Madeleine Coles Life Editor There is no doubt that some majors have much higher enrollment rates than others; this is true across the board. For example, more students will be majoring in business management than in 16th century French poetry at pretty much any college. ISU is no exception. While […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Hello boys and girls, faculty and staff, mom and dad and anyone else who might perchance be future readers of this column. Let me start by saying this is technically an advice column. I guess. It will work very similar to an advice column. You send […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor 5. Dr. Slaughter’s House of Terror, Idaho Falls Dr. Slaughter’s is a classic haunted house that’s perfect for those who are easily scared. It’s scary without being overly terrifying, and they have a no-touch rule. Its admission price also supports the D.A.R.E. program. General admission is […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Since the Stephens Performing Art Center opened in 2005, ISU students and Pocatello community members have had the opportunity to attend the yearly ISU Concert Series. The series, which typically begins in late September and ends in mid-April, features a variety of musical performances. According to […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Few things complete college more than taking a night off of studying to enjoy good drinks, good music and a good atmosphere. Luckily for students at ISU, multiple local businesses offer open mic nights where they can find just that. Perhaps the most popular open mic […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor The ISU Japan club is hosting a taiko demonstration and lecture by world renowned taiko master Kenny Endo on October 21. Taiko is the Japanese word for drum, but outside of Japan, taiko mainly refers to a form of ensemble drumming that has become quite popular. […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor The ISU School of Performing Arts just closed its first musical of the year, Next to Normal. The show, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, was an impressive production, but certain elements left something to be desired. The play was […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor It’s no secret that tuition is not cheap. Although ISU does cost less than many other schools, students still pay a pretty penny to attend. While tuition obviously pays for classes, students can take comfort in the fact that there’s much more they can gain from […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Any ISU student knows that homecoming is a big deal. It is an entire week packed full of activities for students, faculty, alumni and the entire Pocatello community. This year, the homecoming festivities kicked off Sunday with students decorating the SUB in orange and black. Every […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor For many ISU students, finals means poring over your books in preparation, but for students in Professor Alex Bolinger’s honors course, the final is making the book. Bolinger created the idea of the class, where students spend all semester making a historical book to be published, […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor This week The Bengal is featuring an ISU professor. Without giving away any identifying details, we ask you, the readers, to give your best guess as to who this professor is. Send your guesses to ude.usinull@efilgb. They have been a professor at ISU for over ten […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Pocatello is cornering the market of under-caffeinated college students with new coffee shops popping up all over town. Two new coffee shops have opened in Old Town in the last three months – The Bru House and A Different Cup. The Bru House, located on Main […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor Many sports are on the prowl at this time of year for athletes to join the team, but opportunities for female athletes in particular can sometimes seem limited. However, female athletes at ISU have at least two opportunities to join a team this semester. The Bengal […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor The I Love ISU Scholarship campaign kicked off bright and early on Sept. 1 with a before-hours breakfast and ribbon cutting. The campaign is spearheaded by the I Love ISU chair Mary Vagner, a former superintendent of School District 25, and her co-chairs Steven Muse and […]
Madeleine Coles Life Editor As of the Spring 2016 semester, ISU boasts an impressive number of students from multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds. However, as many students discovered last semester, diversity does not always come without controversy. Most students will remember the unsavory events that occurred last spring involving ISU’s […]