Students, faculty, staff and other members of the St. George community gathered at Desert Hills High School to honor Ken Peterson and Glenn Webb with the Pillars concert March 26. Peterson and Webb were terminated from their tenured positions at Dixie State University March 2, and their classes have been since taken over by old and new DSU […]
Gun control is a controversial topic and a conversation not many individuals want to have, but with the recent school shootings it’s time to have a serious discussion about who should and should not have access to firearms. On Feb. 14, 19-year-old Nicholas Cruz entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, pulled the […]
Final exam schedules for this semester are different than was originally given to students on syllabi. The registrar’s office worked to amend final exam dates and times after complaints were made about the original schedule, Registrar Julie Stender said. Stender wrote in an email: “After numerous requests earlier this semester the final exam schedule has […]
Lactation rooms are available on Dixie State University’s campus for mothers in need of a quiet and private space. The Women’s Resource Center is responsible for the mothers’ rooms on the fourth floor of the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons Building in room 409, and within the Russell C. Taylor Health Science Building. The rooms are […]
Dixie State University officials continue to promote growth on campus while freshman retention rates continue to drop. Last fall, DSU welcomed the largest freshman class in the institution’s history with 9,673 students. The 7.56 percent increase in total students earned DSU the title of highest enrollment percentage increase of any other Utah public university for its […]
As deadlines approach for graduate programs and students branch out into new careers, professors can begin to tip the scales for success. Recommendations from professors or relevant professionals in a field in which students are wishing to participate can open doors and bridge gaps between dreams and possibilities. Some professors have policies regarding recommendations outlined […]
In order to be a student leader, or a leader in general, you have to be outgoing or extroverted. When looking at past national leaders, voters tend to elect charismatic, well-versed individuals, and the same can be said for students leaders at Dixie State University. To earn the title of Student Body President […]
As Dixie State University continues to grow, student diversity will expand as well, panelists said at the most recent Diversity Dialogue. Casey Banner, the LGBTQ+ educator at Dixie State University’s Multicultural and Inclusion Center, acted as the moderator for the latest Diversity Dialogue and started the forum by announcing the subject. This latest dialogue concentrated […]
After a video of another high school student picking up his kneeling peer during the national anthem went viral, the internet labeled him hero or scoundrel. Connor O’Brien, a high school senior at Los Alamitos High School in California, was the center of outrage and praise for forcing a student to the standing position during […]
With the high-intensity atmosphere of college, and the fast-paced ideology of the American society, finding time to sit back and relax is essential. Nestled sweetly in between St. George Boulevard and Tabernacle Street, Bear Paw Café sits welcoming each customer who wanders through its glass front door. The sides of the building advertise the presence […]