UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | April 19, 2024

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Trailblazer leadership extends to all

Dixie State University’s faculty and staff step into the student’s world in an intensive leadership program. Patterned after the student leadership programs that are available at DSU, the Trailblazer Leadership Development Program is a yearlong course providing faculty and staff the opportunity to grow and develop their leadership skills. “Stronger leaders result in stronger programs, […]

OPINION | General education is what every college student needs

The credits you rush to “get out of the way” actually bring you innumerable benefits. The questions I’ve asked myself include but aren’t limited to: Why am I taking courses like English, sociology and humanities when I am a pre-medical radiography major? Wasn’t high school enough general education? How does my Intro to Dance course […]

Caring for Critters: How DSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee teaches its students

Dixie State University is home to lizards, snakes, scorpions, frogs and of course, students. The animals are part of DSU’s Biology Department Natural Science Museum, which is open for public viewing. When the Science, Engineering, and Technology Building became the new the home for biology, the animals were moved into the Snow Science Building. Truman […]

A Southern Utah staple: Red Rock Canyon Thanksgiving

A 48-year long community tradition serves free Thanksgiving meals to anyone who attends. The event will occur Nov. 25 where food will be served from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Simply show up at Red Rock Canyon School located at 747 E. St. George Blvd. Food will be available to-go or if you would like […]

Students can still celebrate Thanksgiving away from home

Not every student heads to their hometown for Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give thanks from your own dorm room. Students who aren’t able to return home for Thanksgiving still have the ability to create their favorite foods and traditions of the holiday. The reasons for staying at school during Thanksgiving vary from […]

Sports in ’20 compared to ’21

Singing Sweet Caroline and yelling “Defense!” are just two examples of key elements fans add for athletes during games. Those key elements were taken away during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was definitely hard, not being able to feed off the energy,” said Jacob Nicolds, a junior business major from Gilbert, Arizona. “If you hit a big […]

Dixie State University name change taken to state legislature

UPDATE: Proposed name Utah Tech University depends on final vote by Utah State Legislature. The Utah State Legislature set its agenda last week for the special session which started Nov. 8. Included in the session today, was the name change process presented by members of the name change committee, members of the community, and others […]