The winds of change have recentlybeen sweeping across campus at BlackHills State University. With them, theycarry the threat of yet another tuitionincrease that will eventually affect all BHstudents.

However there does not seem to be a

clear answer as to whether there will be anincrease or not.

Thomas C. Anderson, vice-president offinance and administration, stated, “Ifthere was a tuition increase, it would takeaffect during the next fiscal year.” Thismeans the increase will affect those stu-

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what people say you cannot do.”~Walter Bagehot

The Madeline A. Young SpeakerSeries, which brings big name speakers tothe Black Hills State University campus,has captured a large northern hills audi-ence since its inception in 1987. Thisyear, the tenth speaker of the series, LechWalesa, will be here Oct. 4 in the DonaldE. Young Center at 7:30 p.m. The event isopen to the public at no charge.

Walesa first caught the world’s atten-tion during the famous Lenin shipyardstrike in Gdansk, Poland. On August 14,1980 Walesa addressed the workers whowere on strike and ready to give up. Aftergiving them an inspirational speech, the

strike spread to factories across then a t i o n .The strike became the social revolutionand was named Solidarity. He later signedthe Gdansk Agreement on August 31. Inthe same year, Walesa was named man ofthe year by Time magazine, The FinancialTimes, The London Observer, Die Welt,Die Zeit, L’Express, and LeSoir. Walesaalso received the Nobel Peace Prize in1983 for symbolizing hope for freedomduring a chaotic time.

On December 9, 1990, Walesa decid-ed to pursue a new challenge, to helpserve Poland. Walesa became the firstdemocratically elected president ofPoland, receiving more than 74 percent ofthe vote. During his presidency, Walesa

made Poland an example for EasternEurope to follow in the area of economicand political reform.

Today Walesa is retired from politicsand heads the Lech Walesa Institute. Theinstitute’s main focus is to advance theideals of democracy and free marketreform, not only throughout EasternEurope, but also to the rest of the world.

Walesa joins the many recognizablenames that have come to BH through theYoung Series including: Danny Glover,Sam Donaldson from ABC News, and for-mer United Nations Ambassador JeaneKirkpatrick who gave an address for the

Walesa to be Madeline Young SpeakerFormer Polish President to tell of fight against communism behind the Iron Curtain

Nikki CloudForum Editor

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In the spring of 1997, Student Life ofBlack Hills State University committed toconducting annual assessments to helpdetermine BH students’ needs and wants.They wanted to know what the studentsconsidered the university’s strengths andweaknesses to be. From this decision camethe Student Needs Assessment, sometimesreferred to as the Student SatisfactionSurvey.

Last year’s survey contained 100 ques-tions divided into 10 different categorieslike Academic Advising, RegistrationEffectiveness and Campus Climate. Thequestions were developed in a variety ofdifferent ways. Some were written by peo-

ple at BH - students, professors and admin-istrators - and some were taken from a sur-vey that is used nation-wide to assess col-lege students’ satisfaction levels.According to Judith Haislett, vice presi-dent of Student Life, this allows the surveyto include questions that assess everyaspect of the university experience.

After students complete the survey itdoesn’t just sit on the shelf. Each fallHaislett presents the results to many differ-ent groups involved at different levels atBH - the Student Senate Executive Board,the Council of Deans, the Student PlanningCommittee and many others. By doing soHaislett hopes these groups will be able tobetter suit their clubs and organizations to

Lech Walesa

Survey finds BH students satisfiedJen ParsonStaff Writer

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BOR Projected Student Cost Increases- FY00-05FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05

Total Costs $6,173.05 $6,472 $6,683 $6,901 $7,126 $7,339Percentage Increase 4.85% 3.26% 3.26% 3.26% 3.00%In Total Costs

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Any BHSU student interested in an internship with the South Dakota Legislature during the 2000 leg-islative session this coming spring semester should contact Dr. Tom Hills before Oct. 8.

Twenty-two students from South Dakota colleges and universities will be selected for this program.All students, regardless of major, are welcome to apply. This internship runs the length of the legislativesession, Jan. 10 through early March, a total of 7 weeks.

Interns will receive $60 per day, a total of $2,100 for the session. This is not taxable income, since it isconsidered living expense, not salary. In addition, BHSU students may earn seven semester hours of cred-it in social science. Credit in other academic areas such as mass communication and business may bearranged with permission of the appropriate college dean and/or division chair.

For further information and application forms, contact Dr. Hills in Jonas 131 before Oct. 8. Thisinternship program is an opportunity for you to learn more about government, politics, and lawmaking. Itis also an excellent opportunity to make contacts for future employment opportunities. According tonumerous previous participants, their legislative internship was the most valuable and enjoyable learningexperience they had in college.

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The BHSU English Club and University Programming Team proudly present the third film ofthe Fall Film Festival. White, part two of Polish director Krysztof Kieslowski’s acclaimed trilogy,Three Colors, will show Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Jonas 305. Admission is free. For moreinformation, contact Dr. Vincent King at 642-6502.

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United Ministries gearing up for OctoberCombined Christian Worship will be happening in the Student Union Multipurpose Room on

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Worship with live music, and share with others as we witness to ourChristian faith. Members of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Ventures, Newman Club, and UnitedMinistries will share in the service. All are welcome to attend.

A sign on campus says “Do you know Rocky?” advertising the Rocky Horror Picture Show to be heldon Oct. 27. United Ministries is gathering to witness to the question, “Do we know Christ?”

United Ministries is also sponsoring a Noon Forum Series entitled, “The Power of the Holy Spirit,”Wednesday, Oct. 13. A discussion of “Prophecy” will take place in the Little Dining Room of Pangburn.Come and share from your own tradition.

October 13, 6 p.m. Dinner and a Movie will take place. Meet in the upstairs kitchen of Pangburn. Gooddiscussion follows.

Organizational meeting for student teachers to be held Students, are you planning to student teach in the Spring 2000 semester? Please attend one of these

three meetings to prepare for this experience. All are located in the Student Union Multi-Purpose Room:Monday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m., or Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7 a.m. For more informa-tion, contact the College of Education at 6550.

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Washington- Taxpayers willproduce the biggest surplus in histo-ry this year- $115 billion- andPresident Clinton is urgingRepublicans to help him decide whatto do with the money.

Washington- Alleging that theDefense Department and the WhiteHouse used private records todefame her after the MonicaLewinsky ordeal, Linda Tripp filed alawsuit against both, seeking puni-tive damages.

Phoenix- J. Danforth Quayleended his Presidential bid Monday,citing lack of funds. He has beenoperating in debt since starting hiscampaign.

Manhattan- While posing forlast minute photographs just hoursbefore her wedding, a woman wasallegedly shot to death by a jealousex-boyfriend. She was pronounceddead at the scene.

Northern California- Firesstill burn out of control in NorthernCalifornia while the temperaturescontinued to rise. The fires have gut-ted 37 homes and forced the evacua-tion of almost 700 people.

Hawaii- A sightseeing planecrashed into the side of the MaunaLoa volcano, killing all 10 aboard.

Beijing, China- ChinesePresident Jiang Zemin renewedthreats to take Taiwan by force whileat the same time defending China’shuman rights record.

Dili, East Timor- Just a weekafter landing in the small Indonesianprotectorate, United NationsPeacekeepers took full control, bid-ding farewell to Indonesian troops.

Chile- An extradition hearingfor former Chilean dictator AugstoPinochet has begun, almost a yearafter his arrest in England. Pinochetis accused of human rights violationsduring his bloody reign.

Amsterdam- Critics fear thatthe loose attitude towards drug use inAmsterdam is giving organizedcrime free reign, even extending intoAmerica’s Heartland.

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Dr. Steve Anderson, pro-fessor of geology, is once againteaching at Black Hills StateUniversity after a year longsabbatical with the Universityof Arizona in Tucson.

BH professors are allowedup to a year of sabbatical leaveafter every seven years ofemployment here.

