Imagine seeing one of your peers being thrown and kicked down the hallway in school — for simply being exactly who he or she is. This is the image that members of the Gay Straight Alliance at Dixie State University are painting for students in order to encourage them to learn more about gender identity. The […]
I don’t know about you, but I would not trust some 18-year-old kid who lacks sufficient confidence to poke and prod at me with a needle. Technicians at plasma donation centers have told me that anyone out of high school can work there. Yes, they are required to complete training on site, but they are […]
A new, wacky-named doughnut shop straight from the East Coast is making heads turn. The Fractured Prune, located at 1091 N. Bluff St., is serving unique, customizable doughnuts that come straight off the conveyor belt fresh and warm, ready to be dipped to the customer’s liking. The doughnut shop was founded nearly 30 years ago […]
Although she never met him, to her, Spencer Bell wasn’t just anybody. After a painful, 11-day battle, Bell—a poet, musician and artist—died of adrenal cancer in 2006. The Spencer Bell Legacy Project aims to keep Bell’s artistic legacy alive by sharing his story. Kola Weisbrich, a senior communication major from Inyokern, Calif., stumbled upon Bell’s music […]
As Phi Beta Pi is caught in a whirlwind of national controversy surrounding Dixie State University, its leaders strive to keep on keeping on. Although the club is still under restraints by DSU administration to deny Greek letters in its name, President Indigo Klabanoff, a senior communication major from Boston, said all the national recognition means the […]
This morning as I was making breakfast, my fiancé was reading me a forum discussion that was playing out on a popular discussion website, 4Chan. Even though much of 4Chan’s content is explicit, grotesque and straight-up creepy, there’s usually something worthwhile to read if you look in the right place. This particular thread argued that […]
Student volunteers are needed at a local non-profit animal supporting organization. PAWS (providing animals with support) was established in 2002, and has grown exponentially, and has helped save nearly 1,000 animals in the St. George area. All work is voluntary and the profits go straight to the animals they sponsor. PAWS is employed with canine and […]
It’s as though the actors get younger and better each fall at the Field of Screams, but that’s not the only way Staheli Family Farm has stepped up its game this year. The family-owned farm has been in operation for years, and it holds fall and Halloween-themed attractions annually. The time that goes into setting up […]
The St. George City Council voted to rename 700 East to University Avenue, and while it has high hopes, it falls just a little short. Administration at Dixie State University is heading in the right direction; it just needs to include the community and get non-student residents excited as well. Renaming this popular street will […]
We live in the most selfish country in the entire world. Another depression is coming; it’s brewing and hiding where the common man won’t find it. The generation preceding my own has completely changed my life and my children’s lives forever. Thanks to all their credit, credit, credit, we’re heading down, down, down. The American […]
