UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | May 07, 2024

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Trailblazers take home team loss after first swim meet

Dixie State University women’s swim team hosted its first home meet of the 2017-18 season against Loyola Marymount University on Sept. 30. The Trailblazers are in their second season and  are currently in the building phase of NCAA competition. This is the first time the two teams have met. The Trailblazers took off in the […]

Las Vegas remembered in candlelight vigil on campus

Dixie State University and St. George community members gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember those who lost their lives to the massacre in Las Vegas and remember those who are still recovering. “We don’t want those over there in Vegas to feel alone,” said Sky Crystal, who helped organize the vigil held at the […]

Trailblazers take third loss of the season against Central Washington

Although the first 12 seconds of the game seemed strong for the Dixie State Trailblazers with a 75 yard touchdown by Running Back Sei-J-Lauago, a sophomore from Paramount, California. A direct snap for the two point conversion put the Trailblazers up by eight giving them their only lead of the game.    Minutes later No. 34 Christian Cummings, […]

Local farmers market provides music, fresh food

The bounties of nature can be found at the Downtown Farmers Market, which offers  farm-fresh fruits and vegetables grown locally for the community.  The Downtown Farmers Market begins the second week of May and ends the last week of October every year. The farmers market is held every Saturday at Ancestor Square from 8 a.m. […]

Trailblazers compete in Costa Rica

Joining athletes from   around the world, two Trailblazers participated in Costa Rica’s Volleyball Tour.     Beyond Sports, founded in 2010, is the first study abroad program designed for student athletes. It has hosted athletes at 350 different colleges around the America.     Being part of the Beyond Sports group, the duo was able to […]

New Human Performance Center obligates DSU tennis team to relocate

Recently the DSU tennis courts were recently  torn down in preparation for the Human Performance Center, which will offer athletes new training equipment to better prepare for the season.    The new tennis courts are currently being designed and going to be located on the far side of Innovation Plaza where the old East Elementary […]

Campus store offers more affordable options to students

College textbooks are a big priority for students, but due to price it becomes a choice of whether they can afford to dole out hundreds of dollars or fail their classes. On average, college students spend between $600 and $1,400 on textbooks each year. According to FUI News, many college students weren’t aware of the high prices of books […]

DSU intramurals offer variety of sports, ways to get involved on campus

Dixie State University is growing the intramurals program and will be gaining new sports to offer to students. Campus recreation took over the intramural program in 2007. With a variety of sports and over 2,900 athletes competing in intramurals, the program has grown to one of the top programs in the state of Utah. According to bestcolleges.com, in […]

DSU cross country, track and field headed toward improvements

The cross country and track teams are beginning their seasons later this month on a new renovated track for athletes to train and compete on.    “It is a high quality track that is very nice to train and race on,” said Justin Decker, head coach of cross country and track and field. “It feels good […]

Rebrand extends to university fight song

As Dixie State University continues its rebranding, it’s out with the old and in with the new fight song.  “We’re Trailblazers, and that’s who we are, and we are going to blaze this trail and this is going to be a tradition that is going to last forever,” said Kiel Lambson, a sophomore business administration major from Santa Clara. Most […]