Chris Banyas Staff Writer The number of international students attending Idaho State University increased by a margin greater than it ever had in the history of the institution at the beginning of the spring semester of 2013. At the onset of that semester there were a total of 856 international […]
Year: 2013
Michelle Schraudner Life Editor Students have come to Pocatello for a number of reasons: academic programs, athletics or the chance to live somewhere new. For 22-year-old Michael Aguirre, it was the chance to become who he was meant to be. A Fresno, Calif., native, Aguirre’s family moved to the area […]
Nicole Blanchard Editor-in-Chief When it comes to traditional Shoshone-Bannock legends, education is key. Knowledge, values and morals are passed on through tales about clever tricksters like the coyote or a myriad of other characters. Education is also the goal for Alexandria Alvarez, Shoshone-Bannock tribe member, ISU student and winner of […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer When fans looked out onto the field this past weekend to watch the Idaho State University Bengals football team there was a rare site: two true-freshman offensive lineman in the starting lineup. Along with freshmen Thomas Vazorka and Skyler Phillips, Bengals head coach Mike Kramer’s other […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In the realm of sports, there is no buzzword that will instantaneously create more controversy than the word “concussion.” The very utterance of the word conjures images of muscle-bound behemoths annihilating unsuspecting foes with malicious helmet-to-helmet hits, or basketball players crashing to the ground and slamming […]
Brenna Patrick Staff Writer As the leaves begin to change, Pocatello invites residents to participate in fall activities all around the region. Pocatello is known for being cold in the fall but that shouldn’t stop people from staying active and having fun. Though the weather outside is frightful, there is […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The following situation sounds like a script for a holiday episode of CSI, but it is the very real experience of Donald Wyckoff. Imagine standing before the scene of a murder. It is your job to process the evidence left behind. The murderer is still somewhere […]
Michelle Schraudner Life Editor Grab your wands and don your house colors, because Muggle Magic is returning to Pocatello. The second annual Harry Potter-themed educational event will be Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Idaho Museum of Natural History. Attendees may just think they’re on the receiving end of a Cheering […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The number of undergraduate students registered for the fall 2012 semester at Idaho State University was 12,820. Of these, 5,407 were over the age of 24, meaning 42 percent of all undergraduate students for the semester were nontraditional students. According to the Office of Institutional Research […]
Josh Sommers Submitted by NIATEC October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and this week has been designated to bringing awareness to the next generation of “cyber leaders” regarding the opportunities that can be found in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Today’s youth will eventually become the […]
It’s getting to that time in the semester again where my brain is too fried to write about any events of actual importance, so I’ll have to settle for making vague connections to the things I actually have going on (bear with me). I’m at a point in my life […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer On Oct. 1, 2013, the U.S. government effectively shut down as a result of Congress failing to agree on the budget for the upcoming year of 2014 or a plan regarding the national debt ceiling. Idaho State University has already felt the impact of the shutdown […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Discussion and controversy has surfaced regarding the future location of a canvas mural that currently hangs above the indoor entrance to Reed Gym. An article printed in the “Idaho State Journal” on Thursday, Oct. 10, described the possibility of the mural being removed. ASISU President […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor If you’re reading this article and you attended last week’s homecoming game, you had a marked effect on the game. Maybe your fingerprints weren’t as indelible on the outcome as Mitch Beckstead or Cam Richmond’s were, but you, the fan, made a difference. Too often, the […]
Sven Alskog Staff Writer When it comes to devotion to a sport, the women’s golfers of Idaho State University have shown plenty of it, missing multiple days of class over the first month of the fall season to travel all across the western United States for tournament play. From Aug. […]