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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

Behind the Curtains
Behind the Curtains
Hayden Hill May 1, 2025

The lights are low, mostly coming from the bar in the back of the room. There are various levels of dress present: a man in jeans and a t-shirt,...

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Area '76
Area ’76
Alec Butterfield May 1, 2025

Not even halfway up the chairlift my face was already red from the beaming morning rays. Dirt was beginning to trace the ditches between...

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The Golden Paint Brush
The Golden Paint Brush
Sierra Hopp May 1, 2025

Every year, over 4,000 children are diagnosed with a brain or spinal cord tumor. A brain tumor is a cell growth that occurs in or around the...

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Ink and Asphalt
Ink and Asphalt
Nathan Feller May 1, 2025

“When you’re going days without any contact, you break a little bit. It’s a mental game when you’re dealing with shitty weather and nothing’s...

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いただきます
いただきます
Taylor SanFilippo May 1, 2025

Omakase Evolution Omakase, a Japanese phrase meaning, “I’ll leave it up to you,” is a dining method that allows chefs to serve patrons...

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The Secret Ingredient
The Secret Ingredient
Noah Westergaard May 1, 2025

From a tiny home kitchen to the pages of The New York Times, The Sour is more than a bakery, it’s a testament to faith, family and community. Peter...

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Maten Er Halve Føda
Maten Er Halve Føda
Taylor SanFilippo May 1, 2025

Amid the beauty of the Black Hills, a charming little restaurant sits, offering both a cozy atmosphere and unique dishes. The fittingly named...

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Story Keepers
Story Keepers
Ellen Sheehy May 1, 2025

Everybody's Bookstore, Rapid City, SD Four years ago, Jessie Polenz did not want to own a bookstore. “I always just wanted to work for...

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I’m Sour-done with Sourdough
Imogen Sechler, Senior Staff Writer

In the COVID-19 pandemic, during the lockdown, people needed something to do with all the free time they suddenly had. Some people started crocheting,...

Opinion: Take Your AirPods Out
Hayden Hill, Staff Writer

This may sound contradictory coming from someone who was born in 2003, but I truly believe that our generation–Gen Z–is the least socially...

Review: Impact of “The Summer I Turned Pretty”
Hayden Hill, Staff Writer

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, the series finale of the Amazon original television show “The Summer I Turned Pretty” aired. This article will...

BHSU Selected to Participate in AI Initiative
Aaliyah Grant-Hegstrom, Contributor

Black Hills State University was selected in August by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to participate in an...

Board of Regents Terminate USD Professor
Alec Butterfield

The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) issued a motion on Sept. 12 with intent to fire Michael Hook, an art professor at the University of South...

BHSU Earth Day Festival
BHSU Earth Day Festival
Taylor SanFilippo, Managing Editor

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

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