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Andrew Crighton News Editor Climate change, fossil fuel dependence and renewable energy has been in the public eye for decades, but little has been done to counteract its effects. The major reason for this lack of action is due to the fact that the general population of the United States […]

Thomas Attebery Staff Writer The 10th day enrollment numbers for the fall semester showed a decline of 2.1 percent from those same numbers last year; with the largest decrease being international students. The comparison of the 2015 and 2016 end-of-term enrollment numbers was slightly more optimistic, with a 0.4 percent […]

Andrew Crighton News Editor Martin Luther King Jr. Day was honored and remembered by ISU students and community members this year, with an honorary march and speaking program that followed afterwards. The march began at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 16, and was led by the ISU Reserve Officers’ Training […]

Andrew Crighton News Editor The day after the 2017 Presidential Inauguration marked the first Women’s March on Pocatello event, along with other marches all around the world. In all, as many as 600 sister marches occurred, many of which had massive numbers. Attendance estimates for the Pocatello march range between […]

Thomas Attebery Staff Writer Starting as soon as February, ISU’s new Research and Data Center should be online. “It is basically a facility with a lot of computer servers to enable ISU’s research community to do research that they weren’t previously able to do. That community being faculty, staff and […]

Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Making Lives Matter – this is the goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and this was shone at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon hosted on January 14. This annual event, which started during the 1980s, is a celebration of […]

Jenna Crowe Staff Writer In the past, two landmarks have defined Red Hill: the Pillars, and the giant letter “I” that used to rest on the side of the hill. While the “I” was removed in the spring of 2014 due to erosion creating a safety hazard, a committee has […]

Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Companies across the nation have been working towards hydrogen energy for the better part of the 21st Century, partially due to a push towards protecting the environment from former President George W. Bush. “Fossil fuels directly impact people’s health, so a switch to clean energy is […]

Madison Shumway Staff Writer 2016 was not the best year for women’s representation in government. While a record four women of color were elected to the Senate, and a major party nominated a woman for president for the first time in history, women in Congress made no gains in number. […]

Bengal Staff Greg Anderson, who served 28 years as assistant director and director of Idaho State University’s Pond Student Union Building, has been hospitalized in Idaho Falls, reportedly after suffering a stroke on December 31st. After retiring from ISU, Anderson worked at the Bank of Idaho and also served as […]

Andrew Crighton News Editor Deep in the bowels of Reed Gym is where you can find the ISU Human Performance Lab. The lab is supervised by Michael Meyers, an associate professor in the sports science and physical education department. The lab contains top of the line equipment, which gives students […]

Madison Shumway Staff Writer As total enrollment at Idaho’s higher institutions fluctuates and the state’s Go On rate drops, the State Board of Education is getting creative. Last year, high school seniors received letters informing them of their admittance at Idaho’s public colleges and universities. While students still had to […]

Jenna Crowe Staff Writer A partnership between ISU and Australian pharmaceutical company Clarity could provide a new, more effective form of cancer treatment. “We’re finding isotopes with the potential for medical use,” Jon Stoner, the director of technical operations at the Idaho Accelerator Center, said. Since 2010, the IAC has […]