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VOLUME 107 . No . 9 SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA March 16 , 2007

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Increasing popularity inthe BHSU Rodeo Team.

Rock climbingclass available toBHSU students.

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College is an exceptional opportunity to dive into an array ofoccupations, try them out, screw up big time and learn through allthe mistakes – all without the threat of being fired.

Skyler Massie is a junior mass communication minor with anintrigue for radio and broadcasting. He was thrilled to learn a posi-tion was open at the college radio station KBHU-FM.

Massie had been awarded $900 in federal funds and was excit-ed to earn this money by giving the radio gig a shot.

He went to the Financial Aid office, filled out the proper paper-work, and delivered it to the Arts and Sciences office to obtain theaccount number by which he would be paid.

This paperwork made a campus-wide journey from KBHUadvisor David Diamond back to the Arts and Sciences office, andthen back to Skyler.

He contacted KBHU-FM General Manager Steph Bechen whoarranged a meeting with Chair of Fine Arts Dr. Janeen Larsen toget what Skyler has now coined “the mysterious account number.”

During this period of trying to complete some simple paper-work, Skyler was given the go-ahead from Bechen to begin help-ing out around the office and learning to become a DJ.

BHSU clarifiesfederal workstudy confusionTara BuehnerStaff Writer

Proposed legislation that wouldchange the age of compulsory schoolattendance would affect teens inalready crowded high schools andalso teens that are home schooled.

As of now the maximum compul-sory age, which is the maximum agerequired by each state that a child hasto be attending public school or anequivalent means of education, is 16in S.D. If this legislation is passed,the school age would increase to 18years old.

One concern of increasing the ageof compulsory attendance is thatthere would be more overcrowding ofalready tightly packed high schools.The schools count on having many ofthe students drop-out when they reachthe age of 16, which makes the hallsless crowded.

“When I took my daughter to ori-

entation at Central High School, theprincipal told us that they expect halfof the incoming freshmen to drop-outsometime before their senior year,”said MaryannKieffer, the motherof a local highschool student.

If the studentsare going to berequired to attendschool until they are18, many cities inS.D. will have toeither increase thenumber of class-rooms in the alreadyexisting schools orbuild new high schools.

The schools will also have manymore students that do not want to bein school any longer. As it is, the highschools already have many studentsthat do not put any effort into theirschool work and do not even wish to

be in school any more. These studentsoften disrupt classes, making it diffi-cult for the students that want to bethere. They make it difficult for

teachers to dotheir job well.If the compul-sory agei n c r e a s e s ,many uncoop-erative studentswill upsetclasses andteachers willhave to spendmore time try-ing to disci-pline them

instead of teaching.Concerns of changing the com-

pulsory age are not just with the pub-lic schools. There are many peoplewho do alternative forms of school-ing, such as home schoolers, whowould be affected by this as well.

According to Rob Thompson, theVice President of South DakotaChristian Home Educators(SDCHE), “Many people that arehome schooled are finished withhigh school by the age of 16. Afterthis, many of them go on to collegeat an early age or help their parentsaround the house or farm.”

Many home educated childrenwould have to change their plans forthe future. The opportunity to go tocollege early, therefore getting a bet-ter job earlier in life, would no longerbe present. Students would not havethe chance of getting an early start onhigher education.

Increasing the compulsory agefrom 16 to 18 would have a negativeimpact on many students, whetherthey are in public schools or engagein a different form of education. Itcould hinder students from learningand it could also affect future plans ofstudents and families.

SD state legislature attempting to changemandatory age of school attendance to 18Heather ThompsonStaff Writer

“When I took my daughter toorientation at Central High School, theprincipal told us that they expect halfof the incoming freshmen to drop-outsometime before their senior year,”

~Maryann Kieffer

ENJOYING PRE-SPRING WEATHERA BHSU student returns from spring break to enjoy one of the first nice days of the year.March 12 was a record-breaking day as temperatures reached 77 degrees.

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HSSO Labratory Technology SpeakerPam Kieffer from the Rapid City Regional Health Center willspeak to students about the Medical Laboratory Science (Med.Tech.) training program.

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Ruddell Gallery presenting “Hello My Name Is...”Six artists have been asked to create a portrait concerning theother five artists in the group, closing reception will be held March29, 2p.m.-4p.m. in the Ruddell Gallery. All portraits can be viewedthrough the entire month of March.

Students to voice concerns about Iraqi War

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Today Trivia ChallengeJim Stith was the winner of the Today Trivia Challenge for the February 16, 2007 issue.

Correctly answer all three questions and be the first person to e-mail them to [email protected] for a $10 gift certificate to the BHSU Bookstore.

1.) Which band member from Violent Hippies plays keyboard, vocals and trombone?

2.) What is the name of the radio station in Pine Ridge and who is the founder of it?

3.) Which advertiser bases service cost on income?

Young owner of the Stampede Bar and Casino inRapid City, Luke Lester, is hosting many exciting andfun events at his country-themed bar.

The 26-year-old real estate broker and businessowner opened the bar on Jan. 20, 2006.

"The Stampede is the only country bar in RapidCity. It holds over 300 people and since we've beenopen we've been packing by the hundreds,” Lester said.

Previously Harley's Bar, the Stampede Bar andCasino has a mechanical bull and around eight signa-ture drinks including the 'Kick in the Pants.'Customers are sure to try something fun and new atthe Stampede.

The bar has hosted many events, including livemusic and even a rock-paper-scissors tournament thatwas just recently finished. The tournaments hosted bythe Stampede are a variety of games and challengesthat last around a few months and are held on differentdays of the week. Everyone is welcome to sign up andshow their stuff. There are many great prizes awardedat the competitions.

One of the newest events occurring at the bar is thearm wrestling tournament, set to start on March 14.The event will be sponsored by Miller beer and co-sponsored by the Iron Wolf Gym. With a professionalarm wrestling table hosting the event, it will be justlike what you see on ESPN. Warm-ups will begin at 7

p.m. and the tournament starts at 8 p.m. The tournament will consist of different compet-

ing classes based on weight and sex. It will continueevery third Thursday of the monthfor around four months, all leadingto the finals the last week of thetournament. Prizes such as T-shirts, trophies and gym member-ships will be awarded to winners.

Another fun event Lester ishosting is the fraternity-sororitymechanical bull competition. Inthis event, fraternities will becompeting against other fraterni-ties and sororities against othersororities. This competition willbegin sometime in April and willoccur every 2nd Thursday of the month. The bull rid-ing will continue as long as needed to complete thecompetition. Again, a variety of prizes will be award-ed to the winning fraternity and sorority.

If any local college fraternities or sororities areinterested in joining the fun, call the Stampede andask for Janet or just head down to the bar and sign upto compete.

The unique ideas for competitions and tournamentsLester comes up with are influenced by his experiencein college life.

"I get a lot of my ideas from when I went to collegeat MSU-Bozeman,” said Lester. “After partying atmany of the bars around there, I realized people alwaysliked to go to a different type of bar environment. So Ifigured I would make my bar a little different and cre-

ate some fun and unique events.”Along with the variety of

competitions, Lester also hostsmany different shows at theStampede. He has brought in anumber of local and nationalbands to perform on the bar'slarge stage, offering a great dealof entertainment to everyone.

"My mission is to bring backlive music and a fun environment

with affordable prices."Entertainment is a must for the Stampede according

to Lester. “Our DJ, Tony, also the DJ on 100.3 The Fox,

can be seen here nightly. It isn't unlikely that he willbe asked to play some hip-hop or rock on somenights. We always accept any type of request. Wewant to make sure everyone is enjoying themselvesas much as possible." With a little bit of everything,including live music and arm-wrestling tournaments,the Stampede Bar and Casino offers a fun and ener-getic environment for everyone to enjoy.

Rapid City Stampede bar

hosts entertaining events

Tessa SmootStaff Writer

I get a lot of my ideasfrom when I went tocollege at MontanaState University-Bozeman.”

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On March 17, students will march from the MeierHall outdoor stage to Spearfish City Hall to demon-strate their concerns and frustrations with the currentstatus of the war, and to show their disapproval of thetaunting of Iran.

Josh McDonald, had this to say, “The peacemovement wants to show support for our troops bybringing them home. We are not against the soldiers.A lot of us have friends and family fighting in thiswar; how can you not support your friends and fami-ly? We do not support the war, or the foreign policydecisions that have lead us down this path. The signs

that directed us here were hung on lies and deception.Too many people have died. Too many people havesuffered. The presence of the United States military inIraq is only exacerbating the violence and bloodshed.”

