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Community Calendar. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. Available On Air Stations. All Streams. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email. John Kelly. Boise State redacted the names of students citing a federal education privacy law. Boise State re-opened the testing center on game day to handle last-minute tests. James Dawson. I cover politics and a bit of everything else for Boise State Public Radio. Outside of public meetings, you can me fly fishing, making cool things out of leather or watching the Seattle Mariners' latest rebuilding season.

If you have a tip, please get in touch! See stories by James Dawson. Originally called the Boise Junior College, the institution became independent from the church and moved to its present location on the banks of the Boise River in Since that time BSU has grown to become one of the the largest higher education institutions in the US state of Idaho.

BSU actively encourages application from overseas students and there is an active international community on campus. Some of the most popular courses at undergraduate level are nursing and psychology while educational technology and business administration are popular choices with graduates. The university campus stretches along the southern bank of the Boise River covering acres of tree-lined paths punctuated by over university buildings.

Among the academic, administrative and residential buildings there are also restaurants, a bookstore, an art gallery and restaurants for students as well as the massive Albertsons Library. The university also owns the Taco Bell arena that sees big name acts playing shows to crowds of thousands. The Morrison centre is another performing arts venue on campus with seating for over 2, people.

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