andrew Burk, won with their submission “Super Mario Stuffed Chicken with Apple Risotto.” The three teammates, all members of […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 24 at noon, the new ISU Bengal statue was unveiled outside the SUB Quad Entrance. Amid the celebration spirits ran high in the unexpectedly warm weather. The celebratory spirit was enhanced by the presence of the ISU band, the Bengal Dancers and Benny the Bengal – all […]
Idaho State University was recently declared the winner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2012-13 National Student Geothermal Competition, based upon the ISU study “Development of an integrated, testable conceptual model of blind geothermal resources in the eastern Snake River Plain: application to the Newdale geothermal prospect.” The award was […]