Denim Millward Sports Editor In a lot of ways, and for a lot of teams, the most enjoyable time of the season is just before it begins. Before a single minute of a single game is played, the unique amalgamation of eager anticipation of and soaring optimism for the upcoming […]
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Denim Millward Sports Editor With a shy, infectious smile and a refreshingly pleasant demeanor, Maria Sanchez looks like your average incoming Idaho State University freshman. She could probably even pass for a high school freshman. But behind the soft-spoken recent American Falls High School graduate lies a pitch warrior who […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Recent advances in technology have proven to provide a plethora of information available to dissect and attempt to interpret. Buried within this information are specific keys fit for unlocking opportunities for us to improve the world in which we live. In partnership with NASA, Idaho State […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Students attending Idaho State University come from all walks of life. From various countries located across the world, ranging from Kuwait or Saudi Arabia to Columbia and many European countries as well, students travel long distances to fulfill their social, academic or athletic desires. In the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor I have to be honest: when I took the position of sports editor last fall, it was not without trepidation. How affable would coaches and athletes be in a post-game interview following a loss? How much good news would there be to cover? It didn’t take […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor A hellacious road trip to open the season couldn’t stop them. A challenging conference schedule couldn’t stop them. You can call them unstoppable, and now you can also call them champions. The Idaho State softball team clinched its second consecutive Big Sky regular season conference championship […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer ISU rugby competed at home in the DI-AA Varsity Cup National Championship semifinals against the University of Washington on April 26 on a stormy afternoon but fell short of the win. After defeating the Cougars 32-25 in Pullman, Washington, the Bengals had the chance to host […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer Idaho State University had three football players named to the 2014 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society on April 29. This honor is given to college football players who maintain a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career. The athletes must be starters or […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” an epic DC Comics crossover from 1985, may seem a strange source of inspiration for poetry, but it is just the sort of thing that inspires Bethany Schultz Hurst to write. Hurst has been at Idaho State University since 2003, and in […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer The Idaho State University Student Activities Board will kick off its summer programming on May 29. Four activities will be offered each week through August 7, excluding the week of July 4. Ice cream, dog day and tie dye activities are just a few of the […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor If you find gardening, environmental awareness and living and promoting a green lifestyle interesting and are looking for a way to pursue these interests, look no further. The Idaho State University Green Up Club formed several years ago around these very concepts. “We’re trying to connect […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor Travelling thousands of miles across the country and leaving behind friends and family is something that you would expect from someone with a burning passion. Adrienne King took over the position of director of Marketing and Communications at Idaho State University on February 18. She had […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Featured in the May edition of “National Geographic Magazine,” the Idaho Museum of Natural History has continued to see success through its unique features. The museum began about 80 years ago as the housing grounds for the various artifacts found by a group of faculty members […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The State Board of Education approved Idaho State University’s proposed 3.5 percent tuition and fee increase for the 2014-2015 academic year on Wednesday, April 16. For the last six years ISU has continued its attempt to lower the percentage at which tuition and fees are increased […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer The student retention rate at Idaho State University has improved by 6 percent this past year alone, according to Vincent Miller, director of institutional research at ISU. “We are encouraged by the increase in retention rates and we are still working on finding additional ways to […]