Michelle Schraudner Life Editor Known as one of the most affordable colleges with high starting salaries for graduates, Idaho State University aims to give students the tools to succeed in any economy. Looking at in-state tuition and graduates’ starting salaries, affordablecollegesonline.org placed ISU 15th on their list. One factor influencing […]
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The Secular Student Alliance (SSA) at Idaho State University hosted speaker Jonathan Figdor, humanist chaplain at Stanford University, Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m in the Little Wood River Room of the Pond Student Union Building. The event aimed to raise money for Doctors Without Borders, an organization that provides […]
After Idaho State University conducted a national search, Laura Woodworth-Ney was named the new provost and vice president for academic affairs. “I was just really honored to be selected,” said Woodworth-Ney. “I’ve been here since 1999. I’ve worked my way through the ranks as a faculty member.” Woodworth-Ney has been […]
Friday, May 3, marked Pocatello’s fourteenth annual Take Back the Night event. Take Back the Night is a march through Old Town Pocatello that aims to shed light on sexual and domestic violence. During the march, the participants shouted phrases like “No more silence, no more violence,” “Hey, hey, ho, […]
Robert Miklos, Cody Martin and Richard England are senior mechanical engineering students working on a vehicle for the Society of Automotive Engineers’ (SAE) competition known as Baja SAE. The event only allows for 100 teams to register to the competition location Miklos, Martin and England are participating at. Baja SAE […]
When picking the winner of this year’s Student of the Year award, Associated Students of Idaho State University officers found the selection process to be easy. Kale Bergeson, a former Marine who is now a human resource training and development major and Veterans’ Sanctuary career closet coordinator was the clear […]
Assistant Professor of Sociology Jeremy Thomas specializes in research areas as controversial as they come. “My research interests primarily concern religion, sex, deviance and the body,” said Thomas. Thomas, new at Idaho State University since fall of 2012, received his doctorate from Purdue University last year. His current research focuses […]
Idaho State University doctoral candidate Michael Riley and his seven-year-old service dog, Annie, have been together for over six years. In those years, Riley said he has come to see Annie as much more than a service dog. “The law sees [Annie] as a tool, I see her as an […]
The 14th annual Take Back the Night event will take place Friday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. “The march will begin at Family Services Alliance (355 S Arthur Ave.) where we will pass out free Take Back the Night T-shirts and it will end at the Old Town Pavilion where […]
Chart-topping country music band Emerson Drive played at Idaho State University on Friday, April 19. The concert was the culminating event of Springfest. “Our fans up here have always been strong over the years and it just goes to show that country music is still going good here,” said lead […]
Seventy pieces of carefully selected undergraduate students’ artwork are currently on display in the John B. Davis Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. The annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition’s opening reception was Monday, April 8. “It was a great turnout, there were students, family, parents and friends,” said Amy Jo Popa, […]
Caught in a bad bromance “The Odd Couple” premiered Friday, April 12, in the Rogers Black Box Theatre in the Stephens Performing Arts Center. Performances will also be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19. Admission is $7 for students with Bengal ID, $10 for […]
Students attending Idaho State University while serving in the military may see their tuition aid cut as a result of the sequester. When the government sequester went into effect Friday, March 1, the military responded to budget cuts by indefinitely suspending its tuition assistance programs. Prior to the budget cuts, […]
ISU professor studies and speaks Welsh, Shoshoni and more Anthropology professor Chris Loether is the director of the American Indian Studies Program, director of the Linguistics Program, and co-director of the Shoshoni Language Project at Idaho State University. Growing up in a language-rich area inspired him to study multiple languages. […]
Veterans’ Sanctuary offers helping hand An easily recognizable figure on campus is Kale Bergeson and his orange and black mohawk. What many may not know is that Bergeson is a former Marine. Now a junior at Idaho State University majoring in Human Resource Training and Development, Bergeson is the Career […]