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Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Potholes blanket streets throughout Pocatello which can lead to large amounts of car damage and crashes – what is the city doing about it? These cracks in the asphalt are caused by the freezing temperatures of winter. Asphalt is oil-based, so the oil will freeze and […]

Andrew Crighton News Editor Within the first week of the Trump Administration, an order to halt media communications within four governmental agencies stirred up emotions and concern. The departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency were told to limit the use of social […]

Andrew Crighton News Editor What is the effectiveness of a carbon tax? What could be the economic impacts of climate change? What is the current political context of climate change? These questions will be addressed Tuesday, February 7 at 2 p.m. in the PSUB Wood River Room. Sanjay Thakur is […]

Madison Shumway Staff Writer As campus buildings age and develop weather or environment-related problems, remodels and upgrades become necessary for the safety of students and staff. Facilities Services assesses structures each year and addresses such problems as they arise, and Maintenance and Operations spends $3 million each year to maintain […]

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. […]