The Black Hills StateUniversity Today newspaperwas recently awarded a firstplace with merit in theAmerican Scholastic PressAssociation (ASPA) nationalcompetition. The ASPA awardis the latest in a string of hon-ors bestowed on the newspa-per.

The student run Today wasjudged among the top eightpapers from colleges and uni-versities nation-wide entered inthe competition with enroll-ment over 2,501. The Todayreceived 955 points out of apossible 1,000.

Jennie Morris, ‘98-99Editor-in-Chief, and TerresahHall, Arts and Entertainment

Editor, received recognitionfrom the ASPA in the categoryof investigative reporting fortheir story “KBHU and BHTVface lack of value.”

“I’m glad that this storywas recognized because I feltstrongly about the subject mat-ter,” said Morris. “I’m gladsomeone else thought it wasgood.”

“This is an incrediblehonor for us,” said Todayadviser Steve Babbitt, assistantprofessor of journal-ism/photography. “The entirestaff worked extremely hardand really put their hearts intothe paper and that shows.”

The ASPA was just thecapstone to the year however.The Today was also honored to

As students return to school, Black Hills StateUniversity is putting final touches on the changes thatwere made over the summer. The university has beenworking to improve existing conditions and adoptnew programs.

“Our center of excellence is up and coming,” saidDr. Judith Haislett, Vice-Presidentof Student Life.A new director wasnamed and more emphasis will beplaced on making the math and sci-ence education departmentstronger. “We have many areas ofstrength, but it is nice to be recog-nized for something that we do welllike ourmath and science teaching,”said Haislett.

Another area that the universityhas focused attention over the pastyear has been in the area of technol-ogy. Haislett said there was a lot ofwork in this area after a student survey found that thiswas one of the universities weak points.

New technological advances include “active wirein the apartments so they will be able to tap into theinternet system and new telephone lines throughoutcampus,” said Haislett.

The university has adopted plans to cycle out oldcomputer technology and Haislett said that the uni-versity has been doing this at a faster rate than before.

“We have 30 new computers for the residencehalls, while they are not brand new, they are adequatetechnology that will benefit the students,” Haislettsaid.

Another situation the university needed toaddress was the residence hall furniture. “When thePresident and I got here five years ago, the residencehalls were in a situation where the furniture was noton a replacement cycle and it was generally in bad

shape,” Haislett said. “We are coming to the end ofthe bid for the dorm furniture and should be able toreplace the furniture by the start of the spring semes-ter.”

Haislett said the furniture will be put on areplacement cycle starting in three years. “We don’twant this situation to come up again, where we haveto replace it all at once,” she said. “The residence hallshave received general upkeep and repair over thesummer and are ready for the new school year.”

Haislett said the halls will again be overfilledwith the extra students being housed at the Travelers’

All-Star Inn. “They set up just like aresidence hall down there; they havetwoRAs and have hall meetings justlike they would if they were on-campus,” said Haislett.

Most of the students will bemoved into on-campus residencehalls during the semester, due tothose that leave or don’t show up.“Our problem is going to be gettingthem out of themotel,” said Haislett.

“They set up their own little community down thereand it will be hard to get them to leave their own per-sonal rooms and TVs.

The overcrowding in the residence halls showsthat the numbers are strong for the fall semester. “Weare bringing in a strong freshman class which hasbeen part of our goal,” said Haislett. “We are nowlooking at how to keep those students here.”

Stabilizing enrollment and providing a consistentexperience is the universities top priority according toHaislett.

The University has also increased their commit-ment to serving students by expanding the studentassistance center. Sharon Hemingson, director of theStudent Support Service office, will also be taking onthe role of Student Assistance Center director, which

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photo by Rachel AdamsThe BHSU Bookstore was bustling with activity as students hunted for textbooksfor the first day of classes, Aug. 31.

The Black Hills State University College of Business andTechnology recently hired a new dean, Gary E. Meek, Ph.D.,from Akron, Ohio. Meek replaces Interim Dean Fred Heidrich.

Meek will be managing the faculty, course offerings,and curriculum of the business and technology depart-ments. Meek has experience as the chair of the Department

of Management at theUniversity of Akron. Meekhas also taught statistics for28 years, with 30 years ofteaching experience.

Meek has been on thejob for about three weeksand likes what he has seen.“The campus is pretty andeverybody is friendly,” Meeksaid.

Not many changes to thecollege are planned, but Meeksays he would like to placehigher emphasis on facultyresearch and publication.

Meek is not the only newface in the College ofBusiness and Technology.There will be seven new pro-fessors at BHSU including,

Patty Bellany, Charles Gnizak, Charles Lee, Penny DeJong,Larry Cozort, Sam Berney as well as, Meek.

