Madeleine Coles News Editor On Nov. 9, the Gender Resource Center will present two transgender speakers: Aydian Dowling, a transgender activist and motivational speaker and Jodi Dunn, a former ISU student who also served in the U.S. army. This is the second time that Dowling, who gained national attention in […]
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Madeleine Coles News Editor Above all else, Mary Nies knows what it’s like to work and live in a rural community. The professor and director of nursing research at ISU grew up on a farm and has spent the majority of her professional career promoting health in vulnerable populations, including […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Nearly five years ago, biology and physiology professor Kenneth Rodnick began researching diabetes and the chemical processes involved in diabetes. However, as a professor of biology, Rodnick soon discovered he would need a helping hand in completing his research. Rodnick then approached Robert Holman, a chemistry […]
Terryn Hardy Staff Writer In light of the opioid epidemic in the United States, some ISU students are trying to make a difference in the community. Students in the Physical Therapy Assisting program at ISU have brought the “choose PT campaign” to campus and the ISU community. #choosePT is a […]
Terryn Hardy Staff Writer This week we spoke to ISU ticketing manager, Erin Joy, about how athletic tickets work at ISU. She was very excited to explain their new green ticketing initiative which save the university money, as well as being environmentally conscious by not printing out paper tickets for […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Anyone who has ever watched a football game knows the players risk injuring themselves. Perhaps the blockbuster success of the movie Concussion is to blame, but in recent years, the aggressive nature and potential for injury involved in the sport has been […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Through their Community Possible program, the U.S. Bank has invested $100,000 to the College of Business in order to support and grow the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. According to Jeff Street, director of CEED, the donation money will be focused on student entrepreneurs and […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Tyler Liddle, the former ISU employee charged with embezzling over $100,000 of university funds, was sentenced Monday morning to 14 years supervised probation. While working as a financial technician for ISU, Liddle stole an estimated $116,000 from the university from November 2012 to July 2016 before […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The College of Arts and Letters will be holding a week of events Dec. 5-8 titled “Surviving Voices” to raise awareness about gender based violence and women’s human rights and to honor international human rights day, which is Dec. 10. The week is primarily the product […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor College can be a difficult time for many people. Students face a variety of challenges throughout their college career, and sometimes those challenges prove to be too much for them to overcome alone. In such instances, Kris Clarkson, Director of Student Life, hopes to be able […]
Andrew Crighton Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: This section contains my subjective opinions on the enhanced carry class. Next week will feature an interview I conducted with the instructor of the class. Two words sum up how I feel about this course that the state requires for an individual to receive an […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor On Sept. 29, the Idaho State Board of Education announced the search process for the new ISU President, which included releasing the names of members of the President Search Committee. The committee, which is composed of 13 members, includes representatives from a number of areas related […]
Pocatello’s Second Saturday contra dance will be held October 14 at the First Congregational UCC Church, 309 N. Garfield (behind Pocatello High School). The dance runs from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. Teri Peterson and Eric Limbach will teach and call the dances. The beginners’ session at 7:30 pm is highly […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Student researchers at ISU have been working to improve the water quality of Marsh Creek through restoration and conservation. The project, which is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Managing Idaho’s Landscapes for Ecosystem Services or MILES program, emerged from studies of the Portneuf River. Marsh […]
Andrew Crighton Editor-in-Chief October 20-22 is family weekend at Idaho State University. Get ready for an influx in traffic and campus activity, as well as events taking place throughout the weekend. A university tradition, family weekend is a chance to spread Bengal pride past students and into the families that […]