Articles by Landen Vancil

Reporter Landen Vancil spoke to Dixie State University student and staff about future student government initiatives.

The Dolores Doré Eccles Fine Arts Center at Dixie State University will be filled with many different tunes this week as Dixie State University singers take the stage on two different occasions.

Over the course of two days, there will be four different groups of DSU singers performing in the ...

Passing a class is important. Passing life is crucial.

Without educating ourselves, the crucial challenge of passing life is nearly impossible.

There are so many outlets to which we can turn to gain knowledge. I suggest that you use them efficiently.

If you don’t have a clue about life ...

Dixie State University is set to host the ninth annual Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research. 

As the host university of the February 2015 conference, it is expected that there will be a high level of participation by DSU students.

The first step of becoming involved in the conference is for ...

The Dixie Forum on Sept. 16 featured a Dixie State University student who shared his insights on technology in education.

Kai Anderson, a junior computer science major from St. George, addressed a handful of students, faculty and staff and community members. Anderson shared with the audience how technology can be ...

Members of the community and Dixie State University students gathered to remember and pay tribute to the events of 9/11. 

The chairs were not filled, but not because there weren’t students participating. Students filled the steps to the Holland Building and overflowed into the standing area on the ...

The truth of the matter is, we don’t know how long we are going to live. 

Hopefully we all live happy, healthy lives, but in all reality, you or I could wake-up tomorrow to find out that we have been diagnose with an incurable disease. You or I could ...

Dixie State University officials recognize that parking is tight in some parking lots, but know there is still enough parking at DSU for all students and faculty and staff.

There are 2,160 allotted parking spaces for students, said Bill Hughes, athletics accountant and parking cashier. About 3,000 permits ...

The fifth annual DocUtah film festival brought together students, community members and other individuals from all over the world to view and present independently filmed documentaries.

The festival continues to grow in size each year. As Phil Tuckett, artistic director of DocUtah and assistant professor of communications, addressed the audience ...

Administration at Dixie State University is aware that both on- and off-campus student housing is in desperate need of attention. The question is, what type of attention are students wanting them to give?

Students have been asked to share with administration what they feel would improve DSU housing. There is ...

It turns out that students don’t just come to Dixie State University for the practically year-round warm weather.

Although the nice weather in St. George was a factor in his decision to attend DSU, it wasn’t the only factor or the most important, said Sam Werrett, a freshman ...

For most of us it is hard to even imagine a life without a source of energy, let alone live a life without it. Without energy, society as we know it would not function the same.

You're two pages in on writing your five-page paper, your hand is cramping ...

Experienced students and a teacher have figured out how to balance success and fun; now, they're sharing their secrets.

Students Brandon Price, Jordyn Hanevold and professor of biology Del Smith were presented with these awards at the end-of-the-year Dixie Awards ceremony for the 2013-2014 school year. 

They offered advice ...