UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | April 29, 2024

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Job fair attracts employment-seeking students

Hopeful students and local employers gathered in the Gardner Student Center ballroom September 7 for the annual job fair.  A maze of tables lined the room with representatives from 41 employers including Ydraw, Panda Express and Farm Bureau Financial Services. The job fair ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, and hosted over 320 students.  […]

Upward: Change opens door for opportunity

When Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant is change,” he wasn’t kidding. Greek philosophers are long gone, but this statement is still true. It seems no matter how hard we humans try to develop comfortable and predictable lives, the universe has a way of throwing a kink in our plans when we are least […]

Social issues, variety to be highlighted at 2016 DOCUTAH film festival

Allie Macier picks up a catalog one week before DOCUTAH, and circles all the documentaries she hopes to see. Macier, a senior communication major from St. George, said she found herself in the digital film emphasis after a supportive adviser encouraged her to find a career path. She has been an avid supporter of the […]

Upward: Making tough decisions will yield reward

One afternoon in November 2014, I came home from work and totally broke down. I am not a crier, but I balled my eyes out. Don’t get me wrong, my life at that point was pretty good. My job paid well, my coworkers were great; I didn’t have much to complain about. But I had […]

n00b News: Microsoft ends production of 360, students say farewell

This week is one for bittersweet farewells.    The Xbox 360 has been around for over 10 years, and Microsoft just announced it is no longer manufacturing the decade-old console. This will also be the last n00b News until next semester.    On the blog “Xbox Wire,” Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of Xbox, wrote a […]

Mental health more salient than perfect grades

Kraten Fox has only been at Dixie State University for one semester and is already learning how to deal with depression and anxiety while being a student. Fox, a freshman computer science major from South Jordan, said it’s been a challenge going to classes and getting assignments done because of his illness.  “I sometimes wake […]

n00b News: Improve life with these 8 free, useful apps for students

Your phone probably distracts you from school, but there is a way to combine fun phone apps and school.       I was riding an elevator on campus this week and seven out of nine of the people riding it with me were glued to their phones. If your phone is going to be in […]

Diversity Week celebrated with food, music, dance

A hint of danger and excitement filled the Eccles Fine Arts Center main stage auditorium as a fire knife dancer began his routine Friday as part of Diversity Week at Dixie State University. The celebration kicked off March 28 with treats in front of the Gardner Student Center. Members of the Multicultural Diversity Center gave […]

Driver transported to hospital after getting t-boned near DSU

Broken glass littered University Avenue as onlookers and those involved gathered around two damaged cars following a collision Wednesday. Campus police said they believe a young woman who was t-boned on the corner of University Avenue and 200 S. at approximately 10:45 a.m. is a student at Dixie State University. Ron Isaacson, captain of DSU […]

n00b News: 6 reasons to get excited about ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6

Do you believe in dragons? April is almost here, and that means that the new season of Game of Thrones is right around the corner, premiering April 24. After receiving a record-breaking number of Emmys in 2015, GoT has captured the attention of an international audience and set many hearts aflame. Warning: This article contains […]