He continued with, “The horrors of this war havebecome amplified by the fact that there was really nolegitimate reason to invade in the first place. Howmany people would still have their limbs, minds andemotions if Hans Blitz and the teams of weaponsinspectors were allowed to complete their mission in2003? How many schools, hospitals and houseswould still be standing if we hadn't rushed hastilyinto war without any regard for the consequences ofthis action? How many people would still be walkingthis earth if only we had listened to the leaders of other

countries and members of the United Nations beforewe decided to put diplomacy in the back seat?Rational thinking is beginning to return to America.We want to let our community and our nation knowthat we do not support the atrocities that are beingcommitted in our name. This is why we will bemarching.”

These students clearly have a message and we asfellow students and community members must beaware of those who intend to speak out and listen towhat they have to say. Those who agree with thesestudents are encouraged to show up and support yourcomrades. Those who oppose-well, either don’t comeor show up and have your own march right along sidetheirs to present your own message.

Garrett SheldonStaff Writer

Lehman Trikes has R&D and manufacturing oper-ations in Westlock, Atlanta and Alberta, Canada. Thecompany is based out of Canada. There is also distri-bution, paint and final assembly operations located inSpearfish.

Shelia Seger, the Public Relations Coordinator forLehman Trikes Inc. in Spearfish commented, “We areso proud to be part of the Spearfish community. I feelthat the company has a lot to offer the people in thisarea.”

other industries to witness the cele-bration and birth of the new trike.

John Lehman is the proudowner of Lehman Trikes Inc.and is believed to be the solefigure of the trike industry,incorporating a 20 year histo-ry as the main worldleader in manufacturingand creating trikes.Lehman is the originalfounding father of trikeconversions for Harley-Davidson, Honda andSuzuki motorcycles. Hespecializes in three-wheeled motorcycles,offering full warranty andcoverage, includingfinancing and excellent insurance coverage.

The trike consists of the well-known Victory’s100-cubic inch Freedom V-twin engine and a fast six-speed overdrive transmission. The company VictoryMotorcycles and Lehman Trikes U.S.A. pulled togeth-er ideas and dreams to create the three-wheeled trike.It is designed to resist body rolls and handles like asmooth sports car. Everything the rider sees, touchesand controls is exactly the same experience as beingon a two-wheeled motorcycle.

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In honor of Lehman Trikes U.S.A. Inc., the city ofDeadwood is hosting a ceremony to introduce the newcreation of a three-wheeled motorcycle, also known asa “Trike”, on March 24.

The ceremony and unveiling of the trike willtake place at the Mineral Palace Hotel and Casino.The event will be sponsored by Deadwood’sChamber of Commerce. In honor of the new three-wheeled motorcycle, the day will declared “LehmanTrikes Day.”

Festivities will begin at 12 p.m. on Main Street inDeadwood. The street will be roped off and a showtruck displaying several popular Lehman product lineswill be parked in the middle of the street. There willalso be poker runs as well as shootouts taking place aspart of the festivities in the afternoon.

A grand tour will take place at Lehman Trikes Inc.,located in Spearfish.

Interviews and exchanges made with the top headsin charge of Lehman Trikes will occur at 2 p.m. forreporters and the press. They will be the very first tosee the unveiling of the new trike, as well as receive theopportunity to experience a test ride demonstration.

The unveiling, the main event of the day, will takeplace at 8 p.m. Hundreds of witnesses including localsenators, the governor, as well as important heads of

Amanda BakleyStaff Writer

Trikes like this one will be on display in Deadwood beginning at noonon March 24.

Deadwood showcases local,custom Lehman Trikes

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Mardi Gras passed throughDeadwood—and only weeks later thefrontier town welcomes the Irish holiday,St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick’s Day weekend runs March16-18. The green celebration will includetwo full days of Irish food, green beer,parades and the infamous pub crawls.

The celebrations will begin with theBudweiser Social on Friday from 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. The kick-off will be followedwith a sign-up from noon to 2 p.m. onSaturday for the pub crawls.

The sign-up meeting will be held atSilverado Franklin Historic GamingComplex. The participatory, sportingtheir green attire, will partake in the pubcrawl from 2.pm. to 6:30 p.m. thatevening. Prizes worth hundreds of dollarswill be awarded to the winners. This tra-dition will take place down Main Street.

Deadwood would like to remind thegroup of applicants that you must be 21years old to take part in the event. Opencontainers of alcohol will be allowedon Main Street with the DeadwoodSpecial Event Mug from 12 p.m. to 10p.m. on Saturday only. People may pur-chase these mugs at any casino for thecost of $3. Every additional refill ofgreen beer is $1.

The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Paradewill began at Four Aces Restaurant at 7p.m. Bagpipers traditionally throw out over1,000 wooden nickels to the onlookers.

The Historic Franklin Hotel will

have Deadwood’s own “singing nuns.” Amy Priest, a server at Four Aces

Restaurant, says “The Irish parade is thebest parade that Deadwood hoststhroughout the entire year.”

Deadwood Restaurants such as FourAces, Silverado, Gold Dust and FirstGold will host the Irish cook-off, featur-ing foods such as corned beef and cab-bage, Irish Red Potatoes, Irish stew andfestive Irish deserts.

David Hawkins and the Celtic Corewill play live Celtic music from 8 p.m. tomidnight on Saturday at Four AcesGaming Resort. The casinos throughoutDeadwood will also have Pot O’ GreenSlot Tournament’s to give over $3000 incash to the top 24 winners.

Sharon Powell, a supervisor at FourAces Cash back desk, says, “There aretwo kinds of people who are inDeadwood during St. Patrick’s Day—theones who are Irish, and the ones whowish they were Irish.”

The hills are alive in Deadwood forthe green and Irish holiday. Budweiser andKEVN Fox News will be the sponsors.

A local of Lead, Meggie McGuire,said, “Why go to Ireland for St.Patrick’s Day, when you can stay inDeadwood and drink green beer thewhole weekend?”

The town holiday encourages partic-ipants to have safe transportation. Onewill be provided by Dakota Bus for around-trip ride from Spearfish toDeadwood for $10. To reserve a seat,contact Dakota Bus at 642-2353.

Maria HighlandStaff Writer

Deadwood plans greenSt. Patrick’s Day celebration

“I was expecting that I would havea work study job for the rest of thesemester and that I would be paid frommy federal award,” Massie explained.

Several weeks into the ordeal,Bechen was informed that the Artsand Sciences work studyfunds had dried up.

When contactedabout the work studybudget and askedhow the funds driedup, Larsen replied, “Ihonestly know noth-ing about this at all.”

A frustratedMassie, who hadbeen working for freeasks, “How could Ibe awarded $900 from the federal gov-ernment and how has that moneyalready been spent?”

Dr. Holly Downing, Dean of theCollege of Arts and Sciences, explainedthat the federal government only pays75 percent of the cost. The universityused to pay the other 25 percent from afund that was severely reduced.

“Certain assumptions about wherethe student work study funds could bedrawn from turned out to be unwork-able,” Downing admits.

Kathy Johnson, Vice President ofFinance, explains that the entire uni-versity took budget cuts on July 1,

2006. The individual departmentshad to make decisions about wherethe reductions should be made.These decisions were discussed at theDean’s council and ultimately madeby the departments.

Arts and Sciences did cut fundsfrom the work-study budget.

Kim Nida,Assistant Director ofFinancial Aid,explains that no stu-dent who is eligible isbeing denied workstudy; however, theymay simply not beable to work at thefirst choice job.

“Work study is aprivilege,” Nida says.

Massie, for instance, could essen-tially go get a job with another depart-ment that has the funds.

Downing says, “There are dis-cussions going on to get the workstudy budgets worked out for thethree colleges.”

For now, students with work studymay simply have to work at a less ben-eficial job.

Massie has just come to acceptthat “I will not be able to gain theexperience that I was hoping to gainfrom working at KBHU.”

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There are discussionsgoing on to get thework-study budgetsworked out for the threecolleges.”

~Dr. Holly DowningDean of the College of

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BHSU musician inspires aweThis year’s senior recital was masterfully per-

formed and melodically astounding. The recital highlights bright talent such as

BHSU studentAmanda Scott.Scott’s talentshave developedover the last 12years from thetime she joinedband in 5thgrade. She hasalso dabbled withpiano for the lastnine years andeven has somevocal talent.

“I’ve alwaysbeen seriousabout music. Butthere was onetime in 5th gradeband where thedirector called my

parents and told them I had planned to quit, but theydidn’t let me,” says Scott.

Scott’s smile is almost as contagious as herzeal for life. Scott is part of the Honors Program atBHSU and is a hard working student. She succeedsat whatever she does and makes sure to share hertime and talents with others through volunteerwork and service projects such as blood drives,book drives and spelling bees. She also tutors in

the library. Scott will continue to use her talents to help

people as she plans to pursue music therapy and willcontinue her education into grad school at theUniversity of Minnesota.

For all her hard work and ambition she still findstime to relax and spend time with her musically tal-ented boyfriend, Drew Lerdal.

“My ideal night is sitting around with Drew eat-ing pizza, watching a movie and not wearing blackand white,” says Scott.

