More Harm than Good? Our generation is very privileged to have technology so accessible to us with the just the click of a button. There are also many things that can come from the use of modern technology. Currently, everyday people are using social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, […]
Opinion
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We’ve all heard the f-word. For some it invites a scoff and an eye roll, for others it’s the source of anger and discomfort. But for some of us, myself included, it’s not only a fun word to throw around, it’s also a way of life. That’s right. I whole-heartedly […]
While working on my column this week, I got about 300 words into a passionate rant before realizing this issue would fall on the day before Valentine’s Day. That fact just about sums up my attitude toward the day, which I usually let pass me by without ceremony. I know […]
“Get involved!” is a suggestion most of us hear regularly while traveling through high school, college, careers and the like. How regularly we heed that suggestion is another story entirely. Getting involved is one of the quintessential college experience stereotypes. It’s not unusual to hear the standard lines about involvement […]
Practicing self-care combats stress Barely two weeks into the semester I’m already finding it hard to stay focused and hoping I’m not the only one who can’t pry herself away from Netflix long enough to be productive. While I plan to get organized and start cracking down, I’m definitely starting […]
Many college students don’t have a lot of money or are using it to pay for their schooling. Since they are on a low budget most eat what is cheapest and tastes good. The only thing is that most cheap food is usually junk food, which is not the healthiest […]
For most of us, the winter holidays are a time to relax and enjoy the company of friends and family. People tend to put forth a bit more generosity in the spirit of “goodwill towards men.” However, in the midst of this year’s holiday cheer, the nation was shocked and […]
A new year, a new semester, a new start I’ve always found that it’s easiest to reflect and be contemplative when faced with a threshold, or a noticeable passage between two stages in life. In my opinion, one of the greatest thresholds is the beginning of a new year. Think […]
With gifts galore, many people allow the red and green splendor of December to distract from the true spirit of the season: slaughtering livestock to honor the gods. It’s easy to get lost in the commercialism of the holidays, but we all need to get back to our roots. This […]
The most famous antagonist of Christmas is undisputedly Charles Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge. But even Scrooge felt compelled to shout “merry Christmas” as he pranced gleefully down the street. Call me old fashioned but if he’s shouting “happy holidays,” the classic scene loses its joyous impact. Many have argued that the […]
The end-of-semester dilemma In the final few weeks of the semester, I’m finding it harder and harder to focus on anything that isn’t a Law and Order: SVU marathon. Despite that, I’m also finding it harder to keep my nerves under control as my professors pile on the final projects, […]
Dear Editor: I was born and raised in this town, and I have driven down 5th Street going 25 miles per hour past Idaho State University more times than I can count. It is just in the last year, however, that I have been a part of the student body. […]
Dear Editor: At the beginning of the semester, Idaho State University put into effect a smoking ban on campus. The idea behind the ban is to keep secondhand smoke away from non-smokers and maybe to push smokers to quit. It is an honorable concept. However, it was poorly executed. First […]
Dealing with the facial hair frenzy Fall can be a confusing time for several reasons: “Do I need a winter coat or will a jacket suffice? Will I go to bed with a view of red and yellow leaves and wake up to three inches of snow? When will this […]
I am writing this letter in response to The Bengal’s story “Students Ignite over Smoking Ban,” where it states that there is a grace period before the ban goes into effect. The grace period is too long, and it does not encourage change, except for making the campus look horrible. […]