Andrew Crighton Life Editor March 3 and 4 marked the 45th annual Frank Church Symposium at ISU. It featured many delegates from around the country including ISU faculty, alumni and other experts. All the presenters examined the many aspects of sustainable development. The panels on Thursday examined areas such as […]
Month: March 2016
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Students get into ISU Men’s Basketball games for free, however, after you graduate, you will be paying $17 for an adult ticket for games in Reed Gym. The only other ticketing option that is cheaper than $17 in Holt Arena is a $12 seat with an […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor After years of anticipation, Gov. Butch Otter revealed what some consider Idaho State University’s worst kept secret – plans to build Idaho’s first medical school located at ISU’s campus in Meridian. Funded in part by New Mexico real estate mogul, Daniel Burrell, the private Idaho College […]
Rob Snow from Utah will teach and call the dances, with The fabulous Wild Coyotes providing the live music. 7:30 to 10:00 pm at the First Congregational UCC Church, 309 N Garfield (behind Pocatello High School). The Wild Coyotes, from Pocatello in southeast Idaho, bring you a program spanning a […]
The Idaho State University Student Veteran’s Association (SVA) has organized a Ski Day at Pebble Creek on March 12 for all community/student veterans and their families to have discounted lift tickets. Vouchers for the discount can be picked up in the Student Services Center located on the third floor of […]
The Native Women’s Coalition (NWC) is a non-profit tribal coalition, established to stop all forms of violence against Native women. The Coalition currently is seeking to fill several positions with individuals who are experienced in the field, and who are passionate about stopping violence against Native women. The Operations Officer […]
Southeastern Idaho Public Health’s 9th Annual Infection Connection Conference will be held in Pocatello on March 9th at Red Lion Hotel from 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m. This is a free event for healthcare professionals, Emergency Responders, Infection Control Staff, and healthcare students in southeast Idaho. During the conference, local presenters will talk about infectious […]
The Idaho State University Sexuality and Gender Alliance is pleased to announce “Exploring Trans Visibility”. It will be an educational event, focusing on the Transgender Day of Visibility as well as transgender topics in the state of Idaho and the nation. This event will include presentations from community members who […]
Richard Falk, David Krieger and Robert Laney Dear fellow citizens: We are in the midst of hotly contested campaigns to determine the nominees in the 2016 presidential election, yet none of the candidates have even voiced concern about the nuclear war dangers we face. This reflects the underlying denial and […]
Chris Banyas Editor-in-Chief I am the man, the well-fed man, in charge of the terrible knob/The most pleasing thing about it, it’s almost a permanent job/When the atom war is over, and the world is split in three/A consolation I got, well maybe it’s not, there’ll be nobody left but […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Alma Jam is a graduate student at ISU currently pursuing a master’s degree in sociology. She says that she did not choose ISU, but rather, ISU chose her. “It made it easier for me to get the connections I needed and the financial support I needed […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Women are not in as many Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields as men, and the Center for New Directions wants to inspire and encourage change in this aspect. It will be holding its sixteenth annual Women and Work Conference March 8 in the Pond […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer A local spot for ISU students and the surrounding community to experience animals indigenous to Idaho is looking to make lucrative renovations. Pocatello’s local zoo aims to change its name from Pocatello Zoo to Zoo Idaho. The Zoo is run by the city, so city council […]
Olivia Love Staff Writer Adam Merrill is a freshman at ISU majoring in piano performance; however, this was not his original plan. When he was younger, Merrill was very active. He played sports and was as healthy as any typical nine-year-old boy. He dreamed of becoming a professional athlete and […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Cody Lind loves the mountains. Growing up in Challis, Idaho, running, hiking and exploring the mountains defined his childhood. Just two weeks ago, Lind took second place in the Moab Red Hot 55K, a grueling ultrarace through the mountains. Ultrarunning means running incredibly long distances. If […]