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Getting to the U.S. Womens National Team is t0 ' Arollo Members of the Dixie State University Dance Company perform featured several performances from DSU's dance students and dressed in vibrant costumes. emilyfisherDSN The concert represented a variety of genres, with a mixture of classical, p and tap, modern, Lively drumming and music filled a sold-otheballroom. Sarah Ramaker, a senior dance major from ater on the opening night of the Dixie State UniverMidland, Michigan, and sity Dance Companys Fall Alivia Snow, a junior Dance Concert. dance major from St. and old filtered Young George, performed solos. into the main auditorium Applause from the audiat the Eccles Fine Arts ence was exceptionally Center Nov. 20 and 21 to loud for two routines: a witness the companys p routine narrating 27th and 28th perfora cop and gangster conmance. In celebration of flict and a western allthe new Bachelor of Arts men number that inspired or Science dance degrees, smiles and laughs from the the opening number was audience. an energizing, traditional Live piano and vioGuinean dance called the lin accompanied dance Kuku, with performers instructor Kyudon Kwak BY EMILY FISHER Watch Karli Kuhn's video on the communication department split at DixieSunNews.com. n rO, i ) hip-ho- ut hip-ho- MORE NEWS CONTENT View our weekly news broadcast online at SouthernUtahLive.com DIXIE SUN NEWS Emily Havens, Editor-in-Chi- Spencer Ricks, News Editor Nick Anderson, Opinion Editor Karli Kuhn, Sports Editor Markee Heckenliable, Features Editor Jalen Jones, Photo Editor Ryan Huskins, Multimedia Editor Emily Fisher, Social Media Editor Jordan Eames, Copy Editor Dallin Spackman, Ad Manager Justin Badger Jacob Brown J C Collier Porter Larsen Breanna Opdahl Andrew Pinckney Candy Roland Ashley Thompson Alex Wheeler Rhiannon Bent, Adviser HOW TO REACH US Dixie Slate University Jennings Bldg 225 South 700 East St George, UT 84770 Phone (435) 552-781- 8 Fax (435)656-401- 9 dixiesundixie edu wwwdixiesunnewscom Ads dixiesunadsdixie edu or (435) 414-009- 6 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 any other university in the nation. Indiana State University, the institution Williams was previously employed at ed, Williams said. before he came to DSU, is The new Hansen Stadium currently the top university will be the most recognizfor community service, with able building on campus, more than one million comWilliams said. When people munity service hours donatec drive by on Interstate 15 each year and see our stadium, theyll I want DSU to donate one want to learn more about million and five hours just DSU. Itll be a great marketso I can say we beat Indiana ing tool in getting people to State, Williams said. campus and engaging with Williams also announced DSU. several new womens sports Williams said he also that are being added, includwants to make St. George a ing sand volleyball, track college town by displayand field, and lacrosse. New ing identifiable DSU logos sports complexes like a new across the community. soccer stadium and softball We want people with a field are also in the works, (Southern Utah University) Williams said. bumper sticker on Dean of Students Del their car to feel uncomfortBeatty said students can help able when they come to DSU with the goals outlined St. George because of all in the strategic plan by bethe pride for DSU in this coming more involved. community, Williams said, Tell your friends, your evoking a laugh from the family, neighbors and everyaudience. one else you meet about all Part of increasing school the awesome changes comspirit and pride is creating a ing to DSU and why they new mascot students, faculty, should come here, Beatty alumni and community memsaid. The more students that bers can all identify with, come to DSU, the more we Williams said. An identity can accomplish. committee has been looking Williams said the key to for ideas for a new mascot improving and growing DSU for DSU, which the is momentum. public will be able to voice their We need to take what we opinion on for an upcoming have now, build on that, and survey within the month. keep it going, Williams Williams said he wants said. Keeping the momenDSU to donate more comtum going is file key to our munity service hours than future. s ultimate goal Ive always wanted to play in the World Cup because thats, like, every ones dream, Arollo said, Getting there is obviously super hard and almost impossible. According to Elitedaily. tap number at the Fall Dance Concert Nov 20. The concert the first concert since a degree in dance has been offered at DSU a lively is and Sahalie Cindrich, a sophomore dance major from American Fork, as they performed a classical duet with leaps and overhead lifts. The performance received standing ovations both nights. Li Lei, dance professor and director, said the students are her greatest joy. She said she appreciates their dedication and hard work. Lei said the greatest challenge was the high turnover of dancers every semester, because until this fall, DSU had not offered bachelors degrees in dance. New dance degrees were approved in August. Lei said she is confident Hi in the future of the dance program and grateful for DSU administrations support. I am ready to take the dance program to a higher level, she said. We are ambitious to build a degree program with a high professional reputation. Matthew Setoki, a junior dance major from Oakley, Idaho, is a scholarship student in the dance program. Setoki said two years ago, he didnt dance. Setoki said he learned how to dance with Leis encouragement. Its changed my life, he said. Auditions for dance majors and scholarships will com, the odds are 1 in 986 that a female college soccer player will get drafted into the National Womens Soc cer League. Although shes aware of the seemingly impossible odds, Arollo is not letting it stop her from trying. In a Twitter message, Arollo said people should donate to her cause because it help fulfill her dream oi reaching the professional title Many people dont get the chance or opportunity to go on a tryout, Arollo said Everyone who donates gets me that much closer to reaching it. IKfii'il Hh' UliJTMhiTirili'Fi J) IUU i'i liVI!l I t c JT tit I tuj 30 I V VJ'-'- 1- i ..j - . - no ji fA- .V.c J L -, I JL i j 4 v 7 -- A t. f7i l,J rU-;tt,- Ik . u rd L DIVIDES affect students who are already declared in the old communication degree. Its not going to be said. an abrupt change for any We removed some of student who wants to the core requirements from remain, Yergensen said. the original degree (and) Students who we have streamlined them a little now in the program will lit in the media studies continue the course and degree, Harris said. We finish just as it is right actually didnt add any now, or they can declare new classes; we took away and receive the new some classes, and then degree. we focused the existing Roberto Jardon, a sophoclasses into the specific more communication maemphases. jor from Enterprise, said Yergensen said the splitting the degree is the department splitting wont right choice for students. continued from page V 1 As students, weve all been through situations where we lose interest or subject because'1 feel it is irrelevant to wh we want to study, Jardon said. I feel it is the right step to split the degree and provide more focus or material that directly to the degree we at pursuing. Harris said changing the degree from being broad t being more focused is not a bad thing. The name of the degrtf is not as important as what you learn in the degree, s 1 |