Clayton Koff Staff Writer With spring right around the corner, the time has come for students to begin looking for housing for both the summer and fall semester. Some things people should consider while looking for housing are the following: floor plan, cost, amenities, community, management and proximity to campus. […]
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All about life on campus at Idaho State University. This includes club events, activities sponsored by Union Programs Council and the Student Activities Board.
Renee Shaktivel Staff Writer Each year, a committee of creatives pores over photos, poetry and prose, collecting each piece in a glossy color volume called Black Rock & Sage. The literary magazine is produced through ISU annually with the support of ASISU. The magazine was created in the early 1970s, […]
Micky Simeone Staff Writer Looking for something to watch this week? Check The Bengal for our new “Flix Pix of the Week” feature. Below is our pick of the week from Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Happy viewing. HULU: – “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” “Scouts Guide” is not […]
Clayton Koff Staff Writer The two-time Grammy-award-winning Western group Riders In The Sky will headline a show at ISU on Feb. 28. Riders In The Sky is a classic Western musical quartet that has been making music for the last four decades and has produced more than 30 albums. It’s […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Stepping onto a raised stage and pulling a microphone to his lips, Rudy Francisco smiled. “Can I move down there?” he asked, sauntering to the carpet just a few feet from the front row. “I want to be closer to the people.” The San Diego-based spoken […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor If you’re in the need for a quick bite before class, on-campus options like Einstein and Mandalay Express will do the trick. But if you have an hour to kill and a hankering for great local food, check out these restaurants, all located within a six-minute […]
Kiran Pandey Staff Writer The Frank Church Symposium is an event that’s organized and hosted every year by the International Affairs Council (IAC), a student organization under the Department of Global Studies and Languages. It’s named in honor of Idaho’s late senator, Frank Church, who served as chair of the […]
Clayton Koff Staff Writer When Middle Eastern studies professor Zackery Heern heard that a local Muslim woman had been harassed at Walmart, he knew there was a need to educate the community. After a graduate student approached Heern, explaining that a shopper had tried to pull off the woman’s hijab, […]
Clayton Koff Staff Writer ISU students can lock, load and prepare for battle because a Nerf club is debuting on campus. The new club is the brainchild of Nelson Bishop, an ISU student who decided to share his lifelong hobby with other students. “Ever since I was a little kid, […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Portneuf Valley Brewing is loud with clinking glasses and conversation, diners waiting for jazz quartet Howard Wiley & Extra Nappy to take the symbolic stage in the corner of the room. And then it’s louder, almost deafening as the band launches into the crashing cymbal and […]
Ever Had Your Date Not Recognize You? I’ve always had blonde hair, but during Christmas break my sophomore year at ISU, I decided to go for a drastic hair change, and I dyed my hair dark brown. Well, the next couple months after this hair change, I had been seeing this […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer With its waterfalls of pink hearts and aisles of candy, Valentine’s Day can either be sweet or gag-inducing. Whether you’re single or happily paired this year, you can pay tribute to the gods of love. Here are 14 ideas. 1. Send flowers to your mom Brave […]
Kiran Pandey Staff Writer Nepal is home to Mt. Everest, the birthplace of Lord Buddha and almost 150 ISU students. To showcase their diverse culture to other students, members of the Nepalese Student Association hold an annual Nepalese Night, which will take place this year on Feb. 17 in the […]
Clayton Koff Staff Writer Valentine’s Day is approaching, and ISU’s theatre department is celebrating with a love story. Performances of “Stop Kiss,” a play written by contemporary playwright Diana Son, will span two weekends at the Stephens Performing Arts Center this month. The play centers around two young women in […]
Madison Shumway Life Editor Susie Davis strolled up to a Western Union teller and asked to transfer cash to the address she had been provided. The teller asked why she was wiring money. “I’m getting a fake ID,” she said simply. The teller swiftly kicked Davis, a former ISU student, […]