Being socially, entrepreneurially or ideologically sound can take a lifetime, but the next Dixie State University president may have to exhibit all these qualities to appease students. The DSU Presidential Search Committee held three public meetings Thursday to gauge staff, student and community member expectations for the committee while searching for a new president. At […]
Expecting every album to include at least a hint of happiness and optimism is just plain “dum.” “Too True,” Dum Dum Girls’ third studio album, channels the darkest music from two decades so close in proximity but quite different stylistically: the ‘80s and ‘90s. Drawing from influences throughout most of “Too True,” the group […]
When disaster strikes, the scenes unfolding on the television screen raise goose bumps on arms and push pained gasps from lungs out to empty spaces, but what happens inside us has the biggest impact. Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in November, causing $288 million of damage and killing and misplacing thousands of people. For Chris Gallagher, […]
Dixie State University students and staff can air grievances without feeling like they’re just whistling “Dixie.” The Silent Whistleblower Hotline provides students and staff a chance to report concerns on campus and remain anonymous. The hotline can help everyone demand a greater amount of accountability at DSU. Michael Pinegar, the business services internal audit director, […]
Catchy slogans and grand ceremonies have given Dixie State University students and supporters much to talk about, but what takes place behind the scenes makes all the difference. Accreditation, a seven-year process, requires staff to set goals that range from specific class objectives to larger ones that pertain to the university as a whole in […]
With but a handful of contemporary artists documenting our skewed, strife-filled times, Bruce Springsteen gladly steps in time and time again. Few musicians have claimed the role as the voice of multiple generations, yet through Springsteen’s late-career resurgence, he paints a vivid portrait of American life as he did four decades ago. With “High Hopes,” […]
For Dixie State University students, the band with the catchy, new chart-topper may play the soundtrack to spring in more ways than one. Meshing the annual spring concert with disc jockey Marcus Wing’s Uprising: The Paint Fight, DSU Student Association overcame numerous planning hurdles, from the combined concert with Southern Utah University falling through to […]
The road to establishing Dixie State as a premiere university in Utah stretches far, and numerous students and staff believe bolstering physical education’s presence on campus is vital for doing so. Plans for a new physical education building were put on hold last semester when funding needed from the state went elsewhere. Although DSU students […]
Dixie State University students and staff members weathered a different storm Dec. 9 when fire sprinkler pipes in the Edward H. and Idonna E. Snow Science Center broke and sent water down to soak equipment and furniture. Alerted by the fire alarm at 8:50 a.m., staff rushed to the Snow Center to save as much […]
The Album Analyzer had his hands full this year. Yielding the strongest selection of releases since the new millennium, 2013 included so many memorable albums that ranking them can incite a headache. However, these 20 efforts deserve recognition. 20: “The Next Day” by David Bowie Bowie’s strongest effort since 1977, “’Heroes,’” meshes all the best parts of […]