“Martin Luther King, Jr., because he freed my people from
slavery.”

—Ben Ferrero,
22, senior,
Construction Management major, of Bayard

I want to thank Mr. Gonzalez for the research he does on this column, but I have some questions about the latest article in the January 19 edition titled, “‘Heaven’ more fiction than fact, thank God.”

I think Christopher Titus said it best, “When did mediocrity become excellence in our country? … Music is dead in 2011 because Lady Gaga lives. Really? Is that the best we can do? Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-poker face. Really? … This midget with a speech impediment is music, really? This vapid, pop cancer, Madonna mini-me? She makes Miley Cyrus look like John Lennon.” Yes, I don’t like Lady Gaga.

A fully functioning, temperature-regulated sign produced by manufacturer Daktronics of Brooking, S.D., will soon greet visitors to Chadron State’s northwest corner of campus.

A selection of CSC students and coaches contribute their predications for who will 2012′s Super Bowl XLVI.

Chelsea Waldorf, junior of Hill City, S.D., and Nathaniel Martens, junior of Newton, Kan., were selected from about 15 applicants to receive the Chadron State College Education Application Scholarship.

Waldorf, a psychology major, and Marten, a criminal justice major, were notified just before Christmas break and were officially awarded the $500 scholarships at the beginning of the current semester.

Student Senate has been working on renewing Senate’s constitution for the past few months. According to Vice President James Bahensky, the Student Association Constitution is dated and in need of revision.

More than 20 applicants have applied for the dean of liberal arts/teaching and learning position, Joel Hyer, dean for B.E.A.M.S.S. and search committee-chair, said Tuesday.

The job opening created by Charles Snare’s recent promotion was announced by the college Dec. 6, 2011.

A committee of eight is in the planning process for a Centennial time capsule. It is going to be placed in the middle of the Flag Plaza sometime in late April.

The time capsule is estimated to cost $1,311 and is being funded by the Administration and Finance operating budget.

Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre is alive with anticipation. Plywood facades spring up to cover demure black walls. Stage lights ignite, illuminating actors who pace the black floors in practiced patterns.