Anderson’s journey toTucson actually began in 1996when he spoke at a UofA con-ference concerning scienceeducation at the undergraduatelevel. After the conference hewas invited, by Dr. VictorBaker, chair of the UofA’shydrology department, to bethe keynote speaker at a 1997hydrology conference inTucson. It was Baker who laterasked Anderson if he wouldcome to the UofA and helpthem improve their undergrad-uate science program.

According to Anderson,U.S. World News & Reportranks the UofA graduate pro-gram for the study of hydrolo-gy as the best in the UnitedStates. The problem is that so

much of their time andresources go to graduate stud-ies that theundergraduatesystem has suf-fered neglect. Itwas the chanceto help buildUofA’s under-graduate pro-gram and alsobe in an acade-mic environ-ment where hecould interactwith other sci-entists in hisfield whichlead Andersonto acceptBaker’s offer.

While atthe UofA one of the coursesAnderson taught was GlobalChange. It concerned the studyof large scale changes in theEarth’s atmosphere, geosphere,and hydrosphere over time.While that may sound like anadvanced course, Andersonsays it was actually a naturalscience 101 course at theUofA. Another courseAnderson taught was an upperlevel hydrology class.

“Those were my only twocourses during the winter, but

the majority ofmy time wasspent doinglots of advisingand recruiting,”said Anderson.

During thesummer heconducted ahydrology fieldcamp forsenior under-graduates andgraduate stu-dents along theVerde Rivern e a rCottonwood,Ariz. It was a“camp” in the

true sense of the word.“Everyone stayed in tents fortwo weeks,” said Anderson. Atthe camp the students had anopportunity to put the manyformulas and testing tech-niques they had studied inclasses to work in the physicalworld. “There was also sometime for some great hiking andbiking,” said Anderson.

For Anderson, the high-light of his sabbatical came

during a summer session heparticipated in for theUniversity of PittsburghHonors College. He was one ofthe instructors for a field ecolo-gy course at YellowstoneNational Park. Students andstaff, along with their families,stayed at a ranch just outside ofthe park and participated insessions covering geology,ecology, and policy. “It was thebest teaching experience I’veever had, hands down,” saidAnderson.

Anderson said he hasalready been asked to teach atboth the UofA’s and the UofP’ssummer field classes next year.

Upon returning to BHAnderson said the overall qual-ity of the science departmenthad improved noticeably in thelast year. “The facilities and thescientists both,” said Anderson.

Now that he is back at BH,along with his classroom load,Anderson will conduct theduties of chairperson for thescience department for the nexttwo years. Anderson said, “Mymain goal as chair is to do whatI can to continue to enhanceour facility, mainly our com-puting facility.”

Mark NorbyStaff Writer

Anderson returns after year sabbatical

Dr. Steve Anderson

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Hundreds of people gath-ered at Lyle Hare StadiumFriday, September 17th andSaturday, September 18th totake part in the Relay for Life.This event was put on by theAmerican Cancer Society inorder to help raise money forcancer awareness.

These two days werefilled with emotional andinspiring speeches. On Friday,the evening started with open-ing ceremonies with a wel-coming speech given by BlackHills State UniversityPresident Thomas O.Flickema.

A wrenching true story ofa cancer survivor was given byHelene Duhamel. Not only didshe focus on how cancer hasaffect her life, but the lives ofothers.

Duhamel thought she hadthe battle with cancer won, hermother was diagnosed with

cancer and died a couplemonths later.

When approached by theRelay for Life committee to bethe opening speaker she felt nodesire. “I no longer wanted tospeak about cancer,” she said.However she found it withinherself to tell her story.

The relay itself began withthe first lap dedicated to can-cer survivors who wore con-struction paper rings on theirbodies to represent the numberof years they have survivedcancer. One participant proud-ly displayed 51 rings whiletaking their lap.

For the second lap, fami-lies of the survivors wereasked to take a lap with theirloved ones.

Everyone was invited towalk around the track on thethird lap.

During such an eventmany volunteers are needed tohelp things go smoothly.BHSU students were foundhelping with the Cancer Smart

Shop, a tent set up at the endof the track for those interest-ed in learning more about can-cer. Various kinds of informa-tion were available.

To end the evening, Mrs.South Dakota gave a speech tostart the Luminary Ceremony.Luminaries, given by theZonta Club, encircled thetrack each representing a per-son in the Spearfish areaaffected by cancer.

“Cancer can really strikeanyone,” said Dr. LarryTentinger, education chair-man. His wife was diagnosedwith cancer this past NewYear’s Eve day.

Jeannie Davis, a partici-pate in the relay, wrote a poemtelling what the walk meant toher:

I walked around a tracktoday,

I walked to help a diseaseto go away,

I walked because there is aneed,

I walked that bodies could

be freed,I walked to give a small

child hope,I walked to help someone

cope,I walked for a husband

and wife,I walked to help prolong

life,I walk with my head held

high,I walk for that one about

to die,I walk excitingly not

demure,I walk to help find a cure,I walk for everyone to see,I walk for you,I walk for me.The relay for life was a

time of mixed emotion andraised awareness of cancer.Overall this benefit raised over$58,000 this year to help pre-vent cancer.

A big thanks goes out toeveryone who participated ordonated to the cause. Withouttheir help none of it wouldhave been possible.

Jamie Olson and Nikki CloudStaff Writers

Community joins hands in Relay for Life

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Each year students are asked if they feel safe onBlack Hills State University campus. Each year thesurvey result always concludedthat, “BH ranks above the nation-al average,” according to Dr.Judith Haislett, vice-president ofStudent Life. “The crime that wedo have is low even when com-pared to the other state universi-ties.”

In 1997, 23 students werearrested for alcohol violations.With the help of Security OfficerMyron Sullivan II and OfficerSmith, alcohol violations have dropped approxi-mately 36 percent to 19.

BH has not had a problem with weapons viola-

tions or homicides on campus in the past threeyears. One reason for this is that BH has a studentconduct and ethics code set by the administration,which has a zero tolerance policy for misconduct orcrime on campus. First time violators are subject to

disciplinary action, up to and includingexpulsion.

One thing that has not changed is thestatistics on assault. In 1997, there weretwo assaults reported on campus. Thesame number was reported in 1998.

Unfortunately, drug-related offensesare on the rise. There were eight drug-related offenses committed last year.

Sullivan feels that the studentsdeserve credit for keeping the crime rateon campus down. “If a crime happens the

best thing is to report it,” said Sullivan, “When stu-dents keep there eyes and ears open that makes ourjobs much easier.”

Kimberly SchubertStaff Writer

“When studentskeep their eyes andears open, it makesour jobs much easier.”

~Myron Sullivan II

Improved security keeps campus crime down

The Senate is currently working onseveral issues that confront the studentsof Black Hills State University. As mostof you know, we are currently evaluatingthe prospect of allowing alcohol to beconsumed on campus in designatedareas. This issue is very complex and byno means easily achievable.We are currently gathering student opin-ions on this issue in an effort to deter-mine whether or not to proceed with thisagenda. It is my hope that students willapproach the Senate in an effort toinform us of their stance regarding thisissue.

The Senate has passed a resolutionasking for an upgrade and continuousmaintenance of the stairs on St. Joe Stleading into our campus. This resolutionalso requested lighting be erected along

the stairs in an effort to provide safety onthe walkway. This resolution has beengiven to President Flickema and he will

present it tothe city ofSpearfish; thewalkway iscity property,n o tUn ive r s i t yproperty.

We as abody, alongwith the UPTeam andseveral othero r g a n i z a -tions, are alsoe x am i n i n gthe prospectof bringing a

renowned band to our campus. Namessuch as the Red Hot Chili Peppers,

Smash Mouth, and Kid Rock have beenbrought to the foreground. It is my hopethat we will succeed in organizing thisactivity.

