Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief The annual I Love ISU campaign that took place Monday, Sept. 15 through Thursday, Sept. 18 wrapped up with the check presentation at 5:45 p.m. on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 18 during the after-hours event in the Pond Student Union Building Quad Lounge. This year’s campaign […]
Year: 2014
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Idaho State University faculty and students have worked together to create a new digital application to cover all things related to Yellowstone Park, aimed to benefit anyone looking for more information on the site. Digital Wonderland is the name of the application developed by Dr. Yolonda […]
Sven Alskog News Editor For Alex Bolinger, teaching at Idaho State University goes beyond the mainstream method of lecturing, instead placing heavy emphasis on hands-on experiences in the methods discussed during all of his courses. Hailing from nearby American Falls and having gone through both undergraduate and master’s courses at […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Three separate grants have been awarded to Idaho State University’s Nuclear Engineering department worth more than $700,000 in total. The grants are provided by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs, (NEUP). Nuclear researchers will utilize new grant funding to create accurate reactor physics […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor For the Idaho State University volleyball team, there were no easy match-ups early in the season to allow team members to get their feet wet and ease back into the swing of things. Rather, the Bengals dove headfirst into three consecutive tournaments in three […]
TASH MAHNOKAREN Staff Writer “Title IX is about opportunity” said Director of Athletics for Idaho State University Jeff Tingey. While Title IX is often directed toward opportunity for women, it is in actuality opportunity for all. Prior to its enactment in 1972, sports at the high school and collegiate level […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Homecoming events were first documented at Idaho State University in 1930. Since then, the traditions have evolved but the reasons behind them remain very similar: to establish new bonds and strengthen pre-existing ones between students new and old. “My only advice to students is to come […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief Bristol, the tee-fetchin’ border collie we know and love, returned to the field in Holt Arena last Saturday, Sept. 13 for ISU’s home opener against Chadron State. Bristol attends all home football games and fetches the tee after kickoff. He can be seen sporting his own jersey […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor Growing up in a home without a father has become more and more common with each generation. Whatever the cause of the absent parent, we all know someone who grew up this way. Hamid Durrani, originally born in Kabul, Afghanistan, is now a junior at Idaho […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Construction on the sidewalk along Eighth Avenue from the Pond Student Union Building to the corner of Eighth and Martin Luther King Jr. Way has made the traverse from lower campus to upper campus and vice versa more challenging for all involved. The sidewalk as well […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 2, a firearm accidentally discharged from the pocket of a faculty member in a classroom in the Physical Science Complex at Idaho State University, wounding the faculty member in the foot. A university official identified the faculty member involved as Dr. […]
Sven Alskog News Editor Every year at Idaho State University hundreds of participants come together for the ISU Ambush, a 5K mud run and obstacle team challenge hosted by the Associated Students of Idaho State University (ASISU). The 2014 event will begin Saturday, Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. The course […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The Idaho State men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off the season Friday, August 29 in a meet against Southern Utah at the Centennial Course in Pocatello. While the men were defeated by the Thunderbirds 19-36, the Bengal women topped their Southern Utah counterparts 18-43. […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor A trip to the hospital is something that for many conjures up scenes of chaotic operating rooms from television programs or emotions tied to emergencies that have occurred in their own lives. Idaho State University’s nursing program instructs and prepares potential nurses for the environments they […]