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Show NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 , 2005 TRACK continued from page 1 DSC President Lee Caldwell said major expen- damage prompted the closure and there is a need to protect the investment of taxpayers and students The college needs a lot of interaction with the community on issues like this, Caldwell said Marc Mortensen, assistant to the city manager, said the city council and mayor donated money to the building of the stadium more than 20 years ago in agreement that the public would continually have access Otherwise, the city would not have contributed funds to the track We would like to see the college open up the stadium again, he said Philip Peterson, city of St George finance director, said he estimated the city spent approximately $50,000 to help construct Hansen Stadium sive As students now experience the effects of the closure, many are upset Lindsay Ramsay, an instructor at the Fitness Center, witnesses the reaction of students daily She said most students are NEW DEGREES continued from page concerns, said In 1 Dillingham-Evan-s a 2000 U S census report, St George stood as No 1 amid the nations most rapidly growing metropolitan regions By 2020, St Georges contemporary population of 67.000 is presumed to grow to 134.000 DSC was not fully accredited at the baccalaureate stage until 2003 Even after full accreditation, the accrediting agency asked that DSC review and change its mission statement to more precisely show institutional changes and growth Administrators agreed it was time to adjust the mission due to the countys projected population spurt Dillingham-Evan- s said adding programs could take as long as two years Degrees m progress currently mclude bachelors degrees in criminal justice, secondary education (which is expected to partnership with Washington County School District), dental hygiene, fme and performing arts, as well as an associate of science m early childhood These programs are a justice to our students," Dillingham-Evan- s said Math, teaching and composite sci- - angry to find the track closed The entire public shouldnt be punished because of one or two people, Ramsay said Ashley Lundquist, a junior nursing major from St George, said she would train on the track at night instead of run around town where no streetlights are stationed Its totally a security risk, Lundquist said It doesnt seem like they have the best interest of students m mind She said opening the track is necessary, especially for female runners, even if its patrolled by security or only for specific hours throughout the day Danny Shakespeare, junior business major from St George, said he thinks the closure is justified If people abuse the privilege, then why should we allow them to use the track? he asked People can run anywhere As for future use, Caldwell said he plans to face the matter soon He also said he wants community interaction in the resolution of this issue We need to collaborate together, he said ence are our top priorities for now Adjunct math instructor Owen E Denison was the last guy out for a job opening at UVSC. Denison said he does not think DSC is thought of as a threat to UVSC because they are not as reliant on state funding as DSC is We are not so different from UVSC already, Demson said. They just generate most revenue through tuition rather than the legislature Athletic Director Dexter Irvin seems to be interested m the news Its great, anytime there are more opportunities its gomg to be positive, Irvin said Educational opportunities offered will hopefully provide for new life opportunities DSC has been awaiting such opportune changes for some time and administrators are determined to maintain Southern Utahs ever-growin-g population Were exporting far too many of our Washington County natives because of a lack of employment and educational opportunities, Huddleston said m the press release Its our hope that as were able to offer more and more bachelors degrees we can help slow that trend DIXIE SUN - 7 College channel takes two Tellys BY TIERA OLIVER Dixie Sun A&E Editor Dixie State Colleges Community Education Channel won two Telly Awards, an award of distinction, and inducted Executive Director Stan Everett into the National Television Academy s Silver Circle last May Two DSC students and employees of CEC TV, Michael Durrant and Don Woods, both freshman broadcast journalism majors from St George, submitted two entries into the national video competition and received two awards The first award given to Durrant and Woods was for the televised musical production of a choral concert performed by Lieto According to a press release, it was produced completely by the students of CEC-TDurrant produced and Woods assisted The second award was given to CEC-TV'- s production of a jazz concert by John Lee Hooker Jr at the Electric Theater Woods produced while Durrant assisted Everett said Durrant and Woods are both currently working on the set of NBC's show Three Wishes" in Cedar City CEC-Talso received the Award of Distinction from the Videographer Awards, Everett said The Videographer Awards are part of an international competition. CEC-Talso received an honorable mention for the broadcast of the Southwest Symphony Orchestras Handels Messiah There were 2,329 entries m this competition from around the world and we won the award of distinction, Everett said CEC-Twon a college-leve-l Emmy in the past, and was recently nominated for another one The results of that competition are unknown, but should be revealed soon, Everett said Everett was the only educator and the only Utahan to be inducted mto the National television Academy s Silver Circle this year The Silver Circle hon MASCOT continued from page No selection in all four voting groups This will be the fourth mascot makeover adjustment m 10 years Rodney Rebel had three politically correct facelifts, most recently in 2002 The mascot was quickly pulled off the sidelines the same year 1 1 ors individuals in the television industry who have made sign if leant contributions to the mdustry and have shown least 25 years of excellence The onl other Utahans to be inducted mto the Silver Circle are Dick Nourse and Mark Eubank of KSL-TV- , and Ken Verdoia of KUEDTV, Everett said To be put m that group is a nice thing," Everett said I m not a big person on personal awards, but I hope it may brmg positive attention to what we are doing with the students Everett started his career as a military broadcaster and later accepted a position with the Princeton City School District in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1979 where he worked for 14 years as the instructional television coordinator According to www org, Everett s position at Princeton City School District came with no studio or equipment Everett secured grants and donations and over the next 14 years built a system including a distribution network that spread across more than 45 square miles When Everett came to DSC, he faced the same problem of no station or equipment Everett said he wrote a position paper that he submitted to his boss, Stan Plewe, who m turn submitted it to the DSC president They eventually met with the St George City Council and secured funding to start CEC-Tin 1995 The station now has two production trucks, a microwave truck, and a studio that is capable of gomg live, Everett said Everett said he would like to see more student mvolvement in the program because most students dont even know its y 1 be a part of this program More than 25 of CEC TV stu dents have gone on to work in the television industry There are students now working in Indiana, Wyommg, Utah and other places around the coun try, Everett said We are looking for kids who want to find out if they can work in this mdustry, Everett said There is still room for up to 20 students in the program this semester With the new communica tion degree's approval last spring, Everett said he is look mg to expand the program The number of students who join the program will determine what kind of expansion the station will be capable of Everett said there is a definite possibility of domg a news show Everett recently traveled to Columbia College Chicago m Chicago and said the capabiliis far superior to ty of CEC-Tthat at Columbia What CEC-Tis capable of produemg is definitely up to par, Everett said The station not only cov- ers athletic I 4 f competitions, but also certs, public cooking shows and many ers oth- Our sta- tion stands equal to or better than a majority of stations m Utah, Everett said here Two classes are taught by Everett at CEC TV, which is located on the third floor of the Edith S Whitehead Student Services Center an internship in television production and a sports broadcasting class Everett said there are no prerequisites or prior experience necessary to Student Body President Tony Cronk said in the July Board of Trustees meeting he is concerned with marketing the new mascot icon He said he would like the word Rebels shown alongside the red hawk to ensure of the Rebel preservation . name There was some misconception and misinformation on the student side, Cronk said I just dont want people to see the bird mascot and be confused to who we are Cronk also said since the DSC Bookstore began products with releasing the new Rebel mascot hawk icon, he has seen the word Rebels appear with the mascot in some form People will eventually recognize its the Rebel mascot, he said 4 |