Scott’s laugh and smile fills the room as shepoints out the fact that over the last four years ofcollege her “uniform” for performances has beenblack and white. She estimates being involved inover one hundred performances from recitals,church programs, jazz band, tours, musicals, bandconcerts, graduation and more. Of all her perform-ances, Scott enjoys her student recitals best.

“They are performances among friends—peoplewho understand the work you put into it.”

Scott’s favorite musical styles are baroque and20th century. The styles are classical and smooth. Inthe baroque period, music was taken very seriously.

“That’s all they did with their lives. You were amusician, nothing else.”

Scott finds jazz improvs to be the most difficulttype of music to play, but definitely the most fun.

“I am heavily paper dependent. Improv is quite astretch for me because I didn’t start it until college,”she says.

To prepare herself for her performances, Scottlistens to a variety of music.

“I listen to hard rock before I perform. I try andlisten to music I don’t play. It’s important to inun-date yourself with a variety of music genres.”

Stephanie SigmanStaff Writer

Casino night draws large crowdUP Team hoping to make annual event

BHSU students won the jackpotat Casino Night (Feb. 23 from 8 p.m. tomidnight) wheremany students weregiven an opportu-nity to win apiece of $1500.Texas Hold’em,Black Jack,Bingo, a BeanBag Toss andRock PaperScissors enteredthe students in forchances to win 54different prizes.There was also alive D.J. and anon-alcoholic barthat students wereable to enjoy.

“Casino Nightwas great! Itallowed me to have fun, to be withfriends and to get away from homework,”said Jessie Elmshaeuser, one of the 200students that came to Casino Night.

The excitement of students filled theStudent Union as prizes were givenaway. The variety of prizes ranged any-where from a BHSU sweatshirt, lamps,

laundry baskets, an MP3 player, a seatmassager and cash prizes equaling $100.The cash raffle buckets enticed the stu-dents to swarm around, hoping for extraspending money. The prizes were pickedrandomly by the University ProgrammingTeam at the local Wal-Mart.

The hum ofthe StudentUnion was filledby these eagergame players asthey enjoyeddrinks and com-pany of otherstudents.

Students weregiven $100 ofplay money anda few tickets toput into the raf-fle when theyfirst entered theUnion. Whenthe night ended,students were

anxiously counting how much moneythey had received. For every 10 dollarsthey won, they received a ticket to putinto the raffle to win part of the jackpot.

“Casino Night was a huge successbecause of the fact that everyone likedthat they didn’t have to wait for an open-ing to play a game or have to wait in a

line to get in the Student Union,” saidKatie Braun, a member of the U.P. Team.

The decorations that were scatteredaround the union were bright and festivefor the Vegas theme that the U.P. Teamplanned for Casino Night. There werepalm trees and colorful signs all aroundthe union that helped students identifywhere certain games were held. The vol-unteers’ excitement grew as the studentsbecame more and more skillful at thegames they were playing and winning.

The U. P. Team had 20 volunteers thathelped work the games and gave out tick-ets. Many of these volunteers were alsomembers of the faculty and students.

“The Team was also impressed withtheir own success. We got everythingdone in time and saw that everyone whocame to the event was having a lot of funplaying the different games,” said Braun.

Not only did the U.P. Team have asuccessful event but those 200 studentsalso saw the event as a success and afun time. BHSU students showedDeadwood how Casino games wereplayed on Feb. 23.

The students left with an excitementbuzzing above their heads and prizes intheir hands as they could not wait toshow their friends what a great time theymissed out on that Friday night.

Students are hopeful that this willbecome an annual event.

Brittany IlerStaff Writer

Right: Amanda performs in Mier Hall.Left: Senior musician Amanda Scott

photo by Stephanie Sigman

Casino Night was ahuge success becauseof the fact that every-one liked that they did-n’t have to wait for anopening to play a gameor have to wait in aline to get in theStudent Union.”

~Katie Braun

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Every semester, BHSU offers the chance to learn the basics of rock climbing ina 10-week course.

This semester is no different, with 12 students gearing up to start intermediaterock climbing.

During the fall semester, beginning rock climbing is offered—during the springsemester, students can take intermediate rock climbing.

The instructor of both beginning and intermediate rock climbing is ChrisMcCart, BHSU Outdoor Education Coordinator. She has been teaching rock climb-ing at BHSU for two and a half years. Before moving here, she taught in Sioux Fallsfor five years. This semester, she will also teach cross-country skiing and fly fishing.

The purpose of the intermediate rock climbing class, McCart said, is to teachpeople how to climb correctly.

“It’s fun and it helps you learn the ropes right. You learn the most current pro-tocols for safety,” McCart said. “It gives you the confidence when climbing that, ifyou fall, your safety system will work.”

The purpose of the intermediate course is to teach technical knowledge to thebeginning rock climber.

First, there is a review of the basic rock climbing skills and knowledge learnedin beginning rock climbing. After that, there is a more in-depth view of rock climb-ing, learning new knots and hitches, basic anchoring, rappelling and other topics theinstructor wishes to go over.

The intermediate class is not a rock climbing class but a class to learn climbingskills. Most of the time is spent on the ground learning the skills needed to be a suc-cessful rock climber. Those looking for a more in-depth instruction should get intouch with a skilled guide. Check out these sites for more information: www.syl-vanrocks.com or www.excumblackhills.com.

Students will learn rock climbing skills in many ways. There are demonstrations,hands-on practices, reading, quizzes and skill assignments. There will also be addi-tional practice sessions arranged.

At the end of this 10-week learning session, there will be a required class fieldtrip on April 28 or 29. They give 2 days for the field trip because they split the classup into two smaller groups. This field trip will take place in Custer State Park, aworld-class climbing area. In case of uncertain weather, May 5 or 6 has been sched-uled for the make up day.

There is also a chance to gain some rock climbing skill for those not in the class.On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday there is an open rock climbing wall night tothe campus community. This session goes from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

CLIMBING CLASSNOW IN SESSIONLeah ClelandStaff Writer

Steve Babbitt returned as thephotography instructor for thespring 2007 semester.

Babbitt took a one-year sabbat-ical for the spring and fall of 2006and moved west with his wife,Nancy, and son,Stevie, to Anacortes,Wash.

Anacortes isbeautiful, he said.They enjoyed theirtime out there.

“What I reallyliked about it was thatthe town that we livedin was very much likeSpearfish. It’s only slightly biggerwith about 15,000 people. So it’s afairly rural place.”

They spent a lot of time explor-ing and doing activities, which arenot so readily available in the BlackHills. In a little over an hour, theycould be in a big metropolitan area.

“We went to a lot of plays, wewent to concerts and we tookadvantage of the things that wecouldn’t do here without driving toDenver or Omaha or Minneapolis.”

When asked what he missedmost about leaving the Black Hills,he said they missed their friendsand all of the people they know.

He recounted a time in the firstweek he was out there where hewas standing in a Safeway and hethought, “I don’t know a soul. Icould stand here all day and no onewould say anything to me because Idon’t know anyone here.” Babbitsaid it was a weird experience forhim after being in Spearfish for 12

years and knowingso many people.

Babbit alsomissed the beauty ofthe Black Hills.

“Here we havethe prairie, which Ithink is stunning—but there you havethe ocean,” he said.“It’s very similar

view. You have that calming effectof the vastness of the prairie andthere you have the calming effect ofthe vastness of the ocean.”

When asked what he missedmost about his job, he said hemissed being in contact with thestudents, especially at the timewhen beginning students maketheir first print.

“That’s a magical and wonder-ful moment when you see that firstprint come up in your tray. And Iget to be part of 50 people doingthat every semester. And that’spretty cool. So, that’s the part Imissed the most.”

Mass communications teacher SteveBabbitt returns from sabbaticalMichelle HallStaff Writer

The BHSU Career Center held its 7th annualspring Career Festival on Feb. 28. There were over 50exhibitors from eight states looking for students fromevery major and minor. They estimated over 200 stu-dents were in attendance.

The Career Festival was held from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Jacket LegacyRoom. The festival was free and open tothe public. This year offered more possi-bilities then ever , with a record breakingnumber of exhibitors.

Students came prepared for inter-views, résumé in hand. Many of theexhibitors held interviews and some stu-dents walked away with possible jobopportunities for after they graduate.

This year, the festival offered a wide variety ofjobs. Many of the exhibitors have participated inprevious years and came back, due to success in thepast. A few of the exhibitors there were BHSUalumni. There were 11 new exhibitors at the festival.

National Pacific was one of the many companiesin attendance, said Eileen Thomas, Senior Secretaryat the Career Center. Having national companies atthe festival gives many students who don’t want tostay in South Dakota the option to travel.