Finally, we are looking at upgradingthe materials in the Academic AssistanceCenter. It has been brought to our atten-tion that the current materials are outdated. With any luck, we will be able toprovide more current materials that cor-respond with classes currently beingtaught.

I hope you are settling into the rou-tine of yet another year. Special thanksto the Today for their support of theSenate and wishes for continued successto our football and volleyball teams.

Sincerely,David SteeleBHSU Student Assn President

Student Senate tackles tough campus issues

photo by Nikki CloudNew Student Senators Jon Judge, Jesse Martin, CrystalMuglia, and Andy Miller

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20 years ago

BH could have new privately-financed resident housing by the fall of1980, according to college relationsdirector Dr. Charles Schad. Schad saidBH president J Gilbert Hause original-ly proposed that private sources fundnew housing on campus.

Schad said, “The proposal is thatwe utilize the land owned by the col-lege for a long term lease. they wouldestablish a fair return on their invest-ment for that period of years.

Schad indicated that such planshad been implemented in other statesbut was not sure if South Dakota hadever tried such a plan.

Private funds may solvedorm dilemma

15 years agoStudent Senate reviews freeactivity ticket policy.

The Student Senate has been grant-ing free activity tickets to BH facultyand staff for several years in an effort toattract more attendance at campusevents. Now the Student Senate isquestioning this practice and is requir-ing faculty and staff to have their activi-ty tickets punched at the Senate office.The policy may not continue next yearif little interest is shown.

A new no-cost, no-credit generalenglish course is available this year atBlack Hills State University.

The course is designed to help stu-dents who aren’t ready for English I orare unable to obtain a C or above aver-age without extra help, or for studentswho just want help improving their writ-ing skills. Instructor Kent Myersdescribes his course as “half way classin writing and a half way course wheretutors help students with specific prob-lems that they need to get through thecourse.”

The course was started whenStudent Support Services discoveredthat a basic English class wasn’t beingoffered. The Instructional ImprovementCommittee provided federal grant andStudent Support Services covered therest of the cost.

BHSU offers a new Englishcourse

10 years ago

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5 years agoJackets set school recordwith 69.

Black Hills State University pro-duced a school record 69 points in their69-40 romp of Huron UniversitySaturday at windy, rainy, Lyle HareStadium.

In a game billed as a match-up ofthe number one and two ranked quar-terbacks in NAIA Division II football,the offenses of both teams showed upready to play. While BHSU groundedout a school-record 696 yards of totaloffense, Huron quarterback DonFellows padded his top ranking with a534 yard passing performance, com-pleting 46 passes in 75 attempts. BHwill be competing against Tech nextSaturday.

speaker series in April1987. The speaker series was

started when Madeline A.Young, a 1924 graduate ofSpearfish Normal School,provided an endowment of$300,000. Since the schoolhas received this endow-ment, the original amounthas never been touched.The full $300,000 wasinvested and the money thatis earned from the interestis what is used to pay forthe speakers. She felt byproviding this endowment,many more individualswould be able to reap thebenefits versus a scholar-

ship. Young’s intent was tobring in speakers that willchallenge and enhance themany interests of the com-munity.

Steve Meeker, Directorof InstitutionalAdvancement said,“Speakers do not comeevery year because of thecost. At times we have towait for more interest toaccrue before someone cancome.”

Walesa is being broughtto Black Hills StateUniversity for $30,000.

In order to select aspeaker that will appeal to a

wide range of interests, acommittee is set up andtogether they decide whoshould be brought in. Thecommittee consists ofMeeker, Jane Klug,Director of the StudentUnion, Ted Hunt, Presidentof the Alumni Association,and Dr. George Earley,Professor of History,College of Arts andScience.Madeline Young setno specific standards as towhat kind of speaker shouldbe selected, but as JaneKlug said, “They should beeducational as well as givean inspirational speech.”

Other considerationsare that the speaker shouldbring students, faculty, andthe community together fora night of interaction withdiscussion and learning.The speaker should also beprestigious and well knownor that the topic would be ofinterest to the majority ofthe people.

Mark Norby, a BHSUsenior, said, “He (Walesa)was the man at the forefrontduring the beginning of theend of communism inEastern Europe. I’m look-ing forward to the opportu-nity to hear him speak.”

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the wants and needs of thestudents.

The results of the sur-vey taken in the spring of1998 showed that studentsconsidered the strengths ofBH to include facultypreparation, the approacha-bility of the staff, the secu-rity of the campus and thetutoring programs.

Even with all thesegreat results, to Haislett themost important result of thesurvey was that it “openedcommunication among stu-dents, faculty, and adminis-tration.”

She is referring to thefact that after the results

were compiled the adminis-tration put together 10 stu-dent focus groups.

The Director of StudentServices, Jane Klug, helpedput these focus groupstogether by getting recom-mendations from professorsand putting a sign-up sheetin the student union for anyBH students to sign-up totake part in a focus group.

“We tried to get a goodcross section of the studentbody” to be in thegroups,Klug said.

These groups then metwith President ThomasFlickema to discuss theresults of the survey in

more detail. President Flickema

believes that many goodthings came out of his dis-cussions with the studentfocus groups. He said,“Sometimes in the discus-sions things would emergethat we (the administration)hadn’t thought about.Students have ideas to solveproblems that we hadn’tthought about before.”

In fact, the Cyberspotsthat can now be found inthe Student Union, the E.Y.Berry Library and allaround campus are a directresult of students’ answerson the 1998 survey saying

they wanted more availablecomputers on campus.

The results of the 1999survey have already beenannounced to some groupsand organizations aroundcampus and they will beprinted in an upcomingToday edition.

The administration willbegin putting new studentfocus groups together soon.Once again this year thesegroups will be meeting withPresident Flickema to dis-cuss the results. Keep youreyes open for these resultsand for the effects theseresults will have.

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“There’s one thing you’ve got toget clear here and that is that I’m notsaying there won’t be an increase. Ijust don’t know,” Anderson empha-sized.

The Board of Regents unveiledtheir projected budget and total costincreases over the next five years tothe Student Federation earlier in themonth in Pierre. The budget andincreases will continue to be dis-cussed until the legislature appropri-ates the money to the Regents earlynext year and the Regents set tuitioncosts in March.

David Steel, Student Associationpresident, after reviewing the project-ed budget, said, “I think the projec-tions are to low. The Board of Regentshave acted on an unrealistic budget. Ithink it will be higher and the boardwill try to sell students on the ideathat the increase is needed.”

Although the tuition increaseremains a mystery and no directanswer can be given, students arealready forming their opinions.

Sommerlyn Mortensen, a fresh-man at BH, said, “I think that tuitionfees are high enough now.” Her con-cerns about a tuition increase showedwhen she said, “I hate to see the feeschange for the ones who have ... col-lege all planned out. They’ll have tochange their plans.”

Part of going to college is facingthe fact that tuition will be increasedthroughout some part of college life.

Although no straight answerswere given as to the possibility, stu-dents should start preparing them-selves now.

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The Black Hills State UniversityAdventure Center once again providedBH students with a memorable canoeouting on the Niobrara River inNebraska, Sept. 10-12.

Nine diverse students took advan-tage of this great opportunity to flowleisurely through steep sandstonecanyons and lush greenvalleys. The trip wasfunded by the AdventureCenter, excluding thesmall camp site fee.

A senior at BH,Shawn Callanan said,“The Niobrara was awonderful adventure on‘God’s Playground,’ butmost of all I enjoyed the colorfulgroup that I went with.”

The weather was very cooperativefor the group. It allowed them to baskin the sun on giant inner tubes whichbegged to be relaxed upon. Anotherpleasant highlight was getting a freemassage from an exhilarating 40 footwaterfall.

The canoers spent their eveningslistening to the imaginative, mind

grabbing stories from the tal-ented Brooke England, a juniorat BH.

