Winter may freeze the campus landscape, but inside the campus greenhouse and gardens, plants thrive year-round, offering students a warm, green refuge that supports learning, relaxation and connection during the coldest months.
Recent federal legislation could bring significant changes to how Idaho State University students pay for college, particularly those who rely on federal financial aid programs.
Recent federal reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, combined with Idaho’s strict eligibility requirements, created some new challenges for ISU students headed into the holiday season.
The recent government shutdown had impacts beyond just furloughed federal workers; the effects of the fight in D.C. were evident throughout Pocatello and among its residents, with more local ramifications than one might think during its run.
Across the country, college campuses have provided platforms for political speech, debates, activism, and ideological diversity. Now, these hallmarks have landed squarely at Idaho State University, where the conservative organisation Turning Point USA is being reinstated as an official student organization.
Local officials and candidates are starting to recognize that students could be a political sleeping giant. The question is: are they doing enough to wake them up?
The ISU Outdoor Adventure Center has been facing resource challenges with its National Park tours due to the recent government shutdown, as the House and Senate continue to clash and fail to resume federal funding.
[Pocatello, ID] Students and community members gathered outside the Bannock County Courthouse on Oct. 18 to join the nationwide ‘No Kings’ movement, calling for democratic accountability and equality through peaceful protest and student activism.