ISU brings home the title The secret to achieving success at pole vaulting is quite simple: be coached by Dave Nielsen. Pole vaulters from around the country are flocking to Idaho State University to be coached by the legendary Nielsen. Nielsen enters his 28th season as the head track and […]
Year: 2013
Idaho State University’s Union Programs Council holds Tuesday Tunes at noon on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. “Our goal is to have the students to have a place to study, listen to music, relax and enjoy themselves,” said Wesley Ward, Union Programs Council Member. “We really want […]
ISU Choirs perform Choral music is varied and versatile, and with the several hundred years’ worth of music sampled from for the Idaho State University Choirs Mid-Winter Concert this is readily apparent. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1, in Jensen Grand Concert Hall inside […]
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 […]
For some reason, I’ve managed to convince myself that we’ve barely begun the Spring 2013 semester, a fact that’s getting harder to deny in the sixth (seventh?) week of the term, especially as mid-terms loom closer and closer. Mid-terms are not only immensely stressful because of the multitude of exams; […]
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 […]
The Idaho State Baseball Club season is about to get underway. The club’s season starts on Feb. 28 in Mesquite, Nev., against the University of Montana, and its first home game will be March 16 at Halliwell Park versus the College of Western Idaho. Since the baseball team is not […]
Benny the Bengal to Compete at Nationals After attending a mascot training and competing with Idaho State University’s dance and cheer squads at regional camp this summer, Benny the Bengal earned himself first place and a bid to the United Spirit Association’s 2013 Collegiate Championships, a national competition, to be […]
Sunday, Feb. 24, when I’m watching the Oscars it will be hard for me not to think that instead of watching Ryan Seacrest interview Jennifer Lawrence that one day it could be Idaho State’s own Joey Parker interviewing A-list celebrities. Parker, a mass communication major at Idaho State University, is […]
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 […]
Le Counseil Français is one of the many cultural clubs at Idaho State University that gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in another culture. “[Le Counseil Français] is a good opportunity to learn to function in a group, especially for officers,” said club president Chris Nash. “It’s a nice […]
More Harm than Good? Our generation is very privileged to have technology so accessible to us with the just the click of a button. There are also many things that can come from the use of modern technology. Currently, everyday people are using social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, […]
Marvin Lewis may originally be from a small rural suburb outside of Pittsburgh and he may have spent the past 17 years coaching in the National Football League out east but to the untrained eye, Lewis could be perceived as someone who has lived in Pocatello his entire life. Last […]