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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

Drekker fans wait outside for a parking lot concert held at the end of DrekkerFest 2025.

All It Takes Is All You Got

Alec Butterfield, Editor-in-Chief January 10, 2026

Mark Bjornstad was thousands of miles away from home. 1,347 to be exact. Bjornstad was somewhere between his hotel room and Church Key – “considered the greatest craft beer bar in the world” –...

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Cameron Stalheim poses on the couch in his backyard studio in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Taking up Space

Hayden Hill December 30, 2025

Predisposed to physical creativity as the son of an art teacher and carpenter, Cameron Stalheim was destined for a career in art from an early age. Sculpture has always been at the forefront of his artistic...

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Marcela Salas, Chef and Owner of Bibisol in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Where We Belong

Nathan Feller December 6, 2025

“We came to the United States to keep our family together – my mom made the decision,” said Marcela Salas. “My biological father had already moved and was working as a welder. We got travel visas...

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'Till The Wheels Fall Off

‘Till The Wheels Fall Off

Nathan Feller May 1, 2025

In an empty house, a young boy – no older than fourteen – moved carefully around his room. His mom finally left him alone for the weekend. He stripped the sheets and blankets from his bed and replaced...

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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 the moguls under the lift. It snowed only two days before, now...

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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 going right. It tests you in a way that there’s...

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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 and Makenzie Mitchell are the proud owners of The...

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