Pocatello’s Second Saturday contra dance will be held December 10 with Mike Cottle from Salt Lake City teaching and calling the dances, with live music from the Bellows Fellows (David Combs and David Sealander, accordions) playing the lively New England contra tunes. The beginners’ session at 7:30 pm is highly […]
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Andrew Crighton News Editor Herb Maschner, the former Director of the Idaho Museum of Natural History who was subject to a sexual harassment lawsuit has been stripped of his title and duties at his new position at the University of South Florida. After a judge upheld the case against ISU […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor Earlier this week an individual described as a “worker,” on campus tested for Tuberculosis. Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communication Stuart Summers said he could not comment on if “worker” meant a member of ISU faculty, staff or a contractor due to HIPPA laws. KIFI/KIDK […]
Thomas Attebery Staff Writer With the holiday season almost upon us, many students are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and looking forward to a well-deserved break. However, there is that one final hurdle to overcome: finals. This last stretch is often the most stressful time of […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Once a year, for the last 10 years, Caldwell Park has turned into a scene otherwise unique to Pocatello: a homeless camp. It’s a sight to behold in a city that is not exactly overrun with homelessness, which is due in large part to the Aid […]
Thomas Attebery Staff Writer Idaho’s Go On rate, the percentage of high school graduates to complete a four-year college degree, is low and continuing to drop. Idaho ranks in the bottom 10 out of the 50 states, and the rate has dipped below 50 percent just this past year. Two […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor President-elect Donald Trump has been making headlines with his transition team and who he will appoint to Cabinet positions once he takes office. Since his election, we have also finally been getting some more specific information on the policies he proposed during his campaign, education included. […]
Folk music duo Sassafras Stomp from Maine will be in Southeast Idaho in early December and will offer a free music workshop in Pocatello and a concert in Idaho Falls. Appearances in Idaho by this professional band, known throughout the United States and Canada as both a contra dance band […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Strings of lights twinkle and holiday music blares every year in Old Town in a celebration of the Christmas season. Hundreds of community members and families will brave the cold the day after Thanksgiving to join in on the festive fun. This year, Old Town will […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor Environmental issues and concerns don’t stop at borders. Whether they are borders between private and public lands, between states or even international borders between countries. That’s what the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Advisory Committee is developed for, to develop ideas from as many perspectives as possible […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer ISU’s cosmetology and radiographic sciences programs recently received academic excellence recognitions from the Community for Accredited Online Schools, a college accreditation information website. CFAOS ranked the cosmetology program as second in the nation and the radiologic technologist program as fourth. “We’re really honored by their including […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor The 2016 election has felt extremely long to some, and Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been at the center of it for over a year. Tuesday the 8th it all culminated in a surprising result. Almost all polls showed Clinton winning by varying margins, but […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor Paul Sivitz, an ISU Professor of History, has been involved with a project mapping early Philadelphia since 2009, and recently has released the newest map showing free African-Americans in 1790s Philadelphia. While still in graduate school at Montana State University, Sivitz’s Ph.D. advisor, Billy Smith, approached […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Pocatello streets are getting a makeover with the redesign of a few key intersections throughout town. The intersections mentioned in this article will be or have recently been redesigned because of a safety hazard or because this intersection was overly-congested. There are two main intersections that […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer On the last day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, advocates met at the Rendezvous suites to discuss what community members and leaders can do to end domestic and dating violence. “Relationships Should Not Be Scary,” named in reference to Halloween, featured panelists Senator Mike Crapo, ISU […]