Another national company was Kiewit Texas

Construction. This was their second time attending aBHSU career fair, said Thomas. They are based outof Texas, and offered a variety of positions such asconstruction, engineers, business manager andinternships. Their focus was on industrial technologyand business majors. Kiewit even held interviews thefollowing day for any students who held promise.

For those students who wantedto stay local, whether in the hills orin the state, there was an abundanceof exhibitors in attendance—includ-ing the State of South Dakota, WellsFargo Financial, and many more.

The day prior to the Festival,Thomas said she was excited to findout exactly how many alumni wouldattend this year. They have had a fewin past years but have never kept

track. Amber Riggins, a recent graduated fromBHSU, was at the festival with Golden WestCommunications.

After the Festival, Riggins said, “I was excitedfor the opportunity to come back on the employerside mainly because I love the campus and alsobecause I have lots of friends who haven’t graduatedyet. It was fun to see them. It was great to see stu-dents checking out the possibilities, dressed profes-sionally and with resumes in hand.”

Students who may not be quite ready to graduatehad a chance to make great connections. This career

festival gave students a chance to talk with employ-ers about how they got where they are today.

Riggins said that while she was a student sheattended almost every Career Fair held on campus.Her first two years she was looking for part-time orsummer jobs.

“As a junior I again went for a summer job, butwith more interest in finding a permanent job aftercollege,” said Riggins.

“All students from every major had the chanceto walk away with some sort of life experience,”said Thomas.

“Wide variety, all positions and every major,”she commented.

The Career Center holds job fairs three times ayear. In the spring, there is the Career Festival, fol-lowed by the Black Hills Teachers Fair. This yearthe Teachers Fair will be held April 20 in the DonaldE. Young Center. There is also the opportunity toattend one of their Interviewing Skills workshops,as well as the Fall Fair, which normally takes placein October.

The Career Center is located on the top floor ofthe Student Union. They offer help to students allyear—not just at career fairs. They help studentsfind internships, summer jobs, and permanent jobsafter graduation. They have professional counselorsthat can help you write and perfect your resume, aswell as help prepare you for future career choices.

Stop by the Career Center for more information.

Jamie CroweStaff Writer

Career fair gives students a kick start

“Students fromevery major had achance to walk awaywith some sort of lifeexperience.”

~Eileen Thomas

“Here we havethe prairie, which Ithink is stunning-butthere you have theocean.”

~Steve Babbitt

BHSU Today

A&E March 16, 2007

The band Audioslave, a super groupband that combines the singer fromSound garden and the band of RageAgainst the Machine, officiallyannounces their break up.

Audioslave achieved immediatesuccess with their first self-titled albumdebuting in the top 10 on the charts.Their second album, Out of Exile, evendebuted at number one on the Billboardtop 100 charts. They played internation-al tours, had multiple sold-out venues ontheir tours and even released a liveDVD. So why would a seemingly suc-cessful band like that break up?

The band’s front man ChrisCornell announced that he was leavingAudioslave in a media statement onFebruary 15,

“Due to irresolvable personalityconflicts as well as musical differences,I am permanently leaving the bandAudioslave,” said Cornell. “I wish theother three members nothing but thebest in all of their future endeavors.”

Personal conflicts could be that Cornell and TomMorello, the bands guitar player, are both working onseparate solo albums.

Rumors of a break up have been spreadingsince the release of the band’s third and final album,entitled Revelations, last September. Audioslavefans were expecting the long-awaited tour that they

hadbeen waitingfor, but it never came.The band gave excuses rangingfrom needing to take some time off and relaxto a lack of funding for a tour.

Because Audioslave is combined betweenRage Against the Machine and Soundgarden, the

break-up has left Audioslave fans with mixed feelings. “When I first heard that Audioslave broke up, Iwas kind of upset--but then I realized that this

might give Rage Against the Machine thechance to get back together,” said

Garrett Fox, a BHSUStudent .

Rob McCreery, anoth-er BHSU student said, “At

least the band ended on apositive note and didn’t

break up over money orsomething like that.”

So what does thatleave for the rest of the band?

Cornell is currently working on asolo album due to release in June.

He also he wrote the theme songto the new James Bond movie,

Casino Royal. After the break-up, the band’s

guitarist Tom Morello decided that heis also going to record a solo album.

Morello has a side project that he callsThe Night Watchmen, which is essen-

tially Tom Morello and an acoustic gui-tar.

Rage Against the Machine is reunitingto play one show in Los Angeles, but after

the break up of Audioslave, they are consid-ering playing three more shows.

Audioslave breaks upJake KileyStaff Writer

Violent Hippies tour the HillsVi o l e n t

Hippies, anewly foundthree-piecemin imal i s trock group,is makingit’s wayaround theBlack Hills.

C h r i sCady, whois wellknown inthe state and

surroundingareas since 1993 for his solo shows, is nowmerging with Tommy the Silent fromSweatband and Shawn Funk. Theyare embarking on a new adventurethey call Violent Hippie—Chris Cadyon vocals, guitar and harmonica;Tommy the Silent on keyboard,vocals and trombone; and ShawnFunk on drums.

Violent Hippie came together lastDec. So far, they have played showsat Deadwood Tobacco Co., LoudAmerican Roadhouse in Sturgis andthe Back Porch in Spearfish andmany more to follow in the next fewmonths.

Violent Hippie is working really

hard on expanding their original music, andhas started independently recording their newalbum.

Influences of the Violent Hippie includeRamones, Dead Kennedys, The Clash andmany more. They are a very diverse genrewith influences of folk, punk, spoken word,acid movie sounds, cape instrumental music,comedy and whatever else they feel like com-ing up with that’s original.

Check out Violent Hippie’s websites tofind out about upcoming shows and moredetails about them and their recordings:

http://www.myspace.com/violenthippie/http://www.myspace.com/chriscady/http://www.myspace.com/tommythesilent/http://agentcooperconcepts.com/chriscady

home/ or http://www.chriscady.org

Janet Evanovich’s book seriesfills dull momentsRenee RaisanenStaff Writer

Jersey girl Stephanie Plum takes kicking butt to a wholeother dimension in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels.

Plum’s only option to keeping out of a cardboard box isbecoming an apprehension agent (a.k.a. bounty hunter) for hersleazy cousin, Vinny. Without having the slightest clue as towhat she’s gotten herself into, Stephanie manages to bumbleher way through.

Throw in a steamy love triangle, a grandma who couldenter the loony bin without even talking, her partner Lulawhose wardrobe consists of exotic spandex print three sizestoo small and crazy, testosterone driven criminals—and we’retalking about one of the best mystery romance novels to hit theshelves lately.

The New York Times’ Book Review describes Plum asbeing “a Jersey girl with Bette Midler’s mouth and Cher’sfashion sense—big hair, gold hoop earrings, Spandex shorts,tons of turquoise eye shadow and attitude out to here—Stephanie kind of glows in the dark in Janet Evanovich’s hip-swinging genre debut... With her brazen style and dazzlingwardrobe, who could resist this doll?”

I, myself would have never picked up these books at firstglance—but with some persistent motivation, my mother wassuccessful at her attempt to broaden my literary horizon.Within the first chapter of One for the Money, I was hooked.

Currently there are 12 books in circulation, with the 13thnovel due in stores April of this year. I’ve managed to read allof them, which is quite the accomplishment, considering thatit normally takes years for me to finish a book. These storiesare so compelling that its easy to spend every dull momentconsumed in yet another wacky Plum adventure.

Do not get turn off by the fact that these books are classi-fied as romance, because you will be the one missing out!

I have become a believer in the fact that every now andthen everybody needs a great romance novel—and JanetEvanovich delivers.

BHSU Today

March 16, 2007 A&E

There is one television station that hundreds ofmillions of entertainment and movie fans around the globe tuned into on January 15, await-

ing the announcement of the winners of the 79th Academy Awards. The Academy Awards was first aired in 1929. It was conducted

to honor world-renowned actors, actresses, producers and directorsfor their great achievements in the motion picture industry.

The nominees for this award have worked extremelyhard and most have been waiting for the day that their namewould be called onstage to receive the highest honor infilmmaking, the Oscar. Unfortunately, only one nomineeout of each category can win!

The Academy Awards are decided with total secrecy in anelection held by the international auditing firm ofPricewaterhouseCoopers. The opening of the envelope is thefirst time anyone out of the ballot sees the decisions.

Most BHSU students saw the outcome of the AcademyAwards; but in case it was missed, here are some of the winnersof the Oscars

~Best Motion Picture: Warner Bros., for “The Departed.”~Best Actress: Helen Mirren in “The Queen.”~Best Actor: Forest Whitaker in “Last King of Scotland.”~Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls.”

~Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin in “Little MissSunshine.”

~Best Director: Martin Scorsese, for “The Departed.”~Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, for

“The Departed.”~Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, for

“Little Miss Sunshine.”~Best Animated feature film: George Miller, for

“Happy Feet.”~Best Costume Design: Milena Canonero, for

“Marie Antoinette.”

