Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Gender-based occupations are increasingly becoming a phenomenon of the past as men and women transcend the gender occupational divide. The wage gap, however, remains a concern in gender-based occupations, even for men in female dominated fields. The San Jose Mercury News included secretaries, kindergarten teachers, speech […]
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All about life on campus at Idaho State University. This includes club events, activities sponsored by Union Programs Council and the Student Activities Board.
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Melissa Hunt, an alumna of Idaho State University recently secured a grant worth $100,000 for her elementary school as part of the Farmers Insurance “Dream Big Challenge.” Hunt, a first grade teacher at I. T. Stoddard Elementary School in Blackfoot, Idaho, received her Master of Education […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Herbert Maschner, Director of the Idaho State University Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH), will be leaving ISU to serve as a visiting professor in Italy and has accepted a position at the University of South Florida beginning in August. Maschner, who spent the last fifteen […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Learning how to forge the signatures and handwriting of novelists such as Jane Austen and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series, isn’t something you would normally expect to encounter in today’s collegiate setting. As a specialist in eighteenth-century British literature and professor […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor Digital photography has largely become the most popular method of working within the art form, based chiefly in technological advancements in the modern world and situations in which photographs need to be captured and processed. However, the older, more complicated and time involved process of developing […]
Staff Writer Shelbie Harris Albert Einstein once said, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” The very large desk with stacks of neatly packaged miscellaneous papers, separated into sections by three-inch binder clips, scattered atop assorted books […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Samantha Lange and her competitive jump rope team, Flight Crew, have taken the sport of jumping rope far beyond the playgrounds and the physical education classes it’s most remembered for. Flight Crew’s brand is unique and intense, with a team consisting of seven men and three […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Idaho State University’s campus is teeming with talent. Each day we walk past individuals who have skills and talents that we don’t know about. From musicians to painters and writers, the potential of our peers is something that doesn’t immediately surface in the daily happenings of […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor “Our world is in peril. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet. She sends five magic rings to five special young people.” Those rings representing, of course, the powers of Earth, fire, wind, water and everyone’s favorite, […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor How many liberal arts majors have been faced with the phrase, “what are you going to do with that?” in reference to their impending degree, whether it be in English, history, philosophy, political science or something else? Laura Woodworth-Ney, who may be better known to students […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Visiting Assistant Professor of English Robert Watkins is so new to the Department of English and Philosophy at Idaho State University that the box his desktop computer came in still rests in the corner of his office. Watkins always knew he wanted to be a professor, […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor Idaho State University is home to students from over 60 countries, each bringing with them a wide variety of racial, ethnical and religious differences. These students devote themselves to one or more of the courses of study offered by the many colleges representing all manner of […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer The Idaho State University Eli M. Oboler Library has been displaying art in the art exhibit area on the library’s first floor for the past twelve years. “I think it might have been me,” said reference librarian Kristi Austin playfully when asked about how this idea […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Anthropology as the study of humans both past and present continues to fascinate individuals across the world. Drawing on the knowledge of a number of related fields, anthropology aims to study the motivations, cultures, customs and lifestyles of individuals and their communities to better facilitate the […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The word mathematics is something that for many causes formulas to materialize or multiplication flashcards to flip over in their minds. It’s not as often the word reminds people of their innate problem solving skills; skills that justify reasoning and sense making of the world around […]