Seventy pieces of carefully selected undergraduate students’ artwork are currently on display in the John B. Davis Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. The annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition’s opening reception was Monday, April 8. “It was a great turnout, there were students, family, parents and friends,” said Amy Jo Popa, […]
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.
Caught in a bad bromance “The Odd Couple” premiered Friday, April 12, in the Rogers Black Box Theatre in the Stephens Performing Arts Center. Performances will also be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19. Admission is $7 for students with Bengal ID, $10 for […]
Students attending Idaho State University while serving in the military may see their tuition aid cut as a result of the sequester. When the government sequester went into effect Friday, March 1, the military responded to budget cuts by indefinitely suspending its tuition assistance programs. Prior to the budget cuts, […]
ISU professor studies and speaks Welsh, Shoshoni and more Anthropology professor Chris Loether is the director of the American Indian Studies Program, director of the Linguistics Program, and co-director of the Shoshoni Language Project at Idaho State University. Growing up in a language-rich area inspired him to study multiple languages. […]
Veterans’ Sanctuary offers helping hand An easily recognizable figure on campus is Kale Bergeson and his orange and black mohawk. What many may not know is that Bergeson is a former Marine. Now a junior at Idaho State University majoring in Human Resource Training and Development, Bergeson is the Career […]
ISU dance groups raise funds On Saturday, April 6, Idaho State University’s Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Club and The Company will present “Dancers Against Cancer.” The dance workshop and performance showcase will be devoted to raising money for the mobile mammogram service Drive for the Cure. A choreography workshop on […]
A new youth art program called An Art Experience will be conducted at Idaho State University Saturday mornings April 5 through May 31 in Room 303 of the Fine Arts Building. The idea was art graduate student Lori McPherson’s, who got the idea from a college she attended outside of […]
Country music band Emerson Drive will be performing at Idaho State University on Friday, April 19. The concert is scheduled for the final day of the Student Activities Board’s SpringFest events and will be at 7 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Building (PSUB) Ballroom. Ticket prices are $5 for […]
Idaho State University student Sarah Kim’s senior piano recital will be held Thursday, March 21, in Goranson Hall in the Fine Arts Building. One piece that will be performed is “Prelude and Fugue in A Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach. “Bach is a favorite to the music community,” said Kim. […]
Spring break is next week, which often means travel and celebration for students. Although it’s a time for relaxation and fun, students need to be careful and stay safe during their week off. Whether students are traveling or staying in the area, local officials have recommended certain precautions for students. […]
In the basement offices of Garrison Hall, there is a hidden world of military life on campus. Idaho State University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training (ROTC) prepares students to enter the U.S. Army as officers. “In total, we have almost 30 cadets,” said Major Matthew Godfrey, officer in charge and assistant […]
Idaho State University nursing student and freshman Kade Vilbig has risen above and beyond his unique set of challenges. “I have Asperger’s syndrome, which is a form of autism,” said Vilbig. The Idaho native struggled with social interactions as a child, he said. In junior high, he was introduced to […]
Tuesday, March 19, Idaho State University and CommUniversity will team up to host the third annual Celebrate Idaho State from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Building (PSUB). “Celebrate Idaho State is put on by CommUniversity, the same organization that puts on Welcome Back Orange and Black […]
With 8 a.m. classes, waking up by 6 a.m. to get everything done after getting to bed at 2 a.m. is just another of life’s problems to solve as a student. In the hour-long gaps between literature classes and labs, students nap to get through the day. Many sleepy students […]
Idaho State University’s Union Programs Council holds Tuesday Tunes at noon on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. “Our goal is to have the students to have a place to study, listen to music, relax and enjoy themselves,” said Wesley Ward, Union Programs Council Member. “We really want […]