Heidrich, who has served as the interim dean for the pastyear, will continue to teach business classes at BHSU.

Meek said he is “looking forward to meeting students atBlack Hills State and having the opportunity to have them inclass, and also get to know the leaders of the business com-munity in the Black Hills area to obtain their input andadvice with respect to the long term directions for businesseducation in South Dakota.”

Dean Gary Meek

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BHSU Today September 2, 1999Page 2

My Fellow Students:Welcome back to yet another aca-

demic year at BHSU. I would like totake this opportunity to welcome thenew freshmen to our wonderful uni-versity. The Student Senate is current-ly working on several campus issuesin order to make our university moreefficient.

I would encourage all of you tofile any concerns you may haveregarding student life or campus poli-cies in the student concern boxesfound in the student union. In order tomake our campus more studentfriendly, the senate needs to hear yourconcerns so that we as a body maytake initiative upon them.

I would like to extend an invita-tion to all freshmen to run for one ofthe two freshman seats on the senate.Elections will be held on Sept. 28 and29. All candidates must have a peti-tion filed with the senate by Sept. 23.Petitions are available at the senate

office located in the student union aswell as at the information desk.

My goal as president is to touchbase with students on a regular basis.In upcoming issues of the Todaynewspaper, there will be a senatereport giving students an overview ofissues before the senate. To furtherincrease the bond between studentand the senate, we will be having oneof our meetings each month in arespective residence hall. Duringthese meetings, we invite students toattend as well as address the senate inregards to problems they may beencountering on our campus.

I hope the upcoming year is suc-cessful academically as well associally for all of you. Remember tosupport our football and volleyballteams in their upcoming seasons!

Sincerely,David SteeleBHSU Student Association

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was left empty when Sandra Cargillresigned. The Student Assistance Centerprovides services such as academic reviewprograms, tutorial, testing and academicsupport programs.

Haislett said, “This will allow the stu-dent a lot more resources.”

Capital improvements on the campusinclude the continuation of the remodelingof Woodburn Hall. The administration

building received new flooring and thePresident’s office was remodeled over thesummer.

The north lobby of the Student Unionis also a concern to the administration andthe university is looking at renovation.Renovation is also being planned for CookGym. “Cook is still on the Regents’ list toreceive funding for renovation, but that isnot planned until 2003,” said Haislett.

Academically, there have been a fewadditions. The mass communicationsmajor now offers a photography empha-sis. BHSU Professor Steve Babbitt hasbeen working to create the emphasis overthe past three years. “The mass communi-cations major, not just at Black HillsState, but across the country, has beengrowing rapidly,” Babbitt said. “Anythingwe can do to attract students is part of our

mission as a university and I think pho-tography is just one of those ways to bringin new students.”

There have been additions andchanges in the faculty, bringing in sevennew faculty members in the College ofBusiness and Technology, five new doc-torate professors in the College ofEducation and six new professors in theCollege of Arts and Science.

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Are you afreshman who isw a n d e r i n garound campuslooking forbuildings you

can’t even pronounce? Are you a freshmanhaving problems with your new roommatewho has four tongue rings and brings homea lover of the same sex? If you answeredyes to these questions, or if you’re havingany questions or problems, this article is for

you. Here are some pointers.Most questions that you have can and

should be answered by your resident advi-sor, hall director, or the information deskfound in the Student Union. Of coursethere are going to be some things that youhave to discover on your own.

For example, there’s always the firstfreshman party that the overweight seniorthrows. The more freshman girls the better,right? Most of you have probably alreadybeen to your first party, so this is already oldhat. Just be careful, cause those SpearfishPolice have a tendency to crack down onstudents hard the first month or so. It’s likea way to scare you into not drinking for therest of the year.

If you, by chance, do get a minor con-sumption, don’t freak out. It’s only $83, but

you do have to take more responsibilitynext time. Remember 21 means 21.Simply pay your fine and don’t whine.

Another area where freshman seem tohave problems is book buying. Again, mostof you have probably already done this, buthear me out. If you went out and bought allyour books already, you wasted somemoney. You will use around 20% of youbooks for entry level classes. Mostly I’mreferring to general classes, not advancedmajor classes. Any class in your major, Itotally recommend buying the books, foryou will use them over and over. If youhave already bought some books that youdiscover you don’t need, don’t worry, youhave time to return it for a full refund.

You have also noticed that your run-ning into a lot of fees that BHSU didn’t

exactly tell you about when they wereboasting about the school. Fees like,Activity Fee, Lab Fee, Parking Fee, InternetFee, Cable(which isn’t really free, they justmade you buy it and put the cost into yourtuition bill), and all fines that the dorms canslap you with can really add up. Let me tellyou that there is absolutely nothing you cando about this, and it will get worse and con-tinue forever. Just bear your teeth togetherand keep the checks writing.

