The Mystician

1st Place - Jaycelin Coronado Bismarck State College just held its annual Pet Photo Contest, where students could enter photos of their pets during the BSC Club Fair to see if their pet would be voted as the favorite. This was the third year of this event and was created and coordinated by Erin Schwalk, the Congress of Student Organizations adviser. It all started in the spring of 2024, during a meeting of club officers. The event was inspired by a growing desire to find a

A Shameless Plug and a Crochet Update Hello y’all. The two weeks since the last issue has been busy busy busy. Kayla, Kerstin, and I have worked plenty of hours putting together and publishing 88.4, which is now in your hands. October is gearing up to be an exciting month with The Content Creators Summit happening on Oct. 9. There will be professionals from the communication field and a special keynote speaker. And potentially a student-led class taught by Mystic Media. Al

For 23 years, my world has been defined by concrete walls, the jarring slam of iron gates, and the constant, cold reminder that my physical freedom is completely out of my hands. But throughout all these years of isolation from the world, the strongest bars I have ever faced aren’t the ones made of steel. My greatest battles have been during the darkest of nights where severe depression took hold. I have looked straight into the quiet, heavy whispers of suicidal thoughts at t

The Lindsay Clancy case has been growing more attention over social media and the news over the past few weeks. The case comes from originally a triple murder suicide attempt after a mother was charged with killing and strangling her three young children. But people online and students on campus have different opinions on the case. The case grew popular on social media because of the multiple inconsistencies in the case, but has also provided a reminder of how important men