To pin an exact genre or influence to this up-and-coming Utah band’s sound is as daunting of a challenge as fulfilling the command in its name. Shrink the Giant, based out of Kamas, drops its sophomore effort, “Faceless,” this month. The album’s intricate instrumentals hint at both strong artistic growth and the group’s greatest hurdle: crafting lyrics […]
With a drive-in movie, presidential inauguration and return to the fountain for True Rebel Night, students won’t need a pair of ruby slippers to realize that “there’s no place like Dixie.” Dixie State University’s 2014 Homecoming Week began Monday, and activities associated with President Biff Williams’ inauguration make this year’s Homecoming an opportunity few students […]
He’s spent more than 100 hours studying single pieces of artwork but said he still hasn’t seen it all. Art Professor Glen Blakley will guide the 39th Dixie State University Art Department Museum Field Trip from Oct. 23 to 26. Based in the Los Angeles area, the trips have provided more than 19,000 DSU students […]
Meet Foxygen: the byproduct of Neil Young’s haphazardness, Mick Jagger’s lewdness and Brian Eno’s abstractness. Few modern projects culminated from rock ‘n’ roll’s roots sound as immediate as Foxygen’s fourth studio album, “…And Star Power.” Clocking in at an ambitious 80 minutes, it laments the band as a prominent garage rock act like The […]
A different storm delayed Dixie State University men’s and women’s soccer matches before both teams lost to California Baptist University 2-1. After hour-and-a-half weather delays, the Cal Baptist Lancers accumulated two-goal leads in Storm soccer’s Pacific West Conference openers Saturday at Hansen Stadium. The men’s and women’s teams scored late, cutting the deficit to one […]
The transition from “status to stature” fueled the first Dixie State University board of trustees meeting of the academic year. The meeting, held in the Zion Room in Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons, provided a platform for trustees, faculty and staff and administration members to discuss DSU’s current and future issues. A new physical education […]
Even breakfast foods hint of students’ civic responsibilities during Dixie State University’s Political Involvement Week. Free breakfast — red, white and blue pancakes included; appearances by prominent figures in Utah politics; and opportunities for students to register to vote all round out 2014’s slate of events for Political Involvement Week. Sponsored by the DSU Student […]
You and the Album Analyzer probably share something: immediate access to U2’s latest album. U2 partnered with Apple to release its 13th studio album, “Songs of Innocence,” free to anyone with an iTunes account until Oct. 13. Aside from the controversy about giving more than 500 million people a digital copy without their consent, the […]
For students pursuing endeavors in broadcasting, the only thing more plentiful than the opportunities they can take advantage of on campus is the new slate of Community Education Channel programming this semester. Full-time employees and faculty and student contributors ushered in CEC’s fall 2014 shows Thursday with “Storm Stack Up,” a program all about Dixie […]
The Dixie State University Student Association is bolstering Homecoming Week to welcome President Biff Williams to his new “Home.” Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips is slated to perform as part of Homecoming festivities and Williams’ inauguration Oct. 28 in Burns Arena. The concert, sponsored by the DSUSA, aligns with the organization’s goals to provide students and community […]