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Letter to the Editor: Support older community members

3/2/15

Our small senior group enjoy the DSU basketball games. In fact, senior citizens represent around 50% of those in attendance. At the last game there was a car parked right by the ticket line with very loud music. The ticket windows were slowed down due to the inabilty to hear ...

Letter to the Editor: Some misunderstood the letter to the editor

2/23/15

There has been a major misunderstanding as to the point of my letter to the editor two weeks ago. It seems that some people have thought that I was saying the Black Student Union was demeaning DSU's image. I assure you this is not the case. I was referring ...

Letters to the Editor: Word choice impacts others' perceptions

2/23/15
In regards to the article "Vulgarity Hurts DSU's Image"I would like to highlight the overall negative connotations made throughout the paper.  As an academic who has researched the neural underpinnings of memory associations, I was deeply troubled by what I read.  

Our memory systems are constantly bombarded with ...

Letter to the Editor: Smoking shouldn't be discussed in school newspaper

2/23/15

I am writing this letter, because I mean, what’s with all the drug-themed articles in last week’s paper? I mean, there’s an article about vaping and an article about marijuana in the same opinion section. The very same section!  I almost feel like the Dixie Sun News ...

Letter to the Editor: 5 things worse than vulgarity

2/15/15
In response to Vulgarity hurts DSU’s image; my first response after reading this letter was, listening to rap music doesn't make people “scum, trashy, low-class, or under educated” and maybe thinking negatively of someone different than you who listens to music that swears is what hurts DSU’s ...

Letter to the Editor: Unreasonable judgement worse than vulgarity

2/15/15

I was in attendance in an advisory capacity at the recent BSU social mentioned by Rachel Gee in her letter to the editor. I also had my two young children with me. For the time I was in attendance, the music being played was edited. I took special note of ...

Letter to the Editor: Racism evident in daily language

2/15/15

As a Black faculty member on this campus, I feel it my responsibility to address the issue of linguistic racism.  When words are used like “scum,” “trashy,” “low-class” and “under-educated” in association with individuals who are not given the same access to power and resources that others are, it perpetuates ...

Letter to the Editor: On-campus vulgarity

2/7/15

As I walked through the room full of the students having a Black Student Union celebration, I was shocked to hear a song being blasted from the speakers that rapped the F-word 15 times within the 20 second time span that I passed through the room. A room, I might ...

Radio change - the holidays have a new sound

12/8/14
Shawn Denevan, communication adjunct instructor and radio operator, chats on X91.3. The station transitioned from playing top-40 to alternative at the end of fall semester. DSN file photo

Dixie State University’s radio station has given the community of St. George something it has been wanting.

After a campus-wide survey and plenty of requests from St. George citizens, DSU’s radio station changed its format from 91.3 The Storm at the end of fall semester, which played ...

DSUSA starts survey about school's identity

12/8/14

By Taylor Timothy

For Dixie Sun News

 

Dixie State University Student Association started a campaign to get opinoins about the school's identity, Nov. 25

A series of posts on social networks, along with text messages and emails have been sent off to the student body. DSUSA said they hope ...

Dixie Sun News' opportunities provide real-world lessons

12/8/14
Dixie Sun News staffer Haley Hazen interviews Corinna Beard, a senior music major from St. George. Photo by Thomas Hender

By Andrew Hansen

For Dixie Sun News

 

The Dixie Sun News presents students with the opportunity of earning college credit while gaining experience, and don’t forget – there’s a scholarship.

Being a part of Dixie Sun News means providing Dixie State University students with a go-to source for information ...

Sears Art Gallery features pastels in upcoming exhibit

11/24/14

By Breanna Opdahl

From southern Utah landscapes to portraits of average Joe’s, Dixie State University’s Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center will exhibit “Beauty By Grace: Pastels” in the Sears Art Gallery.

The artist reception and opening for “Beauty By Grace: Pastels” will be Dec. 5 from 7 ...

Athletes agree student involvement contributes to teams' success

11/11/14
Fans show support for the volleyball team on Nov. 5. Student athletes say they perform better when there is a big crowd cheering them on at games. Photo by Thomas Hender

Article by: Lindsey Larsen

 

They’re loud; they’re proud, and yes they do make a difference.

Call them the sixth man, D-Crew, cheerleaders or just crazy fans, but they are at all of the games giving the athletes support.

Athletes think student attendance plays a large part in their ...

Dixie State grabs 2 wins in weekend home games

11/11/14
Maddie Rex, a senior business major from Tucson, Arizona, dives for the ball against Hawaii Pacific University during Senior Day on Saturday. Photo by Thomas Hender

Article by Karli Kuhn

 

Dixie State University’s volleyball team beat the last two of the four Hawaii opponents during a weekend rally.

The team played Chaminade University Sunday night as its final home game of the season.

“It was a struggle at the beginning,” said middle Nicole Koehler, a ...

DSU sends two interns to Stanford

10/28/14
Ashton Basile and Brian Caldwell, senior biology majors from St. George, were chosen to complete internships at Stanford University. Photo by Rick Palmer

Article by Aaron E. Palmer


Stanford University welcomed two Dixie State University students last summer after they were awarded biology internships earlier this year.

Ashton “AJ” Basile and Brian Caldwell, senior biology majors from St. George, hosted the Dixie Forum on Oct. 21 and discussed their internships at Stanford where ...

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