UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | March 28, 2024

Author: Julia Bell

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Women’s games lack fan support

She shoots. She scores. Nobody sees, cares or cheers. According to Dixie State College’s athletic webpage, the Red Storm men’s basketball team ranked third in overall game attendance for the 2011-2012 season among Division II teams. So why do people not attend women’s athletics? Some say it is because the games are low-scoring.  When people go to a […]

Scholarship deferments increase with LDS missionary age change

An increase of students leaving Dixie State College means more scholarship deferments. In December 2012, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lowered the missionary service age. Men are able to leave when they reach 18 years and older and women can enter the mission field when they are 19 years and older. Many DSC students […]

Rugby team preps for Vegas Invitational

After a strong showing at its home tournament, the rugby team is looking toward national playoffs. Dixie State College hosted a 15’s tournament in Mesquite, Nev., on Jan. 11 and 12. Eight teams from Utah and Idaho attended the tournament. “The tournament went great,” said team captain and outside center Brad Godinet, a senior psychology […]

Reality TV entertaining, potentially educational

The tribe has spoken, you have been eliminated from the race, please pack your knives and go. These sayings have been in my life since I can remember.  You cannot turn on your TV during primetime television and not have the option to watch a reality TV show.  While some frown upon the so-called trashy, controversial […]

DSC community awaits inevitable growth

Students are looking forward to the opportunities available that come with university status.  The city of St. George and Dixie State College have steadily grown. With growth comes new businesses and higher student enrollment. Now that DSC is becoming a university, many feel St. George and DSC will continue to grow. Students hope that more businesses will be attracted to St. George because of […]

Intramural sports awaiting new ‘Dynasty Teams’

With no dominant team this year, the intramural champion spots are wide open. Students will have their chance to claim a championship in 26 different sports and activities this semester. The sports include basketball, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, billiards, soccer, dodge ball, dunk contest, skills test, softball, sand soccer, “Madden NFL 13″ tournament, FIFA tournament, 2K12 tournament and […]

Extracurricular opportunities increase with new club additions

Slacklining, watching movies, partying, making friends—there’s a club for that. The number of clubs on campus has been increasing over the past year. Eight new clubs were added to the already existing 66 this past semester.  Greg Noel, a senior psychology major from Las Vegas and vice president of clubs and organizations, said his main […]