Your time as BHSU freshmen willbe one of the best years of your life. Youhave to let whatever happens happen,you must get involved, and your keepyour feet on the ground(at least duringthe week). With a little help and a lot ofwork, this will be a year you’ll neverforget.

Surviving new life on campus not that hard

receive three honorable mentions fromthe Columbia Scholastic PressAssociation national competition.

Alan Carroll, photography editor,was also awarded a third place award in anational photography competition earlierin the year.

The contributions the newspapermade the university were also recog-nized. The Today was given a specialrecognition award for outstanding orga-

nization contributions, an organizationalachievement award, and the SouthDakota Board of Regents 1998-99Outstanding Organization for AcademicAchievement award.

“I’m proud of the dedication level ofthe staff,” Morris said. “I knew whatlevel of work they could put out and thisjust proves how hard they all worked.”

“It’s very impressive that wereceived honorable mentions from the

Columbia Press Association, because ofthe high level and degree of the competi-tion,” said Carroll. “This competitionincluded some of the best scholasticjournalists in the country.”

“We have set a new standard ofachievement at the Today,” Max Wetz,’99 Editor-in-Chief, said. “Over the lastseveral years, we have laid a solid foun-dation of quality journalism and one wewill strive to maintain and improve.”

Today... continued from page 1 Welcome Back Staff!The Today would like towelcome back ourreturning staffand invite newmembers to getinvolved. We will meetSept. 8 at 4 pm in theSU Marketplace to pre-pare for the coming year.Everyone is invited to attend.

RYANHEINIS

Staff Writer

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With the emergence of the Dac 10conference, a new men’s basketball headcoach, as well as a new head volleyballcoach, and the 100th anniversary of theBH football team, the last athletic seasonof the century for BH looks exciting.

Over the summer the decision forBlack Hills State to join the Dac 10 con-ference (Huron University, Black HillsState University, South Dakota School ofMines, Dakota State University,Dickinson State, Jamestown College,Maryville State, Minot State, Universityof Mary, andValley City State) was unan-imously approved by the BH faculty rep-resentatives. The new conference pairssix North Dakota college AthleticConference teams with the four remain-ing schools left from the SDIC.

Although the Dac 10 conference willnot begin competition until fall of 2000,there is much anticipation for the newconference. “It’s going to be a catchyname. People are going to be able toidentify with it,” said SDIC commission-er Rich Hanson.

The new men’s basketball coachwho will be taking the Yellow Jacketsinto the next Millennium is a former

assistant from San Jose StateUniversity by the name of MichaelKruszinski. Replacing Mike Olson,Kruszinski has had great success in thepast. As an assistant atSan Jose State last year,Kruszinski coached ateam that had finishedthe previous year at 3-26to a 12-16 record finish-ing in the top half of theWAC.

When asked why hechose Black Hills State tofurther continue his career,Kruszinski said that it wasthe program’s winning tra-dition “That appealed tome and the fact that I havethe opportunity to step inand continue that success.The schools commitmentto the true student athletewas also appealing.”

Losing five seniorscan harm a team, butKruszinski feels BH willbe ready. He’s anxious to get started andis ready to assess the teams strengths andweaknesses. After all BH men’s basket-ball never rebuilds, it simply reloads.

A team that has had some difficultyreloading in the past has been the Black

Hills State women’s volleyball team.Former Spearfish high school head vol-leyball coach Jhett Albers intends tochange all that.

Albers will be replacing NaomiHatfield who submitted her resignation atthe end of last season. Albers, a formerregion IV coach of the year, has hadmany opportunities to meet with theplayers this summer, and looks forward

to coaching them to a successful season.As a former NAIA academic All-

American, Albers is not only a goodcoach, but he also “has a strong teaching

background that leads itselfto classroom support aswell as on-the-court skills,”said BH athletic DirectorDave Little.

In recognition of a longlasting tradition of JacketFootball, there have been afew anniversary eventsscheduled for this upcom-ing weekend.

Scheduled eventsinclude a steak fry, a golftournament, a team meetingfor alumni players, coaches,trainers, and cheerleaders, atailgate social, and a pre-game celebration before thefootball squad squares offagainst Dickinson State inthe season opener at 5:00PM.

Black Hills StateUniversity has always been known foroutstanding athletic organizations, Idoubt that 1999 will be any different.Good luck to all of our hard workingintercollegiate athlete’s in this years ath-letic season.

Yellow Jackets sports seasons look promisingMen’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams under new leadershipJustin VarlandAssistant Editor