The Bengal News Staff ASISU elections will be held from March 12-14. Students can access voting through Bengal Web and results will be announced at the second gallery calling of the March 14 ASISU meeting. The Bengal obtained a list of candidates along with excerpts from those who submitted candidate […]
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Fallon Deatherage News Editor Presidential candidate finalist, Charles Wight, visited ISU campuses to share his vision for the university and his plans as its president. Wight has served as president at Weber State University for the last six years. At the forums he championed his accomplishments and used them as […]
Clayton Koff Staff Writer Pocatello’s rocky relationship with Middle Eastern students has been chronicled in numerous Idaho newspapers and even The New York Times, but the bigotry students allege has proved difficult to address. A group of Middle Eastern women at ISU think change in the student and local community […]
Fallon Deatherage News Editor The Healthy Bengal Coalition hosted an Over-the-Counter Meds, Stimulants, and College Students seminar in an effort to bring to light the problems with the misuse of these substances and to educate on the their proper use. Over-the-counter medicines provide accessible and affordable medical help which often […]
Kiran Pandey Staff Writer Maintaining good health is a challenge to most, but, the ISU health fair can help relieve students from the time, effort and money it takes to get a full health screening. The health fair will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 and 16 […]
February 21 ASISU approved a match deposits to Business Professionals of America in the amount of $500, Lamdba Theta Phi in the amount of $155, Chi Alpha in the amount of $500. ASISU moved to deny Cultural Ladies Empowering Others on its request to for new club funding because they […]
Fallon Deatherage News Editor The second of the presidential candidates to visit campus, Laura Woodworth-Ney, fielded questions at campus forums and shared her goals for the office of president on Monday evening. Woodworth-Ney currently serves as executive vice president and provost at ISU. Formerly, she was the Associate Vice […]
Dylon Harrison Staff Writer As the search for ISU’s next president progresses, the five finalists are beginning to visit campus to answer questions from students and faculty. The first finalist to visit was Kevin Satterlee. Satterlee currently works at Boise State University as chief operating officer, a position he has […]
Renee Shaktivel Staff Writer International education is a common dream for many college students, and the Fulbright Program makes it possible for thousands of individuals to achieve. ISU recently announced English and philosophy professor Alan Johnson as the new Fulbright Advisor on campus. He took over the position from Spanish […]
Dylon Harrison Staff Writer People who find themselves victims of sexual harassment and assault often don’t know where to turn. In compliance with Title IX, ISU has taken steps to make sure members of the ISU community have someone to turn to in times of need. At the beginning of […]
Fallon Deatherage News Editor Three students had some tense moments inside Turner Hall’s west elevator when it failed on Feb. 11, sending the students into an unwanted descent. Vivienne Westra, one of the students in the elevator, was riding the elevator from the fifth floor to the sixth with two […]
February 14 ASISU approved funding for a new club called “Nerf Club” in the amount of $200. ASISU moved to approve a deposit to Survey Club in the amount of $166.67. ASISU heard budget presentations from Bengal Theater, ISU Meridian campus, the Student Activities Board of Idaho Falls, ISU […]
Fallon Deatherage News Editor With its final selection coming in March, ISU is one step closer to having a new president. The five finalists, Ricardo Azziz, Robert Marley, Kevin Satterlee, Charles “Chuck” Wight and Laura Woodworth-Ney, each scheduled a visit to ISU campuses last week. The schedule for these visits […]
Dylon Harrison Staff Writer Going off to college for the first time can be intimidating enough on its own, but students starting college in a completely new town, state or even country face a unique set of challenges. The Student Acquisition and Cultural Assimilation Association, or SACAA, is a new […]
Fallon Deatherage Staff Writer Fernando Espinoza, a sophomore studying business administration, is getting steadily closer to his goal of sharing the gift of hearing with people in need by raising money to provide hearing aids. “The goal is just to help as many people as possible,” he said. He set […]