Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief To those of you who have been keeping up with my editorial for the past couple of weeks, you may be noticing a bit of a pattern forming. For that, I apologize—hopefully this will be the final piece of what I will henceforth refer to as my […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-chief At the start of every new semester, I tend to lose my footing a bit. By that, I don’t mean that I fall down more often (I fall enough as it is, believe me). What I mean is that I tend to lose the ever-elusive sense of […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-chief TRiO Student Services at Idaho State University, under the leadership of TRiO Director Sari Byerly, helps approximately 250 students at ISU through their college endeavors each year. TRiO are federal programs that provide services for high school and college students from what ed.gov called “disadvantaged backgrounds.” TRiO […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief Just less than three years ago, I moved away from my hometown of Payette, Idaho to come to Pocatello and attend Idaho State University. When I first arrived, I had little to no sense of direction and if I’m being honest, I was probably only here because […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Idaho State University officials recently announced that a berm will be built below the iconic “I” on Red Hill to address safety concerns raised due to erosion. The berm is expected to be built after the new year. Earlier this year, the lowest trail on Red […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Idaho State University alumna Lisa Cresswell published her newest book, “Hush Puppy,” earlier this year and will hold a reading and discussion followed by a book signing at Marshall Public Library in Pocatello on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. This is Cresswell’s first traditionally-published novel […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Idaho State University’s Union Program Council (UPC) will host the third annual Tree Lighting Festival on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. The tree lighting will be held at the quad entrance of the Student Union Building and is free to the ISU community as well […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Idaho State University’s Department of Computer Information Systems and Department of Computer Science have merged to become the Department of Informatics and Computer Science. The Department of Computer Information Systems is housed in the College of Business while the Department of Computer Science is housed in […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Idaho State University will soon be moving to an online, electronic scholarship application process. According to Associate Director of Scholarships Debbie Green, the scholarship office hopes to be testing the system by December and implement it in January for the 2014 to 2015 academic year awards. […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor A merger three years in the making is official between the James E. Rogers Department of Communication and the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. The merged department will, with one final permission pending, be known as the James E. Rogers Department of Communication, Media and […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Spring class schedules for Idaho State University were viewable online as of Oct. 28 and spring registration is quickly approaching. There are a few steps students need to take in preparation for registration. Director of Central Academic Advising JoAnn Hertz said that aside from looking through […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Todd Johnson was announced as the new director of the Veterans Sanctuary at Idaho State University on Thursday, Sept. 26, and began his duties as Director of the Veteran’s sanctuary on Monday, Oct. 14. A search committee was utilized to fill the open position of Director […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor A trip to Paris, France, is many girls’ dream but a recent trip to Paris, Idaho, gave ISU student Rachel Munson the surprise of her life when her boyfriend proposed using a flashmob of singing high schoolers. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Nelson Bishop and Munson took […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Discussion and controversy has surfaced regarding the future location of a canvas mural that currently hangs above the indoor entrance to Reed Gym. An article printed in the “Idaho State Journal” on Thursday, Oct. 10, described the possibility of the mural being removed. ASISU President […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Throughout the fall semester, Central Academic Advising will present their third annual “Harvest Your Potential” series. Led by part-time adviser Nancy Goodman of Central Academic Advising, Harvest Your Potential will consist of various student success presentations held throughout the Fall semester. “Harvest Your Potential started with […]