Edna Grant Staff Writer In the spring of 2018, Idaho State University student Adolfo Andazola found himself on an airplane with four other ISU students. As the plane began to tuck into San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, all Andazola could see was a multitude of blue tarps. Throughout […]
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Alex Mosher Staff Writer In 2017, Idaho State University had eight reported cases of “unsafe” offenses that occurred on campus, according to the Campus Safety and Security of the U.S Department of Education website. These incidents included one count of rape, two counts of aggravated assault, four counts of burglary […]
Alex Mosher Staff Writer Idaho is known for its ever-changing weather, especially during the winter months. Our mountainous state can go from sunny, to pouring rain followed by massive snowflakes and a blizzard storm all within thirty minutes time. We here at Idaho State University are all too familiar with […]
Maquella Chacon Staff Writer The ISU Spring Career Fair takes place every February and brings employers to campus to meet and interact with students, providing interviews and potential job opportunities. The 2019 fair included 66 employers with informational and interview booths organized in the Pond Student Union Ballroom. The attendees […]
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Before choosing to go see Creed II, keep in mind that it is basically impossible to make a boxing movie that isn’t full of boxing movie cliches. That being said, Creed II still packs one hell of a punch, and it turned out to be the […]
Alex Mosher Staff Writer One of the best college memories is becoming best friends with your roommate. You go from knowing nothing about one another to knowing absolutely everything. It’s hard not to get to know them, especially when you’re living under the same roof. Unfortunately, not everyone has that […]
Kaitlyn Hart Life Editor As Valentine’s Day rolls around, lots of people are left to wonder how to show their affection for their loved ones on this strange semi-holiday which, when thought about for too long, starts to seem like a marketing scam created by greeting card companies to obligate […]
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Living over 7,400 miles away from home in Nepal, 136 full-time international students come together to give the Pocatello community a taste of their culture once a year. The Nepalese Student Association will host its 13th annual Nepalese Night in the Pond Student Union Ballroom on […]
Alex Mosher Staff Writer The true crime documentary “Abducted in Plain Sight” first made its debut on Netflix in January 2019. The 90 minute special features Jan Broberg, who was abducted in Pocatello by her family’s friend and trusted neighbor, Robert “B” Berchtold. Netflix describes it as “a true crime […]
Kaitlyn Hart Life Editor Many times in a writer’s life, it can seem as if nobody cares what you’re writing. Especially as a young writer, it can feel as though you’re back in high school. Writing essays just for the sake of passing, foregoing any real meaning or chance of […]
Nancy Ceja Staff Writer FAFSA: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Every college student has seen it, done it and maybe resent it. It is a part of modern college culture. You can’t get in without filling one out. With the recent government shutdown ending, it seemed families, organizations […]
Kaitlyn Hart Life Editor ISU’s “Next Drag Superstar” was nothing less than absolutely fabulous last Friday night. Two vibrant and lively drag queens, and one drag king, lit up the PSUB ballroom stage as they competed to become Idaho State’s next drag superstar. Not only was the audience blessed by […]
Nancy Ceja Staff Writer January is Blood Donor Month, meaning most hospitals, colleges, and charities will be hosting blood donation events for communities across the country. We always hear advertisement on the radio, and see people telling us to give blood on TV, but only a small percentage of us […]
Kaitlyn Hart Life Editor Walking to his mailbox one day, John Bolliger, a sophomore at ISU, heard the faint sound of a car coming down the road. He paid no mind to it, lessinging it to the background noise of a busy world. This continued until he swiftly turned around […]
Kaitlyn Hart Life Editor Let’s be honest. You’re not really all that excited to be back. All of those “Ok, I’m ready to be back at school again!!” tweets that you posted were just a little bit exaggerated. Sure, you missed all of the new friends you made last semester, […]