Jamie Buitrago, a freshmanat BH and a native to Columbia,expressed his feelings on thetrip, “For a Hispanic guy likeme, trying to explore new waysof interacting through a collec-tive activity that takes me awayfrom the stress of living in a

highly developedcountry, this tripwas a reencounterwith mothernature.”

B u i t r a g oadded, “Above all,this was my time tothink deeply aboutthe meaning of

life, friendship, and belonging.”Shane Semmler, who

canoed over a 1,000 milesacross Canada and was co-leader along with the capriciousChris Schultes, felt similar, “Iwould put this canoe trip to thePepsi Challenge against anythingI’ve done in Canada.”

The Adventure Center, which islocated in the lower level of the stu-

dent union, plans these fun tripsthroughout the year.

Valerie Preston, a freshman at BH,summed up the journey by stating,

“No injuries, no submersions, beauti-ful waterfalls, and wonderful people.Complete success.”

Students paddle their way to fun

“No injuries, nosubmersions, beauti-ful waterfalls, andwonderful people.Complete success.”

With school going at full speed,students are beginning to spend moretime in their cars and in class than athome in front of the TV. This meansthat the local radio stations are beinglistened to a lot more.

For local radio stations this is anadvantage. The only problem is thatour school radio KBHU the Buzz ishaving minor problemsgetting the new equip-ment that was supposedto be installed at thebeginning of September.

The new equipmentis needed at KBHU sothat students enteringthe radio-broadcastingworkforce can be up todate. The equipmentbeing used now is veryoutdated. With some of it dating backto the eighties, it is a disadvantage forstudents who are planning to becomedisk jockeys for local or even majorradio stations across the nation whouse current equipment. “Studentsshould be trained on equipment used inthe work world now,” said KatrinKania.

In order for KBHU to get the fundsneeded for the new equipment, KatrinKania, General Manager of KBHU,and Dr. David Diamond, the FacultyAdvisor, must make a presentation tothe General Activity Fund Committeeor GAFC stating what they need themoney for and why. The first proposal

was approved and the money grantedto KBHU, but another part is needed inorder for the whole system to work.Another proposal was then made onSeptember 16 to GAFC explaining theneed for more money. Now KBHU isjust waiting for GAFC to make theirdecision. “We went to the student cen-ter and made our proposal, now we arewaiting for it to go through the lengthyprocess,” said Dr. Diamond.The decision should be made by

September 24. If theproposal is approved,then KBHU will be offthe air for about fourdays while the equip-ment is installed and thestaff is being trained.KBHU will then be onthe air twenty-fourhours a day instead ofjust from 7 a.m. to 1a.m.

“They need to put more into theradio station because mass communi-cations is one of the most popularmajors in our school.,”DJ Cody Odellsaid.

With the new equipment beinginstalled the University will be savingmoney in the near future. Instead ofhaving the actual compact disks in thestudio, the songs will be pre-recordedand put on the hard drive, eliminatingthe risk of the disks being stolen. Thehard drive will be able to store up to3,600 songs. The system will alsoallow KBHU to have better qualitywith no dead air time and listeners willbe put on the air adding to the commu-

Devonn ReardonStaff Writer

“They need toput more into the radiostation because MassCommunications is oneof the most popularmajors in our school.”

If you’re the kind of person whoenjoys making a mountain out of a molehill, then Black Hills State University’snew electron microscope should interestyou.

The BH science department pur-chased a $164,000 electron microscopethrough a grant written by Dr. MarkGable, professor of biology, for theMajor Research Instrama GrantProgram. The grant paid for two thirds

of the cost, with BH paying the remain-der.

Students enrolling in Biol 317/318(electron microscopy) will be capable ofproducing images magnified over100,000 times while still maintaininggood resolution.

Students in electron microsopyclass pick their own projects to studyand photograph, gaining valuable handson experience with state of the artequipment. According to Gable, pastsubjects have been diverse, running thegamut from mouse sperm to rocks.

Mark NorbyStaff Writer

Science department gainshigh-powered microscope

courtesy photo

KBHU making new changes

photo by Mark NorbyKristine Martin, senior biology major, hopes to be working with theSouth Dakota Game Fish and Parks for her electron microspy project.

On CampusSydney MagnusStaff Writer

From the dawning ofthe age of the modern uni-versity world, there has thebeen the struggle over theprice of tuition.

Those responsible formaking sure the university

is able to pay the light bill want as much money aspossible so that pet projects can be done withouthassle. But those that wind up paying the bills forthe administration want to fork over as little as theycan and this is not an unreasonable wish. But thefact that prices will rise may be an inevitable one.

For the past three years, I have been involved with the Student Senateand the Student Federation. I have seen the debates over tuition first hand.In fact, I was part of the battle, testifying in front of the AppropriationsCommittee of the State Legislature. Despite our best efforts to halt theoncoming increases, they still came.

Over the four and a half years I have been a student in the SouthDakota higher education system, I have seen an increase come everyMarch. This year, the Regents unveiled the projected increases for the nextfive years, so I get to whine about it even earlier.

Every year, they explain that “this” or “that” needs improving or weneed to be able to compete at a national level, so to fix the problem, they

throw more tuition money at it. Don’t get me wrong, Ifully support the student fee that we pay to increase fac-ulty pay; it is the tuition increases that they say need tobe increased by an amount two to three times greaterthan the inflation rate that I don’t appreciate.

Tuition money is used to pay faculty, staff andadministration for the cost of providing education. There

are important things that are paid with tuition, but I just don’t understandhow they justify an over-inflated increase because it keeps up with theincreases at both private and public colleges across the country.

So does this seemingly never-ending procession of increases mean weshould give up the fight? No way. We should always question those inauthority and hold them to the fire to ensure that we are not paying formore than we need. But remember, costs will increase in every area of lifeand there is not a whole lot you can do about it, so don’t spend your lifestressing about how you are going to pay for next year’s tuition bill.

The debate over the projected increases will continue for the next sev-eral months, so your time to help in the fight against increases is now. Tomake a difference, let those in power know how you feel about increases.

Many stu-dents living oncampus rightnow will soonbe going hometo tell their

parents and old friends they are surethey have the weirdest, meanest,drunkest, dumbest, most selfish per-son on the earth as theirroommate.

To start this story outcorrectly I should say thatnobody, I don’t care howmuch they protest, getsalong with their room-mate. They may be bestfriends outside of thatroom, but once they getinside those cinderblockwalls and try to decidewho gets the bottom bunk,all hell breaks loose.

The first semester I lived in adorm I was so excited and nervous Ithrew up. (What a great impressionthat made on my roommate.) Hername was Angel* and she only lastedtwo months. She was a freshman witha thing for love beads, peace signs,and she had just discovered drinking.She would come home around 4:00am every morning, turn on all thelights and the TV, then pass out. Afterher fifth minor consumption in amonth, she decided she needed to finda new, more fun-loving, roommatelike herself. She moved out.

Then came April*. She seemed

nice enough on the surfacebut underneath all the poniesand teddy bears strewn aboutthe room, lied a true weirdo. Iwas sure she was some sort ofcartoon-loving vampire. Sheslept all day with blankets

taped over the windows and wouldwatch recorded episodes of Disney’sGummi Bear Adventures all night.She had five air fresheners plugged inthe room and insisted on putting theTV on her nightstand facing intowards her bed. Much to my disbe-lief, after two days her exact wordswere, “ You are too hard to live with.

I’m moving out.” My final roommate

that semester, Tami*,was the closest to nor-mal. Strangely enough,after about five hoursof living with her I dis-covered we were dis-tantly related. (Thatmust have explainedthe normalness.) I was-n’t with her for very

long, once I finally found someonesane, I decided to transfer.

To sum up, everyone hates theirroommate. Everyone. But it’s a goodway to learn tolerance and practiceletting your voice be heard.Personally I was a coward and gaveup the fight by moving in with myyounger sister. She is pretty easy toget along with, but whenever we havea fight I can sit on her and tap on herforehead until I get my way. Actuallythat works well with most freshmantoo.

