Fall is in the air even with St. George still at 80 degrees. We are nearing Halloween night, and I went out and experienced three events only featured this time of the year. Staheli Family Farm 3400 S. Washington Fields Road Washington, Utah The Staheli Family Farm started out with a corn maze to promote […]
Washington County gets 300 days of sunshine a year, but that doesn’t mean this sunny town is exempt from a ghost or two lurking in the shadows. Perhaps you’ve heard some of the nearby stories like the Mountain Meadows Massacre where over a hundred people were killed by a Mormon militia, been told about old […]
College is our opportunity to grow out of our procrastinating habits. It is natural for our generation to procrastinate using social media and TV season binges. College adds a few more procrastination opportunities having weekly events with free food, intramural sports, and other opportunities, but college is actually a great time […]
Universities and college students are missing the point of general education. I thoroughly enjoyed my general education classes, but I didn’t know what I wanted to major in at the time, and I am one of the students who genuinely enjoys learning beyond just receiving a passing letter grade. My general education didn’t help me pick my major, […]
The film program started in a lunchroom nine years ago and now has a full studio that will be up and running by the end of next semester. Phil Tuckett, assistant professor of communication, said the film emphasis is not only transitioning into a degree but will be leaving media studies for the college of […]
Members of the Dixie State University Student Association decided to ditch the formal homecoming dance and try a Halloween party instead this year. The 2016 DSU homecoming is still full of all the same traditions, like painting the “D,” Miss Dixie, Rock the Mall, the drive-in movie, the homecoming parade and football game, but DSUSA […]
New changes to Dixie State University’s dining services aim toward any time dining and ruling out future franchises. Martin Peterson, director of campus dining services, said after student surveys, feedback groups and working with David Porter, food service consultant and CEO of Porter Khouw Consulting, last spring, he decided anytime dining is the best food […]
It takes two to have a debate, and it takes one to talk about his campaign. Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes took the stage by himself without his challenger, Jon Harper, former Democratic attorney general candidate, in the Eccles Fine Arts Center at Dixie State University Sept. 21. Harper canceled the debate and dropped out […]
Once upon a time, there was a world with no technology brought to life through children’s play. Utah artists painted and a few sculpted childhood memories of their own, their children, or other children for the Sears Art Museum Gallery’s “Go Out & Play” exhibit. Like a child’s messy playroom, board games, antique toys, hopscotch […]
The chili pepper on ratemyprofessor.com might actually play a role in the classroom. According to the new study “Effects of Instructor Attractiveness on Learning” from the University of Nevada, students’ grades might improve if students are taught by attractive professors. In the study, 131 college students listened to the same 20-minute online lecture while looking at […]
