Articles by Katie McKellar

You might say juggling three jobs and 19 credits is suicide, but expecting to stay sane and healthy during such a semester? Impossible. 

Not for one Dixie State University student. Kelsey King, a sophomore pre-physical therapy major from Frenchtown, Montana, has endured such a workload, and she attributes her survival ...

A pair of identical twins attending Dixie State University have kick started a business out of their garage manufacturing innovative skimboards.

St. George locals Duran Bickmore, a junior CIT major, and Harbor Bickmore, a junior art major, founded Bick Skimboards in 2013 when they began selling skimboarding merchandise, from T-shirts ...

Four Dixie State University alumni tell how their friendship and DSU experience influenced the making of their business, Waffle Bliss.

Three certain Dixie State University professors would lose a round of “Never Have I Ever” at the mention of extreme rappelling, panhandling or seeing the Taj Mahal.

Now here’s the fun part: Guess who’s done what.

Communication instructor David Harris, English professor Sue Bennett, and Business Department Chair ...

Vacant Burns Arena seats during President Biff Williams’ formal inauguration signified the progress needed to improve community-university ties — a goal that Williams has repeatedly underscored in his ambitions for Dixie State University. 

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and city officials gathered Thursday, some wearing traditional caps and gowns, to witness the ...

Dixie State University students have seen the inauguration of 17 presidents in the last century — Thursday President Biff Williams will become the 18th.

Students, faculty and staff and community members have been invited to Williams’ inauguration Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Burns Arena. During the ceremony, university figures ...

Some student parents have had to face the stressful dilemma of choosing between a test score and the safety of their children.

Christine Fiscer, a junior psychology major from Ivins, said she’s had to take a zero on at least one test during her time at Dixie State University ...

About 15 prominent Utah artists who once worked and learned together are reuniting through their art at Dixie State University.   

The semester’s first Sears Art Museum Gallery exhibits opened Sept. 12 in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center. Open and free to the public from 9 a.m ...

Prominent Dixie State University and community figures took the theme “Our Traditions … Our Future” to heart Sunday night as they shared inspirational remarks to inaugurate the 2014–2015 academic year.

President Biff Williams, Mayor Jon Pike, DSU alumna Alana Lee, and Student Body President Gregory J. Layton addressed the crowd ...

From scuba diving, ballroom dancing, bass fishing and even astronomy — whatever interests you — chances are you're not alone. 

All of these pastimes are clubs available at Dixie State University, along with many more. About 30 clubs crowded the Diagonal Wednesday and Thursday during the traditional Club Rush, their members ...

A “We Do” mentality has molded student council members’ plans for the 2014-15 academic year.

Dixie State University's Student Association outlined the next two semesters’ schedules to follow an experiential learning theme, with new activities and an emphasis on more community connections.

“We as a student association we are ...

The best of the best received the highest of honors Dixie State University offers Thursday night during the 2014 Dixie Awards Ceremony.

About 45 of DSU’s most renowned individuals stepped onto the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Mainstage before a crowd of roughly 500 to accept distinguished awards ...

A record-breaking amount of teams participated in Dixie State University’s Great Race Friday with rushes of adrenaline and competitive skirmishes.

Delivering slightly more competition than past races, 32 teams participated in this year’s highlighting D-Week event, said Gregory J. Layton, a senior English major from Cottonwood Heights and ...

The color red coats Dixie State University’s name, but some are striving to add a vivid layer of green.

As Earth Day approaches, students and faculty members have joined forces as Dixie’s very own environmental advocates. The idea of self-sustainability spurred them to create a committee to educate ...