Michelle Schraudner Life Editor Election Day is Nov. 5 and the race for Pocatello mayor is heating up. The four candidates have participated in a televised forum and an NAACP debate but the question remains: why should people at Idaho State University vote for one candidate over the others? Building […]
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Chris Banyas Staff Writer As of Oct. 16, the parking lot on the north side of Reed Gym, also known as lot G11, was closed, allegedly due to a tunnel collapse. Steam heat is provided to the various buildings of ISU through a series of tunnels that branch out from […]
Sven Alskog Staff Writer Size alone can be intimidating for any incoming freshman at Idaho State University. With 14,489 students, ISU has a broad diversity of people, which is where newly-appointed emissaries step in and help make the transition into college life a smooth one. In previous years, ISU has […]
Kyle Griffith Submitted by NIATEC You may have come across the term ‘information assurance’ at one point or another. Okay, so maybe not. What you may have heard of is cyber security or computer security. These terms all refer to the same field. Something you might not know is that […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer The number of international students attending Idaho State University increased by a margin greater than it ever had in the history of the institution at the beginning of the spring semester of 2013. At the onset of that semester there were a total of 856 international […]
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 […]
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 […]