79th Academy Awards

Spring 2007

~Mar. 27 Student Recital.............................................................. 3:30 p.m.

~Apr. 2BHSU Jazz Festival, Meier Recital Hall, JLR.................... all day

~Apr. 12Jazz Band Concert......................................................... 7:30 p.m.

~Apr. 15Dakota Chamber Orchestra Concert.............................. 2:30 p.m.

~Apr. 17Student Recital.............................................................. 3:30 p.m.

~Apr. 19-21 Play, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Student Union, JLR, Dessert Theatre............................ 7:30 p.m.

~Apr. 22Play, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),Student Union, JLR, Dessert Theatre............................. 2:30 p.m.

~Apr. 23 Band and Chamber Players Concert............................... 7:30 p.m.

~Apr. 26Choir and Black Hills Gold Concert............................ 7:30 p.m.

~Apr. 29Choir and Black Hills Gold Concert............................... 2:30 p.m.

~June 10-23Johanna Meier Opera Theater Institute

BBHHSSUU MMuussiiccCCaalleennddaarr

Corinne LeirStaff Writer

Questions:

1. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

2. What is a funny thing you do when no one is looking?

3. What is something you do not understand about theopposite sex?

4. What was your most embarrassingmoment ever?

FFaacceess in the CCrroowwddAmanda SkinnerJunior

Sturgis, S.D.

Mass Communications, coach-

ing minor

1. Italy, because of the culture

and the architecture

2. Pick wedgies

3. Why boys feel they need to

manipulate others to make

themselves look better

4. Falling on the ice in front of

hot football players my fresh-

men year

Whitney AjmSophomore

Hettinger, N.D.

Respiratory therapy

1. The Caribbean, so I could sit

on the beach and be lazy

2. I fall asleep in class

3. Why they are so stupid

4. Dancing in front of all the

new freshmen my first year of

college in Dickenson

Vance BeslerJunior

Bison, S.D.

Pre-respiratory therapy

1. Anywhere tropical, probably

the Bahamas, because it is hot

2. Picking my nose

3. Everything

4. I tripped on a step in a hall-

way and fell

Dusty GoehringSenior

Rozet, Wyo.

English Education

1. Eliza Dushku’s bedroom, or

anywhere in Southern

California. I love the beach and

the weather there

2. I save the funny things for

when people are looking

3. The vast amount of girls who

think they need to lose weight

but really don’t

4. I trip and fall regularly

For those of you who want to eat and get your grooveon, RHA has the event for you. On March 24, in the JacketLegacy Room in the Student Union, there will be dinner at6 p.m. and dancing at 7 p.m. This is a semiformal dancewith the theme, “To Dance Another Day.” Tickets are $20for a single and $30 for a double. Tickets maybe purchasedin the lobby of the Student Union and in the RHA Office inHumbert Hall. For more information call 642-6086.

Garrett SheldonStaff Writer

RHA Dinner Dance

BHSU Today

March 16, 2007Opinion

BHSU student Dan Jensen enjoys the rela-tionships between students and faculty memberson campus. This luxury has not always been pos-sible for this sophomore’s higher education.

At the University of Minnesota—or “theU’,” as Jensen affectionately refers to it—hewasn’t quite sure of the path he wanted to taketowards earning a degree. Eventually he cameback to BHSU feeling that he was paying toomuch money for out of state tuition to take gen-eral credits.

Jensen grew up, for the most part, in RapidCity—sans some early years at Henry Neil ele-mentary school in Aberdeen, which is now anArby’s. In high school, he was a member of theSpanish club and was also a starter for the RapidCity Stevens Raider’s basketball team.

When he got to Spearfish, Jensen left inMinneapolis a few things he enjoyed doing inthe cities, but quickly filled the void with hislove for the outdoors. So far, Jensen hasexplored the Black Hills with such activities ashiking, biking, climbing and his most recent dis-covery of photographing the landscape.

This winter season, Jensen has kept busywith his duties as a Resident Assistant inThomas hall. Outside of his responsibilitiesthere, he has devoted his energy to homeworkand developing authentic relationships with peo-ple.

For the future, Jensen hopes to achieve hisgoal of earning a degree, but desires morenational and international opportunities atBHSU.

In the meantime, stop by the third floorboy’s wing of Thomas hall to say “hi” to Jensenand perhaps he’ll play a song for you.

J. Isaac HarmsStaff Writer

Spotlight landson Minnesotatransfer student

I remember that hot summer day in August 2004,the day my sister moved to the School of Mines andTechnology to attend school.

We’ve stayed close and in touch. When problemsarose, the other would be there. But still, that one fate-ful day would change our lives completely.

There was a musty, odd smell as newcomers gath-ered in the entrance hall to check into their rooms.

Everyone was quiet, moving belongings in andout. Every door was opened. Every window showed inthe sunshine; but inside, every room oddly felt like aprison cell.

There was a bathroom and a four-person bedroomin each suite. As we slowly moved my sister’s thingsinto her room, I couldn’t help but think that we wouldnever actually live together anymore. We would nevershare the same room. We would never share the samebathroom. We would never again share those hour-

long talks about boys and our girlfriends before bed.She would never tell me to wake up first in the morn-ing because I took longer to get ready.

These thoughts were roaming about in my mind aswe were carrying her things inside of Peterson Hall. Asshe began to put her things away in her dresser andall throughout her closet, I began re-evaluating myplans for college. Did I really want to leave my sis-ter and attend Black Hills State?

After all her things were unpacked and the tubswere put up top in her closet, her shampoo and bodywash in the shower, we began our goodbyes as the skyturned dark.

I looked to my mom as she gave my sister a hugand kiss before we left and saw a slight tear roll downher face. I couldn’t believe we were leaving her there,and I wasn’t staying.

Confusion struck me for the first time that after-noon. As I give my sister a hug goodbye, my mind wastelling me to cry-but for some reason, I couldn’t. I did-n’t want to leave her there.

After she was settled, we all walked out to the cartogether. That walk seemed like an eternity to me. Therocks brushed up against my shoes as we walkedacross the street. As I dragged my feet on the ground,I realized that it wouldn’t help the fact that we had toleave her anyway.

I walked as slowly as I possibly could. At the pick-up, we said our last goodbyes. As we all gatheredinside, all except my sister, I knew it had to be true. Wewere leaving her, at a place we thought we wouldnever go.

We were leaving her at college.It didn’t occur to me, though, that I would be the

next one to be dropped off by my parents and withoutmy sister.

As we road home that night in the pickup, I justkept thinking of her. Is she lonely? Is she hurt? Is shecrying? Is she going to be all right? I was quiet thewhole way home, I didn’t say much. All I could thinkwas how much I missed her.

To be continued…

I’ve never been aa ll oo nn eeCaylen GroenStaff Writer

Many people like sushi but don't yet know it. Justthe word discourages some people from even trying it.

First of all, not all sushi has raw fish in it (sushiwith raw fish is actually called sashimi.) Sushi isextremely fun to make, and easy. This is a cuisine youcould even make in the dorm room. I enjoy sipping ona yummy beverage and making sushi with a friend.

The most important ingredient is the Japaneserice. Japanese rice is a medium-grained rice and getssticky when it is cooked. The long-grained Americanrice isn't proper for sushi because it is drier and does-n't stick together. Proper rice cooking involves threebasic steps: Soaking, cooking and after-steaming therice.

Here is what you need to get started:A rice cooker, preferably-but a pan will do. Japanese rice (this can be bought at the Asian

food market in Rapid City, common brands are Hikariand Nishiki.)

Seaweed wrap (Eden brand "sushi nori toastedsea vegetable” is excellent. It can be purchased atSafeway.)

Soy sauce and wasabi (aka Japanese horse radish,also found in the Asian food isle by frozen foods atSafeway,) The sauce is a mixture of soy sauce andwasabi. The wasabi IS hot so a dab will due. Addwasabi according to taste.

The ingredients you add are up to you, but here area few suggestions: Cucumber, green apple, greenonion, asparagus, red bell pepper, water chestnutand my personal favorite-avocado. As for the meat,I like to use imitation crab or smoked salmon. Withsushi you can add just about anything you like, justmake sure and dice all the ingredients finely. Soaking the rice: Put the rice in the pot and add about

1 1/4 cups ofwater to eachcup of dryrice. Let therice soakuntil it haspuffed upand is slight-ly softer. Ifind that thisg e n e r a l l ytakes 10-15minutes.

Cookingthe rice:Plug the ricecooker in--

this will automatically put the cooker on "warm"--thenclose the lid and hit the "cook" button. If you are usinga pan, bring the rice to a boil, then turndown heat to med/low.

