Andrew Crighton News Editor The second annual Pink Ribbon Tour took place Saturday October 1 in and around the Pocatello area. Hosted in October in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, the event allowed 110 local cyclists to choose from one of four length circuits. All the benefits went to […]
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Andrew Crighton News Editor October 14, 2016 marks the next Green Dot training session at ISU, but what is Green Dot anyway? Green Dot was developed by Dorothy Edwards at the University of Kentucky as a means to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and other forms of powerbased personal violence. […]
Emily Crighton Editor-in-Chief In an effort to make the transition from community college to four-year institution easier for Idaho students, the Bengal Bound program launched September 29, 2016. While the partnership between Idaho State University and the College of Western Idaho informally existed in the past, the formal introduction of […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer There are many internship opportunities for students at all levels here at ISU. The Managing Idaho’s Landscapes for Ecosystem Services program is one such opportunity. MILES has goals that better Pocatello and Idaho as a whole. The primary goals of the MILES project are to advance […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer A $900,000 budget increase has allowed the College of Technology to expand existing programs and add new ones to its catalog this year. These expanded programs include welding and health information technology. Some new programs, which range from unmanned aerial systems to pharmacy technology, were created […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer A year of planning and thousands of donations later, the 2016 I Love ISU campaign concluded with over $230,000 of scholarship money raised. Fundraising this year, which will provide scholarships for Idaho residents, exceeded the goal of $225,000 and included a $53,290.80 donation from administration. More […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor The planning stages of the Dakota Access Pipeline began in late 2014. The pipeline is intended to be approximately 1,172 miles long and carry crude oil from North Dakota through four states and end in Illinois. This project only caught the public’s attention a few months […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor For many ISU students, finals means poring over your books in preparation, but for students in Professor Alex Bolinger’s honors course, the final is making the book. Bolinger created the idea of the class, where students spend all semester making a historical book to be published, […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor As everyone knows, this November marks the next presidential election. But not everyone knows how to register to vote or how to vote, particularly if this is the first time that they’re voting since coming of age. The voter registration process is simple, but that doesn’t […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer College students inherently have busy schedules, but it shouldn’t be hard for them to volunteer with all of the opportunities available on and off campus. One opportunity is volunteering at the Bannock House; one of four locations of the Bannock Youth Foundation. This house offers counseling […]
Andrew Crighton News Editor On September 9, 2016 the Fall 2016 10th day enrollment numbers for Idaho State University were released. Tenth day numbers are used as a rough estimate of the number of students enrolled at ISU and how they are distributed throughout several categories. Overall enrollment is down […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Pre-med students at Idaho State University may not travel far for their future medical degrees. The proposed Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, open for enrollment as early as 2018, is slated to educate 150 medical students per year. The school, which is applying for accreditation at present, […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer The Honors Club at Idaho State University hosts service days throughout the year, the next one being the Veteran’s Olympics on September 10, 2016. Last September was the inaugural year for this service project, and so many people enjoyed it that it has returned. On this […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer The Research and Innovation in Science and Engineering Complex was a major investment for Idaho State University. When cuts were needed, however, the RISE was severely damaged. According to the 2015 Annual Report published by ISU, the RISE Complex opened in late 2011 in the former […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Visitors to the presidential suite in the administration building will be met with increased security measures. Entering President Arthur Vailas’ office now involves speaking into a camera phone and announcing identity and intended business. The upgrades, completed in early summer 2016, were part of a larger […]