Idaho State University President Robert Wagner delivered the State of the University address on April 1, stating that ISU is still thriving despite the state mandated budget cuts that have resulted in layoffs and program restructuring university-wide.
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“So our question can’t be whether it’s good or bad, our question has to be how an institution should respond to a technology that is simultaneously powerful, accessible, evolving and problematic?”
If you’re reading this newspaper, it’s more than likely that you’re on the ISU campus. If that’s true, it’s more than likely that you’re within eyeshot of a drink machine.
Take a look at it. Notice anything? That’s right, dear reader: you’re on a Coke Campus.
Tables smashed against every wall and hardly enough breathing room between business partners, but smiles and handshakes still fill the Pond Student Room Ballroom. Nervous students twist their revamped resumes in their hand, prepared with their two-minute elevator speech and ready to ramble about the years of high school fast-food service that make them perfect for McCains Food Manufacturing.
Winter may freeze the campus landscape, but inside the campus greenhouse and gardens, plants thrive year-round, offering students a warm, green refuge that supports learning, relaxation and connection during the coldest months.
Idaho State University is turning 125 years old on March 11, and students, faculty and the Pocatello community at large are invited to celebrate the milestone all year long.
Due to state-mandated budget cuts requiring that 3% of funds be reduced, Idaho State University has confirmed 45 university-wide layoffs and various college restructuring projects taking place in the coming months.
For 1,901 minutes between March 10th at 9 a.m. and March 11th at 4:41 p.m., donors will contribute to a crowdfunding campaign designed specifically for the ISU Bengals.
December 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., ISU hosted its free public E-waste Collection Event. With a disposal drop-off system wrapping around the first floor of the Pond Student Union Building, the event was in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory, E-Cyclers of Idaho, Sunnking, and their project, “Comparing Strategies to Collect Battery-Containing Devices in States With and Without Electronics Recycling Laws.”
Recent federal reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, combined with Idaho’s strict eligibility requirements, created some new challenges for ISU students headed into the holiday season.
If they’re going to die, they better do it and decrease the surplus population,” says Ebenezer Scrooge.
The recent government shutdown had impacts beyond just furloughed federal workers; the effects of the fight in D.C. were evident throughout Pocatello and among its residents, with more local ramifications than one might think during its run.
Since the Halloween candy-craze has ended, college students and Pocatello residents alike are turning in from the cold and doing their best to survive until winter break. And between homework and planning out Christmas gifts, it might be time for a fall reset.
Stephanie Christensen is pursuing a doctorate in Idaho State University’s Nursing Practice program with plans to become a nurse practitioner. But now, she’s role-playing 52-year-old Rachel, a woman experiencing all the Class A symptoms of menopause, in front of three judges and her professors. She only has three minutes to talk.
The ISU Outdoor Adventure Center has been facing resource challenges with its National Park tours due to the recent government shutdown, as the House and Senate continue to clash and fail to resume federal funding.