*All names have been changed toprotect the guilty.

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The morethe better. Itwould be sofun to playwoman’ssoccer forBH.

Yes, I thinkwrestling andbaseball pro-grams shouldbe added atBH. It would uprecognitionand enrollmentat the universi-ty.

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“Everyonehates their room-mate. But it’s a goodway to learn toler-ance and practiceletting your voice beheard.”

On September 16, I went to see theextraordinary performance of theSpencer’s. With their special lightingand their puzzling magical tricks, theyhad their audiences attention from thestart.

During the performance I glancedaround the auditorium and noticedeveryone’s attention was focused onstage. Since Kevin, who actually doesthe magic tricks, did thetricks so fast you didnot want to miss a thing.You could actually seepeople’s mind whirlingwhile trying to figureout how the tricks weredone. I found myselfseveral days later think-ing about how he did it.Unfortunately I havenot figured it out.

Something that Ireally enjoyed about theSpencer’s performancewas that they selectedpeople from the audience to help withthe different tricks. Those on stage evenadded to the magic because they werereally trying to figure out how the trickswere done. Despite the birds eye view,they were not able to give any insight onthe magic either.

Susie Adams was one of those vol-

unteered to go on stage and help withone of the tricks. She said, “So manypeople have come up to me and askedhow he got the dollar in the lemon, but Ihave no idea how he did it since I washolding the lemon the entire time.”

Kevin’s wife and assistant, Cindy,was more in the shadows but her talentshowed through as well. She added herown finesse while assisting Kevin. Shealso was the one that directed the helperson the stage by telling them what to do.Cindy also participated in the tricks her-self and when that happened your mindwhirled even more when you stopped tothink of how Kevin and Cindy switchedplaces. It was especially amazingbecause Kevin started the trick tiedin ropes and Cindy was the one tiedin ropes by the end of the trickwhich took a short 10 seconds.

Another aspectthat I really enjoyedabout the show wasthe Spencer’s not onlydid their own originaltricks, but they copieda trick from thefamous Houdini. Theone he did was themilk can trick.Kevin’s hands werewrapped in chains andhe got into the milkcan filled to the topwith water. Before he

got inside he informed everyone hewas to be given three minutes toget out and if he was not out bythen to get him out. Kevin was veryup front and told everyone eventhough he has practiced this manytimes, there have been incidentswhen he has not been able to getout. Everyone in the audience sat

very quietly, holding their breaths untilroughly two minutes later he came out.

Justin Gamber, a freshman at BH,said “It was better than I thought itwould be. His tricks were exceptionalcompared to other magicians I haveseen.”

The Spencer’s were brought to cam-pus by the UP Team. I feel they did anexcellent job and the numbers prove it. Atotal of 470 people from Spearfishturned out to see the Spencer’s performtheir cutting edge magic.

Several days later I heard people talkabout the performance and the generalresponse was that the Spencer’s havebeen one of the best performances

brought to campus. “It really was anexcellent show, especially since it wasfree. The UP Team did a good job bring-ing them here,” said Alan Carroll, asenior at BHSU.

Not only did their tricks impress mebut so did their genuine personalities. Itwas obvious they wanted to be here andperforming magic for them is a dreamcome true. Before ending the evening,Kevin left everyone with a thought. Eventhough dreams may seem far off and noone is around to support you, you stillneed to go after your dreams. You will bemuch happier doing something you lovethan doing something just for the money.

The thespians at Black Hills StateUniversity are back and hard at work onOscar Wilde’s play, “The Importance ofBeing Earnest,” to be preformed Oct. 14, 15and 16 at 8 p.m.

Auditions for the show were held in lateAugust with 30 to 40 people doing coldreading style auditions.

“Earnest” is being directed by Dr. PamWegner who is also in charge of costumesfor the show. Al Sandau, head of the theaterdepartment, is designing the set for“Earnest.”

Nine actors make up the cast of theplay, with many techies working on the setand other technical aspects. Interestingly

the actors are required to speak throughoutthe entire show with English dialects.

The show is a comedy about twowomen who are looking to fall in love withtwo men that are named Earnest who madeup false names for their social lives.

Dr. Weaner said that the show is a “clas-sic comedy and one of the great plays ofEnglish literature.”

The playwrite Oscar Wilde said that“Earnest” is a “serious play for silly peo-ple.”

The rest of the theater year looks excit-ing with the following shows coming:“Diviners” by James Leonard, Jr. inDecember, “Into the Woods” by StephenSondheim in February, and “Come BlowYour Horn” by Neil Simon in April.

Sophomore Gene Pesicka who has

been involved with the “Prelude to aKiss” and “A Christmas Carol” produc-tions said that, “...the atmosphere is laidback and easy going, you are expected tobe professional and are treated that way.”

Oakley Rathbun, freshman, has beeninvolved with theater at his high schooland community theater troupe and planson auditioning for one or more of theplays.

Rathbun said, “I think it will beinteresting and exciting to see how theprogram here compares with the otherprograms that I have worked with.”

Whether you work on the tech crew,perform on stage, or just participate in theaudience, the BH Theater is a great place tohave fun and get involved on campus.

A E& September 30, 1999Page 8

It’s no Act; Theater is back in school

Nikki CloudForum Editor

Jared EbenStaff Writer

“So many peoplehave come up to meand asked how he gotthe dollar in the lemon,but I have no idea howhe did it since I washolding the lemon theentire time .”

~Susie Adams

Nov 9 - Northern Hills Honors Band, 6:30 p.m.,Cook Gym

Nov 18 - BHSU Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., SU Multipurpose Room

Dec 5 - BHSU Choir and Wind Ensemble Concert, 2:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

photo by Antonia KuceraJunior Casey Kelly (left), Freshman Troy Russel, and other BH students sur-round the hidden trunk from which Kevin Spencer miraculously escaped.

The Spencers’ magical performance

FocusBHSU Today

Page 9September 30, 1999

Imagine walking through Jonas withyour friends by your side, talking casuallyabout homework you should of done, pro-fessors that you’ve moved onto your hit-list,or the latest party you attended. As youround the corner here comes your momstraight for you. Most people would panic,but not a few of the students here at BlackHills State University. Some students actu-ally attend school with members of theirfamilies.

BHSU Senior Tim Toavs, who is study-ing in thet o u r i s mdepartment, isthe father ofone of thoses t u d e n t s .Although hemade the firstmove toattend BH, hisd a u g h t e rquickly fol-lowed in hissteps. After anauto accidentin BoulderCanyon, hecouldn’t con-tinue hislifestyle. Hedecided to fol-low a dreamof returning toschool. He became a part of the vocationalrehabilitation program in South Dakota.There he chose tourism as his main focusfor his degree. Toavs started at National

College in Rapid City. While there, he man-aged to juggle one job as a security guardfor the college, and a job working inSpearfish at a group home for the juveniles.He also lived on campus, which was anexperience he really liked.

Toavs commented, “It was a really neatexperience. I was afraid the kids wouldn’taccept me. As time went on, I became reallyclose to some of them. We would sit in myroom and talk about all sorts of issues. Theyrespected the fact that I was not only theirsecurity guard and an adult, but also a stu-dent just like them.”

He attended NAU for one year. Afterone year oft r ave l i n gback andforth fromRapid Cityto Spearfishhe decidedthat hew o u l denroll at BHfor conve-nience sake.Here forwork, hesells adver-tising for theT o d a ynewspaper.In his sparetime he alsodoes smallc l a i m scourt, bank-

ruptcy claims, collections, and probatesearches for a local doctor. He also works inthe Student Assistant Center mentoring newstudents. He answers any questions thatarise while new students trudge throughtheir first few weeks at college.

Toavs also mentored his daughter,Austine Toavs, into attending BH. Austine,a junior, is studying Political Science. Witha little persuasion, she started school shortlyafter her dad.

