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Dixie State University's Student News Source
October 22nd, 2015, 72°F
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Board Dixie seeks club status as it
grows more popular
by David Gardner (/news/articles/by/David.Gardner/)
On a quiet street the headlights of cars appear as members of Board Dixie converge on a small parking lot in
Washington.
Despite the low temperatures, nearly 30 people have arrived to ride longboards together. This is Board
Dixie, a club that meets most Thursdays at 9 p.m. Each week a meet up location is announced via Instagram
and Facebook. People hang out while cars continue to arrive long after the official meetup time. Usually a
few vehicles are driven to an end point so no one has to walk back at the end of a ride.
Lyndsey Daniels, a junior nursing major from Sandy, helped start the group with her friend Rosalee Hafen,
a sophomore psychology major from St. George.
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Dixie State University's Student News Source
October 22nd, 2015, 72°F
February (/news/articles/2015/02/) 5th (/news/articles/2015/02/05/), 2015 (/news/articles/2015/)
St. George majority makes some
students feel unwelcome
by David Gardner (/news/articles/by/David.Gardner/)
Graphic by J.C. Collier
According to citydata.com, St. George really is largely white, Mormon, and, if not conservative, at least votes
Republican.
Students who do not align with these demographics often feel unwelcome by the St. George community. This was
expressed many times by students interviewed while writing this article. I unfortunately can’t do justice to the all these
conversations in a 500word article, but it is a real problem.
For example, Nicolette Parrish, a senior integrated studies major from Kayenta, Arizona, struggled with finding a job.
“I looked and looked but couldn’t find anything,” Parrish said. “Until finally I started saying, ‘I have a grandma that lives
here. She’s married to this person.’ That’s when I started getting job offers and interviews.”
Brett Stanfield, a senior English major from Columbus, Nebraska, said he notices a contradiction in the community
morals.
“You have the high, moral, ‘christian’ values, if you will,” Stanfield said. “So much to the point that in my fiction writing
class we’re totally censored in what we can say [...] no foul language, no pornographic material, nothing related to drugs
or violence or crime or anything like that. But then I was looking at the Mr. Dixie poster and you have these really
sexualized exaggerations of masculinity where all these guys are shirtless like they’re from ‘Magic Mike’ or something.”
Some students told me about being stopped often by the police. Others shared examples of cultural insensitivity and
cliquishness. Some feel uncomfortable anytime they are away from others who share their beliefs.
So people definitely feel excluded. Whose fault is it? It’s easy to assign the blame to the majority population, but I think
blame belongs to everyone and the solutions are everyone’s responsibility.
I always cringe when Mormons use Mormon jargon like everyone knows what they are talking about, but we shouldn’t
hate on that person anymore than the sports lover who uses sports jargon like everyone loves football.
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Dixie State University's Student News Source
October 22nd, 2015, 72°F
January (/news/articles/2015/01/) 23rd (/news/articles/2015/01/23/), 2015 (/news/articles/2015/)
Legacy filmmaker speaks at Dixie
Forum
by David Gardner (/news/articles/by/David.Gardner/)
Sandra Schulberg giving tips to a Communications class Thursday, Jan. 22, on how to create an alternate film
economy. Schulberg is a producer and Holocaust scholar that visited the university to hold
Independent filmmaker Sandra Schulberg held the Utah premiere of “Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today,” a film her father
helped produce and she helped restore, at Dixie State University last week.
Schulberg, who spoke at last week’s Dixie Forum, stated her hope for those who view the film was greater political
awareness and involvement, especially to encourage the United States to join the International Criminal Court, which
prosecutes individuals for crimes against humanity, and ultimately for world peace.
“[I hope to] find a way to end all armed conflicts,” Schulberg said. “I’d like to think we could all agree on that.”
“Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today” was produced soon after World War II by Schulberg’s father Stuart. The film shows
the trials of those involved with atrocities during the war, especially the genocide of millions of Jews in Europe. Although
created to help people understand the importance and the process of holding war criminals accountable to the rule of law,
the film was never shown in the United States because some felt it would weaken their alliance with Western Germany.
Over 65 years later, a team of film professionals including Schulberg have restored the film to its original quality.
According to the film’s website, nurembergfilm.org, “Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today” is being screened across the
world and is also available at DSU’s library.
Associate English professor Stephen Armstrong helped make Schulberg’s visit possible. Armstrong had been studying
depictions of the Holocaust in film for several years when he learned of the Schulberg film.
“[I] thought that bringing her out here to screen her documentary would fit into one of DSU objectives, which is to
sponsor independent documentary production,” Armstrong said.
In addition to filmography, Armstrong said that Schulberg’s message was an important one.
“Having underrepresented stories of injustice, violence, but also justice and social progress ... told at a regional small
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Dixie State University's Student News Source
October 22nd, 2015, 72°F
February (/news/articles/2015/02/) 5th (/news/articles/2015/02/05/), 2015 (/news/articles/2015/)
Strategic planning discussed at open
forum, more input needed
by David Gardner (/news/articles/by/David.Gardner/)
Graphic by Preston Hunt.
