Shelbie Harris Editor-in-Chief As summer vacation nears the end, I can’t help but anticipate what will be my final two semesters as an undergraduate at Idaho State University. For many, this will also be their final year. For others, they embark on what will hopefully be the most memorable four […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor I have been a Bengal for the past 10 years of my life. At thirteen-years-old, I watched my father do anything he could to fund his way through college, even if that meant making bumper stickers and selling them to friends and classmates at $5 apiece. […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor As Idaho State continues to battle allegations of discrimination and maltreatment directed at its Arabic population, the college that most of these students belong to continues to search for a permanent replacement dean. Despite serving as interim dean for the College of Science and Engineering since […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Imagine uprooting your entire family to an unfamiliar country over 1,300 mountainous miles away and this was your only means to escape the constant barrage of artillery shells and AK-47 fire. You and hundreds of people boarded what has become “The Last Train to Europe,” longing […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Before the establishment of a stable government, guns, outcasts and lawlessness characterized the Wild, Wild West. Though unlawfulness no longer defines Idaho and the modern western frontier, firearms and foreigners are still the talk of the town more than 150 years later. Idaho Senators, cloaked in […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor When he received his official investiture on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, Idaho State University President, Arthur Vailas, was already an accomplished academic administer and biomedical researcher. Under his leadership, ISU has been on a trajectory for financial stability and growth in statewide, strategic areas such as […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor After years of anticipation, Gov. Butch Otter revealed what some consider Idaho State University’s worst kept secret – plans to build Idaho’s first medical school located at ISU’s campus in Meridian. Funded in part by New Mexico real estate mogul, Daniel Burrell, the private Idaho College […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor As an undergraduate at Idaho State University, you would assume $6,700 paid by each student in annual tuition would be enough to cover the cost of instruction, course curriculum and required supplies like dry-erase markers or Scantron tests. “Back in 2010, when the colleges got reorganized, […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Despite a decrease of nearly five percent in total student enrollment for the fall 2015 semester, Idaho State University’s unrestricted net position for fiscal year 2015 exceeds $109 million. According to audited financial statements for ISU, revenues have exceeded expenses for the past nine years, and […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Multiple departments within the College of Science and Engineering recently merged as a means to generate synergy and additional collaborative opportunities. The Department of Physics, Nuclear and Electrical Engineering was created by combining the departments of Physics, Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics and Electrical Engineering. “One very important thing we need to […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Finding ways to attract new, distinguished professors with competitive salaries while remaining fair and just to existing faculty members has put many universities into a human resource quandary. Idaho State University is no exception. “There is substantial salary inversion in all of the departments in this […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor If you’re enrolled in anatomy and physiology (A&P) courses at Idaho State University now, or within the next two years, it may be exciting to learn the classrooms used for labs located within the Gale Life Science building are entering the second phase of renovations. Architects […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor When it comes time to decide upon anything, from choosing to read the first assigned chapters of the semester, finding a new show to binge watch on Netflix or deciding on what you’re going to wear this Friday night, it can be tough to weigh out […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor It’s safe to assume whether you’re a senior residing on the fringe of graduation, or an incoming freshman with four more years of school looming overhead, one things for certain: College can be stressful. The first week of classes can take its toll on any student, […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Idaho State University’s spring 2016 semester is officially underway, and by now, current students and incoming freshman should be laying the foundation for a successful 16 weeks of instruction. After three weeks of winter vacation, this may involve students changing their sleeping schedules, purchasing textbooks and […]