If you’re a student seeking federal aid and don’t have your major decided, you might be in trouble. Students receiving any federal aid — money through grants, work study or student loans — starting in the 2017 summer semester will have to take classes that lead directly toward their degree, said J.D. Robertson, interim assistant vice president of enrollment management. Federal aid change […]
Continuing to cry out cultural appropriation for something as simple as a hairstyle continues to divide us. Marc Jacobs, a well-known fashion designer, was under fire by critics last week for cultural appropriation when he sent Caucasian models down his runway with fake dreads. Cultural appropriation is taking elements of one culture and using them in another and […]
He went 39 years believing it was something everyone suffers from, and now that he knows he has it, he said he’s not ashamed. David Harris, department chair for the media studies department and assistant professor of communication, didn’t know he was living with Attention Deficit Disorder, a behavioral disorder including symptoms such as poor concentration […]
It’s different than tutoring, but faculty say it’s just as effective. Unlike one-on-one sessions with tutoring, supplementary instruction provides more of a group study session-like vibe, giving students a new additional learning resource led by students on Dixie State University’s campus. Instead of focusing a specific student who may be struggling, supplementary instruction targets specific […]
According to new rankings, Dixie State University is not the best. In a list of national rankings this year from College Factual, DSU scored 1,373 out of 1,387. These rankings are based on graduation and retention rates, student loan default rates, and early and mid-career earnings from college graduates. Other rankings listed within DSU’s ranking include […]
A new lecture series is surfacing at Dixie State University, and the speakers are aiming to promote entrepreneurship. The lecture series will consist of entrepreneurs from all over different states, including an upcoming lecture on September 12 with the makers of Squatty Potty. The lecture series is also a class, giving credit to those who attend Mondays at noon in […]
I have anxiety, and I am not ashamed. First off, it is difficult for me to write this, mostly because not a lot of people outside of my friends and family know about it. Having anxiety is frustrating when you are faced with the negative connotation, that I’ll have a mental breakdown over the slightest things. I mainly […]
Behind a rainbow-striped flag and a glass window holds a place some students can now call home. LGBTQ students, staff and faculty now have a new resource center, thanks to a discussion and meeting that took place a little over a year ago, said Christina Duncan, assistant director of the multicultural and inclusion center and presidential […]
It’s something no young adult ponders, and it affects how fast we want to go in our brand new cars. Young adults, myself included, are somewhat busy and especially lazy. We take things for granted: having a car that mom and dad helped us buy, receiving scholarships that help us get through school, and for […]
There’s a lack of support surrounding sexual assault victims. I wrote an article last week about the documentary “The Hunting Ground” and the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. It was horrifying and eye-opening for me to see what little society does to help protect and support sexual assault victims. The typical […]