Christian Ray NIATEC It has been said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This is true for many things and it is especially true for cyber security. Often in an organization, the weakest link is not the software on the systems or the hardware that […]
Submitted Articles
Ashley Kinzel Submitted Article Welcome to the Iota Kappa Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta’s Bid Day 2016, the long awaited tradition where new members are invited to join sororities following formal recruitment. Shrieks of excitement filled the air as the new members ran in to embrace the love of their […]
John Lovelace Putting It All Out There We like to be online. Sure, we’ve all heard horror stories of its potential dangers, but we’ve never really been hurt by it, right? If the only ill-effects from your social media use is the odd flame war, I want to help you […]
Kandi Turley-Ames Dean College of Arts & Letters Dear Colleagues and Students: A warm welcome to our extended Arts & Letters family! We are excited to start the year with new students and new faculty full of energy and anticipation for the coming year. We are also thrilled to have […]
Chase Haage As a student at Idaho State University that lives off-campus, I often either ride the bus to school or I end up driving my vehicle. In order to avoid getting parking tickets, I did as any rational person would do, and I bought a general parking pass, as […]
Richard Falk, David Krieger and Robert Laney Dear fellow citizens: We are in the midst of hotly contested campaigns to determine the nominees in the 2016 presidential election, yet none of the candidates have even voiced concern about the nuclear war dangers we face. This reflects the underlying denial and […]
Michele Alice An individual’s life is a continuum. If there is anything after death, I don’t know, but when does life begin? At conception? At birth? This seems to be the crux of the problem regarding both embryonic stem-cell research and abortion. On the most basic level, what distinguishes one […]
Helene Dang It’s that time of year where the majority of fraternities and sororities start preparing their new members to get initiated to their place they can call their “second home.” Alpha Xi Delta are one of those sororities that are preparing for their new members to be initiated on […]
Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser As many of you know by now, the staff at The Bengal is trying to make the paper more relevant to the students of Idaho State University. Whether you agree that’s a good idea, it is a good thing. Most of the funding for the paper […]
Kizito Kyeremateng 3rd year pharmacy student Colton Radford 1st year pharmacy student American Pharmacists Month is observed in October of every year to highlight and draw attention to pharmacists and the role they play in providing healthcare. The healthcare field in America is a continuously evolving sector and over the […]
Zackery M. Heern Today, in 2015, the Syrian refugee crisis is the darkest reminder that the world must come together or suffer the consequences. The civil war in Syria has raged since 2011 when it began in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. After suffering the horrors of war, the […]
Zack Beal Recently I was asked to write an op-ed, one that encouraged students to visit the Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH). Naturally this task came with an inherent question, “why should students – or anyone for that matter – visit the museum?” There are of course many answers […]
Jeff Howard Editor-in-Chief Black Rock and Sage It’s generally a good idea to share your biases. Will you be my confessor? I’m not looking for forgiveness, just transparency. Perhaps it’s a bit shameless of me, but I am the editor-in-chief of Black Rock & Sage, the only magazine on the […]
Lori Warren Submitted Article Chelsea Blair lived a short but amazing life! It was cut short by a fatal car crash two years ago. Blair grew up here in Pocatello, Idaho and many knew her at Pocatello High School where she attended. She was also known at Idaho State by […]
Baylor Blessing Submitted Article Hearing “spring break” can bring to mind images of college students partying at night and sleeping all day, and while this might be the standard for a lot of students across the country, it is not the choice I made. This spring break, and three out […]