Joanna Orban Staff Writer The Associated Students of Idaho State University (ASISU) currently has positions in both the legislative and the executive branches available for this election season. There are 17 positions available consisting of President, Vice President, Outreach Campus Vice President, and various senator positions. This […]
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Andrea Diaz Staff Writer The College of Arts & Letters and the College of Business both have programs that send Idaho State University professors to local high schools to discuss and teach multiple topics. The College of Arts & Letters has recently reached over 25,000 students since starting Liberal Arts […]
Kyra Finner Staff Writer The teacher shortage in America has been persistently growing in the last couple of decades. According to studies that were done by the Economic Policy Institute, the teacher shortage in America was around 110,000 vacancies in 2018 and it could be up to 200,000 vacancies by […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor Idaho State University sent out an alert notification on Feb. 19 warning the student body of a “shooting” shortly after Pocatello police responded to the call in the area of South 5th Avenue and East Humbolt Street, right across from the campus. The first call reported […]
The Bengal Staff The Bengal Newspaper received an anonymous letter that alleges “abusive treatment” by Michael Thomas, the Idaho State University Biology Department Chair and doctorate of Entomology, against multiple individuals including multiple faculty and graduate students. Thomas denies all of the accusations and says that he thinks that the […]
Joanna Orban Staff Writer Commencement is one of the highlights of a college student’s experience. It means that being poor, all of the late nights of studying and eating too much ramen are coming to an end. Despite the special experience, only about 50% of ISU graduates were actually walking […]
Andrea Diaz Staff Writer The College of Technology recently received a 2.3 million dollar grant to build a new building for the Diesel Technology program on the Idaho State University campus. The grant was awarded by the Economic Development Administration. The diesel training started in 1978 and has changed over […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor While many college students worry about finding a job after college, Ellen Jetland-Okelberry was worried about being offered one too early. It was October, and Jetland-Okelberry received a message through LinkedIn informing her of a job at Amazon with the Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Flight Team. […]
Kyra Finner Staff Writer New Dean of Students at ISU opens up about new opportunities Craig Chatriand has been hired as the new Dean of Students at Idaho State University after a national search. He will assume the role on February 28th, 2020. Chatriand said he can’t wait to get […]
Joanna Orban Staff Writer The United States census takes place every ten years, as most everyone knows. However, the last time it took place, most ISU students were still living in their hometowns with their parents. They didn’t have to worry about what to fill out, or even how to […]
Eizaak and Camie presented the Sustainability Club for approval. They currently have 34 members and although they have been an organization for a year and a half, they were never an official club. ii. The goal of this club is to promote environmental consciousness. They are currently working on a […]
Andrea Diaz Staff Writer In the Pond Student Union building there is now an area known as the Student Welcome Center. The center will serve current and new students as a sort of “front door” to the campus. One of the main purposes of this new facility will be to […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor The Idaho State University Counseling Center used to only have “one-shot topic trainings” on different issues of mental health, but that all changed when they implemented RESPOND. RESPOND training came to be in Fall 2019 and it’s a seven-hour workshop taught by Rick Pongratz, Director of […]
Logan Ramsey News Editor The Idaho Museum of Natural History has brought a part of the unseen world around us to life with its new exhibit called Out of the Shadows. The exhibit opened on Jan. 18 and it’s too early to report numbers, but Amber Tews, Collections Manager, observed […]