The Dixie State University board of trustees unanimously green-lit the Human Performance Building and additional funds for Legend Solar Stadium Friday. The board of trustees met in the Cottam Room of the Gardner Student Center to discuss new changes coming to DSU. President Biff Williams, Student Body President Sarah Ramaker, and other DSU representatives also presented their […]
Students without cars won’t have to hitchhike or beg their roommates for rides to Sand Hollow anymore, thanks to a new car share program at Dixie State University. The Enterprise CarShare program will allow students and employees at DSU to rent a four-door Nissan sedan for an hourly rate of $5. So far, there […]
Over 100 white balloons were released at the Dixie State University clocktower Friday as part of the third annual 9/11 memorial service on campus. The balloons represented lives lost by Utahns during the 9/11 attacks and in military service overseas. Patriotic music, inspiring words and a moment of silence also marked the memorial, which was […]
A master plan to increase enrollment to 15,000 students at Dixie State University will come with several large-scale construction projects in the coming years. The master plan will show building plans for what the DSU campus should look like if 15,000 students were enrolled. Construction projects in the plan include additional housing buildings, more […]
The Dixie Sun News is, has always been, and will continue to be the “Voice of Dixie,” representing students and employees. In our continued coverage of the Varlo Davenport case, Copy Editor Diana Fossett spoke with Davenport, as well as Dixie State University administrators, to represent the response to Davenport’s assault trial in July. It was a […]
I found a wild Charmander by the clocktower, a Raticate behind the McDonald Building, and a Growlithe in the Gardner Student Center. No, these aren’t terms from your chemistry class; they’re virtual creatures called Pokémon in the augmented reality mobile game, Pokémon Go. But if you’re one of the 30 million active Pokémon Go players […]
With Sarah Ramaker taking the reigns as student body president this semester, the three things she hopes to focus on during her term are unity, traditions and support. A new Trailblazer app, additions to the Dixie State University Student Association, and new traditions are a few of the changes Ramaker said will help her achieve […]
With two years at Dixie State University under his belt, President Biff Williams said he has no regrets. Some of DSU’s accomplishments this year Williams said he is most proud of include the rollout of the new Trailblazer identity, the groundbreaking of the new student housing complex, and the development of new academic degrees and programs. […]
There are Guinness World Records for the most number of people twerking at one time, the largest bubblegum bubble, and the most milkshakes dispensed through someone’s nose. Now there’s a Guinness world record for the most number of people down a slip-n-slide in 60 minutes thanks to students and community members who weren’t afraid to […]
Questions about the ethicality of the way votes are gathered and campaigns are spread for student government elections may spark change in how elections are run in the future. Sarah Ramaker, Dixie State University’s newly elected student body president and a senior dance major from Midland, Michigan, said she is currently working on better ways […]