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OPINION: COVID-19 should be called Chinese Virus without claims of racism

Calling COVID-19 the Chinese Virus is not racist. While it’s been a scary time for most in the wake of recent health crises, there has been some uproar in communities over whether or not we should be saying the COVID-19 virus comes from China. President Donald Trump has not shied away from stating where the […]

Student body president announced: Penny Mills to take office

After a short week and a half, the results for student body president elections declared Penny Mills, a junior communication studies major from Orem, the new president. Mills said she is excited for the opportunity to be student body president and hasn’t fully taken in the results yet. Mills first got the highest votes for […]

Special Collections and Archives Library at DSU provide a blast from the past

One hundred years from now, your grandchildren might be reading this article from when you were in college. Dixie State University has several on-campus resources available to all types of students. One resource, in particular, is the Special Collections and Archives Library located on the third floor of the Jeffery R. Holland Centennial Commons building. […]

A relationship podcast is in the works for next fall

The trouble with love is… Finding out how to handle relationships and the questions that may arise with them is something most college students relate to. A new relationship podcast airing on Radio Dixie, channel 91.3, is aimed at everything relationships and is aiming to gain popularity among students. “There are stigmas that go around, […]

OPINION: DSU needs better balance in majors

Dixie State University needs more majors falling under the political science realm. There’s no doubt DSU has grown in size over the last 10 years, but with this new growth there aren’t enough majors being added in the humanities and social sciences colleges.   DSU currently offers 66 degrees and 44 minors and seven new ones […]

Make your journey through your 20s easier with these tips:

Navigating your 20s can be rough, but it doesn’t have to be. Any tips and tricks for a college student can be helpful; however, when it comes to navigating your years outside of being a teenager, life can be a little tricky. Here are just a few tips from students entering their 20s or are […]

DSU track and field has record-breaking start to season

Dixie State University’s women’s track and field team is running circles around its competitors. The team competed at the Rossi Relay hosted by Claremont Mudd Scripps in Claremont, California. The Trailblazers competed in 13 events where they came away with breaking or tying eight school records. Billie Hatch, a junior majoring in criminal justice from […]

Inclusiveness at DSU grows as new neurodiversity club forms

Inclusivity at Dixie State University is becoming more prevalent through the new neurodiversity club. The club caters to students who are neurodiverse. Neurodiversity recognizes the differences other students may have in the ways of dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism, tourette syndrome, etc. Beverly Clark, the administrative assistant for Disability Resource Center, said the club is just a […]

OPINION: Scholarship hunting needs to be made easier

Scholarships are great when you actually know about them. College is expensive and having a scholarship or multiple scholarships helps to ease the financial burden given to students. Before heading into college, I already had an idea that I would at least receive something for my academics due to my high GPA. I made the […]

Men’s basketball wins senior night after game-changing halftime talk

Dixie State University men’s basketball won its senior night with a heated game against Fort Lewis University. Jack Pagenkopf, a senior business administration major from Brooklyn, New York, scored a career-high 27 points, rounding out the night with an all-time assist in the season. The energy was flat for the first half of the game […]