Southeastern Idaho Public Health’s 9th Annual Infection Connection Conference will be held in Pocatello on March 9th at Red Lion Hotel from 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m. This is a free event for healthcare professionals, Emergency Responders, Infection Control Staff, and healthcare students in southeast Idaho. During the conference, local presenters will talk about infectious […]
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The Idaho State University Sexuality and Gender Alliance is pleased to announce “Exploring Trans Visibility”. It will be an educational event, focusing on the Transgender Day of Visibility as well as transgender topics in the state of Idaho and the nation. This event will include presentations from community members who […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Alma Jam is a graduate student at ISU currently pursuing a master’s degree in sociology. She says that she did not choose ISU, but rather, ISU chose her. “It made it easier for me to get the connections I needed and the financial support I needed […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer A local spot for ISU students and the surrounding community to experience animals indigenous to Idaho is looking to make lucrative renovations. Pocatello’s local zoo aims to change its name from Pocatello Zoo to Zoo Idaho. The Zoo is run by the city, so city council […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor As an undergraduate at Idaho State University, you would assume $6,700 paid by each student in annual tuition would be enough to cover the cost of instruction, course curriculum and required supplies like dry-erase markers or Scantron tests. “Back in 2010, when the colleges got reorganized, […]
Join the Student Veteran’s Association (SVA) for a networking night March 3rd from 6-7 p.m. at the Veteran Student Services Center located on the third floor of the Student Union Building. This event is open to everyone and will be a great opportunity to learn from a professional and see how you […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer James Aho, a sociology professor emeritus at ISU, recently finished his novel, “Far-Right Fantasy: A Sociology of American Religion and Politics.” As the title suggests, the book discusses right-wing extremism and deals specifically with the similarities between extremists and the more conventional public population. Although this […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it does grow on agricultural crops like beet and potato crops. An associate professor in the department of geosciences at ISU, Donna Delparte, is spearheading research in developing spectral signatures to detect plant virus infections in individual potato plants. “This […]
The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for patients by giving blood this February. During the winter months, inclement winter weather and seasonal illnesses can keep regular donors from giving blood. Healthy donors of all blood types are needed to help maintain an […]
Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello is kicking off their spring 2016 LGBTQ film series with a screening of Love Free or Die, a documentary about Gene Robinson, the first openly gay and partnered bishop in the Episcopal church. All are welcome to view and discuss this film in the parish hall at 248 […]
Olivia Love Staff Writer Debt—one of the words that is constantly on the minds of college students pursuing their degree. It is nearly impossible to pursue a post-high school education without incurring some kind of debt whether it is in credit or student loans. To help ease the flustered minds […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer Research can always benefit by input from varying fields of study. To integrate this concept, ISU faculty created the Integrated Research Center. Located in the basement of the Business Administration building, the College of Arts and Letters opened the center in December. “We ended up with […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Despite a decrease of nearly five percent in total student enrollment for the fall 2015 semester, Idaho State University’s unrestricted net position for fiscal year 2015 exceeds $109 million. According to audited financial statements for ISU, revenues have exceeded expenses for the past nine years, and […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer ISU will be hosting the sixth annual Celebrate Idaho State event in the Pond Student Union on Wednesday, Feb. 10. While this event has been going on for six years, this year the committee planning the event hoped to change things up a little bit. “In […]