diff --git a/datenschleuder.cls b/datenschleuder.cls
index 4e6a6c2..e069978 100644
--- a/datenschleuder.cls
+++ b/datenschleuder.cls
@@ -119,12 +119,18 @@
 
 \newenvironment{DSarticle}[1][]{%
     \newpage
+    \setcounter{section}{0}
 	\setkeys{DSarticleKeys}{#1}%
    	\maketitle
     \begin{multicols}{2}
     }{%
     \end{multicols}
 }
+\newenvironment{DSfigure}
+  {\par\medskip\noindent\minipage{\linewidth}
+  }{%
+  \endminipage\par\medskip}
+
 
 \newcounter{NumOfLetters}
 \setcounter{NumOfLetters}{0}