There were a total of 62 drug-related arrests on campus property and in on-campus housing in 2017, according to Dixie State University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Blair Barfuss, DSU’s chief of campus police, and Seth Gubler, director of housing and resident life, said the most commonly abused substances on campus are alcohol and […]
Mandatory motherhood isn’t beneficial to anyone, especially children. Despite this overwhelmingly true statement, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 258, which would make it punishable by law to abort a pregnancy with a detectable fetal heartbeat. This bill would demand women carry the child to term. The bill challenges earlier precedent set forth […]
The Dixie State University Athletic Department hosted three on-campus meetings in the Kenneth S. Gardner Student Center to answer questions and present the pros and cons of taking the leap to Division I. The forums opened the floor up to questions from faculty, staff, students and members of the community. Student-athlete Austin Montgomery, a senior bioinformatics major […]
President Donald Trump’s transphobic rhetoric is lethal to thousands in the United States. It should not have been surprising to hear the movement put forth to identify people based the sex assigned at birth, and it should not have shocked me to hear our own president has decided to endorse it and abolish the term transgender. […]
Securing the perfect performer for the Dixie State University Homecoming concert is not as simple as a signature and the shake of a hand. DSUSA Adviser Luke Kerouac said the general decision for who comes to campus is in the hands of the students. Surveys are circulated throughout the student body each spring semester, Kerouac […]
The Office of the Legislative Auditor General will soon make a recommendation as to whether a recent survey of Dixie State University shows a need for an audit. Five Utah senators drafted and signed the “Audit Request of Dixie State University,” which cited Ken Peterson’s Last Chance Agreement and the circumstances not only surrounding the initial […]
For freshmen, college can be overwhelming and finding answers can seem like an impossible feat, but the Dixie State University Student Success Center is home to two resources helping to bridge the gap for students struggling to thrive in a university environment. Located in the Val A. Browning Learning Resource Center, the Student Success Center houses […]
A few choice words and the loud smack of the front door slamming behind you is all that separates you from years of family and no family at all. Moving to Utah was the best and worst thing that ever happened to me. I was 200 miles away from my immediate family, but I was […]
Dixie State University may soon be under investigation for possible policy infractions during the termination and reinstatement processes of Ken Peterson and Glenn Webb The pair was put on administrative leave last fall and terminated the following spring semester. Webb was reinstated and started teaching classes again earlier this semester. The letter, titled “Audit Request of […]
In this day and age there is an app for everything, especially saving money. Students are becoming more aware of the resources available to them within the comfort of their own pockets. As budgets, investments and savings become a necessity, students are utilizing virtual resources more and more. Albert Albert is an app that advertises […]