Dixie State University is in the middle of charting a course for the next five years, and it’s not too late to take part.
Faculty, students and community members were invited to an open forum to see and discuss the current draft of DSU’s
strategic plan (http://www.dixie.edu/strategicplanning/) Feb. 3. Attendees heard presentations of the mission
statements and core values. At each table, attendees discussed and shared their thoughts on the plan to the entire group.
Notes from each table were collected at the end of the meeting.
DSU is currently in the middle of an eightstep process (http://www.dixiesunnews.com/articles/2014/12/09/strategic
plan/) to create a strategic plan for its next five years.
Sandy Wilson, a health sciences professor and a member of the strategic planning committee, said the committee used
previous input to form a draft.
“The earlier [meetings] were brainstorming,” Wilson said. “All of that information was collected ... and then we took that
information, picked out the things that seemed to come up the most, and then came up with a draft, which was presented
today.”
Wilson said the meeting went well.
“Probably because everyone didn’t agree, we had new ideas that were brought forward,” Wilson said. “I think it’s
important that people’s voices are heard. When you’re asked your opinion and listened to it makes for a better
community.”
Christina Duncan, a sociology professor and member of the strategic planning committee, said the purpose of the
committee is to represent others.
“We don’t want to do anything that is beyond our scope, which is just being advocates and representatives of the larger
population,” Duncan said. “Without everybody’s input we can’t do the job that we really need to do.”
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October 22nd, 2015, 72°F
January (/news/articles/2015/01/) 29th (/news/articles/2015/01/29/), 2015 (/news/articles/2015/)
TED talks spark discussion on campus
by David Gardner (/news/articles/by/David.Gardner/)
Garden
Robots, albeit controlled by their watchful surgeon masters, will soon take over the world of surgery.
Not quite, but they will play a bigger part of surgeries in the future. I took the opportunity to visit the English department’s
Collaborative Lounge where each Thursday the English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, holds a regular viewing and
discussion of a TED talk.
Though I wasn’t totally excited about this week’s topic, I think viewing and discussing TED talks is an effective way to
broaden knowledge and expose yourself to new ideas.
If you haven’t heard about TED talks, look one up. It’s kind of hard to define a TED talk; I got caught in a frustrating loop of
pages on TED’s website, which led me to write “TED is TED” in my notebook. TED talks are short (the website says 18
minutes long) presentations by a speaker with an “idea worth spreading” at conventions sponsored by TED. Speakers range
from CEOs and former presidents to new researchers. The main criteria seems to be speaking about new ideas that spark
questions.
Here at Dixie State University, this week’s TED discussion topic, “Surgery’s Past, Present, and Robotic Future” by Catherine
Mohr, was not something I would’ve chosen to watch. That was fine because I’ve taken enough classes by now to be able to
listen to 18 minutes of something I’m not really interested in. This is one of TED's merits. I can listen to it and think about it,
and after 18 minutes I have some new information that might change my viewpoint, or I might never think about it again.
The students at the meeting had a lively discussion about people’s perceptions of surgeons and the human element of
surgery. The future potential of having a robot perform an entire surgery, or even a doctor across the world remotely
operating the surgical tools, was discussed. It was a little silly to hear people not involved with the medical science industry at
all talking about how it might change in the future, but isn’t that how we learn?
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Dixie State University's Student News Source
October 22nd, 2015, 72°F
January (/news/articles/2015/01/) 23rd (/news/articles/2015/01/23/), 2015 (/news/articles/2015/)
Utah students graduate unprepared,
study says
by David Gardner (/news/articles/by/David.Gardner/)
Graphic by J.C. Collier
Many college students in Utah lack the verbal and written communication skills employers want, according to a recent survey.
Concerns about the coming crop of professionals arose in a recent convention of Utah educators and businesses. In a recent survey by
Dan Jones & Associates, 90 percent of employers felt recent graduates lack adequate oral and written communication skills, as reported
by the Deseret News (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865617538/Utahstudentsgrosslyunpreparedforworkforcestudy
says.html?pg=all).
Some of Dixie State University's students, such as Damian Miera, a sophomore general education major from Kearns, are confident in
their capabilities. Miera credits participating in student government and performance groups such as Raging Red for part of his
communication confidence.
“I think [the article is] an overgeneralization, but I can see where the companies are coming from, " Miera said.
Robert Long, a junior elementary education major from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, said he sees both sides. Prior to attending DSU, Long spent
three years teaching special education in Hawaii.
“Honestly, after my two years here, I’ll probably be about ready,” Long said. “I’ve found my college classes haven’t totally prepared me,
so I’ve had to do some onthejob training.”
Jeremey Forsberg is an adjunct instructor of digital design and art director at TCS Advertising & Public Relations. Forsberg sees poor
communication skills from new graduates during interviews at his workplace as well as students presenting projects verbally to their
classmates or in writing.
“I think people need to be more aware of how they communicate,” Forsberg said. “If you're typing something that you’d type to your
friend through a text message, that's not the same as when you apply for a job.”
Forsberg said he feels the convenience of technology sometimes leads to causal behavior.
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