Joanna Orban Staff Writer Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and other medical facilities have been facing a limited supply of crucial medical equipment, such as masks. The limited supplies have prompted people all over the world to make homemade masks. The Idaho Museum of Natural History, located on the […]
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Andrea Diaz Staff Writer There are multiple zoom self help groups being offered by the Counseling and Testing center. There are workshops offered Monday through Friday with a different topic everyday and each set for different times. The topic that will be focused on Monday at 3 p.m. is, according […]
Bengal Staff On April 7th, The Bengal Newspaper was sent a copy of a letter by an unnamed source that was written and sent out by Michael Thomas on April 6th. The letter states that Thomas will be resigning as chair at the end of the Spring 2020 semester. “This […]
Joanna Orban Staff Writer Bengal: What is ISU doing to keep campus clean for the employees and students that are still around? Summers: Our facilities staff are taking extra precautions to clean and sanitize all buildings and common areas. Computer labs are regularly sanitized. Our team of professionals are wiping […]
Andrea Diaz Staff Writer Covid-19 has affected many lives around the world and Pocatello is no exception. With the recent changes to online classes and many people becoming unemployed, the lives of students have changed. One of these students is Dalene Hunter. Hunter wanted to study abroad because she felt […]
Andrea Diaz Staff Writer Associated students of Idaho State University or ASISU held speeches for senator positions. A student from each college got the opportunity to introduce themselves and give a short speech on why they would be a good candidate and then they were asked questions by the hosts […]
Kyra Finner Staff Writer Averi McFarland, a master’s student for the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University, won the People’s Choice Award at the three-minute thesis event on Feb. 19, at the JUMP convention center in Boise. As described by Tracy Collum, Associate Dean of Graduate School at […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Contrary to how the headline looks, this column is in no way meant to be alarmist. Perhaps the worst outcome we could see to the spread of Covid-19 is mass hysteria. However, there is reason to be worried. People seem to be in two different camps, […]
Joanna Orban Staff Writer The Associated Students of Idaho State University (ASISU) currently has positions in both the legislative and the executive branches available for this election season. There are 17 positions available consisting of President, Vice President, Outreach Campus Vice President, and various senator positions. This […]
Andrea Diaz Staff Writer The College of Arts & Letters and the College of Business both have programs that send Idaho State University professors to local high schools to discuss and teach multiple topics. The College of Arts & Letters has recently reached over 25,000 students since starting Liberal Arts […]
Kyra Finner Staff Writer The teacher shortage in America has been persistently growing in the last couple of decades. According to studies that were done by the Economic Policy Institute, the teacher shortage in America was around 110,000 vacancies in 2018 and it could be up to 200,000 vacancies by […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Idaho State University sent out an alert notification on Feb. 19 warning the student body of a “shooting” shortly after Pocatello police responded to the call in the area of South 5th Avenue and East Humbolt Street, right across from the campus. The first call reported […]
The Bengal Staff The Bengal Newspaper received an anonymous letter that alleges “abusive treatment” by Michael Thomas, the Idaho State University Biology Department Chair and doctorate of Entomology, against multiple individuals including multiple faculty and graduate students. Thomas denies all of the accusations and says that he thinks that the […]
Joanna Orban Staff Writer Commencement is one of the highlights of a college student’s experience. It means that being poor, all of the late nights of studying and eating too much ramen are coming to an end. Despite the special experience, only about 50% of ISU graduates were actually walking […]
Andrea Diaz Staff Writer The College of Technology recently received a 2.3 million dollar grant to build a new building for the Diesel Technology program on the Idaho State University campus. The grant was awarded by the Economic Development Administration. The diesel training started in 1978 and has changed over […]