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Show WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM DSU 17,2oj of administrators shoot for goal ii j j?ii omc . BY MARKEE HECKENLIABLE (ffimarkeekaeDSN t Even though Dixie State University is'at a university level, administrators are still looking for ways to make the university grow. As a part of President Biff Williams' strategic plan, administration hopes to increase enrollment to 10,000 students, said David Roos, executive director of enrollment. Brett Schwartz, director of new students programs, said increasing the total enrollment over 10,000 students by fall 2016 will put the university in line with its strategic plan. Student recruitment is a big part of enrollment growth, but its not the only factor, Schwartz said. Retaining our current students is very important to increasing total enrollment. Savannah Murdock, a freshman general education major from Highland, said she loves being an ambassador because she gets to help others see the potential of See more pictures of the Canyonlands to get a feel for it, to get a feel of the spirit of Dixie, and for them to get excited come here. Roos said administration will have to find creative ways to accommodate more students on campus. One u, is through structure which means administr, tion will help students build, class schedule around either morning or afternoon times Most students prefer notto take afternoon classes, Roos said, and the primary goal structure scheduling is to tivate students to want to ta classes in the afternoon. The challenge for us (is)j build classes that all meet that prime time, usually 7:3( a.m. until about noon, Ro0i said. Thats when a lot of students want to take classes (and) thats when a lot of on faculty wart to teach. If that all we do, the were not ing to have enough space 10,000 students. Schwartz said the university is on track to have an increase in overall enrollment, but reaching the goal of 10,000 students is yet to! determined. schedul-ing- , oi m(. at DSU. She said ambassadors play a role in recruitment because they give tours around campus, and they travel to high schools during their fair days and give presentations about DSU. It isnt stressful necessarily, but there is a sense of responsibility that each of us feel when completing our duties, Murdock said. Roos said Williams indicated we need to be in an aggressive growth mode to to be as a university. Thats how we can make the case for having additional support for our students like additional classroom space, Roos said. We cant even begin to ask for those things if DSU doesnt continue to show that were growing, and that we have a need for that additional support. Roos said administrators and ambassadors are try- - students with direct mailings, sending post cards after they take tours, sending offering free activities, and using social media to generate excitement. The most important thing administration can do is get the students to come tour the campus, Roos said. Thats really what it comes down to, Roos said. You really want to try to get students to come to campus, g,j. for S 1 i apartment fire at L- - - DixieSunNews.com. r j u Nit r : A ,f1 r c A fTf - h A y v. h', r o . s Firefighters inspect a blackened Canyonlands apartment after a fire that displaced 1 0 residents Monday. The fire also caused two people to be transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries. FIRE continued from page DIXIE SUN NEWS Emily Havens, Editor-in-Chi- ef Spencer Ricks, News Editor Drayson Ball, Sports Editor Markee Heckenliable, Features Editor Diana Fossett, Opinion Editor Jalen Jones, Photo Editor Parker Mayberry, Multimedia Editor Emily Fisher, Social Media Editor Nijat Aliyev, Copy Editor Dallin Spackman, Ad Manager 1 lived directly above the origin of the fire, said he had just woke up from a nap when the fire alarms went off. I was just in there, and I came out and drought somebody put a curtain up in die DAVENPORT continued from page 1 and picked out what they y thought was relevant, Pris-bre- said. Jess Arruda Justin Badger Austin Clark Katelynn Disney Alannah Hall Hunter Porter Larsen Dan Lauper Ally Parker Mayberry Kelby Morrison Bre Opdahl Alexis Winward Rhiannon Bent, Adviser : HOW TO REACH US Dixie State University Jennings Bldg 225 S 700 E St George, UT 84770 Phone (435)552-781- 8 Fax (435) 656-401- 9 dixiesundixie edit wwwdixiesunnews com Ads dixiesunadsdixieedu or (435) 41 The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during fall and spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State University, the communication department and Dixie State University Student Activities DSU administrators do not approve or censor content The student editorial staff alone determines its news coverage The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board Otherwise the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university Reid