A single aspect remained constant during the DSU Theater Showcase’s musical renditions, a capella performance and numerous anecdotes: tears from former theater professor Varlo Davenport’s supporters and old students. Davenport’s termination Feb. 25 sparked student protests, an online petition and questions about what safeguards tenured faculty members have. With the showcase, held Monday at the […]
The thing about technology’s firm grip on life is this: Today’s college students could end up working in an industry that doesn’t even exist yet. That was the case for Jonathan Johnson, chairman of the board at Overstock.com. As an undergrad, Johnson majored in Japanese at Brigham Young University, but he said being a continual […]
Bob Dylan, The Clash and Arcade Fire have played the soundtrack to my college career, but hip-hop made me the Album Analyzer. I never thought of music as more than a filler for awkward silence, and country music composed my entire CD collection until I heard Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” the summer before seventh grade. […]
Sorry mom and dad, but soap in my mouth didn’t work; I’m still a cusser, and much of that is because swear words don’t harm anyone. Spoken too often, dirty words lose their impact, like effective pickup lines on Tinder. Place one — or two, or five — of them in dialogue with purpose, though, […]
Imagine Dragons is the type of band that makes you switch your Spotify activity settings to “private.” Las Vegas’ own Imagine Dragons crossed from the alternative charts to top-40 with their 2012 debut, “Night Visions.” However, the group’s Nickelback-esque ability to bring guitar music to the top of the charts — often a rarity — […]
For one staff member of the Dixie State University Athletic Department, Title IX’s impact on college campuses provided her a way to expand her educational and academic experiences. Mo Eckroth, DSU associate athletic director and compliance coordinator, said she received one of the first women’s basketball scholarships given at the University of Utah in 1975 because […]
Frosted tips and eight-track tapes might just make a comeback if Lupe Fiasco can. Considered a poster boy for conscious hip-hop after the 2006 debut “Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor,” Fiasco’s place as a top-flight rapper plummeted after three subpar releases. However, “Tetsuo & Youth,” his fifth LP, features the wordplay and themes that made […]
Like sketchy Tinder dates and Ramen Noodles, there’s another aspect of college life students will inevitably experience: using the Turnitin system in their courses. Turnitin is third-party product that compares writing assignments to those of other students, Internet databases and journals and periodicals. The program allows instructors to spot similarities between papers students submit and information online […]
Most years the Album Analyzer could hibernate through January and not miss a notable project, but that’s not the case in 2015. Releases by Belle and Sebastian and Panda Bear disrupted the usual mid-winter music slump where only corny Christmas compilations and awkward duet albums hit the market. “Girls in Peacetime Want […]
Among the keys to success a student must consider before running for a student government position is early preparation. An informative meeting for Dixie State University students interested in participating in the DSU Student Association election for the 2015-16 academic year takes place Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in the student government room on the Gardner Center’s second […]
