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One of the pioneers and ., first Dixie. students I r ! i , i , 1 I i i 1 ; i L t I , . r ' - i. -- , , - The new Dixie State University identity is blazing through campus and the St. George community. The official athletic identity for DSU is the Trailblazers, and its mascot is Brooks the bison. Trailblazers trumped the Sun Warriors and Raptors, which were part of the final three identities the Identity Committee and Love Communications chose from with the help of focus groups. The identity was revealed Monday in the Cox Auwas ditorium and Gardner Student Center. The Trailblazers were born out of St. George's pioneer heritage, Jordon Sharp, chief marketing n and communications officer, said. DSU was built around the F Encampment Mall, i which is where the I pioneers first came to this community. 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Pitts said everyone at DSUSA is theme. excited about "Trailblazers satisfy all the criteria the identity committee established and will aptly represent DSU for a long time to come," President Biff Williams said in a press release. DSU's new athletic identity was unveiled Monday in the Cox Performing Arts Center. To celebrate the reveal and kick off 102 years of tradition, everyone present received with the new logo, a free '4 .1"; I fr.)"C.. i ': f IA , C Z Z ' President Biff Williams introduces Dixie State University's new identity, the Trailblazers, at the reveal event Monday in the Cox Auditorium. theme is centered around the new mascot, however, its organizers say the traditional celebratory week still follows its typical schedule of g the "D," the events like Pageant, the Great Race and more. white-washin- see page 2 DSU dorm life 11 --'), zA.--. 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