Suicide bombing, divine contracts with God and promises of 72 virgins were all topics of discussion during the first Dixie Forum of the semester. Shadman Bashir, a visiting professor of law and international relations, lectured for an hour and answered questions about holy war, perceptions of Islam, and the meaning of jihad. Bashir studied law […]
In an episode of “Seinfeld,” George Costanza is invited up to a woman’s apartment after a date for a late night cup of “coffee,” but he declines, and almost immediately afterward realizes she may not have meant “just coffee,” and laments his mistake. Costanza may have missed an opportunity for – ahem – quality time […]
Students at Dixie State University can now dance their way to a diploma. DSU administrators have announced the availability of a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in dance beginning this fall. After the proposal for the degree was approved by the board of regents and multiple committees on campus, it finished the approval process […]
Hannah Montana once told me everybody makes mistakes; everybody has those days. She was absolutely right. For her, the mistake could have been writing that awful song. For most of us, it will be the things we look back on and rather than remembering why we did them, we’ll remember many of our peers were doing the same […]
If you feel like there’s not enough emphasis on custom, quality neckwear in the fashion industry today, then know a group of Dixie State University students know how you feel and have come up with a solution. Accidental Gentleman is a new company started by students at DSU that specializes in custom, screen printed neckties. […]
Pennyboards are like puppies: Everyone wants one, but not everyone has the time or patience required to get the most out of owning one. Pennyboards, the plastic skateboards modeled after the skateboards from the ’70s, have steadily risen in popularity since 2011 when Penny Skateboards was founded. They come in a variety of colors and in […]
If you were born almost a century ago, by now you would likely have some impressive stories. Andrew Barnum, adjunct biology professor and curator of the Dixie State University Museum of Natural History, is nearing 91 years old and certainly has his fair share of tales to tell. Born in 1924 and raised in Mesquite, […]
If there’s one thing I hate about taking a selfie, it’s that my arms just aren’t long enough to get my whole body in the picture. That’s something I would never say. Apparently plenty of people do, though; otherwise selfie sticks wouldn’t exist. Thus, this new epidemic is all your fault and not mine. True innovation […]
Opinion editor Nick Anderson hiked Brooks Nature Park with a four-legged friend.
I am at peace with myself and the universe. Well, maybe not totally at peace, but I did spend the week doing yoga and meditating. Before this week, if someone asked me what I knew about yoga, I would have not had much to say. I have since done some studying and participating, and I still […]
