Chris Banyas Staff Writer On Oct. 1, 2013, the U.S. government effectively shut down as a result of Congress failing to agree on the budget for the upcoming year of 2014 or a plan regarding the national debt ceiling. Idaho State University has already felt the impact of the shutdown […]
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Samantha Chaffin News Editor Discussion and controversy has surfaced regarding the future location of a canvas mural that currently hangs above the indoor entrance to Reed Gym. An article printed in the “Idaho State Journal” on Thursday, Oct. 10, described the possibility of the mural being removed. ASISU President […]
NIATEC Submitted Article October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and this week (Oct. 7-13) has been set aside for focusing specifically on mobile security. Mobile security includes the protection of mobile devices such as cell phones, tablets and laptops from malicious material. As students, we use our mobile devices […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor Throughout the fall semester, Central Academic Advising will present their third annual “Harvest Your Potential” series. Led by part-time adviser Nancy Goodman of Central Academic Advising, Harvest Your Potential will consist of various student success presentations held throughout the Fall semester. “Harvest Your Potential started with […]
Sven Alskog Staff Writer On Sept. 19, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) held its annual induction ceremony in the Little Wood River Room of the Pond Student Union Building. The ISU chapter of the national group is led by second year President Tynan O’Neil. The easiest way to […]
Jessica Milford Submitted Article This year the Gender Resource Center is working with the Green Dot organization to complete bystander intervention trainings on the ISU campus. The leadership program Green Dot is a six-hour training that teaches trainees how to be active bystanders. Green Dot gives trainees ideas on how […]
Brenna Patrick Staff Writer Advances in technology have granted faculty and students the opportunity to take online classes or teacher-facilitated classes for almost every subject and mixed opinions as well as pros and cons can be found in regard to online courses. According to Academic Adviser Mark Edwards and Director […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The Campus Connection desk located on the second floor of the Student Union Building expanded its hours of service as of July. “The reason why we extended our hours is just so that we can be available more for students, said Kayla Kroeger, student manager of […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Carefully traversing the darkened stairway and slowly descending into the earth itself, I briefly pause as my hand glides over a brick wall. I hurriedly jerk my head to the side, narrowly avoiding an outcropping of looming pipe. Soon, the entrance to the tunnels stands before […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor The ASISU Student Senate has begun holding regular meetings and has formed committees for the year. So far, according to Senator Kyle Son of the College of Business and Senator Maxwell Daniels of the College of Science and Engineering, the senate has spent the last couple […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Idaho State University is home to a diverse community of students and faculty with deep insight and views on the current conflict in Syria. The number of international students attending Idaho State University has been steadily rising. Between Spring 2012 and Spring 2013, the number of […]
Ann-Marie Grice Submitted Article On Sept. 14 and 15, the Pocatello Pump, the nation’s oldest and most successful rock climbing competition will be celebrating its 32nd year. This unique competition takes place on the basalt cliffs of Pocatello’s Ross Park. What’s “unique” about it you might ask? Well, for one […]
Nicole Blanchard Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Sept. 14, as many as 600 people will compete in the second annual Great ISU Ambush 5K, an obstacle race featuring mud pits, tire crawls, wall climbs and more. According to co-organizer Zara Sivertsen, two weeks before the race roughly 280 people had already registered […]
Brenna Patrick Staff Writer ISU’s historical “I” recently began slipping down the side of Red Hill raising many questions regarding its future. Due to erosion and other environmental factors the “I” reportedly poses a safety risk as it slowly inches down the hill. As of right now there are no […]
Samantha Chaffin News Editor The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at Idaho State University announced via email on Aug. 30 that the campus-wide Smoke Free Policy will be enforced by the Department of Public Safety effective immediately. Smoking is defined by the policy as “the burning of […]