“I came down to visit him and I wasonly planning to stay a month and I hadn’tdecided where to attend school, but I knew I

wanted to go. My dad had a lot to do withthe decisions I made. As much as I didn’twant him to influence me, he still did,” saidAustine.

Tim said, “BH is a good school, and Italked to her about that. We missed 16 yearsof our life together and I think she, alongwith me, wanted to see what kind of life wecould have together.”

“We had four classes together in thefirst semester. For her it was probably a bur-den, but for me it was really neat. In a way, itwas a way to spend some time together,”Tim went on to say.

During that time together, the two ofthem even did a skit together in theatre ori-entation class. The skit was about a motherand a son, so the roles were reversedbetween the two of them. They enjoyed thatexperience most of all.

“That skit was an irreplaceablemoment, I wish I had a camera for that occa-sion,” said Austine.

They agreed that the biggest benefit ofhaving another member of their family oncampus, would be the instant support team.Another family on campus, the Schambers,would also agree to that statement.

Dr. Sandy Schambers, a professor inthe Education department here at BH, fol-lowed her two daughters here. Being theparent she didn’t pave the way for Kristenand Wendy, she followed their footsteps.She was a teacher at Douglas High Schoolin Rapid City for many years, but finishedher doctorate, and applied at BH.

“When I first heard about the openingposition here I asked for the girl’s permis-sion to apply. Kristen and Wendy werealready students here. I did that because thiswas their space and place to be. I didn’tknow how they would react. So they hashedit over, and said go for it, but they also jokedthat I wouldn’t get the position,” quoted Dr.Schambers.

Kristen Schambers graduated in thespring of 1999. She is currently a biologyteacher in Sturgis. Wendy Schambers andher sister, Kimberly Schambers both cur-rently are studying at BH. Last year all threegirls attended BH with their mom teachinghere. Wendy is a senior and will be graduat-

ing in the spring with a degree in SecondaryEducation with a math emphasis, and aminor in Business Education. Kimberly isstudying in the Tourism and HospitalityManagement field. She is currently a sopho-more.

Both Wendy and Kimberly chose thiscollege due to it’s location, tuition rates, andthe scenic area. They also carry jobs here oncampus. Wendy is a tutor at the StudentSupport Center, while Kimberly works atthe Student Union information desk. Wendyis involved in activities such as, Math Club,Student Ambassadors, Campus Ventures,Kappa Delta Phi, and the Hacky Sack Club.Kimberly is also involved in the Math Cluband Campus Ventures.

“My younger sister, Kimberly, joinedthe Math Club with some influence fromme, but I think she just wanted the freepizza,” joked Wendy.

Dr. Schambers, when asked about herinfluence on her daughters college experi-ence, had this to say, “When it came to thegirls deciding what they wanted to study, Idon’t think I had any influence, other thanletting them know how important a degreeis to have. I do believe that BH is a bigenough campus where the girls can go theirown ways and do their own things.”

As all of these people would agree,there are more benefits than negative aspectsto having your family on campus with you,it gives you a commonality.

“One negative aspect, although a smallone, is sometimes you feel like you don’thave your own life. You always seem to bekeeping track of the other members of yourfamily. I worked at Wall Drug this summerand I soon realized how much I missed myfamily. It gave me time to realize how muchI liked and appreciated their support, andcompany,” said Kimberly.

Family time for these families is actual-ly less than one may believe. Since none ofthem live in their parents homes, they haveto schedule in quality time just like anyother family. A special bond has been madebetween all of these family’s that many peo-ple may never experience. So instead ofpanicking when they see a family memberrounding the corner, they all smile.

Generations keep swarming campusFamilies continue to like the quality of education, opportunities, chance to be together Amber L. LingenFocus Editor

Returning to school was a subject Ihad pondered and discussed so much Ithink no one ever thought I would actual-ly do it. College was a “someday “ sub-ject. So when I asked my son Sean, ajunior at Black Hills State University,how he would feel if I was on the samecampus, all I got was the deer-in-the-headlights stare. After a few moments tocollect himself, there was a resounding“Cool. Just so we’re not in the sameclass.”

When I came to register, I was bothexcited and scared. After all, I’ve been innursing since I was 15. That’s a longtime! It’s part of my blood. Being a 40-something grandma on campus wasgoing to be a very harsh change. Sean ledme into registration and stayed until Iwas busy with paperwork. Then, with a“See you later!” he turned his back andheaded down the hall. Visions of kinder-garten not so many years ago dancedthrough my head. Now the roles havereversed. He’s proven to be an invaluableresource to me numerous times. And he’sfull of encouragement when I’m feelingvery middle aged and out of touch. Thisyear we even have a class together and so

far we’re surviving.The best part of being on the same

campus is I get to see him more than Iwould otherwise. We can arrange to havelunch or just sit and talk for a few min-utes. He can still build his own life awayfrom homeand I canstill be partof it with-out inter-f e r i n g .This yearis an addedb o n u sb e c a u s emy daugh-ter andgrandchil-dren arealso nowon cam-p u s .H e a t h e rtransferredas a sopho-more from National American Universityin Rapid City because of the availabilityof on campus housing and daycare. As asingle parent, both are of primary con-cern. Having her on the same campuswith Sean and I is wonderful. I see her

almost as much as I did when she livedtwo blocks away from me! I make it apoint to stop in after classes just to keep intouch. Heather told me she never couldhave made the move to a different schoolwithout knowing she had the support of

both Sean andI at hand. It’sd i f f e r e n twhen youhave theresponsibilityof two smallchildren. It’shard to doeve r y t h i n galone.

Just aswith Sean,she can createsome inde-pendence andI can stillremain anactive part ofher life.

As far as I’m concerned, there are nonegatives to having all three of us on cam-pus. It allows us to keep in touch whileeach is pursuing his or her own goals. Weget to watch each other grow in a veryunique situation.

Kate BradleyStaff Writer

Higher ed a family affair

courtesy photoAustine and Tim Toavs.

photo by Rachel AdamsHeather Geidel, Kate Bradley, Sean Bradley.

BHSU Today

September 30, 1999

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Approximately 25% of all sportsinjuries involve the knee. The “runner’sknee,” due primarily to overuse, is the mostcommon. It is characterized by a dull,aching pain, either around or under theknee cap. Initial treatment is usually con-servative. A mainstay of therapy includes ashort-term course of NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs),such as ibuprofen or naprosyn.Additionally, rest or a reduction in activity is strongly advised.Occasional ice to the affected knee, as well as physical therapy, can alsobe beneficial.

If conservative treatment fails, further evaluation is indicated. Yourphysician will likely obtain a careful history, asking such questions as:onset of injury, location and type of pain, and conditions that aggravate orimprove the discomfort. Furthermore, your physician will perform acareful physical examination. X-Rays may also assist in the diagnosis.Additional treatment may incorporate corticosteroid injections to allevi-ate pain and inflammation. If injuries suggest more serious damage,surgery may be contemplated.

Finally, it is important to discuss preventative measures. Purchasegood-fitting shoes that offer support, and facilitate absorption of theimpact. Utilize exercises that strengthen the quadriceps and hamstrings.Instead of abruptly lengthening or intensifying your workout, make grad-ual changes to your running regimen. Most importantly, when paindevelops, do not compound the injury by continuing to run. Rather, fol-low the points outlined above so that your running plans will extend on

Question:“Whydoes my knee hurtwhen I run?”

Dr. Deborah Fromm

HealthPage 10

Alternative medicines havebeen practiced for centuries, but ithasn’t been until of late that theyhave been accepted. Herbal reme-dies have been used as an alternativemedicine for centuries. Acupuncturehas also been a practiced medicaltreatment for over 5,000 years bythe Chinese. Aromatheraphy is con-sidered a simple home remedy, yet itis, in fact, both a specific scienceand a deeply complex art as a “newalternative,” they are helping peoplewith illness and overall well being.

