Matt Devore, Warren Anderson and Tim Long are Dixie State University’s newly elected DSU Student Association executive council members. The student body president position was snatched by Devore, a junior integrated studies major from Mesquite, Nevada, who defeated Kayla Coolbear, a senior art major from Livermore, California, with 1,274 votes compared to the 493 that […]
This year’s Vagina Project was heavy with themes of body acceptance, rape culture, sexuality and cupcakes that looked like vaginas. The project began Wednesday and ended Friday. The events were held in the North Plaza and the Eccles Fine Arts Center. A handful of departments across campus participated in the events, including dance, theater, art and psychology. […]
Students at Dixie State University can look forward to new academic programs, housing and a human performance center on campus soon thanks to the board of trustees. The trustees meeting began Friday morning with an update on the Zion National Park experiential learning program. Eric Pedersen, science and technology dean, said the program has received support from […]
If the word “vagina” scares you, the 2015 Vagina Project may be the most important event you attend at Dixie State University this year. The Vagina Project was organized for the first time last year to raise awareness for women’s issues through a variety of lenses. Due to last year’s huge success, the 2015 Vagina Project’s […]
Students voting for their student leaders must put their lazy tendencies aside if they really want their favorite candidate to win elections this year. Chief Justice Alex Lambson, a senior computer science major from Orem, said no one is running unopposed this year, and getting students to vote in the primaries as well as the […]
Spring enrollment is up, but Dixie State University officials are on the edge of their seats for fall. According to the “Spring 2015 Third Week Headcount Enrollment Report” from the Utah System of Higher Education, there is no consistent growth between institutions throughout the state, but total headcount at DSU has risen 1.4 percent since […]
Apps can be used to enrich the college experience, and I’m not talking about Candy Crush. Sure, applications on your mobile device like Pandora or Trivia Crack can be great stress-relievers, but there are many other free apps available to help students with their professional lives. Professors should also embrace the tech-takeover. Every student learns […]
The Pagan Ideology Club meets every Sunday afternoon, and no, its members don’t perform blood sacrifices or cast down evil when they gather. The goal of the club is to open up awareness of different spiritual paths and increase basic knowledge of Paganism on Dixie State University’s campus, said Flora Ipaktchian, Pagan Ideology Club president […]
There is no excuse for students to leave Dixie State University unprepared for the professional workforce. I often hear about my classmates taking the easiest internship opportunity that presents itself, sometimes even interning at their current place of work. Dear friends: You are only hurting yourselves. Upon graduation, students are thrown to the sharks of […]
Social justice, anti-discrimination and unity filled the walls of the Gardner Center in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The Gardner Center lounge area filled quickly yesterday as Bryan Hotchkins, a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Utah, prepared to give his speech to pay tribute to King Jr. Adam Ross, Multicultural Diversity Center […]