Andrew Crighton Life Editor Election season is upon ISU. On Monday, Jan. 25, filing opened for ASISU candidates. Students who are interested in running for ASISU office positions can file their names and begin the work to become eligible for the election in mid-March. Hailey Dugan, the ASISU Election Commissioner, […]
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Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Everyone has those days where a brick wall magically materializes in front of them and traversing past it seems like a lost cause. Instead of giving up, why not just take a moment to enjoy some of the happy hour specials Pocatello has to offer. Here […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Black Rock and Sage (BR&S) has existed in some form or another since the ‘70s. It took its current name in 2002 and published all types of writings, solicited and unsolicited, from students and established writers. With the change of faculty advisers, BR&S changed as well. […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer The fourth floor of Turner Hall has been undergoing renovations for several months. Over the summer, the showers in Turner Hall were completely redone. Craig Thompson, the Director of Housing at ISU, said that the showers had never been renovated before, and it was a project […]
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 […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor There are currently many candidates to choose from when it comes to the 2016 presidential election. Two Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, and eleven candidates in the Republican field, with Donald Trump in first, Senator Ted Cruz second and Senator Marco Rubio third […]
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, […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer For most students, the spring semester represents a continuation of the efforts they began in the fall, but there are a significant number of individuals who begin their college experience at the outset of the second half of the academic year. These first-time freshmen may have […]
Payton Mitchell Staff Writer Idaho State University has an extensive student body full of talent and promise, and Gage Horne happens to be one of those individuals. A dance major at Idaho State University and a member of the Bengal Dance Team, Horne started dancing in his freshman year of […]
Payton Mitchell Staff Writer Christmas break is a time to forget about grades, classes and exams and is a time of family, celebration, eggnog and ugly sweaters. For some students though, there are circumstances that prevent them from returning home. Cody James is a former ISU student who stayed in […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor The Greek gods drank nectar, but who needs it when there’s a plethora of local coffee houses brewing up their own elixirs? There are three local coffee shops within a 10 minute walk from the ISU campus: The College Market, Mocha Madness and CoHo Coffee (The […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer It’s easy to become consumed with the materialism that soaks into nearly every fiber of the winter holidays: from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, we are encouraged at every turn to spend, spend, spend. But amidst the retail season, there are many individuals and organizations that […]
Payton Mitchell Staff Writer As a theatre major at Idaho State University, I have been able to utilize much of what the College of Arts and Letters has to offer. The college branches out to students who are majoring or minoring in the world of the arts. From my perspective […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Nov. 14, 2015 was a big day for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In front of the temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, as many as 1,500 individuals formally resigned from the church, and many stayed to protest afterwards. The leak of new […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Just over one year ago Pocatello became home to one of the seven mosques in Idaho. Located on Fifth Avenue, about two blocks from the ISU campus, it is run by The Islamic Society of Southeastern Idaho (ISSI). The ISSI was organized approximately 25 years ago […]