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Show n. I Womens' soccer beats TVWCC in scrimmage 0 4-- r 2 Faculty band rocks out to 90s alternative r- ' t sports page 7 i fr- - features page 8 i 1 1 - 4- 4 k I i I I ! I t 1 ? I .,J , i i Dixie State University students gather the annual Week of Welcome in the North Instructional Building Plaza for the foam dance Friday's dance drew hundreds of patrons to celebrate the last dav of r 4 vi, ,IT V 1 - ' i .Foam amice I T vis. wraps up Week ofWelc WifeWsjyVSai-- 1 ?TC'WV? WWWtRW c r fe,.-- 4 BY TEEJAY JOHNSON TeeJayDSU SEPTEMBER 2. 2015 VOLUME XLV NO. 2 With record attendance, the fifth annual Foam Dance at Dixie State University was the most successful end of Week of Welcome bash in its history. Sarah Ramaker, vice president of student life and a senior dance major from Midland, Michigan, d said an upward of 1,450 tickets were purchased by students, bringing its total to more than 150 than last year. Over 1,500 students flowed into the foam-fille- d North Instructional Building plaza to celebrate the start to a new year at DSU. Ramaker said DSU is founded on traditions such as the Foam Dance and the Dixie spirit thrives pre-sol- SVOICEOFDIXIE DiXIESUNNEWS.COM on it. It helps the incoming freshmen understand this spirit and what it WHAT'S INSiOE News can do for them, Ramaker said. This event and all others are for the students to bond with each other and to get to know their classmates. Ramaker and Luke Kerouac, assistant director of student involvement and leadership, along with the Student Life Committee have been organizing the Foam Dance for months. Kerouac said booking the disc jockey, security, fencing and ticket sales were set up weeks and months in advance. It takes a crew of about 0 people the day of the dance to make sure everything happens smoothly, Kerouac said. Even with months of planning, not everything fell into place as the DSU Student Association intended. The usual host, DJ Marcus Wing, was involved in multiple accidents leading up to - 40-5- the event and left the responsibility with DJ Jorge. With the usual host out of commission, students still flowed into the plaza with record numbers until DJ Jorge rang the bell at midnight. Sydney Adams, a freshman general education major from South Jordan, said: The Foam Dance was so sick. Everyone was just going so hard and dancing like crazy. I have nfever been to a dance party that intense. I cant wait for the next one. The day after, buzz of the Foam Dance spread over social media with pictures in front of DSUSAs wall mural and in the middle of foam. Austin Moss, a sophomore general education major from West Valley, tweeted Brace yourself for all the foam dance pictures, knee-hig- h mine included. Kerouac said this years event featured a light package for the foam and aerosol chalk for the backdrop, helping students to capture this moment with their friends. DSUSA looks for new additions each year to increase the Foam Dance attendance and help excite students for a new year at DSU, Kerouac said. Even if you dont like the foam, everyone is drawn into social connection the Foam Dance provides for students. Its a great way to meet new people, Moss said. I will end up going again next year even though I 'am not a huge fan of the foam. Ramaker said DSUSA looks forward to putting together many events throughout the year that will help students connect with each other and feel the Dixie spirit. 1 Opinion 4 Sports 6 Features 8 Health sciences degrees more BY ANDREW PINCKNEY andrewjpinckney CONTACT NEWS TIPS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dixie State University is making significant changes to the school of health sciences by seeking to offer new degrees m exercise science and restructuring others to be more student-friendl- y. DixieSunDixie.edu Jennings room 34 225 S 700 East St. George, UT 84770 1 435-552-78- 18 ADVERTISING DixieSunAdsDixie.edu 435-414-00- 95 fax. 435-556-40- 19 The school of health sciences created a new department of health and human performance which has taken over for the physical education, health and recreation programs and is actively developing new curriculum and opportunities for students. The university is also considering degrees in health promotion, recreation and sports management, athletic training, and physical education teacher education. It is part of a 5 to 10 year plan, said Patricia Wintch, interim dean of the school of health sciences and dental hygiene department chair. Susan Hart has been appointed department chair of health and ' human performance and has been developing the program for the university since being hired three years ago. Gaining approval for the new degree in exercise science has been a year-lon- g process of scrutiny by the university and several committees, Hart said. It recently re student-friendl- y ceived approval by the Utah State Board of Regents for a Bachelor of Science in exercise science. Final approval for the program by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is not expected for 90 days. If approved, the exercise program will enable students to participate in laboratory courses, gain practical knowledge from working with the population and within the industry, and will require an internship in the community to increase students experience in the job market. Upon completion, graduates will be prepared to pass a test, obtain necessary certifications and have the credentials needed to rapidly enter the workforce, Hart said. Hart said it is expected 150 students will declare it as their major within the first year, and by the fifth year, the total number is predicted to increase to 300. Students are excited it will become available soon and think it would "be a great addition to the region, Hart said. We dont yet have a program, and instead of decreasing enrollment, weve increased enrollment, Hart said. We are offering multiple sections, and we have d students we are letting wait-liste- see HEALTH page 3 |