Shelbie Harris News Editor Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is a well-known phrase in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, but unfortunately the power of these words can become lost in translation when you look at what is happening in non-democratic societies across the globe. A society such as […]
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Shelbie Harris News Editor This summer, the Craters of the Moon Monument and National Preserve located in the Arco Desert acted as a 1,117 square mile research laboratory to study volcanic processes and planetary exploration on the moon, and other planets. ISU researchers and NASA are working on two separate […]
Andrew Crighton Staff Writer The ISU Department of Biological Sciences has received a $1.08 million grant from the Idaho Permanent Building Fund to completely renovate and upgrade the anatomy and physiology cadaver lab. The lab has gone over a complete overhaul, enlarging the lab room, putting in new flooring, new […]
Terraka Garner Life Editor Expectations are high for students in the Idaho State University School of Nursing. This year, with the chance to partake in a brand new curriculum, these students are expected to learn the scientific aspects of nursing alongside the artistic and psychiatric characteristics. Students will have a […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor You may believe fighting wildfires is as simple as dousing the flames with water, but nowadays a plethora of tools and technologies are available to aid wildfire managers throughout the fiery trenches. Wildfire managers fighting the 279,144 acre “Soda Fire” utilized one such technology known officially […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor At forty, you’re considered over the hill, old and past your prime. However, this year Agnes, Idaho State University’s nuclear reactor, celebrates its fiftieth year at ISU, and could keep running without fuel for more than 200 years. The AGN 201 Nuclear Reactor has been on […]
Andrew Crighton Staff Writer Construction on Martin Luther King Jr. Way was originally scheduled to be completed before the fall 2015 semester, however completion has been delayed. On Aug. 17, Idaho State University published a press release stating the project is now expected to be completed in late September or […]
Andrew Crighton Staff Writer Nov. 15 marks the beginning of the twenty-seventh Annual Supercomputing Convention (SC) in Austin, Texas, and it will run until Nov. 20. The conference is where all sectors of the High Performance Computing business, including industry, academia and government, display their newest technology and discoveries as […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Adrienne King will resign from her position as Idaho State University’s director of marketing and communications Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. The resignation comes following her acceptance of the vice president of marketing and outreach position at Murray State University located in Kentucky. “The position will oversee […]
Shelbie Harris News Editor Full-time tuition at Idaho State University will again increase for the 2016 academic year. Although tuition is increasing and has been for ISU students for the last 27 years, the annual rate of increase has been decreasing since 2011. “We’ve been consistently bringing down the rate […]
Kayla Nelson Staff Writer Every year the State Board of Education discusses tuition for universities and schools state wide. Idaho State University tuition fees will be increasing 3.3 percent for the 2015-2016 school year. Over the past three years, the percentage in tuition increases has been decreasing slowly. Two years […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Before receiving their degrees, crossing the stage, shaking hands with university officials and leaping from the familiar college life to the unknown professional world, students from Idaho State University’s graduating class of 2015 will symbolically salute the completion of their college experience with the annual March […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor The 17-person Servel Committee tasked with investigating Idaho State University’s presidential residence facility known as the Servel House and how to proceed forward with the property has recommended that the university construct a new facility. According to the recommendation, “Funding for the new facility could be […]
Terraka Garner Staff Writer Faculty at Idaho State University were presented with the annual distinguished faculty awards on April 8 at the Juniper Hills Country Club. There were four to five candidates in each of the three categories: teaching, research and service. Each category was focused around different ideals relating […]
Terraka Garner Staff Writer A committee that focused on deciding whether or not it was plausible to replace the “I” icon on Idaho State University’s Red Hill has recently determined that replacing the “I” is the most desirable option. Staff members, faculty members, students, community members and ISU officials within […]