Words have power, especially when it comes to body image, as the hosts of the “Body Image Literacy Workshop” clearly demonstrated. The Women’s Resource Center at Dixie State University hosted the “Body Image Literacy Workshop,” inviting several speakers to come Monday and present in the Zion Room in the Jeffery R. Holland Centennial Commons, and speak on […]
Dixie State University’s cross-country team faced a competitive field Saturday. The women’s team placed fourth out of eight teams, over a five-kilometer race. Noelle Hele, a sophomore biology major from Apple Valley, California, led the Trailblazer women to the finish line with her sixteenth place finish and time of 19:36.44. “I was surprised I was […]
For Samantha Park, suicide seemed like the only way she could see an end to a life that had become unbearable. “Every day I come home with loser written all over my face,” said Park, a junior psychology major from Nephi, reading from journal entries reaching back to her sixth-grader self. “I wrote a list […]
Higher education is expensive enough without the added struggle of paying for childcare. According to Higher Education Today.edu, about 15 percent of college students are single parents. If there is no family able to watch their child while at classes or work, these single parents would need to put their children in daycare. According to […]
Cross-country Trailblazers blasted through Flagstaff, Arizona, to secure top spots in their season’s opening meet Saturday. Ranked in the open division, the women’s team raced 2.6 miles to secure a first place overall win for Dixie State University, while the men’s team ran 4.5 miles and placed second overall. Alyssa Haring, a freshman undeclared major […]
I don’t deserve money to pay for my education just because I’m a racial minority in America. I received an email from Christina Duncan, the assistant director of the multicultural and inclusion center, just before the start of the semester. In the email, she mentioned I had the potential to receive a scholarship. Since less student debt […]
The case of the City of St. George v. Varlo Davenport may be over, but matters are far from being settled. After almost two years of evidence gathering, hearings, subpoenas and more, Davenport, a former theater professor at Dixie State University, was found to be not guilty of assault July 15. The overall tone of […]
I’ve always wanted to elope. So what was I doing in a bridal shop looking at intimidating, poofy and expensive gowns? Easy: I adore my future in-laws, and it is important to them their son and I have a traditional wedding. In the interest of forcing myself to try on bridal dresses, I thought I […]
You don’t want to start your summer stressed out and exhausted. By the time most of us have made it through the mental wringer of finals, we are exhausted from long study sessions, perhaps jittery from too much caffeine, and feeling gross from eating more junk food than normal. These conditions have described me […]
You should really go live with some strangers. Not in a stranger-danger way, but I mean you should try living in student housing. While it might be tempting to say you’re going to save money and just live at home throughout college, there are some important reasons to wave goodbye to mom and dad. Money […]