Chris Banyas Life Editor Plenty of people dream of travelling outside their native country, but due to expenses involved and other issues, both real and perceived, many never do. Among those that undertake international travel, the destination of choice is different for each individual, for a variety of reasons. Crystal […]
Year: 2014
Tash Mahnokaren Staff Writer ISU honored several alumni, faculty and staff during homecoming 2014 at the President’s Alumni Recognition Dinner that took place Friday, Sept. 26 at the Red Lion Hotel in Pocatello. Honoring distinguished faculty, staff and alumni during homecoming at Idaho State University is a custom that dates […]
Sven Alskog News Editor Back in September 2012 Idaho State University declared its campus a smoke-free zone, banning smoking in all areas on university property. Now in 2014, the institution has put forward a draft in the ISU Policies and Procedures (ISUPP) falling in line with the smoke free campus […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor There was apparently no bucket of Gatorade available, so the Idaho State football players improvised. In the waning seconds of the team’s 44-24 homecoming victory over Sacramento State, a handful of Bengals, each armed with a water bottle, snuck up on beaming head coach Mike Kramer […]
Steven Murillo Staff Writer Idaho State University professor Dr. Harold Hellwig has been fortunate enough over the course of his career to be able to pursue his interests and even publish books on the subjects. The life and works of Mark Twain, in particular, have been an area of continued […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer When you consider the dynamics of a successful relationship in today’s society, could it be argued a majority of the success is attributed to mere coincidence, to just the right amount of luck? “Luck & Coincidences,” a play composed by Idaho State University graduate student Gabrielle […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor Mental or emotional trauma, unlike a laceration or other physical manifestation of harm, cannot be remedied by sealing up flesh with stitches, removing a foreign body or any other manner of fixing in the traditional sense. Experiences cannot be excised from the mind and must instead […]
Samantha Chaffin Editor-in-Chief More and more frequently, I hear of college students from programs across the board who are only here to “get their degree and get out.” It seems it has become a trend in the United States to attend an institute for higher education to get a degree […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The day was Oct. 18, 2003, and I’d just witnessed one of the most incredible football contests I’d ever seen period, let alone live. Led by quarterback Mark Hetherington, one of the best ISU running backs of all time, Isaac Mitchell and some defensive lineman from […]
TASH MAHNOKAREN Staff Writer What is a football game without a marching band? Marching bands are a tradition to American football games. Similarly at Idaho State University, their presence radiates throughout games in Holt Arena. “We are a spirit organization and our first priority is to support our athletic teams, […]
Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser Homecoming– it’s not just for those that can actually come home but for those that have lived here, added to the legacy and may not be able to come back. Homecoming and athletics at most schools are inexorably connected. I may not know a lot about […]
Chris Banyas Life Editor Sometimes we forget how profound the experience of living completely on our own for the first time can be. Suddenly, all the things that were taken for granted become skills that must be learned and refined in very short order so we may continue to function […]
Sven Alskog News Editor Much has been discussed and accomplished throughout the first month of the academic year for the new Associated Students of Idaho State University (ASISU) representatives. Among the tasks crossed off the list of ASISU President Kyle Son and his senate include the appointment of new Chief […]