Aftersteaming the rice: Thecooker will go "click" or "ding"when it's done. Don't open thelid! Right now, the rice is half-cooked and runny. Let the cookersteam the rice on low heat for 10-15 minutes (with a pan the rice takesabout 35 minutes to cook. Check to seethat the rice has fully puffed up, then turn heat to lowfor the additional 10-15 minutes.) Cooked rice willstay good at room temperature for one day.Unfortunately, putting the rice in the fridge is no solu-tion. The cold destroys the starch and turns the riceinto unappetizing maggot-shaped pebbles.

Wah-la!

The hard part is over. Now just need to add youringredients and roll. Lay out the seaweed wrap andthen pile a thin line of cooled rice close to the bot-tom edge of the seaweed. Then add all your finelychopped ingredients on top and roll. This is some-times tricky, but you can do it! After it is rolled,moisten the edge of the seaweed to hold the rolltight just as you would moisten a stamp for an enve-lope.

Cut the roll into bite size pieces, dip them insauce and enjoy!

Ashley LeeStaff Writer

Enjoy the rr eeaa ll Sushi at home

Sushi should be served withinone day or else it will go bad.

Courtesy Photos

Not all sushi contains fish. The ingredientsmay vary from cucumbers to chestnuts.

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BHSU Today

March 16, 2007 Focus

March 16, 2007

BHSU Today

Focus

Ann Porter is a highly influential memberof the Art Department at Black Hills StateUniversity. In her unique and unconven-tional way, equipped with a “delicious”vocabulary, she encourages students toexplore their creativity outside of theircomfort zone. Porter has an obvious passionto see her students succeed in their art.Areas of Expertise: Ceramics, StainedGlass and Sculpture

Started at BHSU: Fall of 2006Hometown: Sandpoint, IdahoEducation: M.F.A. from Washington StateUniversity in Pullman, Wash.What teacher had the greatestimpact on you?“I have had some really great teachers--whata gift. It's really hard to choose. My thesisadvisor in graduate school, Ross Coates, hada lot of faith in me and a really good senseof humor. I think of him often.” As a child, what did you want to bewhen you grew up?“A vet or an artist.”If you could live in any other time,when might that be?“My life now is what I want.”If you could have dinner with fivefamous people from history, whowould they be?“Jane Austin, Emily Dickinson, Hatshepsut,Janis Joplin and Hildegard von Bingen.”What do you like most about yourjob? What do you like least?“I enjoy teaching and I enjoy my colleagues(I love my job), but I do miss my husbandand family in Idaho.”Heroes?“My daughters.”Favorite musician/type of music?“Anything's okay as long as it's not deathmetal or opera. Or Barry Manilow.”Favorite type of literature?“I'll read anything, really, but I don't watchTV--it's too time consuming.”Favorite movie/type of movies?“I'm a bit of a Robert Altman fan.”

Professor ProfileAnn Porter is a “yummy” treat in the Art Dept.

Karen ChauStaff writer

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The ShakopeeMdewakanton SiouxCommunity of Prior Lake,Minn., has continued itstradition of generositytowards the BHSU LakotaOmniciye Club by donat-ing $1,000 to this year’sWacipi (powwow) to beheld April 20-22.

According to JohnGlover, director of the BHSUCenter for American IndianStudies, the BHSU LakotaOmniciye’s Wacipi is now inits 25th year and has had atremendous regional draw.Individuals consistently trav-el from all over Mont., N.D.,S.D., Wyo. and Canada toattend the event. In past yearsas many as 3,500 people have

attended the event.This year’s theme is

“Walking Strong in TwoWorlds.”In addi-tion to theWa c i p i ,the Centerf o rAmericanI n d i a nS t u d i e swill beh o s t i n gt h e i rannual Indian AwarenessWeek activities. Guest speak-ers and other events will beheld throughout the week,beginning April 16 and lead upto the powwow.

In line with the Wacipi’stheme, awareness week activi-ties will focus on “The Red in

the Red, White and Blue:Indians in the Armed Forces.”Several Indian veterans of past

and pres-ent con-flicts willspeak ofn a t i v econtribu-tions tothe U.S.military.

Thereis no

charge to BHSU students oremployees at any of theseevents. For more informa-tion, contact Urla Marcus,assistant director of theBHSU Center for AmericanIndian Studies, at 642-6578or Glover at 642-6003.

Shakopee Nation donatesto BHSU Lakota OmniciyeCourtesy of University Communications

This year’s 25thAnnual Wacipi(powwow) willbe held April20-22.

Smiling faces stared up at John Williams as a group of attentivefifth graders listened to him speak about the essence of entrepre-neurship. He spoke about famous entrepreneurs and encouragedthe children to pursue their dreams through business.

The Students in Free Enterprise team (SIFE) gathered at theSpearfish City Hall Feb. 20 to be witnesses at the city council meet-ing. Spearfish Mayor Jerry Krambeck proclaimed Feb. 23 throughMarch 2 Entrepreneurship Week in Spearfish.

Monday was the first day of the publicly declaredEntrepreneurship Day on campus and nationwide.

The morning was focused on education on a secondary educa-tion level. Lindsay Holum and Kelsey Snyder, both members ofSIFE, presented a budget program to Mrs. LuAnn Schroeder’scareer planning classes at the Spearfish High School. They dis-cussed the importance of a budget and how it will help the highschool students to prepare for their financial situations in college.

“Their Hands On Banking presentation was very informativeand extremely relevant to the lives of her audience. They did anexcellent job of specifying the different types of expenses andinforming students of the necessity of budgeting incomes toaccount for these expenses in a manner that would be most benefi-cial to their college experience,” said Tyler Hemmingson, aSpearfish High School senior.

He continued, “As an upcoming college freshman, it was nicefor me to hear how students budget while in college, and how Ishould differentiate between necessary expenses and those expens-es which are based upon my college lifestyle. I feel that their pres-entation will have a significant impact on the future financial deci-sions made by their audience,”

Entrepreneurship Week continued on Wednesday as the JacketInvestment Club presented to Mrs. Schroeder’s classes, speakingon the importance and future gain that can be involved in investing.This presentation was lead by John Williams, also a SIFE member.

Don Wolkenhauer, SIFE president, lead the presentation on theimportance of credit and credit management to Mrs. Schroeder’sclasses Friday.

This trio of presentations is a program that SIFE leads entitled,Hands On Banking. Hands On Banking is sponsored by WellsFargo based on a statistic that over 50 percent of all college fresh-man will draw insufficient funds or damage their financial historyin the first year of college. A representative from the Spearfishbranch was present at the three Hands On Banking presentationsthroughout the week.

Also, John Williams and Kelsey Snyder went to Spearfish EastElementary Feb. 26 to speak to two classes of fifth graders aboutentrepreneurship.

After a short lecture on the basics of entrepreneurship, the stu-dents were encouraged to participate in an innovation activity.They were given a variety of office supplies and were challenged tocreate a new product for the class. The winner was a protein hel-met made of plastic eggs, paper clips, masking tape and cardboard.

“I thought the week went well. The fifth graders had fun and Ihad fun working with them. It is nice to get the word out aboutentrepreneurship,” said John Williams, SIFE member.

Kelsey SnyderStaff writer

Week encouragesentrepreneurshipamong students

Courtesy PhotoMembers of the BHSU Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE)team receive a proclamation announcingEntrepreneurship Week USA from Spearfish Mayor JerryKrambeck. Pictured, left to right, are Lindsay Holum,Kelsey Snyder, John Williams, Wolkenhauer, GarrettMiller, Krambeck, Catrina Brossart, Sarah Burtt, Dr. KenSchallenkamp and SIFE advisor Dr. Priscilla Romkema.

Dr. Ahrar Ahmad, associate profes-sor of political science at Black HillsState University, was recently surprisedin his classroom with the announcementthat he was selected as the 2007Distinguished Faculty recipient.

When BHSU President Dr. KaySchallenkamp, and Vice President ofAcademic Affairs Dr. Dean Myers,BHSU, showed up unexpectedly in oneof Ahmad’s classes this week to presentthe award, they praised him for dedica-tion to students.

“We wanted your students to be thefirst to know that you are being recog-nized with this prestigious award,”Schallenkamp said. “You are an excep-tional professor, and we are honored topresent the Distinguished FacultyAward to you.”

Ahmad appeared flabbergasted bythe award presentation and noted thathe was humbled by the designation.Ahmad, who has been teaching atBHSU since 1992, was chosen for hisoutstanding contributions to BHSU, thestate, the nation and the world.

Micheline Hickenbotham, fellowBHSU professor who is serving as thefaculty senate’s vice president, notesthat Ahmad’s scholarship endeavorsare in an area that are critical to theworld at this time: the compatibilityof Islam and democracy.

Ahmad’s contributions to societyare evident in his many publications,invitations to present keynote lecturesand presentations, as well as his on-campus activities related to awarenessand understanding of internationalaffairs, world religions and worldhunger. In addition to his outstandingwork with students, Ahmad is engagedin research projects and plays a vitalrole in the Chiesman Foundation forDemocracy.

