UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | May 05, 2026

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From food truck to storefront: Noodles & Dumplings Co. expands in St. George

From food truck to brand new store, Noodles & Dumplings Co. has been cooking up authentic, fresh and unique Chinese dishes since 2022. “We were thinking, maybe we can make food and bring our authentic Chinese food to St. George, and then we started a food truck,” said Dawa, one of the restaurant co-owners, from […]

OPINION | Individuals need to take the Great ShakeOut more seriously

Safety precautions and preparations are the new cool, and more people should be excited and willing to participate. Every year, the Utah Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management holds an annual earthquake preparation day on the third Thursday of April. This year, the drill was held April 16 around 10 a.m., but registrants […]

New Utah law will make voter registration records public starting May 25

In early April, hundreds of social media posts flooded users’ feeds, mentioning a new Utah registration law that will prevent Utah residents voter records from remaining completely anonymous. The previously mentioned posts were posted in response to Utah voters receiving a letter in the mail stating: “You are receiving this notice because currently your voter […]

OPINION | Avoiding embarrassment: The modern day plague

Embarrassment avoidance and social anxiety are the most prevalent, widespread and most crippling diseases of the modern day. Studies by the National Institute of Mental Health show that around 30% of all U.S. adults will experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their life. Even if we aren’t officially diagnosed with a disorder, we […]

Utah Tech celebrates Brooks the Bison with annual birthday carnival

During D-Week in 2016, Utah Tech University introduced the Trailblazer identity and a new mascot, Brooks the Bison. Every spring semester, Utah Tech celebrates its mascot with Brooks’ Birthday Carnival event. This year, the event was held April 10, with the Utah Tech Student Association partnering with the Utah Tech Alumni Association to plan and run […]

From Uno to Dungeons & Dragons, Utah Tech Table Top Game Club welcomes all players

From games like Uno and Clue, to Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, Utah Tech University’s Table Top Game Club has a game for anyone.  Originally called the Games Club, it was founded in 2022 by Utah Tech alumnus Colin Doyle. The club had humble beginnings, and at one point, Doyle was in charge […]

Hundreds gather in St. George for nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest

St. George saw its own gathering, with hundreds of protesters gathering in Vernon Worthen Park to engage in an afternoon of live music renditions, speeches and street side demonstrations.  In a showing of distaste for the Trump presidency, millions of Americans nationwide gathered in their respective cities March 28 in a day of protest. Attendees […]

Golden hour and good company: Photo Club hosts street photography shoot

On March 25 in downtown Santa Clara, Utah Tech University’s Photo Club gathered around sunset at Frei’s Market to hold a street photography event. Around 10 participants gathered, some for photography and others to model. The group headed west on Santa Clara Drive before stopping around Heritage Square to take photos under the golden light […]

OPINION | A student’s take on Utah Tech University’s name, tradition

Name changes of universities do matter, but empowering the community through embracing tradition is equally important. The Utah Tech University name change, previously named Dixie State University, is one of the most important and controversial changes the university has made in its long history. While some argue that the Dixie name is important to the […]