Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief Thumbs up: New direction for athletics I know I pump up President Satterlee a lot in this column, but he’s been pushing ISU in the right direction ever since he got here. The change in direction of athletics is another step to putting ISU on the map. […]
Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief Thumbs up: The new “IS” on 5th Street It’s always nice to see some school spirit around campus and have people be proud to be a part of ISU. One thing I’ve noticed about the Satterlee Administration is there is a huge push on school spirit, which […]
Lucas Gebhart/ Madison Shumway Editor-in-Chief/ Life Editor At the beginning of last semester, this newspaper was on life support. We were an understaffed, underfunded, deserted newsroom using equipment bought way too long ago. To say The Bengal required a clean slate is an understatement. But we didn’t just clean the […]
Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief Thumbs up: President Satterlee It already feels like President Satterlee is turning ISU around. He sees the potential ISU and the Pocatello community have and the atmosphere around campus is a lot different from a year ago. For the first time since I’ve been at ISU, it […]
Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief There is not one member on this year’s ISU soccer team who has endured a winning season while at ISU. The team has won a combined 10 games over the last three seasons, which matches its win total from 2014, the last time the Bengal soccer team […]
Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief This is an exciting time to join the ISU community because for the 13th time in school history, ISU has a new president. And this one is, hopefully, going to be way better than the last. Although he wasn’t the popular choice amongst those who were invested […]
Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief When Charles ‘Chuck’ Wight withdrew his application to become ISU’s next president over the weekend, the Idaho State Board of Education lost who should have become ISU’s next president. Wight was the clear favorite among most students, staff and faculty. But instead of potentially turning around an […]
Lucas Gebhart Editor-in-Chief Last week, our country lowered our flag for something that has now become a part of everyday life in the United States. On Feb. 15, our President ordered the flag of the United States to half-staff for normality, “As a mark of solemn respect for the victims […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor ISU is in desperate need of a new arena. But it seems now more than ever that a new arena is years, possibly even decades away from breaking ground. I have no doubt that ISU will eventually build a new arena. But […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor The ISU women’s tennis team does everything together. But when one of the team’s nine members was told that she should never play tennis again, the team’s chemistry grew even more. Hristina Cvetkovic’s injury stems from her shoulder, which causes problems with an artery […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor Former ISU offensive lineman Skyler Phillips accepted an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine last Friday. The combine takes place in Indianapolis beginning in late February and serves as a chance for potential NFL prospects to showcase their skills in front of NFL […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor ISU offensive coordinator Matt Troxel is leaving the program for Oregon State to be an offensive analyst, according to the Idaho State Journal who reported the story last Friday. The Journal also reported that ISU will rehire Mike Ferriter to replace Troxel […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor During its season opener, the men’s tennis team only had five available players. Six players are needed to fill a full team, meaning that ISU was forced to default a doubles and single match in its 7-0 defeat to Utah State, a […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor-in-Chief/ Sports Editor POCATELLO – A career night for Novak Topalovic lifted the men’s basketball team to a 71-65 home win over visiting Sacramento State Saturday night at Reed Gym. Topalovic’s line includes a laundry list of career-highs, which include points (25), rebounds (17) and field goals made […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor-in-Chief/Sports Editor POCATELLO – ISU led for the first 35 minutes of Thursday night’s game at Reed Gym, but exchanged blows with visiting Portland State down the stretch as the game’s only three lead changes came in the final three minutes. With 44 seconds left, and ISU (8-9, […]