Shelbie Harris Staff Writer They’re colossal, ear-piercingly loud and they’re back in Pocatello. The Monster Truck Grand Nationals, hosted by Checkered Flag Productions, is taking over Holt Arena Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. A show of this magnitude requires the help and support of many, and has reportedly been […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The season for Idaho State University’s club baseball team is officially underway with the conclusion of the annual Mesquite Tournament in which the Bengals split their games finishing with two wins and two losses. Due to both Head Coach Bob Hunt and Assistant Coach Treavor Williams […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer If choosing to teach at Idaho State University over her hometown university of Boise State, coordinating the Bengal Triathlon which is now the largest sprint triathlon in the state of Idaho or owning not one but two tee-fetchin’ border collies doesn’t prove that Caroline “Smitty” Faure […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The Idaho State University men’s rugby team is off to a slow start this season due to a decline in leadership, coupled with multiple injuries and students graduating. The overall lack of depth has been the vulnerable Achilles’ heel for the team resulting in a 0-3 […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Women, long denied the chance to participate in contact sports, are now joining rugby clubs in record numbers and relishing the no-nonsense nature of what has been called a hooligan’s game played by gentleman, or in this case, proper ladies. The women’s rugby program at Idaho […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The Idaho State University Athletics Department will utilize reserve funds approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) last August to purchase new video and broadcast equipment in order to adhere to updated Big Sky Conference technical standards. SBOE approved ISU athletics to appropriate $250,000 of […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer If a “Jeopardy” category was city nicknames and the clue stated “Riga, Latvia,” the correct response would be, “What is the Paris of the Baltics.” Josephine Garibaldi, associate professor of dance in the Idaho State University School of Performing Arts in the College of Arts and […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Knowing the risks associated with the area due to continuing tensions near the borders of Syria and Israel, Idaho State University Assistant Professor of Political Science Daniel Hummel along with City of Pocatello Planning and Economic Director Lon Crowell will travel to Jordan on March 7 […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Whether you’re fighting the freshman fifteen, looking for an exciting way to stay ph ysically active, or simply trying to get involved with new people at Idaho State University, intramural sports are a great way to participate in both traditional sport activities as well as new […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Idaho State University’s School of Nursing is undergoing a transitional period as modifications to the undergraduate curriculum are implemented. According to university officials, faculty members got together last April to coordinate revisions to curriculum as part of program prioritization. The majority of nursing programs nationwide, similar […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer According to educational exchange data provided by Open Doors 2014, Idaho State University has the highest number of international or foreign students than any other institution in the state of Idaho, with a total of 1,169 international students. University officials say international students are choosing Idaho […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Researchers at the Idaho State University Idaho Accelerator Center (IAC) are using high-energy photons to extract isotope copper-67 from zinc for medical and cancer research purposes. Copper is made up of both stable isotopes as well as isotope copper-67, which is a radioactive isotope. “These radioactive […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer If you’ve ever had to flip through the assembly walkthrough for a kitchen dining set or looked at the blueprint of your home or workplace, it’s almost a certainty that at some point a professional drafter was involved in its creation and development. Computer Aided Design […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Melissa Hunt, an alumna of Idaho State University recently secured a grant worth $100,000 for her elementary school as part of the Farmers Insurance “Dream Big Challenge.” Hunt, a first grade teacher at I. T. Stoddard Elementary School in Blackfoot, Idaho, received her Master of Education […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Herbert Maschner, Director of the Idaho State University Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH), will be leaving ISU to serve as a visiting professor in Italy and has accepted a position at the University of South Florida beginning in August. Maschner, who spent the last fifteen […]