Articles by Cody Smith

Net neutrality difficult to grasp

3/6/15
Smith

My head has been spinning, and I've started to question my ability to logically deduce information, and, all of this because I’ve been researching net neutrality.

Net neutrality has been packaged with a name that makes the issue sound simple, but almost nobody really understands it. I’ve ...

Students say 'yes' to research

2/27/15
Students flood the Gardner Center and the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons during UCUR. Photo by Cody Smith.

The Jeffrey R. Holland  Centennial Commons and Gardner Center were teeming with knowledge Friday as students from all over Utah congregated for the ninth annual Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research. 

UCUR gives students the opportunity to present their undergraduate research to peers, faculty and field specialists. 

The Gardner Center was ...

Tuition, fees will increase for 2015-16 academic year

2/17/15
Student Body President Gregory J. Layton, a senior English major from Cottonwood Heights, presents tuition information at this year's Truth in Tuition meeting. Photo by Cody Smith

The Student Fees Allocation Committee has proposed a 7.5 percent increase in student fees for the 2015-16 school year.

The proposed new fee increase was presented in a Truth in Tuition meeting Feb. 17 alongside an additional tuition increase of 3-5 percent. While the tuition hike is within the ...

Fankhauser helps keep the wheels of DSUSA turning

2/14/15

Connor Fankhauser, DSUSA executive administrative assistant, is more than just a cog in the machine that is student government; he is the grease that keeps it running smoothly.

Fankhauser, a senior communication major from West Jordan, joined DSUSA as a committee member in 2011 after being recruited by his roommate ...

Fewer students care about marijuana use

2/13/15
Smith

Despite St. George’s predominantly conservative ideals, many students at Dixie State University have expressed their support for marijuana use as a civil liberty.

There may be more acceptance on campus than expected, but there is a minority of students who feel it is a morally corrupt habit.

“I tend ...

Study abroad programs offer small academic value

2/6/15
Ashlee Millett, a senior communication major from Washington, snaps a view of the interior of the Colosseum in Rome while in Europe for a study abroad trip. Photo courtesy of Ashlee Millett.

Students question the study abroad program’s ability to ascend cultural value and offer academic significance.

Nicole Weisbrich, a senior communication major from Inyokern, California, said her experience studying at a college in Bremen, Germany, did not directly help her in her major. However, she learned better ways to be ...

'Rebels' statue returned to artist

1/24/15
Artist Jerry Anderson created “The Rebels” statue that sat at DSU’s campus until December 2012. Photo by Cody Smith.

Administration at Dixie State University returned “The Rebels” statue to local artist Jerry Anderson after reaching an agreement to exchange artwork. 

“The Rebels” statue was removed from the DSU campus in December 2012 amongst controversy that linked the statue’s confederate theme to racism. The poem that inspired the statue ...

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