Jenna Crowe Staff Writer After being chosen as chair for the physics department, Philip Cole is heading to Vienna, Austria April 24 – 26 to finish coordinating the AccApp’ 17 international conference, which will be held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada July 31 – August 4 this summer. Cole was […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer With only five professors, the ISU theatre program rose above other schools across the country as it was recently ranked as one of the most under-rated collegiate theatre programs, according to onstageblog.com, second only to Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. Vanessa Ballam, the head of […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer As the end of the school year approaches, stress levels are on the rise. Students expect to get a reprieve during dead week, but at ISU, that’s not always the case. “I expect teachers to stop giving new assignments,” said freshman Brooke Davis, majoring in exercise […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer After coming to ISU in 2012 through a grant awarded to the Gender Resource Center, the Green Dot program is asking students to complete surveys to measure the program’s impact. Starting at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Dorothy J. Edwards developed a business plan to reduce […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer After a successful Diwali celebration last year, ASISU and multiple other student organizations are hosting another Hindu celebration, Holi Festival, on April 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the quad. A spring celebration held mainly in South Asian countries with a prominent Hindu population, […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Replaced by professor Michael Thomas, former Biology Chair Mark Austin stepped down to focus on an application for a research grant that could bring up to $11 million to ISU. The grant, Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence grant under the National Institute of Health, is something […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Known for surviving in various wilderness scenarios around the world without a camera crew, Survivorman Les Stroud returns to ISU April 6 to share with the community one of his first loves – music. His tour, Survivorman – Les Stroud, features a video presentation combined with […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer People line the bleachers as dancers take center stage, moving to the beat of the drums. Celebration fills the air while the healing powers of grand entry unfold at the 46th ISU Pow wow. The student group Native Americans United invited community members to Reed Gym […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Steven Beck, originally from Post Falls, has challenged himself at every turn, and battled a host of injuries along the way that have threatened his pole vaulting career, all for the pursuit of a conference championship. Under the guidance of pole vaulting coach Mike McPherson, Beck […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer A pair of professors in the ISU Department of History decided to create an opportunity for prospective students with refugee status. Erika Kuhlman and Kevin Marsh were inspired to create this scholarship by the recent political discourse concerning immigration. “We wanted to do something that we […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer In a three-hit game against Fresno State earlier this season, Kacie Burnett became ISU’s all-time hit leader, breaking former power-hitting catcher Vicky Galasso’s record. But this is not the first record Burnett has broken during her ISU career. Among the records are most stolen bases and […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer All ISU soccer enthusiasts are invited to attend a soccer tournament hosted by the Nepalese Student Association, NSA, on Cadet Field April 1 and 2 for a chance to win bragging rights, prize money and a medal. While more than 95 percent of participants every year […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Community members and ISU students are invited to attend the ISU Health Fair in the Ballroom and Wood River Room of the Pond Student Union Building March 16 and 17 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students will be able to receive free services such as […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Since its birth, music has shaped young adults regardless of its form, whether it be jazz, rock n’ roll or rap. For two students at ISU, music has changed their lives more than some might imagine. When junior Gage Horne first started dancing in high school, […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Originally from Santiago, Chile, Idaho State junior guard Geno Luzcando has made an impact on the men’s basketball team from the minute he stepped on campus. Luzcando found ISU through a family friend that was living in Provo and in his three seasons with the Bengals, […]