“Want the bacon or sausage?” he would ask on our way up to go snowboarding early Sunday mornings.
“Bacon,” I’d say.
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“I’ve never seen the person who puts this out, thank you for all you do!”
Statements I’ve heard from shop owners, baristas and random community members while distributing the newspaper on early Friday mornings.
It feels repetitive to once again mention the impact AI continues to have on almost every field of work in the world. It has, however, influenced nearly every corner of journalism, even our micro-scale publication here at The Bengal.
This Op-Ed was jointly written by students from ISU, BSU, BYU-I, U of I, and College of Idaho. We have a problem in Idaho. Politicians are not accountable to voters—especially young Idaho voters. Instead, elected officials are more concerned with approval of political party bosses, political elites and special interest […]
When traveling to another country there are many differences in ways of life that yu may not normally notice. For my last semester as an undergraduate I have decided to study abroad in Plymouth, England and plan to stay here until the beginning of June. In my first week here […]
When you’ve been through a traumatic situation, it isn’t like the movies. Your mind doesn’t mercifully delete the memories only for them to be later unearthed by a particularly insightful therapist puffing away on a cigar. I know that I’m traumatized. Yet, that didn’t do anything to calm the flood […]
Despite that and my pessimistic attitude about romance movies, I watched “He’s All That” anyway. It made me angry and if I’m being honest, a tiny bit sad.
Over this last summer, I read a ton of great books that I think other people need to know about. These books are a mix of fantasy and contemporary and historical fiction, so there’s definitely something for everyone.
Chloe Reid Reporter Within the past few months, there’s a fair chance that you’ve heard the phrase “gentrifying thrifting”. While not an entirely new concept in and of itself, with thrift store popularity spiking within recent years, the gentrification of thrift stores has become a much more prominent issue in […]
Lesley Brey Reporter Lately, I’ve been thinking about gender a lot. I mean, it’s hard not to. If the 2020’s were the decade for anything, so far it seems to be about questioning many of things we may have taken for granted, especially in regards to privilege. You could say […]
Extraterrestrial visitors coming to Earth is the least probable answer to the mystery of what’s in our skies, but that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. I would also contend that it could be our best case scenario.
Kaitlyn Hart Life Editor Every night when I finally feel like I’ve stretched my brain to its limit and can finally justify getting some sleep after finding addresses for graduation announcements and finishing my final projects in a state of panic, the only way I can convince myself to legitimately […]
Joanna Orban Copy Editor I grew up on Disney movies like I’m sure many people of our generation did. I’m sure I’ve seen every one known to man at least once and while there are some that are worse than others, Disney’s newest movie, “Raya and the Last Dragon” is […]
The problems we’re facing today aren’t new; while cultures and technology change, the obstacles they face don’t.
Lesley Brey Reporter Henry Evans, who holds a PhD in Sociology, is the Associate Director of Idaho State University’s Office of Equity and Inclusion. He is also adjunct faculty for both the Political Science and Sociology departments. The Bengal Newspaper sat down with Evans to discuss talking about race in […]