Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief To those of you who have been keeping up with my editorial for the past couple of weeks, you may be noticing a bit of a pattern forming. For that, I apologize—hopefully this will be the final piece of what I will henceforth refer to as my […]
Year: 2014
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 […]
Michelle Schraudner Life Editor Strapping in to a one-person Baja buggy for a four-hour endurance race or grueling rock crawl might not sound appealing to some people but that’s exactly what members of Idaho State University’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) club will do. Luckily for the club members, they’re […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor A few short weeks ago I wrote a midseason report for the Idaho State University women’s basketball team in which I delved into the disappointing year the Bengals were having, and how the season appeared to be a rebuilding one that would fall short of the […]
Sven Alskog News Editor For three days every February, Idaho State University’s Holt Arena becomes the stage for the Simplot Games, one of the top high school track and field events held annually. Sponsored by the J.R. Simplot Company, the event has been in existence since 1979 and has been […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor With just a handful of meets completed thus far, the Idaho State University track and field team will have already ensured there will be plenty of black and orange when the Big Sky Conference Championships roll around. An impressive overall showing for the Bengals in the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After beginning the season with a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Utah State Aggies on Jan. 20, the Idaho State University men’s tennis team looked to rebound against the Weber State Wildcats five days later. Unfortunately for the Bengals, just like the home state […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor At every level, and in every sport, the world of collegiate athletics can be ruthless, cutthroat and unforgiving. From the moment a student athlete arrives on campus to the day they lay their hearts on the line in top-level competition for the final time, the importance […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Issues related to gender, sexual violence and sexual orientation permeate our everyday lives. According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. While we may not be directly affected by these problems, it is hard […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer A young man forced to move as his family relocates finds himself cut-off from the thing he loves the most: hockey. It would be one of the most difficult times of his life. This sounds like something you would see late at night on ESPN but […]
K-Lene Kuhn Staff Writer The 27th Annual Idaho State University Jazz Fest takes place on Jan. 31 at 8:30 p.m. at Portneuf Valley Brewing and Feb. 1. at 7:30 p.m in the Jensen Grand Hall in the Stephens Performing Arts Center. On Friday, Jan. 31 the Jazz Fest will begin […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer After several years of conflict and reorganization, the Idaho State University Faculty Senate is finally getting back to business. A reorganization of many of the colleges at ISU, and the way it was handled was a major incident leading to the conflict. “Whenever you have new […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-chief At the start of every new semester, I tend to lose my footing a bit. By that, I don’t mean that I fall down more often (I fall enough as it is, believe me). What I mean is that I tend to lose the ever-elusive sense of […]
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer Dance is often considered the earliest form of art that an individual engages in. We attach a word to a connotation that simply defines movement. Movement of any kind can broadly be considered dance, and as such, dance is said to take place as early as […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-chief TRiO Student Services at Idaho State University, under the leadership of TRiO Director Sari Byerly, helps approximately 250 students at ISU through their college endeavors each year. TRiO are federal programs that provide services for high school and college students from what ed.gov called “disadvantaged backgrounds.” TRiO […]