UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | April 16, 2024

Author: Landen Vancil

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Choir singers draw deep breath for upcoming concerts

The Dolores Doré Eccles Fine Arts Center at Dixie State University will be filled with many different tunes this week as Dixie State University singers take the stage on two different occasions. Over the course of two days, there will be four different groups of DSU singers performing in the Concert Hall. The audience can […]

Watt’s Your Future Worth: Advances in education fueled by energy

Passing a class is important. Passing life is crucial. Without educating ourselves, the crucial challenge of passing life is nearly impossible. There are so many outlets to which we can turn to gain knowledge. I suggest that you use them efficiently. If you don’t have a clue about life and what is going on around you, then […]

DSU to host undergraduate research conference in February

Dixie State University is set to host the ninth annual Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.  As the host university of the February 2015 conference, it is expected that there will be a high level of participation by DSU students. The first step of becoming involved in the conference is for students to identify whom their […]

Dixie Forum focuses on benefits of technology use for education

The Dixie Forum on Sept. 16 featured a Dixie State University student who shared his insights on technology in education. Kai Anderson, a junior computer science major from St. George, addressed a handful of students, faculty and staff and community members. Anderson shared with the audience how technology can be beneficial to both students and […]

Silence echoes at 9/11 remembrance event

Members of the community and Dixie State University students gathered to remember and pay tribute to the events of 9/11.  The chairs were not filled, but not because there weren’t students participating. Students filled the steps to the Holland Building and overflowed into the standing area on the encampment mall.  There was a silence over […]

Watt’s Your Future Worth?: Study up on energy to ‘pass life’

The truth of the matter is, we don’t know how long we are going to live.  Hopefully we all live happy, healthy lives, but in all reality, you or I could wake-up tomorrow to find out that we have been diagnose with an incurable disease. You or I could live another 73 years, or we could […]

Students still find parking spots despite walking distances

Dixie State University officials recognize that parking is tight in some parking lots, but know there is still enough parking at DSU for all students and faculty and staff. There are 2,160 allotted parking spaces for students, said Bill Hughes, athletics accountant and parking cashier. About 3,000 permits have already been sold to students. There […]

DocUtah attracts world-wide audience

The fifth annual DocUtah film festival brought together students, community members and other individuals from all over the world to view and present independently filmed documentaries. The festival continues to grow in size each year. As Phil Tuckett, artistic director of DocUtah and assistant professor of communications, addressed the audience at the kick-off event Sept. 2, he […]

Our View: Housing Options

Administration at Dixie State University is aware that both on- and off-campus student housing is in desperate need of attention. The question is, what type of attention are students wanting them to give? Students have been asked to share with administration what they feel would improve DSU housing. There is not enough student housing for all of […]

Academic attractions influence enrollment

It turns out that students don’t just come to Dixie State University for the practically year-round warm weather. Although the nice weather in St. George was a factor in his decision to attend DSU, it wasn’t the only factor or the most important, said Sam Werrett, a freshman psychology major from West Jordan.  Now that […]