UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | April 24, 2024

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Men’s basketball heads for the road

The Dixie State University men’s basketball team has its longest road trip of the season ahead of them as they prepare for Metropolitan State University-Denver on Jan. 10 and Chadron State University on Jan. 11. The Trailblazers are coming off a tough one-point overtime loss to Colorado School of Mines. The final score of 79-80 […]

Women’s volleyball moves onto RMAC semifinals

After defeating Colorado State University-Pueblo 3-1 on Nov. 19, the Dixie State University women’s volleyball team is set to play the No. 2 seed, Metropolitan State University-Denver, on Nov. 22. MSU-Denver is a team the Trailblazers have yet to defeat. DSU started with a two-set lead against Pueblo with both sets ending at 25-19. Late […]

Trailblazer football ends season with program best overall record

The Dixie State University football team wrapped up its final Division II season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic conference with the most wins in the program’s history. After defeating Adams State University, 35-10, the Trailblazer’s final record improved to 8-3, topping last season’s 7-4 record. This year’s team and coaching staff was full of new […]

DSU men’s soccer moves on to RMAC semifinal round

The Dixie State University men’s soccer team sealed the program’s first-ever postseason victory after defeating Westminster College in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament on Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium. The Trailblazers defeated the Griffins, 1-0, after forward Moises Medina, a senior general studies major from Mesquite, Nevada, […]

Miss Dixie 2020: Morgan Olson advocates for children in hospitals

St. George community members, Dixie State University students and family members filled the Cox Performing Arts Center on Tuesday night in support of the 68th annual Miss Dixie pageant that began as a DSU homecoming tradition in 1951.  Morgan Olson, a freshman communication studies major from Spanish Fork, won the competition and now serves as […]

Yoga classes help students stress levels, academic performance

Maintaining success in college courses can be stressful for everyone, but Dixie State University offers a variety of yoga classes that will help students unwind and relax. Included in the fitness, adventure, sport techniques catalog, DSU offers kundalini yoga, intermediate kundalini yoga, vinyasa yoga and yoga for athletic performance. These classes are all worth one […]

Campus View Suites Phase II expected 2021

As Dixie State University nears full capacity of beds in its on-campus and private housing, a new student housing complex, currently referred to as ‘Campus View Suites Phase II’, is expected to make its debut in 2021 in efforts to accommodate the increasing rate of student enrollment. The construction of Campus View Suites Phase II […]

Women’s volleyball sweeps South Dakota Mines

The Dixie State University women’s volleyball team swept South Dakota School of Mines on Saturday for its second conference game victory, advancing the Trailblazers to a six-game win streak. Middle blocker/outside hitter To’a Faleao, a senior recreation and sports management major from Lehi, led the Trailblazers to victory, accomplishing her personal best of 18 kills […]

DSU football takes tough home opener loss

The Dixie State University football team kicked off their season with a tough 36-7 loss at home against No. 9 Colorado State University-Pueblo. According to DSU Athletics, Trailblazer stadium held a record number of fans with over 6,500 in attendance. Head coach Paul Peterson said: “The atmosphere was great, it was packed, [and] the fans […]

New tunnel creates easy access to campus for students

After years of planning and six months of construction, the new pedestrian underpass located at 400 South is open to St. George residents and Dixie State University students. Thanks to the Utah Department of Transportation and a partnership among DSU, the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization and the city of St. George, the idea of a […]