Payton Mitchell Staff Writer Since the 70s, Idaho State University has had a chess club for students to stimulate their brains, learn a new game and make new friends. Peter Eckert, a junior at ISU, started a petition this past fall to open the chess club again. In order to […]
Life
All about life on campus at Idaho State University. This includes club events, activities sponsored by Union Programs Council and the Student Activities Board.
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer As October comes to a close and those little pink ribbons linger in our mind, we welcome No-Shave-November and Movember. Perhaps these movements are worthy of a ribbon but maybe a mustache pin would be more suited. For the month of November, men are encouraged to […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer It is easy to stay within the comfortable boundaries of one’s own culture, but perhaps sometimes an escape is necessary. Japan Night offers exactly that: an evening escape from American culture with a sneak peek into the music, cuisine and arts of Japanese culture. This event […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Every student on campus has a story, and this is Kalon Ludvigson’s. Kalon Ludvigson, originally from Sterling, Utah, is a junior at ISU currently in the process of applying for entrance into the College of Pharmacy. Before he was a full time student, he competed on […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer November 11, proclaimed as Armistice Day in 1919 to honor the end of World War I, became a legal holiday in 1938 to celebrate “the war to end all wars.” After World War II, and the largest mobilization of troops in history, the name was changed […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor It’s time to kick off the holiday season, and what better way to do it than to get an early start on Christmas shopping? The ISU Women’s Club is holding its forty-fifth Annual Holiday Fair Friday Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Life is like jazz music: its best to improvise, it never resolves and sometimes, when things get chaotic, you get the feeling everything is spiraling out of control around you and then suddenly you’re somehow able to reel it all back together into something wildly impressive. […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Being thrown into a culture different from a person’s own, across an ocean, where the natives speak a foreign language during the first years of adulthood can be a tough endeavor. Many students from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait take this journey eagerly to be immersed in […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Contrary to popular belief, Mustangs, Camaros and other muscle cars are available for purchase in Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Though some people there do drive American muscle cars, as well as other sports cars, there are those who are encouraged to stay […]
Terraka Garner Life Editor You hear the buzz of the tattoo gun, smell the clean of the green soap, and see the cups of ink gathered in an alluring pattern, ready for an everlasting design, poking and prodding at your skin; pleasure and pain in conjunction to forever represent something […]
Andrew Crighton Staff Writer It’s finally fall, and time to start getting ready for cool weather, pumpkin spice everything and for the dead to walk the Earth. No, it’s not Halloween; it’s Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Not everyone has the same diet regimen, in fact the majority of people in the United States view the eating of meat as essential to their diet, but perhaps a plant-based diet is an equal alternative. Studies show adopting a vegetarian diet is becoming increasingly popular, […]
Andrew Crighton Staff Writer Living on campus can be a big part of the college experience. Whether it is in the dorms or campus apartments, it’s almost a rite of passage. ISU has many offerings, from residence halls, to apartments, to ‘suite style living’ in Rendezvous; but what is it […]
Terraka Garner Life Editor Imagine yourself walking around campus, insecure and unsure of what to do, how to feel and how to act. Visualize yourself constantly fighting a battle within your mind, constantly having flashbacks and constantly reliving your past traumatic experiences. Assume you’ve had undeniable structure in your life […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Valentine’s Day isn’t the only day that a lady deserves a rose, or so the fellows with the Lambda Theta Phi fraternity believe. Every Tuesday during the month of October starting at 12:30 p.m. at the front doors of the Rendezvous Complex, Lambda Theta Phi hands […]