Ahmad is actively involved invarious university and communityevents and is a mentor and valuedadvisor to students. Ahmad has beenselected by students as“Homecoming Dad” on three differ-ent occasions. He is also frequentlychosen for student-sponsored paneldiscussions.

Ahmad received many letters ofsupport from current as well as retiredprofessors after being nominated for theaward. Fellow BHSU professor JaceDeCory praised Ahmad for his dedica-tion to his work and his students and forhis exceptional speaking ability.

“Not only is he an eloquent speaker,he is a deep thinker who is very carefulwhen he speaks. He values the opinionsof others, both colleagues and students,in and out of the classroom,” DeCorysays. “We are both ‘of color’ (Indiansfrom different places.) We have hadnumerous discussions regarding multi-cultural concerns and cross-culturalcomparisons. It has been intellectuallyrefreshing to be able to share mutualcritical issues and possible solutions.”

“Dr. Ahmad’s insight and scholar-ship are not only known locally. He isfrequently invited to speak or partici-pate in debates or discussions through-

out the nation,” noted Dr. Tom Cox,psychology professor.

The BHSU Distinguished FacultyAward is presented each spring toencourage and reward outstandingteaching and professional dedication byfaculty members at BHSU. The recipi-ent is formally recognized during thespring commencement ceremony and isinvited to deliver a keynote address atthe following year’s commencementceremony. In addition, the recipientreceives a monetary award for personaland professional growth.

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One of BHSU’s most fascinating and successfulalumni has recently found his way back to town toteach a senior-level class on contemporary issues inIndian society—and possibly generate interest in hisnewest undertaking.

Part Lebanese, part Indian and son of one ofSouth Dakota’s most moral and progressive U.S.senators, Dr. Charles Abourezk has neverthelesscarved out his own path. Although his path has,admittedly, crossed his father James’ footsteps,Abourezk makes it clear that he has deviated great-ly—and at some points outright rebelled.

Abourezk’s work in law has definitely preparedhim for a career alike to his father’s. When asked ifhe would ever consider a career in Congress, howev-er, Abourezk replied, “No, not a chance. It is a choiceyou make for yourself, not for your family.”

Unlike his father, Abourezk is known for hisextensive work in many types of media. He has pro-duced and directed several films, including “ATattooon My Heart” and a documentary for NBC entitled“Reservation Life.” He is the founder for the KILIradio station at Pine Ridge and has served as editorfor Native Nations magazine. He has also worked asa newspaper editor and as director and producer ofnationally-syndicated “First Person Radio.”

Besides his work with the media, Abourezk is afamily man, a trial lawyer and, most recently, a psy-

chodrama director. Psychodrama is a form of therapy that originated

in Vienna, Italy with a director named Jacob L.Moreno, who witnessed the therapeutic power oftheater firsthand. When one of his actors was havingmarital troubles.

Moreno noticed that some of the lines that theactor said would bring tears to his wife’s eyes.Moreno began to ‘feed’ lines to the actor that hebelieved the actor’s wife needed to hear—and there-by saved the marriage.

After further discoveries in Vienna, Morenobrought psychodrama over to the States, beginningthe first ever psychodrama theater in New York. Hetrained the first “Golden 100” from there, one ofwhom—John Nolte—became Abourezk’s trainer.When Moreno passed away in 1974, Nolte tookover his training institute.

Moreno actually coined the term, “group thera-py.” A typical psychodrama session involves a fullgroup of people, including a director, characters anda ‘protagonist’—the person whose situation is beingacted out.

Abourezk helps the protagonist identify thesource of his or her current problems. Then, hetakes the protagonist back to the exact situationwhere the problem occurred. The other people inthe group serve as characters in the protagonist’sscene. The protagonist, then, can say and do exact-ly what they were never able to do in that situation.

“For some reason, it works,” says Abourezk. “No

criticism is allowed, just sharing. It helps with every-thing from marital problems to abuse to death. “Ithelps you access the truth.”

Psychodrama may be a very effective solu-tion for people to solve underlying emotionalissues—but it comes at a hefty price. Abourezkdoes psychodrama sessions on reservations forfree—yet, a typical weekend of psychodramafor the average person costs about $500.

If you have the cash, Abourezk assures it isworth the price. He is planning to bring flyersto distribute at BHSU to announce a psy-chodrama weekend session that students andcommunity members can participate in.

The psychodrama weekend is planned for April19-22. Watch out for flyers in Jonas or visit theIndian Center in April for more information.

Leah Gibson-BlackfeatherStaff Writer

Alumnus teaches Indian studies courseAbourezk discusses his latest professional undertaking: psychodrama

Ahmad receives Distinguished Faculty Award Courtesy of University Communications

Courtesy photo President Kay Schallenkamp and Dr. Dean Myers surprise Dr. Ahrar Ahmad with the Distinguished FacultyAward during a class.

March 16, 2007

BHSU Today

Sports

Some sports fans are compassionate about the NHLand remember moments like in 1982 when amateurhockey team USA defeated the Soviets during the ColdWar.

Others remember when, in 1973, NFL footballteam Miami Dolphins went an entire season undefeatedfor the first time in NFL history.

For NCAA college basketball fans, the legendarymoments are just as memorable and exciting as the pro-fessional ones. In 1992, for example, Duke’s Christian

Laether hit a 17 footjumper to beatKentucky. And then inthe 1982 champi-onship, NorthCarolina’s MichaelJordan released theperfectly arched jumpshot from 16 feet.

Another momentwas when GeorgeMason made aCinderella-like run inthe 2006 tournament tomake an appearance inthe final four as an 11seed, that creates thedevotion and compas-sion that surrounds

what fans call NCAA ‘March Madness.’Baseball fans have their pennant race; pro foot-

ball, basketball and hockey fans have their playoffs;but college basketball fans have the madness thatsurrounds the NCAA college basketball tournament.For NCAA fans the entire month of March is not aholiday, but rather a ‘holi-month’ where NCAA fansdream, breathe and live division 1 college basketball.

For fans, NCAA college basketball MarchMadness becomes life.

The difference between college basketball andother sports, such as MLB and NBA playoffs and even

college football, is thatin college basketballthere are no series orsingled-out bowlgames. There is onlywin and continue orlose and go home.

Also, there is apassion in college bas-ketball that pro sportssimply do not offer. Thispassion comes from thefact these college players arenot being paid millions of dollars toentertain people. The passion in college basketball isborn by pure competitiveness from which these youngathletes strive to represent their schools.

Only 65 teams make it into the NCAA tournamenteach year. Thirty-one teams are automatic bids repre-sented by the 31 conferences. Winners of conferencetournaments are granted an automatic position in theNCAA tournament. Thirty-four more teams are chosenby coaches, sports writers, athletic directors, commis-sioners and sports annalist who make up the NCAASelection Committee. Teams are picked into the NCAAtournament because of their schedule strength through-out the year, their winning percent, overall record andother similar factors.

There are a number of ways teams get their rank-ing throughout the year. Most common are the coach-es poll, the Associated Press or APE Poll and the RIPor Ratings Percentage Index. The coaches’ poll ispicked by 31 coaches around the country, the APE pollis picked by sports writers throughout the country andthe RIP is an equation that has the basic formula:1/4*(Winning Percentage) + 1/2*(Opponents' AverageWinning Percentage) + 1/4*(Opponents' Opponents'Winning Percentage).

The 2007 NCAA college basketball tournamentschedule starts Tuesday March 13 between the 65 and64 ranked teams. The first round starts Thursday March15 and the Final Four starts Saturday March 31, endingwith the championship game on Monday April 2.

This year is extremely competitive and thesupremacy of a top 25 ranking means almost nothing.

This March Madness could be very exciting

because of this high level of competition. Any teamcould beat any other team on any given day--there areno favorites!

The top ten rakingaccording to theCoaches Poll are:

1. Ohio State2. Kansas3. UCLA4. Wisconsin5. Memphis6. Florida7. Texas A&M8. North Carolina9. Georgetown10. Nevada

Adam JonesNicole WoolridgeStaff Writers

March Madness is on!March MadnessThe Madness is on, oh world-behold.Games yet unplayed means stories

untold.A rhythm created by parquet and a

ball.What Davids will triumph, what giants

will fall!The first 16-1 upset, could Jackson

State shock?Arizona’s kind of small but they're

good with the rock.Which 4 packs its bags as a 13 moves

on?How many rounds will it take before

the big 12 is gone?Whene "we're number one" echoes all

through the gym.In an Atlanta arena there's one netless

rim.Who will stand for the cameras in new

shirts and hatsthe Heels, the Devils, the Buckeyes or

Cats ?While fans 'cross the country wipe

away a soft tear,One Shining Moment ends another

great year.But that's all yet to come 'cause its

not Thursday yet,so fill out your brackets and put up

your bet.And keep lacing them tight 'til the last

victim's goneOn the calendar-March, the Madness is

on!