Herbal remedies are an impor-tant way to heal the bodyor to keep it healthy.Plants are packed withnutrition and healingjuices. Used in the rightamount they can be usedto cleanse the body of allbad things that causeinfection or disease. Onetype of herb is Tonicwhich prevents disease.It usually comes in theform of strong herbal tea.Herbal tonic is nature’s way of feed-ing the body back to good health.

Today only a quarter of pre-scription drugs in the United Statesactually contain a compoundderived from plants. Syntheticchemicals created in laboratories areeasier and cheaper to manufacture,but chemical synthetics cause sideeffects, while many plants, usedwhole, do not.

While herbal remedies mayhave some benefits, medical doctorsdo not even bring up alternativemedicines to patients.

“Medical doctor’s are notallowed to prescribe herbs topatients as a medical treatment,”said Kay Huhnrekoch, physicianassistant at the Black Hills StateUniversity health department.

In most Western cultures,acupuncture has been considered a“new alternative” medicine. In reali-ty acupuncture has been a practicedmedical treatment for over 5,000years. Acupuncture is the insertionof fine needles into the body’s sur-face, in order to influence physio-logical functioning of the body.Shen Nung, the father of Chinesemedicine stated that Qi consists ofall essential life activities, whichinclude the spiritual, emotional,mental and physical aspects of life.If Qi pathways are obstructed, it

throws Qi out of balance and the Yinand Yang parts go with it. This caus-es illness in the body and acupunc-ture is said to restore the balance.

One of the methods of acupunc-ture being used today are Electro-Acupuncture, which is the use ofsmall electrical impulses throughthe needle. This method is used forpain relief or prevention.

A method of acupuncture usedmore commonly in the U.S. is earacupuncture. The ear has a richnerve and blood supply, so the theo-ry is it would have connections tothe whole body. This method hasbeen successful in treating problemsranging from obesity to drug addic-

tion. These areonly a few waysthat acupuncturehas been used asan “new alterna-tive” medicine.The most com-mon ailmentscurrently beingtreated are lowerb a c k a c h e ,headaches, aller-gic reaction,

anxiety disorders and depression.Acupuncture and herbal reme-

dies are not available to all becausemost insurance companies will notpick up the bill. They are not consid-ered a valid form of treatment.

Aromatheraphy is to seek goodphysical, emotional, mental, andspiritual health, and balance.Aromatheraphy uses essential oilsfrom plants, which have not beenadulterated with added natural orsynthetic substances.

When inhaled they trigger anemotional response in the limbicsystem, which is the seat of memo-ry, learning and emotion. Essentialoils can produce a relaxed, stimulat-ed, or soothed state.

Rui Suket a junior at BH said, “Iuse candles to help relax me at theend of the day.”

Throughout the world manytypes of remedies are being lookedat with a new zeal. By going backseveral centuries, we are discover-ing there are many other differentways to cure an illness other thanbuying over-the-counter medicine.

Whether using acupuncture,aromatheraphy, or herbal remedies,these “new” alternatives are takingour society by storm, helping con-trol illness and overall well being.

“New alternatives” in medical treat-ment can help bring good health

We all know that being a college stu-dent is not easy. There are many choicesthat have to be made and many tests topass. Sometimes the stress of being a stu-dent can be a challenge and it can be diffi-cult to handle day to day situations.

Fortunately, Black Hills StateUniversity understands that life as a stu-dent can be difficult at times, and in orderto help students cope with the challengesof college life they offer counseling ser-vices on campus.

Christa Fye, Black Hills StateUniversity Retention Counselor, says stu-dents can call and set up an appointmentwith one of the three counselors on cam-pus. The campus also works withBehavior Management Systems inSpearfish where students may go for addi-

tional counseling. When counseling isneeded at night or on the weekends stu-dents living on campus can speak withtheir Resident Advisors or Hall Director.Behavior Management Systems alsooffers a 24 hour 800 number.

“It doesn’t have to be someone in acrisis situation, just somebody facing lifedecisions,” answered Christa Fye whenshe was asked who should take advantageof the counseling services.

Fye also explained that her and hercolleagues speak with a lot of studentsabout careers and relationships.

This is an excellent opportunity toget advice or talk with someone aboutthings in your life that you sometimes cannot handle by yourself.

For further information or to set up anappointment with a counselor please call642-6259 or stop by the StudentAssistance Center in Cook Hall.

Counseling offered on campus

April LutheranStaff Writer

“Medical doc-tors are not allowed toprescribe herbs topatients as a medicaltreatment.”

~Kay Huhnrekoch

Becky JorgensenStaff Writer

The Black Hills State University cross-country teamran away with a first and second place win at the DickinsonInvitational on Friday Sept. 17, in Dickinson North Dakota.

The course, located southwest of Dickinson atPatterson Lake, was rough and the BH runners found ithard to get their footing in places. The men competed at adistance of 8 kilometers and the women at 5 kilometers. Atone point during the race the runners had to jump a ditchand cross the uneven surface of the lake’s sandy shore, butthis didn’t slow down the runners.

“The men’s team ran well,” Mike McDaniel said. “We

preformed a lot better here than at our first meet in RapidCity.”

The BH men scored a second place behind the nation-ally ranked Jamestown, but not without a fight. BrianOliver came in first with a time of 27:41 and MikeMcDaniel came in second with a time of 27:54.

Jamestown was not far behind bringing in the third,fourth, fifth and sixth places. Overall BH put three runnersin the top ten compared to Jamestown with six.

“We just have to stay focused,” McDaniel said. “Thecompetition is salty between Sioux Falls, Dordt, Tech andourselves. It’s going to take a lot of hard work from every-one on the team.”

The Yellow Jacket women also showed strength takingfirst in the team division over MSU-Billings and bringingin first and second place finishes. Lisa Bomenge crossedthe finish line in first place with a time of 20:54 and MonicaHeadlee came in second, with a time of 21:47. Not farbehind was the rest of the Lady Jackets command, allcrossing the finish in the top twelve.

“The Jamestown meet was not as climactic as lastweek for the team,” Lisa Bomengen said. “With only sevenother girls running against us the competition was not asgreat.”

The women are also running well and are looking at agreat season. “It’s going to take the whole team, everyonehas to run tough. We are relying on every single girl tocome out on top.” Bomengen said.

BHSU head Coach Scott Walkinshaw believes thatthings are looking good for the team and says that theyshould be tough competition the time of conference.“If thehard work and dedication that these athletes have shownputt in these past weeks is kept up, we shall be definitecompetition come conference time,” Walkinshaw said.

Black Hills State cross-country brought things closerto home on Friday Sept. 24th, at the Yellow JacketInvitational located at the Spearfish Canyon Country Club.

Participating teams included Colorado State-ColoradoSprings, Tech and Black Hills State University.

Both of the Black HIlls women and the men ran wellplacing five runners in the top ten. Lisa Bomengen of BHcame in third overall and first for the yellow jackets with atime of 20:47. Mike McDaniel crossed the finish line insecond place and first for BH with a time of 29:11.

Colorado State-Colorado Springs had two meetsbefore that were 6,000 feet and 7,500 feet and droppingdown to Spearfish was not a problem for them. Black Hills

gave way to a competitive race that ended up in a close sec-ond to the Nationally ranked women of CUCS and a firstplace team victory for the BH men over CUCS.

“You can tell the dedication of the cross-countryteam, when we run a race and the same afternoon run apractice. I think that it will pay off for us in the end.”Scooter Hayes said.

The Yellow Jacket men and women can becaught at home on November 5th in the SDICConference Championship.

Throughout the years, Black HillsState University has had several dif-ferent sports programs. CurrentlyBHSU sponsors football, volleyball,men’s and women’s basketball, men’sand women’s track and field. In thepast there has been wrestling, men’sbaseball, women’s softball, and golfand tennis for men.

