It is not the knowledge of God that should propel you to make good decisions or be a kind person. You should do good because you want to, or because you know it’s the right thing to do. Living in Utah, it’s hard not to notice the religious undertones prevalent in almost all aspects of […]
Students are stepping away from paying jobs to reap the benefits of summer internships. Gina Gottfredson, a career coach at the Dixie State University Career Center, said the immediate gratification from working at places like Jimmy Johns might seem great in the moment, but can do more harm than good when it comes to careers. […]
As mental health becomes less of a taboo, more people find themselves aware of what mental illness truly is. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, there are about 43.8 million adults in the U.S. who suffer from mental illness. That’s one in every five individuals who have a mental illness, making it possible for […]
Professors at Dixie State University said there is a direct correlation with poor mental health and social media. Christine Chew, an assistant professor of psychology, said sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram give ways for social competition. Chew said social media has created a lot of envy. She said people in their younger years often […]
Ground-breaking discoveries are being made almost every day on Dixie State University’s campus. Brent Hunt is the CEO and founder of Soft Cell Biological Research LLC, and with the help of DSU students, he conducts research in the Science Building on campus. Hunt started the company over two years ago after experiencing repeated joint rejections […]
In coming to college, most students find themselves living with others. Living together can become especially hard when trying to divvy up who pays for what and when. The electric bill can’t have six people’s names on it, and you can’t split a couch in two after everyone goes their separate ways. “I think the […]
Students enrolled at Dixie State University are doing their part to dispel the myth surrounding apparent “useless degrees” by speaking out on the subject. A “useless degree” is a degree researchers found has little growth in its field, small potential salary and few online job postings. The most mentioned “useless majors” are English, philosophy, education, […]
The Dixie State University Student Association is planning to update their charter for the first time since 1996. The DSU Policy Committee calls for policies to be updated every five years, and the charter, formally known as Policy 541, is next on the list. “When I discovered the age of the policy about three months […]
Resident assistants in on-campus housing have been receiving multiple noise complaints per week. Quiet hours on campus are from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekends. There are some students, however, that don’t abide by these guidelines. “I think usually we’re the noisy neighbors in the building,” […]
Dixie State University has opened its doors to other communities by creating a direct pathway for students from Mohave Community College in Colorado City, Arizona. This connection will allow students from MCC to more easily transfer their credits and attend DSU with the Good Neighbor Waiver. “Since historically, we were a college ourselves, there hasn’t […]
