It took an adjustment, but candidates and campaigners in this year’s student election followed the new rules about how they could collect votes. According to the new rules, those collecting votes on campus could not tell students who to vote for or be in view of the screen on which a student was voting. Instead, they […]
The opposite of political correctness is not unfiltered truth and freedom of expression. There is an active war against political correctness in this country right now. With President Donald Trump calling political correctness one of the biggest problems in today’s society, it has never been a more hostile time for kind words. Proponents against political […]
Positivity took precedence over politics at the Black Lives Matter vigil at Dixie State University Thursday. Joyce Gray, the keynote speaker at the event, didn’t mention “black lives matter” once during her presentation, and instead focused on her experience chasing her dreams. Following Gray’s presentation in the Gardner Student Center, audience members rallied at the […]
Jessica Chatwin keeps a plain, button-up dress in her closet as a reminder of what can happen when people follow a cult leader. “I want to show [the dress] to my children someday so they know how much we were brainwashed,” said Chatwin, a freshman media studies major from Hildale. The dress in Chatwin’s closet […]
You don’t need to be a visionary event planner or have deep pockets to make the most of your wedding. From elaborate, cheap wedding cakes to attractive dollar-store-worthy decorations, there are a few simple tips and tricks that you can use to hack your wedding and make it run a little smoother. One of the […]
Those campaigning for office in the Dixie State University Student Association elections this year won’t be able to confront students on campus asking them to vote a certain way anymore. New policies were added to the official student election regulations to make voting more fair and non-confrontational, said Student Body President Sarah Ramaker, a senior […]
More degrees are on their way to Dixie State University. The DSU board of trustees unanimously approved six additional or restructured degrees Friday at their first meeting of 2017. Expanded online education options and a new department in health care were also discussed at the meeting. David Wade, director of academic planning, said the new […]
With our new president legitimizing fake news and promoting cyber bullying, social media is no longer an innocent timewaster. Social media is as much a part of today’s culture as sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll was for baby boomers; I’m as addicted to it as any other millennial. Donald Trump even seems to have […]
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the “Sistas in Zion” came to Dixie State University Tuesday and spoke about the importance of moving past the election results and how to better love your neighbor. Tamu Smith and Zandra Vranes spoke at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium in the Gardner […]
In light of Dixie State University being ranked one of the safest small colleges in the nation, DSU campus police is finally cataloging and updating its crime statistics through the end of 2015. DSU was ranked the 26th safest small college in the nation by College Choice, an online college database for those looking for schools […]