--Travis Jones

March 16, 2007

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The rodeo team here at BHSU is gainingincreasing attention in the Great Plains Regionof the National Intercollegiate RodeoAssociation (NIRA).

The Yellow Jacket Rodeo Team is turning headsfor several reasons—one being the dramaticincrease in the size of the team. Two years ago, therodeo team had only two competing members, com-pared to the 27 members competing in the rodeosthis year.

Another reason the BHSU rodeo team is gettingnoticed is because they are doing pretty darn good.The men’s team is currently in fourth place in theregion, and the women’s team is at fifth place. Greatindividual standings include Chuck Schmidt, who iscurrently ranked second in the region for SaddleBronc Riding, and Cheryl Cowan, who is fourth inthe region for Breakaway Roping.

Practice makes perfect for the team members;they meet three times a week for two to three hoursto practice together.

Ali Wilts, a Barrel Racer and BreakawayRoper, says that, “participating in the rodeo teampushes me to do better academically, gives me theopportunity to meet new people, and requires a lotof responsibility.”

A big part of the responsibility Wilts is talkingabout involves caring for her horses. The teammembers provide their own horses and have tocover the costs associated with them, as well as dothe chores involved with caring for the animals eachday.

Wilts has three horses to care for by herself,which is typical of the other participants.

The Rodeo Team competes in 10 rodeos eachyear—four in the fall and six in the spring. The firstthis spring is at SDSU on April 13 – 14.

Other rodeos occur throughout the region in Wis., Iowa, Neb. and N.D., whichmeans the team has to do a lot of traveling with horse trailers in tow. They earnmoney to help cover costs a variety of ways besides their winnings, including the

popular “Cowboys and Candlelight” dinner night they hosted already this year. Spearfish will host the Yellow Jacket Stampede at the Seven Down Arena April

26-27. Admission costs will be announced closer to the event. Depending on the outcome at the next six rodeos, the team may have the oppor-

tunity to qualify members to compete in the College National Finals later this year.

Miranda HuberStaff Writer

Courtesy photoTwo years ago the BHSU rodeo team had only two competing members compared to the 27competing members this year.

BHSU rodeo team increases from two to 27

Winter intramural sports are draw-ing to a close while spring intramuralsare set to begin around March 20.

Co-ed softball will be starting thesoonest. The captain’s meeting will beon March 20. To be able to participate,each team must sign up with a maxi-mum of seven women and seven men.

Also to take place this spring isthe first annual golf tournament onApril 12. Other information regardingthe tournament will be given at the cap-tain’s meeting April 3. There will alsobe cash and prizes awarded.

The last intramural coming upthis spring is a beach volleyball tour-nament. Each team will need to have aminimum of two women and two men.There will be additional information atthe captains meeting on April 3.

Intramural sports are playedyear round. Some of the fall/wintersports consist of flag football, women’ssix-on-six volleyball, co-ed basketballand volleyball as well as men’s andwomen’s three-on-three basketball. Ifanyone missed this year, they still havean opportunity to play next year.

The most popular sport by far isco-ed four-on-four volleyball. Thisyear, it attracted a total of 16 teams and136 participants. The next two mostpopular sports are men’s five-on-fivebasketball and women’s six-on-six vol-leyball. Another new sport this year,women’s five-on-five basketball, is alsoshowing interest among the students.

However, while some sports tendto bring in a lot of teams, there aresome that need more participants.

Men’s and women’s softball are just acouple sports that need more teams inorder to get going.

All of the basic equipment is pro-vided for each sport and extra equip-ment may be provided upon request.Special accommodations for personswith disabilities can also be made.

The purpose of intramurals is toget students involved and keep themactive. It gives them an opportunity toplay and compete in any sport theywish. Students also get a chance to tryout sports they’ve never been involvedin before.

“It’s completely for fun,” said

Scott Schiefelbein, Recreational

Sports Director.

There are some requirements to

be able to be involved in intramurals.

The main one is that you must be a stu-

dent attending BHSU with nine credit

hours. Teams can also only have two

past letter winners or two current colle-

giate players of the sport they are cur-

rently playing.

Intramurals are completely run

by students, including Schiefelbein.

They are the ones who organize and

put together all of the sports and

schedules. In the future, the Rec.

Center hopes to get more students to

participate in intramurals.

As for this year, “It’s not too

late to join the upcoming sports”

said Schiefelbein.

Additional information and sched-

ules of sports can be found in the Rec.

Center in the lower level of the Student

Union next to the Bookstore.

Sports March 16, 2007

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Eight Black Hills State University athletescame home from the National AssociationIntercollegiate Athletics’National Indoor Trackand Field meet inJohnson City, Tenn., withAll-American titles thislast weekend.

Winning both shotput and weight throw,junior Aubrey Baxter setan NAIA record with 61-feet, 10-inch throw in thewomen’s weight throw.Baxter also won shot putwith a toss of 51-3.

Sophomore Amber Broderson placed third inshot put with a throw of 46-8, while Layne Fox, not

much further behind, placed ninth, throwing 42-11.Broderson also placed seventh in weight throw withtoss of 51-5. Fox placed tenth throwing 49-9.

Wesleigh Jastorff finished out her indoor senioryear in the women’s 800-meter by a little over a sec-

ond with a time of2:15.25, making her anNAIA national champion.

Freshman WendyO’Lexey finished fourthin the women’s 3,000meter run posting themark of 10:02.46.

Senior Liz Woodruffplaced seventh with atime of 3:02.44 in thewomen’s 1000 meter.

In the men’s division,freshman Eric Flores won

weight throw with a heave of 59-2, with Tyg Long

not far behind in second place with a toss of 58-3.Flores finished fourth in shot put with a toss of 56-9, followed by Long in fifth with a throw of 56-4.

Senior James Hansen and sophomore CodyBordewyk finished in fifth and sixth in the men’s3,000 meter run. Hansen finished in 8:32.42 withBorderwyk right behind with a time of 8:32.85.

BHSU's distance medley relay team of ZachKintzley, Jake Jacobs, Chad Porsch and MikeNekuda qualified for the finals but finished eighth.The Yellow Jackets clocked in at 10:29.49.

Senior Luke Watkins made the finals in the milerun and placed eighth with a time of 4:19.94.

Overall, BHSU women finished fifth with 44points while the BHSU men finished eighth with27 points.

Coach Walkinshaw commented on the team’sperformance saying, “I was pleased with the effortas well as the results. It was a good ending to theindoor season.”

Black Hills State University claims eleven All American titlesTara ArsagaStaff Writer

Recreational sportsEncourages students to get involved Page EntringerStaff Writer

“It was a goodending to theindoor season.”

~Coach Walkinshaw

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - It's best not to get between a pred-ator and its prey - especially when they're in the passenger seat of yourgolf cart.

Water plant worker Mitch Walter would offer that bit of advice andbears the scratches of one who speaks from experience.

As Walter was inspecting the Cape Rock Water Treatment Plant prop-erty Tuesday night, a rabbit leaped into his golf cart - followed by a 25-pound bobcat. The rabbit then jumped back out, leaving Walter alonewith a large, frightened feline.

"The cat went from a sleek predator after fast food to a ball of fur try-ing to jump through the windshield of the golf cart," Walter said.

Walter received scratches on his neck while shoving the bobcat out,necessitating a round of rabies shots, but was otherwise unhurt.

Missouri man gets rabbit and bobcat aspassengers in his golf cart

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - A 43-year-old German decided to settle his immi-nent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and making off with his halfin a forklift truck.

Police in the eastern town of Sonneberg said on Friday the trained masonmeasured the single-story summer house -- which was some 8 meters (26 feet)long and 6 meters wide -- before chainsawing through the wooden roof and walls.

"The man said he was just taking his due," said a police spokesman. "But Idon't think his wife was too pleased."

After finishing the job, the man picked up his half with the forklift truck anddrove to his brother's house where he has since been staying.

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - An Indian woman, despairing over herlover's accidental death when he fell down a well soon after their engagement,insisted on ceremonially marrying his corpse just minutes before the cremation.

"It was for just few minutes the girl was dressed as a bride and then as awidow," K.M. Kapadia, a police officer in the town of Anand in western Gujaratstate, said on Saturday.

Wedding attendees sat the corpse up by a fire, the traditional centre of Hinduwedding ceremonies, and chanted some marriage prayers before cremating thebody, police said.

"The girl refused to give away the body of her lover for the cremation tillshe tied the knot with him," Kapadia said.

The bride's parents opposed the marriage but later attended the wedding cer-emony and gave their 22-year-old daughter Tulsi Devipujak clothes and utensilsas gifts, according to the Hindu tradition.

"Till death do us marry" - Indiawoman marries dead fiance’s corpse

German man chainsawshouse in two in divorce split

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