Student-run media of Black Hills State University. The Jacket Journal / KBHU-TV / KBHU 89.1 FM & KJKT 90.7 FM "The Buzz".

BHSU Media

Student-run media of Black Hills State University. The Jacket Journal / KBHU-TV / KBHU 89.1 FM & KJKT 90.7 FM "The Buzz".

BHSU Media

Student-run media of Black Hills State University. The Jacket Journal / KBHU-TV / KBHU 89.1 FM & KJKT 90.7 FM "The Buzz".

BHSU Media

Polistes dominula wasps nest on BHSU campus.

Dr. Downing researches new species of wasp

Melisa Revilla, Photojournalist/Fact Checker December 2, 2013

Dr. Holly Downing is ex dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and an active faculty member. She finished her undergraduate degree at Smith College in Massachusetts and received her Ph.D. in entomology...

BHSU students use this on campus clean room for lead brick cleaning.

Students assist in building Majorana Demonstrator shield

Chris Day, Science Editor December 1, 2013

The Majorana Demonstrator is being built at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, S.D. This detector is being built to search for Neutrionoless Double Beta Decay. This is a very rare form...

‘Take Back the Night’ raises awareness about sexual and domestic violence

Alyssa Gonshorowski, Staff Writer December 1, 2013

Every year both men and women are subjected to shame and guilt at the hands of another. Why, you ask? They are the victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. People are victimized and taken advantage...

Dr. Peter Nelson studies lichens in Denali National Park.

Scientist studies lichens in Denali National Park

Chris Day, Science Editor November 23, 2013

Dr. Peter Nelson was the guest speaker on Oct. 18. Dr. Nelson is a post-doctoral researcher at Oregon State University in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. He studies Lichens in different parts...

Blizzard blankets Spearfish on Oct. 4.

Fluctuating temperatures spell trouble for South Dakota ranchers

Amanda McNeary, Contributing Writer November 22, 2013

Just a few short years ago drought plagued the state. The grass shriveled and died, becoming brown under the yellow sun. Though the fireworks displays had long been a staple in South Dakota,fear of lighting...

Lead scientists experiment with dark matter detector

Isaac Hanson, Staff Writer November 16, 2013

Scientists at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead released the results from the first Large Underground Xenon, or LUX, experiment on Oct. 30 during a seminar. Brown University physicist Rick...

Technological advancement debate in the classroom continues

Amanda McNeary, Contributing Writer November 15, 2013

Black Hills State University residents' debate over whether advancing technology in the classroom is useful or harmful resulted in an inconclusive answer of 'it depends.a�� BHSU put several renovations...

BHSU herbarium houses over 42,000 plant specimens

Chris Day, Science Editor November 15, 2013

Black Hills State University's herbarium houses over 42,000 vascular plants and 3,000 specimens of fungi. The herbarium was started in 1883 and is located in Jonas Hall Room 159. The herbarium is a collection...

Women winning gene race against men

Megan E. Leonard, Contributing Writer November 3, 2013

The human Y-chromosome responsible for making men is rapidly shrinking, according to scientific research. The chromosome, once as large as it's counterpart the X-chromosome, has been tossing out genes...

Heise at the Davis Campus in Lead, S.D.

How to do research at Sanford Underground Research Facility

Chris Day, Science Editor November 2, 2013

Dr. Jaret Heise is the science director at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. He spoke at the weekly Science Seminar Talk on Oct. 25 in Club Buzz on the Black Hills State University Campus. His...

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