On March 7 and 8 Idaho State University will be hosting a two-day $tart $mart workshop aimed at closing the wage disparity between men and women. The workshops will run from 3 to 5 p.m. on March 7, and from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on March 8. The workshop will […]
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According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in more than one in five of every college dating relationships, one of the partners is currently being abused. Nearly one-third of college students report having physically assaulted a dating partner in the previous twelve months. In Idaho, there is one reported […]
Students in the Alpha Psi Omega theatre club will present two showings of the Agatha Christie murder mystery “And Then There Were None.” The performances are free to attend and will be held in the Rogers Black Box Theatre of the Stephens Performing Arts Center March 1 and 2 at […]
Getting Involved in ASISU Elections Active campaigning is underway as ASISU elections approach. As of Feb. 19, election packets were due from candidates, containing signatures supporting their campaigns as well as a campaign expenditure sheet, among other information. Candidates who submitted correctly are now eligible to run for ASISU office. […]
ASISU approves resolution On Wednesday, Feb. 20, ASISU senators approved a resolution urging state lawmakers to expand Idaho’s human rights laws. The resolution, introduced by Senator Emma Doupé, supports a state-wide amendment that would include the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Idaho Human Rights Act. While it […]
The twentieth annual College of Pharmacy Spaghetti Feed will be held Friday, Feb. 22 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Part of the proceeds go toward the Make-A-Wish Foundation, funding local 9-year-old Jaxson Long’s wish to travel to Hawaii. Long has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an inherited disorder that involves muscle […]
Leadership and Power: Struggles of a Contemporary World will be the theme of the 42nd annual Frank Church Symposium which begins Wednesday, Feb. 27. The symposium will be held on the third floor of the Pond Student Union Building in the Salmon River Suite, with the exception of the keynote […]
HALO hosts a fiesta Idaho State University’s Hispanic Awareness Leadership Organization (HALO) will be holding its annual “A Night in Mexico” cultural event Saturday, Feb. 23. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Ballroom. Ticket pricing for the event is $7 for ISU students with a […]
Alyson Hagy, author and English professor at University of Wyoming, will be visiting Idaho State University on Tuesday, Feb. 26, for a book signing at 6:30 p.m. in the Bengal Café. Hagy will also read from her novel “Boleto” following the signing, and her works will be available for purchase. […]
New information about the Rotaract club’s request for $10,000 took ASISU members by surprise. Based on ASISU bylaws, the club may not have been eligible for money from the student government’s contingency fund at all. The club’s effort to build a school in Mali, led by member Brandon Comish, was […]
Good Fun and Great Food Africa Night was held Saturday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in the Stephens Performing Arts Center at Idaho State University. The event was hosted by the African Student Association and included dinner immediately followed by a variety of performances including poetry, dance and drama influenced […]
The premiere episode of the student-produced television show “The Portneuf Prowler” aired on Channel 12 on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 10:30 pm. The episode will air once more on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 9:30 pm. The Portneuf Prowler is the result of the initiative of Mass Comm 4450 — Television […]
The ISU Career Center is hosting the annual Career Fair in the Pond Student Union Building Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 19. It will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “[This year’s fair] will be very similar to fairs we’ve held in the past,” said Interim Director of the Career […]
Trained for Quick Response Pocatello’s school board recently voted to place semi-automatic rifles in gun safes at each of Pocatello’s middle and high schools, making them easily available to the schools’ resource officers. Steve Chatterton, Idaho State University’s director of Public Safety, said that would not be the best option […]
It was announced on Jan. 14 that an active case of tuberculosis, also known as TB, was confirmed on Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus. According to ISU Student Health Services’ MD Ronald Solbrig, after being put in isolation and on medication for a few weeks, the student diagnosed with TB […]