UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | April 26, 2024

Author: Arielle Cabrera

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OPINION: Step up and vote for Super Tuesday

With Super Tuesday coming up, the future of America is shifting ever so slightly but with a lot of votes, it can change the way you want it to. New voters are turning 18 and questioning how the voting process works. I didn’t even gain interest in voting till I turned 19, which left me […]

DSU Symphony Orchestra recognizing new and old composers

The Dixie State University Symphony Orchestra students are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Zion National Park and the 250th anniversary of Beethoven. A three-piece concert featuring the never before heard Re (Creating) Zion was held Feb. 22 was held in the Cox Auditorium. Re (Creating) Zion was composed by Steven Ricks and featured faculty soloists […]

New sushi restaurant opens in St. George

 St. George is now home to three Asian cuisine restaurants: Benja’s Sushi, Sakura Sushi and now Kabuto Sushi.     Kabuto Sushi is connected to Sushi Loca, a thriving sushi restaurant in Las Vegas that has been around for 15 years. Kay Lee, the owner of both sushi restaurants, said Kabuto Sushi has a sushi bar and […]

New LGBTQ coordinator to focus on inclusion

  Dixie State University’s LGBTQ students can now access their resource center with a new LGBTQ coordinator to greet them.   After a search committee of faculty and staff interviewed and recommended her for the job, she was hired and ready to start on Jan. 27.   Elizabeth Aguirre graduated from DSU in fall 2019 and has been […]

DSU making additions to gender-neutral facilities

The Human Performance Center and Innovation Plaza are the newset buildings to add to the gender-neutral and all-access facilities on campus. According to a document being compiled by Tasha Toy, multicultural inclusion center director, 15 gender-neutral bathrooms are available on campus. The HPC and Innovation Plaza have had five gender-neutral bathrooms built into them, and […]

Campus View Suites II groundbreaking, more to come in 2020

 President Richard “Biff” Williams announced on Jan. 31 the groundbreaking of Campus View Suites II, a possibility of Campus View Suites III, and highlighted a few additional changes coming to campus.   The new Campus View Suites will be located where Shiloh Hall is now, which has been on campus for more than 60 years. It […]

OPINION: Anime is for everyone

Anime is a genre of the media that has a taste all its own that can be enjoyed by anyone.  I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone tell me “I’m too old to watch that stuff” or “isn’t that for super geeks?” The biggest misconception in the United States about anime is that […]

LGBTQ Coordinator missing for a full semester

Dixie State University is rapidly growing, which means each of the diverse groups on campus are growing as well, but not all groups have the full-time support they need. The LGBTQ students on campus have been without a coordinator for a full semester. The position had only been filled between 2016 and 2019 by two […]

Veterans week celebration to honor, appreciate veterans

Veterans Day comes by every year to remind families, friends and loved ones why appreciating veterans is important to our society. Family legacies, deaths and loss of loved ones is a possibility all those who serve face. “This year is a big date because Monday will be the 100th anniversary of Armistice [day]” Randy Jasmine, […]