By Loryn Schuetzle
Raver Staff

Several ghost stories swirl around the School of Mines. There was the believable sighting of Big Foot on campus a few years ago. It is rumored that there have been ghosts in the Connolly dorms in the past. There is a tale about a woman crying and two kids playing that can only be heard between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. by Rapid Creek. However, there is still one mystery that haunts the campus to this day. Continue Reading

Katie Aurand
Raver Editor in Chief

Welcome to our new website! Scroll through the print version of the October 2009 issue of the Raver by clicking on the following link:

http://issuu.com/raver.sdsmt/docs/october_2009

(And yes, we are aware that there are a few grammatical errors. Please forgive us for not having a journalism department. We try our best but we don’t have time to catch everything.)

By Greg Midzak
Raver Intern

Have you ever wondered what the science is behind the “calories in calories out” hypothesis? Conventional Wisdom says that Americans eat “too many calories, too much fat, too much salt, and not enough fiber.” With more than 63 percent of America over-weight, and 31 percent clinically obese, you’d think it’s true. But is it really calories, and fat? Continue Reading

By Katie Aurand
Raver Staff

Engineers can dance; they just choose not to. Maybe it is because they spend so much time sitting while doing their calc homework that their feet do not remember how to move anymore. Maybe instead of watching Footloose they watched Three O’Clock High as a child. Maybe they worry that their left-brain dominated thinking will result in two left feet on the dance floor. Continue Reading

By Scotty Nelson
Raver Guest Writer

Last year I wrote an article in the Raver giving suggestions about how to avoid gaining the excess body fat that some freshmen gain during their first year of college (The Freshman Fifteen). I am writing this article to apologize for making those weight loss suggestions. I made those suggestions based on conventional knowledge of, not on the actual science behind the regulation of weight. I hope this article will debunk the reasons why we gain body fat and in return allow whomever it may concern to make healthy dietary choices. In this article I will explain that obesity is a form malnutrition caused by abnormally high levels of insulin which in return starves the body at a cellular level. Continue Reading

By Jerika Ihnen
Raver Intern

Ever notice how Thursday and Friday classes seem to drop in attendance about every other week?  Yes, it is possible that some students are taking an early weekend, but for a select few student athletes, these days are spent on buses and hotel rooms. This past weekend, the Lady Hardrocker volleyball team traveled to Valley City and Jamestown, N.D. On this seven hour bus trip one could find setter Becky Keilholtz listening to her iPod, watching movies and studying her scouting report, middle hitter Paige Corcoran studying for her upcoming test in Engineering Economics while braiding Katherine Hanson’s hair and outside hitter Madi “X-factor” Lane dreaming about hitting through the Lady Vikings block and scoring the winning point of the match as she took a well deserved nap. Continue Reading