Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Since the beginning of the semester, various groups have been seen on campus passing out informational pamphlets, Gideon bibles and the like to ISU students and faculty. Recently, a group caused a stir among students by setting up large, graphic posters of aborted fetuses. Members of […]
Month: October 2016
Madeleine Coles Life Editor The ISU Japan club is hosting a taiko demonstration and lecture by world renowned taiko master Kenny Endo on October 21. Taiko is the Japanese word for drum, but outside of Japan, taiko mainly refers to a form of ensemble drumming that has become quite popular. […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Sixty-seven years in broadcasting is nothing short of incredible. As a young and aspiring journalist doing anything in his power to accomplish a lifelong dream of working in sports media, Vin Scully is a man that I have looked up to for some time now. Scully […]
Tanner Sucher Staff Writer Southeast Idaho is known to have some of the best fly fishing in the world and students at Idaho State University don’t have far to go to experience that world-class fly fishing. The Portneuf River, a 124-mile-long tributary of the Snake River, is only an hour […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer More than 80 educators and students traveled to ISU October 6 and 7 for the annual Idaho Association of Teachers of Languages and Culture conference. Attendees came from all over the state for two days of instruction on teaching techniques and standards. The schedule featured a […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor In a 56-7 loss to Colorado, Josh Cook hauled in a four-yard pass that launched him into the Idaho State University record books for most career receiving yards by a tight end in school history, a record previously held by current New Orleans Saints tight end, […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor The 2016 presidential election features two of least liked candidates in history, as well perhaps two of the most divisive. Several weeks ago marked the beginning of the debates between the two candidates, with one squaring the vice presidential candidates together. At the time of writing […]
Teri Peterson and Eric Limbach will teach and call the dances, with the fabulous Wild Coyotes providing the live music. Saturday, October 8th from 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 […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor The second annual Pink Ribbon Tour took place Saturday October 1 in and around the Pocatello area. Hosted in October in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, the event allowed 110 local cyclists to choose from one of four length circuits. All the benefits went to […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor The ISU School of Performing Arts just closed its first musical of the year, Next to Normal. The show, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, was an impressive production, but certain elements left something to be desired. The play was […]
Emily Crighton Editor-in-Chief We’ve all used Google or social media platforms to look someone up we want to know more about, but is it okay for an employer to do so before making a hiring decision? In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness month and also in honor of creeping […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Monthly bingo nights hosted by the Student Activities Board draw students out for high-intensity fun and the chance to win prizes from gift cards to mini-fridges. Sophomore Jacie Wilde, who scored both a mini-fridge and microwave during new student orientation her freshman year, said she’s attended […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Not all students at ISU have a method of transportation to visit family members, but the LEAD Center has provided a solution: family weekend. Registration for family weekend is currently available on the LEAD website. Family weekend takes place October 21-23 and is centered around introducing […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor October 14, 2016 marks the next Green Dot training session at ISU, but what is Green Dot anyway? Green Dot was developed by Dorothy Edwards at the University of Kentucky as a means to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and other forms of powerbased personal violence. […]
John Lovelace Putting It All Out There We like to be online. Sure, we’ve all heard horror stories of its potential dangers, but we’ve never really been hurt by it, right? If the only ill-effects from your social media use is the odd flame war, I want to help you […]