Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Bob Beason has been collecting comics all his life. The first comic he ever bought was a twelve cent Spider-Man #39, and his collection only grew from there. Eventually he had more boxes of comics than he knew what to do with, so he decided to […]
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.
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Pocatello is nestled in the foothills of one of several mountain ranges, depending on how technical you want to be with your geography. Regardless of technicalities, the mountains in the surrounding area are different than the ragged peaks found in central and northern Idaho. The comparatively […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Recently there has been a lot of talk about brokered and contested conventions in the media. But what are they, and why do some prominent Republicans want one so badly? To understand a brokered/contested, or open, convention you need to first understand what is required of […]
Olivia Love Staff Writer On May 1, 1976 Richard Graves opened his very own record shop. Forty years later, that shop is going strong selling vinyl records and turning old VCR tapes into DVDs. Graves has always loved music and eventually was able to open up a branch of the […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Rafi Ahmed is the Vaccine Center Director at Emory University, and as such is the coordinator for a small team at Emory that is studying the recent news-breaking disease, Zika virus. At the 45th annual Frank Church Symposium, Ahmed presented a lecture and participated in a […]
Olivia Love Staff Writer Paying for a college education is a huge feat and scholarships are one of the main ways students are able to afford school. Because of this, ISU and departments within the university are constantly working to create and sustain scholarship opportunities for students. This year, there […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Students seeking a thrilling trip for spring break need look no further than the Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) at ISU. The OAC, located on the first floor of the student union building, has planned two separate spring break trips this year. One trip is to Snow […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor Tony Taguba is a retired Major General of the U.S. Army. He was a delegate at the recent 45th Annual Frank Church Symposium, where he presented on war, political power and displacement based on his experience during his deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom and leading the […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor March 3 and 4 marked the 45th annual Frank Church Symposium at ISU. It featured many delegates from around the country including ISU faculty, alumni and other experts. All the presenters examined the many aspects of sustainable development. The panels on Thursday examined areas such as […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Women are not in as many Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields as men, and the Center for New Directions wants to inspire and encourage change in this aspect. It will be holding its sixteenth annual Women and Work Conference March 8 in the Pond […]
Olivia Love Staff Writer Adam Merrill is a freshman at ISU majoring in piano performance; however, this was not his original plan. When he was younger, Merrill was very active. He played sports and was as healthy as any typical nine-year-old boy. He dreamed of becoming a professional athlete and […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor It’s a very special time of year and for two reasons no less. A combination of everybody’s two favorite things in life: taxes and politics. Any other year, tax season would simply come and go as quickly as your tax return; however, taxes are an important […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Students travel to Idaho State University to study from all over the world, and eventually disburse back across the globe at the conclusion of their studies, whether to continue their education, or to accept jobs in the various marketplaces of the world. Mohammad Almustaneer, an ISU […]
Olivia Love Staff Writer Granting a critically ill child’s wish could be as easy as eating a bowl of homemade spaghetti. The College of Pharmacy at ISU has created a “pay-it-forward” environment with its annual Spaghetti Feed, Auction and Raffle which is in its 23rd year of fundraising money for […]
Andrew Crighton Life Editor On March 3 and 4, ISU will host the 45th annual Frank Church Symposium. Events will run throughout the day in the Pond Student Union Building Salmon River Suite, unless otherwise noted on the schedule which is available at the link below. This event is organized […]