College readiness program gears up for new start in 2019
Claire Scarborough, Production Editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Community, Jacket Journal, Showcase
When the trials of the former leaders of South Dakota’s GEAR UP, previously run by Mid-Central Education Cooperative, wrapped up in early 2018, it seemed to many like the end of GEAR UP’s chapter in South Dakota. South Dakotans don’t realize GEAR UP is still alive and well, and being ran on Black...
Students exhibit finest works
Lisa Kerner, Contributing Writer
December 5, 2018
Filed under Art & Entertainment, Campus, Jacket Journal, Showcase
Join the photography students at Black Hills State University for the opening reception of Viewpoint, a student photography exhibition on Dec. 4, 2018 from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibition reception will be held in the Photographer’s Gallery located in the Jonas Academic Building. The walls and halls...
Cross Country runs to best finish in school history
Isabel Litzen, Fact Checker
December 5, 2018
Filed under Jacket Journal, Showcase, Sports
Both BHSU women’s and men’s cross country teams have qualified for the national meet at the NCAA DII level. This is the first time in BHSU DII history that the women’s team has ever qualified for nationals. For the men this trip to Nationals will be the second in 4 years, the last one being in...
BHSU expands student learning by offering new technology in the library

Allison Geier-Barlow, Social Media Coordinator
December 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Jacket Journal, Showcase, Updated
BHSU recently added a space called the “Innovation Lab” in the E.Y. Berry Library-Learning Center, complete with 360 cameras, 3D scanners, virtual reality and 3D printing software. “It’s a resource to provide newer technologies and make them available to faculty and students,” Aaron Bauerly,...
Herbarium serves as timeless vessel for students
Isabel Litzen, Contributing Writer
December 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Jacket Journal, Showcase
A third-year biology major sits, distressed, at her desk cluttered with opened plant identification books, scribbled-in notebooks and multiple laptops. She has been attempting to properly identify her recently collected plant for nearly three hours now, and she can’t decipher if the plant is Agave...
Three Peaks Review takes the stage at Open Mic Night
Madison Pankratz, Proof Reader
December 5, 2018
Filed under Art & Entertainment, Jacket Journal, Showcase
Three Peaks Review offered students and community members alike the opportunity to participate in Open Mic Night at Common Grounds Coffee on Nov. 15. First up to perform a written piece was BHSU professor Bradyn Johnson. Johnson recited a variety of poems, kicking off the event. Following him was...
BHSU triathlon places third at Collegiate National Championships
December 5, 2018
Filed under Jacket Journal, Showcase, Sports
The Black Hills State University women’s triathlon team placed third in Division II at the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships in Tempe, Ariz. on Nov. 25. Leading the Yellow Jackets was sophomore Mathilde Bernard who finished third individually in 1:08:46. Tereza Zimovjanova of...
Black Hills State University Theatre Society showcase “See How They Run”
Cody Cline, Editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Art & Entertainment, Campus, Jacket Journal, Showcase
The Black Hills State University Theatre Society presented their performance of the British farce “See How They Run” on Nov. 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in Woodburn Hall. “See How They Run” is a dysfunctional comedy which contains mishaps and mistaken identities....
Revision to October 2018 Issue

December 5, 2018
Filed under Jacket Journal, Revision, Sports, Updated
Revision We, the Jacket Journal staff, would like to publish this update concerning an error in the October issue. The photograph pictured was credited to the wrong photographer, as the photo was taken by Samantha Rider, not Allison Gier-Barlow. Updated Dec. 10, 2018