Madeleine Coles News Editor Dear Badvice, I am a young and naive high school graduate who is about to start school at ISU this fall. Do you have any advice on how to prepare for becoming a college student? Sincerely, All Freshmen Dear All Freshmen, In the interest of total […]
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All about life on campus at Idaho State University. This includes club events, activities sponsored by Union Programs Council and the Student Activities Board.
Madison Shumway Life Editor New to the area and looking for a way to spend your Saturday in Pocatello? The home of ISU is also home to quirky niche shops, artsy coffee jaunts and a plethora of hiking trails. With some creativity, an activities calendar and this list in tow, […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Students milled around the quad last Wednesday, hot dogs in hand as they browsed the many clubs and services the university has to offer. Representatives of various groups around campus, from religious organizations to fraternities to academic departments, manned booths at the annual Involvement Fair with […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor The Idaho State Civic Symphony will be holding its first annual fiddle competition on May 20 in Goranson Hall of the Fine Arts Building. The idea for the competition came from Shelby Murdock, an ISU student and member of the symphony who has taken on the […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Dear Badvice, So finals are coming up and, as a STEM major, I am swamped with homework, studying and breathing in general. Do you have any tips on balancing school and outside life? Sincerely, Stuck in Room Dear Stuck in Room, Maintaining a social life while […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer With only five professors, the ISU theatre program rose above other schools across the country as it was recently ranked as one of the most under-rated collegiate theatre programs, according to onstageblog.com, second only to Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. Vanessa Ballam, the head of […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer ISU students competing at the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge in Boise last month came home with over $30,000 to fund their business ideas. Four teams from ISU won a first place prize, two runners-up prizes and a best marketing display prize. “Competitions like the IEC challenge the […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer As the end of the school year approaches, stress levels are on the rise. Students expect to get a reprieve during dead week, but at ISU, that’s not always the case. “I expect teachers to stop giving new assignments,” said freshman Brooke Davis, majoring in exercise […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Dear Badvice, I’m graduating this semester, so I’ve been looking for a place to live. But house hunting has not been easy. Do you have any tips for me? Sincerely, House Hunter Dear House Hunter, As a new duplex renter myself, I’m something of an expert […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor A new smartphone app released by the start-up company Capptivation aims to provide college students with all the resources they need in the event of sexual violence and other traumatic events. The app is called Reach Out Editions, and it features information for hundreds of schools […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Some people find running to be a grueling, miserable experience. Some people can’t even imagine running more than a few miles at a time. Shawn Bearden is not one of those people. The physiology professor who’s been running ultra races since late 2013 is planning to […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer After a successful Diwali celebration last year, ASISU and multiple other student organizations are hosting another Hindu celebration, Holi Festival, on April 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the quad. A spring celebration held mainly in South Asian countries with a prominent Hindu population, […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor When Jesse Pruitt was searching the Idaho Museum of Natural History for an idea for his undergraduate research project, he didn’t expect to be part of a much bigger project that led to his research contributing to a published book. Pruitt discovered a fossil of a […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Known for surviving in various wilderness scenarios around the world without a camera crew, Survivorman Les Stroud returns to ISU April 6 to share with the community one of his first loves – music. His tour, Survivorman – Les Stroud, features a video presentation combined with […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Spring semester is always rough. The promise of summer being so close and yet so far away makes actually going to class seem so much harder than in the winter. That’s one of the reasons why the Student Activities Board decided to give students something to […]