A university should not be a place where you have to worry about getting shot. However, this horrific circumstance has become a reality as gun violence continues to grow in the United States. Just this past October, Alexis McCluskey, a University of Utah student, was shot and killed on campus. One way to prevent this dreadful […]
An unusual amount of controversy has swept over Dixie State University this year, gaining local and national attention. Now, this controversy has seeped its way into faculty senate, where one member resigned for alleged improper treatment on Nov. 19. Music professor Glenn Webb sent a resignation email out to senate members after a faculty senate […]
In past years, Dixie State University has reported in its Clery Report very few sexual assault numbers. In fact, in 2015 there were allegedly zero reports to campus representatives of rape, statutory rape, incest or fondling. However, Chief of Police Blair Barfuss said there are two things most universities across the country are concerned with: […]
Donald Trump’s recent declaration to end birthright citizenship is based on inaccurate information and negative stereotypes of immigrants. Birthright citizenship refers to the belief that anyone born on U.S. soil becomes a U.S. citizen. This was added to the constitution in 1868 with the 14th Amendment; it reads: “All persons born or naturalized in […]
Since 2014, Dixie State University has been involved in multiple negative press stories surrounding the alleged poor treatment and termination of professors. Publicly, this means petitions, protests and audits. Legally, this means millions of dollars in demand. According to general council Doajo Hicks the following lawsuits have been filed against DSU since 2014: Varlo Davenport […]
The last thing on most high schoolers’ brain is political involvement. Without being of voting age, political life seems meaningless and far away. However, high school is a vital time to teach citizens how to be politically active and establish political efficacy. In a 2016 study conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, only a quarter of […]
Dixie State University continues to discuss the alleged climate of fear on campus that has sparked protests, an audit request and a faculty Call to Action. The Faculty Call to Action was heard by the Faculty Senate on Sept. 27. This document was drafted by five faculty members as a result of former-professor Ken Peterson’s controversial Last […]
One of the most stressful things about going to college is choosing your major – choosing which classes will dominate your schedule and supposedly dictate your future. If you’re like me, you still haven’t decided on this vital, life-altering decision. You don’t see yourself fitting into one box, one title, one major. I have changed my […]
Five Dixie State University faculty members are taking matters into their own hands by crafting a Faculty Call to Action letter that asks colleagues to speak out about the alleged negative work environment on campus. “Over recent years, colleagues have been subject to unreasonable intimidation, investigation, suspension, termination, lack of due process, or some combination […]
The complex web of information regarding former professor Ken Peterson’s dismissal and the Dixie State University administration continues to grow as past allegations against Peterson have recently come to light. Dixie Sun News obtained via a GRAMA request a 13-year-old document that contained the results of an informal investigation of a sexual harassment complaint against Peterson […]
