The Mystician

Homecoming Royalty - Homecoming king and queen Jah Gulley and Piper Harris pose for a picture. Bismarck State College wrapped up its Homecoming week on Sept. 26. Throughout the week, there were many campus and community events. Students participated in laser tag, beep bingo, painting activities, and a tailgating party. An Alumni Panel discussion occurred in the Student Union and students were encouraged to ask questions about career success. Homecoming Week concluded with BS

Dylan Kahl Assistant Professor for Graphic Design and Communications Q: What do you do at Bismarck State College? A: [I] teach Graphic Design & Communications Q: If you could choose one song to play every time you walk into a room, what song would you choose? Why? A: “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits Q: If you had to explain your current job to a 5-year-old, what would you say? A: [I] teach people how to make logos. Q: From your perspective, what is the best part o

During a conversation in the office about past classes, I brought up that part of my sixth grade reading class was about birds. Then I brought up a few other things I learned and quickly discovered that there are quite a few subjects I was taught simply because my sixth grade reading and social studies teacher wanted to. So this letter goes out to him. In sixth grade, we were separated by reading scores and placed in reading classes. I was placed with my social studies teach

I love opinions. Opinions are a fundamental pillar of humanity. If we didn’t have opinions we’d more closely resemble bees. Most people don’t think alike and that’s a good thing, it allows more nuance and complexity when talking about a subject. However, there are multiple ways people can have, what I consider to be, a bad opinion. The first type of bad opinions are the ones that aren’t opinions. People can claim “In my opinion!” all they want, what they’re saying is objecti