The fate of the 2020 Dixie Awards might be uncertain, but the effort put in by the nominees is nothing to ignore. What are the Dixie Awards? According to its webpage, the Dixie Awards is an annual formal event patterned after the Academy Awards, meant to recognize the best and brightest at Dixie State University. […]
You’re in an elevator on campus and when you look up, you see that the displayed elevator permit expired the year you were born. Most people would probably panic and run out of the elevator. I decided to investigate. The permit displayed in the Kenneth N. Gardner Student Center’s elevator expired Dec. 18, 1998; the […]
Dixie State University violated a Utah System of Higher Education policy and a Utah code when publicly announcing its annual Truth in Tuition meeting. Because of this, an additional meeting has been scheduled so it can fulfill policy and code requirements. According to USHE policy R511-4.1, which outlines requirements for Truth in Tuition, “After consultation […]
The Student Fee Allocation Committee has wrapped up this year’s hearings to decide which organizations on campus will have increases and decreases in student funding. Each year, the SFAC reviews student fees and makes recommendations to the board of trustees about which fees to increase or decrease in regard to each fee-funded organization. The organizations […]
Students often have a tendency to forget professors are people and don’t treat them with the respect they should. Bad grade on a test? “The professor didn’t teach the material well enough.” Too many assignments? “Clearly, the professor doesn’t remember what it’s like to be a college student.” Got a lower grade than expected after […]
Though the 2019 strain of the new coronavirus hasn’t reached Utah, it’s still having an impact on Dixie State University. A trip to DSU was canceled for 20 high school students and their parents from Dalian, China due to the coronavirus outbreak. “None of the students have contracted the virus, but [their] coordinator thought it […]
Kobe Bryant should not be the new NBA logo. Close to 3 million people have signed a Change.org petition to make Bryant part of the NBA logo since his death on Jan. 26. The petition was apparently the first to hit 1 million signatures in 2020 and is the fastest-growing petition within 48 hours of […]
Dixie State University is in the process of solidifying its vision statement and goals for the 2020-2025 strategic plan. According to the most recent version of the vision statement, “DSU will be a premier open and inclusive comprehensive polytechnic university distinguished through an ethos of innovation and entrepreneurship and the achievement of exceptional student learning […]
This year marks the first time Dixie State University students can travel to Mount Everest’s South Base Camp in Nepal as part of the Study Abroad program. Jenny Callahan, study abroad program coordinator, said summer 2020 is the first year the Nepal program has been offered and it’s already full. She said the program was […]
Same-sex colleges and classrooms are entirely problematic. Contrary to what my colleague thinks, Dixie State University should not experiment with same-sex education. To start, implementing same-sex classrooms is an expensive endeavor. At least one teacher of each sex needs to be hired, possibly more depending on the school size and scheduling requirements. More classrooms are […]
