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Show A message from a US Congressional candidate PAGE 3 The Voice ofDixie Me College of Utah ST. GEORGE, PAGES Picture from Sun Files games is the first step towards turn- ing into Greg Ostertag PAGE 8 Rebel volleyball wins three at Utah Valley tournament PAGE 6 XXV, NO 3 be resurrected at cleaning industry. Not playing our VOLUME Radio station will Bill Clinton and his lies to the pool a UTAH Where will Dixie compete in the future? Athletic and academic squads look at four-yepossibilities and life without Ricks College ar By Stephen Editor-in-Chi- Vincent stvmcent77hotmail.com The transition from Dixie College to Dixie State College of Utah doesnt just affect the programs that ascend into the area. But it also affects the teams that compete on an intercollegiate basis for Dixie. The impacts will not only reach the athletic department, but the competitive academic squads as well. Athletics Dixie will more than likely stay at the junior college level for a while. They will join Utah Valley State College as school that still competes athleticala four-yethe at ly junior college level. According to Dixie State athletics director Dexter Irvin, the school will need about seven or eight degrees before it can consider a jump level. to the four-yeWell evaluate things as they go along, said Irvin, adding that the school is going forlevel. ward with its plans at the two-yeAs for now, Dixies biggest concern is the loss of mam rival, Ricks College. Earlier this yaer, Ricks announced that it too would become a four-yeschool. Ricks, which is owned by the Mormon Church, will change its name to Brigham Young Umversity-Idah- o. During the announcement, LDS church officials announced that they would phase out Ricks athletic squads. Losing Ricks is damaging blow to all Dixie athletic squads, but to the football team in particular. Dixie and Ricks are consistently top ten teams, and they always seem to be battling for the Western States Football League crown. The loss of Ricks has caused a big concern in the scheduling future. For the Rebels, travel costs and geographical location have always hampered their ability to schedule games. Dixie has been unsuccessful in attempts to arrange games against Southern California schools. The California schools do not compete in the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA). The Rebels were only able to fill two of their three game slots this season. Dixies future schedule, however, received a boost last week. Dixie football coach Greg e radio Croshaw announced on his show that New Mexico Military Academy, a team that Dixie annually plays as part of their schedule, and Pima, Arizona will join the WSFL next season. While football might have its future for now, the five Dixie sports teams who compete in the Scenic West Athletic Conference will see their league shrink from ten teams to nine teams. The SWAC has no immediate plans to replace Ricks College in the lineup. Irvin said that there currently are no others schools avad-abl- e to joing the conference. post-gam- Please see COMPETITION, page 3 Dixie State By Carly Cash Reporter thedixiesunffl hotmail com Students have missed jamming to the music and listening to the familiar voices of their peers on the Dixie College radio station since it officially signed off the air on January 25.1999. Fortunately, your ears won't hear static in the future thanks to Dawn Nill, director of Dixie's radio production course. This once abandoned class has been rebom with the enrollment of ten very enthusiastic students. Those participating in the course will learn the skills essential to put the station back on the air. They wdl learn the vocal broadcasting techniques necessary to keep students listening, along with the skills needed to run the technical equipment. The course also educates students about the history of radio production. An advanced course in radio production will be offered spring semester. This course will give students an even more hands-oexperience with radio, allowand producing ing participants to actually be on-athe programs. Nills stated that " the purpose of the station is not just to have great music, but to train people in the profession. Before you can tune in, however, the station must be approved by the Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.). The F.C.C. allows stations to obtain a license to air their programs. All radio stations must comply to rules such as keeping certain curse words off the air and producing a certain amount of air time. The radio station was shut down in February 1999 after citizens complained about some of the content of the music that the station was playing, as well as the language used by some of the deejays. The radion station was not brought back for the 1999-20- 0 0 school year, according to college administration at the time, because there were not enough students enrolled in the classes. Those problems, however, are in the past. It is hopeful that the college station will obtain a license by May of 2001. This means your favorite station may be up and running by summer or early fall of n ir next year. If you are interested in radio production, contact Dawn Nills- - in the Graff Fine Arts building, and sign up for Radio Production next semester; Otherwise, listen for the comeback of the Dixie State College radio station. It's sure to be 1! |