Jan. 10, 2018 ASISU voted to approve new club funding to Student Acquisition and Cultural Assimilation in the amount of $200. ASISU voted to approve matched deposit to Greek Council in the amount of $47.45. ASISU voted to approve matched deposit to Student Occupational Therapy Association in the amount of […]
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Dylon Harrison Staff Writer Buying textbooks is an expensive part of the semester for every ISU student, which leads to students in every department trying to find the best deal possible. There are typically three different ways to get the required textbooks for the semester: buy the books new, buy […]
Kiran Pandey Staff Writer The ISU Office of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Diversity celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day last Monday with a march that started at noon on the south side of Holt Arena and ended at the Stephens Performing Arts Center. More than 300 people participated in […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Last summer, a group of ISU student-athletes envisioned a week of events that would spotlight the problem of campus sexual assault and start a discussion about its prevention. What they imagined was a march across campus, a keynote speech and basketball games where players would wear […]
Pocatello’s Second Saturday contra dance will be held January 13 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, with lively New England contra music provided by […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor According to his lab’s web page, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences assistant professor Danny Xu’s goal is “enabling biomedical discovery and addressing unmet medical needs using State-of-the-art computational, informatics, data mining, and machine learning technologies.” The most recent manifestation of that goal has been with the publication […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Doctor of Nursing Practice Student William Sabel was recently awarded the American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence. The award is given each year to a dedicated nurse practitioner who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice. Sabel, who will graduate with his Doctor […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, or CEED and U.S. Bank are hosting a Pitch-Off Competition for students to present their business ideas. “It’s kind of like Shark Tank,” said CEED Director Jeff Street. “They’ll make their pitch, and the judges will ask questions. And […]
Pocatello’s Second Saturday contra dance will be held December 9 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, with live music provided by Finistère. The beginners’ […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has seen significant growth this year, thanks to students who have worked to build and rebuild a number of laboratories and testing facilities. Earlier this year, students built a Structural Laboratory and upgraded the Structural Dynamics Laboratory to research […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor The Diversity Resource Center will be hosting an event for World AIDS Day that will include a speech about updating Idaho Code 39-608, which convicts people living with HIV/AIDS if they cannot prove they disclosed their status to their sexual partners. “We like to use the […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor ISU recently partnered with Idaho Power to completely replace the lighting systems at Holt Arena. “In conjunction with Idaho Power, we were able to provide significant savings by using LED lights versus our existing lighting, which was not as efficient and was very outdated for what […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor For Elizabeth Brunner, China is like a second home– albeit a very expensive one. Brunner, an assistant professor in the Department of Communications, Media and Persuasion, has been researching different aspects of the country’s culture for years, funded in part by her department, but often at […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Researchers from a number of different departments at ISU have been collaborating on an augmented reality device designed to help those who have lost function in one arm, usually stroke victims, regain movement. The project, which is in its fourth and final year, involves using a […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor When ISU purchased the Ballard Medical Building in 2011 for $3.6 million dollars with plans of turning it into the Research Innovation in Science and Engineering, or RISE, Complex, university officials lauded it as the first step in creating a renowned research center. The praise for […]