Except in rare circumstances, the U.S. government’s shutdown will mainly impact students in their decisions to post political memes on Facebook. Furloughing 800,000 federal workers and closing national parks, the shutdown began Oct. 1 when Democrat and Republican members of Congress couldn’t reach a compromise on issues of budget cuts. Although the issue has brought […]
The onslaught won’t stop. With almost every prominent contemporary act either releasing music this year or planning on doing so, fall 2013’s slate of records is incredibly diverse. Albums by HAIM and Justin Timberlake are but small samples. “Days Are Gone” by HAIM Just like the neon spandex delusional teen girls wear at school dances for […]
Copy Editor Payton Davis spoke with students about their favorite fall TV programs and why they enjoy them.
Filling the stomachs of Dixie State University students in need is still a priority as student government members and school administrators expand the Food Pantry’s services. It’s been a year since the pantry’s relocation to the Gardner Center’s second floor near the student government offices. Dean of Students Del Beatty said improving the resource is an […]
Imagine playing hide-and-seek with a poacher and rhinoceros in the African grasslands. MGMT creates random moments like this within each song of its third, self-titled album. They are lonely, tense and, above all, complicated. A mesh of the duo’s first two releases, “MGMT” covers all forms of psychedelic rock, past and present, but still includes […]
Dixie State University students seeking health advice and assistance can find it just around the block. St. George professionals in various fields placed booths in the Gardner Center Ballroom for the Health and Wellness Fair Sept. 11. Promoting their services to students and locals, these doctors, educators and entrepreneurs painted a picture of the vast […]
These nails can scratch and claw but don’t pack the power to break skin. “Hesitation Marks” is Nine Inch Nails’ eighth studio album, and its title is a better indicator of the album’s quality than anything else. Mastermind Trent Reznor and crew reach far to instill great paranoia and longing in listeners but quickly scale […]
Once hesitant, I now love living “The Dixie Life” but hope its ideas can evolve into more than to drown in foam and hunt for hotties at weekly socials. Events aimed at enlightening Dixie State University students through song, dance and laughter crowd the events calendar each semester. While a select portion of students enjoy […]
Mikal Cronin’s “MCII” emulates the sand-coated tans and charcoaled steaks that complement summer better than any release from the past three months. Competing against an onslaught of notable albums by acclaimed acts, Cronin bested Vampire Weekend sonically, created more outlandish pop than Daft Punk, and branched out artistically like Kanye West and “Yeezus.” “MCII” sounds […]
To miss class on account of lost time might be more inexcusable than normal come later this school year. Work on a clock tower to sit between the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons and Udvar-Hazy School of Business begins this fall, and the three-month project should be complete by spring. Influenced by numerous financial aspects, Dixie State University […]