Austin Schutz Submitted Article If you have turned on ESPN in the last two weeks, you have heard about Michael Sam. He is about to be the first openly gay player in NFL history who is on an active roster. I have seen a lot of stories about why his […]
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Dear Friend of Idaho State University, Higher education is a huge investment for our students and their families. It is one with a large payoff — during a 40-year working life, the average person with a bachelor’s degree can expect to earn 65 percent more than someone with a high […]
Jen Hawkins Submitted Article In “Ending the Abortion Stigma” (The Bengal, Jan. 22, 2014), Jessica Milford claims “one in three women will have an abortion in their [sic] lifetime.” Does this statistic include over 160 million sex-selective abortions (favoring males) in Asia alone? This gendercide, writes Ross Douthat of “The New […]
Representative Hy Kloc Fall signals the beginning of a new school year—a time full of promise and opportunities. As I consider the next legislative session I feel that same sense of optimism. As a former teacher, I welcomed the opportunity to serve on the House education committee during the last […]
Chanelle Minor Advertising Representative 1. Get sweaty There are multiple fun runs in the area to keep you warm on a cool Saturday this fall. The Tater Trot in Blackfoot is held on Nov. 9. This celebrates potatoes in Idaho and the end of the potato harvest. Getting your blood […]
Kyle Griffith Submitted by NIATEC You may have come across the term ‘information assurance’ at one point or another. Okay, so maybe not. What you may have heard of is cyber security or computer security. These terms all refer to the same field. Something you might not know is that […]
Josh Sommers Submitted by NIATEC October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and this week has been designated to bringing awareness to the next generation of “cyber leaders” regarding the opportunities that can be found in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Today’s youth will eventually become the […]
SMA Submitted Article If you think that your roommate might be gay, there are a couple of issues that you might be wondering about. The first thing is whether or not you have a right to know about their orientation. The simple answer, is ‘no.’ Whether or not you believe […]
Getting the job of a lifetime In my time thus far at ISU, I’ve had many wonderful opportunities and adventures come my way but none so rewarding as my work at The Bengal. Throughout my life, writing has always been a point of passion and provided me with solace and […]
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 […]
Many college students don’t have a lot of money or are using it to pay for their schooling. Since they are on a low budget most eat what is cheapest and tastes good. The only thing is that most cheap food is usually junk food, which is not the healthiest […]
With gifts galore, many people allow the red and green splendor of December to distract from the true spirit of the season: slaughtering livestock to honor the gods. It’s easy to get lost in the commercialism of the holidays, but we all need to get back to our roots. This […]
The most famous antagonist of Christmas is undisputedly Charles Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge. But even Scrooge felt compelled to shout “merry Christmas” as he pranced gleefully down the street. Call me old fashioned but if he’s shouting “happy holidays,” the classic scene loses its joyous impact. Many have argued that the […]
Dear Editor: I was born and raised in this town, and I have driven down 5th Street going 25 miles per hour past Idaho State University more times than I can count. It is just in the last year, however, that I have been a part of the student body. […]
Dear Editor: At the beginning of the semester, Idaho State University put into effect a smoking ban on campus. The idea behind the ban is to keep secondhand smoke away from non-smokers and maybe to push smokers to quit. It is an honorable concept. However, it was poorly executed. First […]