said he had the file of complaints against Davenport but said he handed it over to the city attorney's office. The judge said we could have a small portion of what we asked for, but it did not include emails, memos or all of the stuff we might need in order to prepare a defense, Davenport said. Davenport said he and his attorney are unsure what to bring to the courtroom because they are being kept in the dark regarding necessary evidence to create a strong defense. With our defense, we have witnesses who will come in, but we don't know exactly what it is we need them to address yet, Davenport said. Davenport and his attorney have a right to see the above mentioned files, Reid said in a phone interview. However, neither Davenport nor Prisbrey said they have been granted access to all of them. Prisbrey said not allowing the defense to have access to the same files is a violation of living room, Miera said. Miera said the room that caught fire is a room where cardboard boxes and TVs were being stored. Ihaka Johnson, a freshman communication major from Hawaii and a resident of building C, said he woke up and smelled something burning. the rules of personal conduct. It's hard to defend when we don't know what we are supposed to defend, said Varlo Davenport's wife, Andrea Davenport. Since Varlo Davenport and his attorney have not seen the same evidence as the university individuals involved, they have a different perception of the entire situation. Why wouldn't they give the files to us? Davenport said. You want to be fair, you want to think the best of people, but to not give it to us, and then to be given the little bit we were given right at the last possible second, it starts to make you question people's motives. St. George City Attorney Shawn Guzman instructed St. George city councilwoman, Michele Randall, to contact the Davenport family in an attempt to persuade Varlo Davenport to get a lawyer other than Prisbrey. Randall called the Davenport family at their home to suggest which attorney to hire. Read, however, was unaware of the situation. Never in my 2 1 years of practicing law have I had a prosecutor talk to a city council person and have her phone my client's home and Miera said residents were jumping out of their windows at a drop, and people were helping others out of their windows. I couldnt breathe, Johnson said. So I ran back into my room and punched the comer window out and just hopped ot out. Smoke engulfs the Canyonlands Apartments during a fire that caused some residents to leap from the second floor to escape Me day. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, officials said inform him that he should fire me and hire a public offender and take a plea, Prisbrey HISTORY continued from page Di said. Prisbrey said he received confirmation from a reporter who talked to Randall and verified that a conversation took place between Guzman and Randall to carry out this action. After discovering Randall reached out to Varlo Davenport, Prisbrey said Read wants to file another motion about the communication. Manning said the point of the event Was to inspire people embrace these tributes to those heroes and many other cultures as well. The point of this event is to show diversity, she said. Were also celebrating different months such n as Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Varlo Davenport's daughter, Zoe Davenport, asked tage Month to give students a voice. Eli Aguirre, a freshman integrated studies major from St. George, said it feels good to be a part of this celebration of those who have impacted this world and became icons President Biff Williams why he had not met with her father before firing him at a Future of Dixie forum last March. Williams said to her and the rest of the forum that he had met with him. Williams later corrected himself when questioned and said he never met with Varlo Davenport, but administrators had. (Hes) a community leader who basically calls Zoe Davenport a liar and lies to her face, yet no one calls Biff on it, Varlo Davenport said in regard to Williams. I love Dixie, Varlo Davenport said. I love what it stands for or at least stood for and I dont think we are at our best right now. Asian-America- and Native-America- n to 1 Heri- because of their accomplishments. I feel like Im accomplishing something, she said. Its very calming, and it takes time. Yet I df nitely want all puzzles and to get more people involved in the event. Darius Matthews, Blac Student Union president and a junior mass major fromWe' Jordan, said he is obvion not the only person to be thankful of this tradition Events are (not only) important to DSU, butte the entire world, he History Month American history month and we want people to ar n n fc df comffl-nicatio- is lo rr nE er sf in m ed gr ins off pu A' predate it more. tec the att of Do you have a news tip for the Dixie Sun we News? 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