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Student-run media of Black Hills State University.  The Jacket Journal / Ponder Magazine / The Buzz FM

BHSU Media

Student-run media of Black Hills State University.  The Jacket Journal / Ponder Magazine / The Buzz FM

BHSU Media

Student-run media of Black Hills State University.  The Jacket Journal / Ponder Magazine / The Buzz FM

BHSU Media

About Us
The Jacket Journal is the on-campus, student-run organization that produces a print newspaper that is used to distribute information about campus, community and global news. Our goal is to provide our readers with the highest quality, un-biased news and most effective multi-media coverage possible. The newsroom is overseen by Advisor Dr. Justin Bergh, Editor-in-Chief Nathan Feller, and student staff.
 
BHSU Earth Day Festival
BHSU Earth Day Festival
Taylor SanFilippo, Managing Editor • May 2, 2025

The second Annual Earth Day Festival took place on April 26, 2025. This event was hosted to build connections within the Spearfish community...

Spearfish School District Administration Office located 525 E. Illinois St.
Spearfish Educators Impacted by ED Changes
Imogen Sechler, Staff Writer • May 2, 2025

This is not the first Trump Administration that the United States has lived through. Eight years ago, he held the same position he does today:...

Laci Peskey, a sophomore starting pitcher on the BHSU softball team, steps into the circle during the UCCS game April 11.
Sports: BHSU Softball Program Makes History
Nathan Feller, Editor in Chief • May 2, 2025

The Black Hills State University women’s softball team made history during their 2025 campaign, becoming the first squad in the history of...

Television Review: “Severance” Season Two
Alec Butterfield, Chief Photographer • May 2, 2025

For those who watched “Severance” season one back in 2022, it has been a long, tedious wait for the release of season two in January of this...

Dr. Mary Bordeaux Faculty Spotlight Q/A
Dr. Mary Bordeaux Faculty Spotlight Q/A
Nathan Feller, Editor in Chief • May 2, 2025

Nathan Feller: “How long have you been teaching?” Dr. Mary Bordeaux: “I have been teaching in higher education for about 10 years, mostly...

Dough Trader Pizza located on 543 W. Jackson Blvd.
Good Eats at Dough Trader
Taylor SanFilippo, Managing Editor • May 2, 2025

Hidden up on the college hill near the roundabout on W. Jackson Blvd, Dough Trader Pizza is tucked away among several other restaurants. Though...

“Me” Politics
Imogen Sechler, Staff Writer • May 2, 2025

“That’s what’s important to you, and that’s great!” The above sentence was said to me in response while talking about why I’m...

Opinion: Can I Rip Your Vape?
Alec Butterfield, Chief Photographer • March 7, 2025

   Vaping is not a new invention, it's been around for years, marketed as a healthy alternative to smoking and eventually finding itself into...

Fuji San located on 126 W Hudson St. Spearfish, S.D.
Good Eats at Fuji San
Taylor SanFilippo, Managing Editor • March 7, 2025

   Just off Spearfish Main St., halfway down Hudson, stands Fujisan, Spearfish’s residential sushi restaurant. A small spot, with red curtains...

Dr. Laura Colmenero-Chilberg
Dr. Laura Colmenero-Chilberg Faculty Spotlight Q/A
Nathan Feller, Editor in Chief • March 7, 2025

Nathan Feller: “How long have you been teaching?” Dr. Laura Colmener-Chilberg: “Overall since 1980.” Feller: “How long have you...

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Good Eats at Guadalajara
Good Eats at Guadalajara
Taylor SanFilippo, Managing Editor • October 3, 2024
BHSU People of the Past: Ethelburt C. Woodburn
BHSU People of the Past: Ethelburt C. Woodburn
Alec Butterfield, Chief Photographer • May 2, 2025

After the end of BHSU’s first president, Fayette L. Cook’s tenure in 1918, Ethelburt C. Woodburn took his position as the president. Woodburn...

Dr. Kay Schallenkamp
BHSU People of the Past: Dr. Kay Schallenkamp
Nathan Feller, Editor-in-Chief • March 7, 2025

   Welcome back to the second edition of BHSU’s People of the Past. In honor of National Women’s History Month, this issue’s person of...

Fayette L. Cook
BHSU People of the Past: Fayette L. Cook
Nathan Feller, Editor in Chief • February 7, 2025

This idea was brought to us by a professor here at BHSU who felt that it would be beneficial for our readers to learn more about the people of...

BHSU STUDENT MAGAZINE “PONDER” RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARDS
BHSU STUDENT MAGAZINE “PONDER” RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARDS
May 8, 2025

Since its inaugural issue in Spring 2024, the Black Hills State University student-run magazine “Ponder” has earned several prestigious awards....

Photo courtesy Spearfish Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Spearfish
Imogen Sechler March 7, 2025

The Spearfish Chamber of Commerce helps the local community in many unseen ways. From helping new businesses establish themselves and build name...

BHSU Concludes Giving Day Event
BHSU Concludes Giving Day Event
Nathan Feller, Editor in Chief • March 7, 2025

The annual BHSU Giving Day event came to an official conclusion on Feb. 28. After twenty-four hours of social media campaigning and fundraising,...

Wild Magnolia located on 710 State St. in Belle Fourche, S.D.
Good Eats at Wild Magnolia
Taylor SanFilippo, Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

Returning back to the roots of my food reviews (cafes and coffee shops), we find ourselves in Belle Fourche, SD to examine the cafe, Wild Magnolia;...