Newspaper jobs offer laughs and learning It’s that time of year again when the feverish scramble to complete projects and papers before finals week begins. It’s also the time of year when we begin to assemble a new team here at “The Bengal” for the upcoming year. In the three […]
The Bengal newspaper is pleased to announce that we have multiple job positions open for the 2013-2014 school year. The deadline for all jobs and supplemental materials is Friday, April 19, by 5 p.m. Applications will be available in The Bengal newspaper office (located in the Hypostyle) and the Pond […]
For serious music fans, festivals are equivalent to the clichéd “candy shop.” That’s why I was overjoyed when the generous folks with Boise’s Treefort Music Fest offered me and a pair of Idaho State University students the opportunity to attend the four-day music masterpiece. Though classes and obligations in Pocatello […]
Looking for winter fun and adventure? Southeast Idaho in winter season is ideal for backcountry touring on skis or snowshoes with its powder slopes and cross country travel. And while touring, why not include an evening’s stay in a yurt? ISU’s Outdoor Adventure Center has several Mongolian yurt-style structures available […]
Students on Idaho State University’s Idaho Falls campus will soon have the opportunity to take part in multiple Idaho Falls community gardens, an opportunity Kristi Appelhans, Idaho Falls Community Garden Association (IFCGA) president, considers great on multiple levels. According to Appelhans, the IFCGA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in charge […]
From virtual to real life From time to time, writing my column tends to make me feel like Carrie Bradshaw of “Sex and the City.” I struggle for material, scrap whole articles and hope my writing is interesting and relatable for readers. Recently, I’ve felt even more like Carrie Bradshaw […]
On Friday, March 15, at around 9:30 p.m., patrons and employees were evacuated from Idaho State University’s Pond Student Union Building (PSUB) due to a fire in the men’s restroom on the lowest floor. ISU Director of Public Safety Steve Chatterton said he believes the fire to be deliberately set. […]
Idaho State University’s Student Success Center (SSC) will host two Peer Recruiting Days on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20. The events, to be held in the Central Academic Advising (CAA) conference room, Museum Building Room 302, will take place at three different times each day to ensure the […]
As we look forward to another chance to cast votes and decide who will be our voice, we students must reflect on the choice we make. First, our votes matter. The percentage of students who vote is low historically. This makes the few votes which are cast vital. Next, what […]
You may not realize it, but we are in the midst of a very important season for Catholics: Lent. You may have heard of Lent at some point in your life. You may know that the season starts with Ash Wednesday, the day that we walk around with ashen crosses […]
ISU traditions span generations More than professors, studies, classes or clubs, traditions have a way of defining a university through generations. At Idaho State University, many of them are still developing while others continue to flourish. “I feel that if all students are aware of traditions, they are something that […]
How college confessions pages affect students and schools Within just a few weeks of being created, the Idaho State Confessions page on Facebook has roughly 630 likes – more student involvement than you’ll see at just about any club, organization or sporting event affiliated with campus. Though some of the […]
Tuesday, March 19, Idaho State University and CommUniversity will team up to host the third annual Celebrate Idaho State from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Building (PSUB). “Celebrate Idaho State is put on by CommUniversity, the same organization that puts on Welcome Back Orange and Black […]
For some reason, I’ve managed to convince myself that we’ve barely begun the Spring 2013 semester, a fact that’s getting harder to deny in the sixth (seventh?) week of the term, especially as mid-terms loom closer and closer. Mid-terms are not only immensely stressful because of the multitude of exams; […]
Students in the Alpha Psi Omega theatre club will present two showings of the Agatha Christie murder mystery “And Then There Were None.” The performances are free to attend and will be held in the Rogers Black Box Theatre of the Stephens Performing Arts Center March 1 and 2 at […]