Terryn Hardy Staff Writer The Idaho State Civic Symphony has named Julie Sorensen as its new interim conductor. Sorensen is one of only a few female orchestra conductors in the United States; however, she doesn’t let that hold her back. “When it comes to being a conductor, I’m a conductor […]
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Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Idaho State University athletic director, Jeff Tingey and University of Idaho athletic director, Rob Spear, announced the unveiling of a rivalry series that marks the first yearlong athletic competition between the two schools. For the next three years, the schools will partner with Idaho Central […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Many rumors have been spreading about the recent earthquake swarm, but according to ISU geosciences assistant professor David Pearson, the earthquakes are completely normal and likely won’t lead to anything worse. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures in the earth’s crust, and most faults in […]
Terryn Hardy Staff Writer Idaho State University has hired Michael Thomas as the new chair of the biological sciences department. Thomas, who is originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, attended the University of Nebraska, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology. After graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1991, […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor ISU’s HealthCare for Children and Families AmeriCorps program was recently awarded a $345,915 grant in order to provide health screenings and health education. The screenings will be conducted by 62 AmeriCorps members located all throughout Idaho, including in the panhandle, Wood River Valley and southwest and […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Last Friday, ISU students marched from Holt Arena to the Student Union Building to defend DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA, which was established by the Obama administration in 2012, allows individuals who entered the country illegally as minors to apply for deferred action from […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor For a little less than a month, documents including newspaper articles, press releases, audits and reports pertaining to ISU have been published on a website with the domain name fixisu.org. The creators of the website are Century High School senior Max Dale and his father Dan […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Christopher Owens was recently named the new associate vice president for health sciences, a position he has held on an interim basis since January. The position primarily involves assisting the vice president in basic operations management. “Health sciences is a very complicated facet of the university,” […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor ISU was recently awarded a grant for $386,250 to establish an area health education center or AHEC. The money is part of a $3 million grant awarded to the University of Washington for their WWAMI program, which trains health professionals in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and […]
Kristi Austin Pocatello’s Second Saturday contra dance series will start up again at 7:30 pm September 9 at the First Congregational UCC Church, 309 N. Garfield (behind Pocatello High School). A talented caller will teach and call the dances in a fun-filled and supportive fashion, with Bandáge à Trois (David […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor While many colleges at ISU are facing drops in enrollment, the College of Arts and Letters is expecting an eight to ten percent growth. “Our faculty made the decision last year that our number one objective as a whole college was going to be enrollment,” said […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Come voting season this year, Bannock County might have 32 percent fewer polling places—and two ISU students are trying to prevent that. County Commissioner Evan Frasure has proposed consolidating voting precincts in the county, eliminating 16 of 50 existing precincts, with estimated savings in the tens […]
Madeleine Coles News Editor Geosciences Assistant Professor Shannon Kobs-Nawotniak will be the geologist and volcanologist on a new study with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The project is called SUBSEA, which stands for Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog; its goal is to better understand the […]
Brooke Barber Director of Orientation, Leadership and Service Welcome, new Bengals! We are thrilled that you have decided to attend Idaho State University this fall semester. Whether you are a brand new college student or a transfer student from a different institution, we know that you will find ISU to […]
Brooke Barber Director of Orientation, Leadership, and Service Students who eat nutritiously are better able to persist in their academic journey. That is the philosophy behind Benny’s Pantry, an on-campus emergency food pantry inspired by First Lady of ISU, Dr. Laura Vailas, and created as a program within the Division […]