Since the Halloween candy-craze has ended, college students and Pocatello residents alike are turning in from the cold and doing their best to survive until winter break. And between homework and planning out Christmas gifts, it might be time for a fall reset.
Stephanie Christensen is pursuing a doctorate in Idaho State University’s Nursing Practice program with plans to become a nurse practitioner. But now, she’s role-playing 52-year-old Rachel, a woman experiencing all the Class A symptoms of menopause, in front of three judges and her professors. She only has three minutes to talk.
“I have so much free time, I don’t know what to do,” exclaimed no-college student ever.
“Anyone who wears a tiara and sequins is always going to be a winner,” is what we should say.
And a crowd favorite from Idaho State’s Production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” “He craves attention slightly, but all good actors do,” is probably what the ISU theatre department preaches.
The week of October 20-25, you’ll see Student Activities Board, SAB, sanctioned events taking over Idaho State’s campus for Homecoming week.
The music roars through the speakers, the hypnotic rhythm catching even the most uninterested observers. Our bodies move in unison – stomp, stomp, clap, stomp, stomp, clap – overpowering the announcer and turning all eyes to Mason Reine.
Daniel Prior’s mind flashes through the past week of procedures, medical interventions, and surgery prep, hands flexing out of muscle memory to reach for a scalpel. He’s perched on a stable stepstool, arms reaching up, up, up, until his fingers slot into a calloused crevice.
In September, the Idaho State University College of Technology welding program received an anonymous one-time donation to fund personal air respirator protection hoods (PARP) for all 65 students currently enrolled in the welding program. The idea is that students will use them during the program and then be able to take them after graduation. The donation is valued at over $80,000.
For those who hail from Texas, California, or even Boise, Pocatello might come off as a “podunk college town,” leaving you bored and moping in your room.
College is a time for new experiences, football game memories, and the fear of communal showers. To survive your freshman year of college, listen to the tips below as written by a highly experienced second-year college student!
“We don’t even have enough drachmas for a veggie burger,” whines Grover.
“Well, if you hadn’t bought all those ‘dam’ snacks!” snaps Percy.
“It was the Hoover Dam and I was hungry!”
Stress, anxiety, tears, tests, and a steady stream of contemplating dropping out. Oh, the joys of college.
Halter wants to stand up for the students, upping the Bengal spirit and “Best Bengal” energy. For Funk, she wants the students to look back on their college experience and be proud, working to make an impact however she can in her last year.
n collaboration with the Honors Program and the College of Business, the students involved in the 2023 Collaborative Creativity Class were given the opportunity to meet the people behind Zoo Idaho, take a tour, and experience the stories of the animals in person. From there, they compiled their photos to self-publish “Zoo Idaho: Where Every Animal Has a Story.”
Shouts fill the bars, and rounds of Guinness beers are passed around as crowds of green fans rush parade barriers to see the dancing leprechauns. Traditionally a religious Irish holiday, St. Patrick’s Day has turned into a worldwide phenomenon of pinching.
The 2003 romantic comedy, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” revolves around ad executive Benjamin Barry betting that he can make any woman fall in love with him, while magazine writer Andie Anderson is dedicated to getting real-life experience for her article on how to lose a guy. But does this actually work? It just might through my 10 steps to help you find your perfect partner at college!