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.
Life
All about life on campus at Idaho State University. This includes club events, activities sponsored by Union Programs Council and the Student Activities Board.
“Let’s ‘Netflix and Chill,’” says Anthony from Tinder.
“Why are you single,” asks Sarah from Hinge.
“I mean you’re decent looking,” comments Luke from Duet.
“To the theatre department, APO is more than just a club,” says Kallis Shibahara, APO Secretary and theatre major.
APO, or Alpha Psi Omega, is an ISU honors fraternity, targeted towards any and all theatre lovers and majors. Like other fraternities on campus, this club has bigs and littles and hosts events and activities to connect its members.
Last year, our life editor took on the challenge of turning the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days into an article. Her twist? She wrote how to find a guy in 10 steps! As sports editor and a guy with a girlfriend, I figured I’d try the opposite.
Equal parts sweet, bitter, and soothing – kind of like real romance.
As the fall semester comes to a close, daylight hours are limited, walks on campus are accompanied by an icy chill, and the pressure of upcoming finals has hit its peak — the perfect conditions for what many mental health professionals refer to as the “winter blues.”
Boy oh boy, I sure do love watered-down pudding. And now you can have watered-down pudding too! In all honesty, this tastes very deluxe. It just, uh… tastes like ooze.
Once December rolls around, most college students aren’t just anxious for winter break. Spotify sends a notification, and everyone in ten yards whips out their phones to check their annual Spotify Wrapped – the data collection showcase of your daily crashout and study music that you’ll skip through on at least ten different Instagram stories.
With a subtle cue from director and ISU assistant professor of applied voice and commercial music Jenna McLean, pianist Michael Evans strikes the first chord, followed instantly by Conner Huckaba on drums. McLean slips to the side, offering the occasional snap to keep everyone in rhythm.
If they’re going to die, they better do it and decrease the surplus population,” says Ebenezer Scrooge.
Two absolute show-stopping drink this week! Try Snowglobe, a viral TikTok drink, and Holiday Moscow Mule, an incredible blend of ginger beer and holiday spirit.
When my Halloween plans got canceled, I decided to follow the age-old tradition of drowning my sorrows in alchoh-I mean, mocktails.
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.
Upon first taste, I thought: “This is it! Ambrosia from heaven, finally mine!” But my very kind, not-allergic-to-eggs roommates told me it just tasted like oat milk with some nutmeg. Oh well.