Recently there has been a push byarea sports-fans to bring backwrestling, baseball, and the rapidlygrowing sport of soccer. Can andwill the University add another sport

on request?There are three major contributors

to that answer. First and most impor-tantly, the University must findmoney to support scholarships, equip-ment, coaching staff and travel funds.

“Cost is a factor,” said BHSUPresident Thomas Flickema. “We arehaving trouble funding the sports wehave now.” Many of the student ath-letes are participating with little to nohelp from the university.

Most of the money for athletics,according to Athletic Director DaveLittle, comes from state money, thegate receipts of sports that chargespectators, and the biggest contribu-

tion is pad by the students under theGeneral Activities fee. Additionalmoney is donated to the Green andGold Scholarship fund which hasraised nearly $90,000 this year, notedPresident Flickema.

The second factor to adding anoth-er sport is competition. With theSouth Dakota - Iowa conference dis-mantling itself, BHSU will be enteringthe DAK 10, a North and SouthDakota conference. I f the universityadded a sport, it would need to be asport that was played by other collegesin the area.

According to Howard Perry, thefaculty athletic representative, one ofthe major reasons baseball has beendropped is because of the number ofclasses the team missed due to traveland tournament schedules. ThereforeBHSU is not likely to add a sport thatrequires excess travel.

The third factor has to do withgender equity. The university, bylaw, cannot have more men’s sportsthat women’s. Right now the num-bers are even with four for each.However, President Flickema pointedout, the football team tips the scaleswith over 70 players and 10 coaches.“If there were to be an expansiontea,” said Flickema, “it would need tobe a woman’s sport.”

Considering finance, competi-tion, and gender equity, the universitydoes not foresee adding another sportin the near future. But as our schoolcontinues to grow, new sports pro-grams are not out of the question.

SportsBHSU Today

September 30, 1999 Page 11

University looks at possible sports expansion

Black Hills State University battledback from a devastating loss with an out-standing 57-35 win at JamestownUniversity on Saturday September 18.

The first quarter ended in a 14-14battle between the two schools. The sec-

ond quarterwas similarwith BHscoring 16points andJamestownscoring 15points to endthe half at30-29.

The thirdquarter was a

different story.The Yellow Jackets blasted away withtwo unanswered touchdowns and rackedup a total of 21 points to add to the thirdquarter score of 51-35.

The Yellow Jacket’s defense showedstrength shutting down Jamestown in thefourth quarter allowing them no touch-downs. This gave the offense anotherchance to put points on the board,adding six to end the game.

We just pulled our selves togetherand played football. It was a fun win,players commented.

Yellow Jacketsspring back withwin in Jamestown

Cindy KnechtStaff Writer

Runners show strength in Dickinson, BH Invitationals

Jeff WilliamsonStaff Writer

Jeff WilliamsonStaff Writer

photo by John Buxton/Media RelationsSenior Brian Oliver battles it out with aColorado State runner at the Spearfish Invite.

photo by John Buxton/Media RelationsFreshman Jesse Palczeqski cools off after therace in Spearfish. She finished 8th overallwith a time of 22:33.

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Local riders wrap up mountain biking season

The Black Hills Mountain BikeAssociation(BHMBA) finished theirState series Sunday, Sept. 19 at DeerMountain Ski Resort in Lead. Theseries included seven races throughoutthe Black Hills region and Pierre. Thelocal, non-profit organization promotescycling and has been coordinating racesapproximately 15 years in the BlackHills.

“Black Hills is a very good place forracing because of the high quality ter-rain and altitude,” explains John Walker,six-year cyclist and race coordinator.

Classes and categories were estab-lished at closing of registration at thefirst race and carried throughout the race

series. Riders were classified by theirage as of December 31 of the currentyear and categorization was based onability. Points were allotted on finishingposition in each race with the lowestrace being allowed to be thrown out ofthe average. Points were tallied at theend of the Series to determine awards.

Riders started registration at 8:00a.m. Sunday morning and geared up forthe sport race to begin at 10:00. A fewcompeting in the Pre-Junior class, ages13-15, were, David Fualk and JustinSteber. Both Fulk and Steber have beenracing for three years and belong to theBHMBA. These Newcastle residentstrain with cross-country running andhave participated in all seven races. Theboys finished the year with a first placefor Steber and third for Fulk.

Black Hills State University studentSarah Bowen does running also and trailrides with a friend to keep fit for the races.With her new bike Bowen raced only in thePierre and Deer Mountain races. Bowenplaced second in the Women’s Sport class.Bowen, a Wellness Management major,said, “If I would have pre-rode the course,it would have been better. The race was funand I still have lots of energy left. I am onlyout there for fun, this year!”

Jeff Williamson, another BH studentcompeted in the Deer Mountain raceSunday. Running road races and a few bikeraces prepared Williamson for a finish of48:45 time on the course. The MassCommunicationmajor found excitement inthe mountainous terrain.

“I liked not knowing what was aheadof me, because it was my first time at thisrace,” explainsWilliamson. “It’s a rush fly-ing down those steep hills, knowing youcould flip at anytime!”

Third year members, Kurt Thoemkeand Chris Brauer from Rapid City enjoybeing part of the BHMBA.The associationsets up picnics, pre-rides before a race, and“fun” rides on local trails. They also set uptrial runs at StormMountain to race againstthe clock.

“The organization also helps new peo-ple in the area looking of good trails.”explains Brauer.

photo by Alan CarrollSophomore Sarah Bowen takes abreather after taking second placein the sports division.

photo by Alan CarrollThe advanced and expert division shown here were the first totake off from the starting line at this year’s season finale.

Amanda OlsonStaffWriter

The Black Hills State volleyball team traveled to RapidCity Tuesday, September 14 to play NationalAmerican University in a best of five match.

In the last four seasons the NAUMavericks have recruited players from it’s sis-ter college in Brazil to play in the UnitedStates. This year seven Brazilian’s are on theroster with five of them starting.

The Brazilian’s level of play posed prob-lems for Black Hills State as they lost 3-15, 8-15, and 4-15. Head Coach Jhett Albers notedthe head-set going in to a game with NAU isimportant.

“If you go in with the attitude that you’regoing to outplay them physically and funda-mentally you will be disappointed,” saidAlbers.

“If you go in looking to improve yourgame level the outcome will be more posi-tive,” commented Albers.

After the game Albers stated, “We couldbe just as effective offensively (as NAU) when our passesand sets are on.”

The Yellow Jackets came away from the game with anidea of what they needed to work on.

“Playing a team of such caliber always has some posi-tive and negatives,” said Albers.

On the positive side, Student AssistantCoach Debbie Cano complimented the teamon playing with enthusiasm and intensityeven thought they were behind.

On the negative side, Coach Cano saidreview of the taped match showed blockingweaknesses, leaving holes for NAU to hitthrough.

Similarly, Albers commented that theteam needed to react more quickly ondefense, noting that they got many toucheson the ball but the team couldn’t control theirdigs.

Even after the loss, the team felt opti-mistic about playing more top level teams.

“Wins aren’t going to come overnight,”said junior right side hitter Courtney Berry.“Hopefully the next time we play them, we’llbe even better.”

Black Hills State will next be hostingDakota Wesleyan University tonight at 7:30 p.m. in theDonald E. Young Center.

Mavericks tie-up BH in three straight setsTeam hosts Dakota Wesleyan University tonightCindy KnechtStaffWriter

Courtney Berry, Junior

SSppoorrttss SScchheedduulleeFootballOctober2 Dakota State Home9 SD Tech Away16 Minot State Away23 Univ. of Sioux Falls HomeVolleyballOctober1-2 Tech Invitational Away15 Dordt College Away16 Briar Cliff College Away22 Univ. of Sioux Falls Home23 Mt. Marty College HomeCross CountryOctober2 DSU Invitational Away9 Greeley, CO. Invite Away16 Dakota Conf. Away