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Show fito V- The tki i- Me ofdim Me College ofUtah What happens if Dixie, CSI tie? World famous artist Del Parsons held a symposium at Dixie State College last ' week. ST GEORGE, UTAH VOLUHE XXX. NO 20 Finally, a happy ending for Romeo and Juliet: Dixie star Marcus Banks (3) has been an integral part of this PAGE 10 Following the final performance of Dixie theaters Romeo and Juliet, Romeo (Mike lorg) Kameron Lopez (Juliet) proposed to co-star years Dixie basketball squad, which is currently on top of the Scenic West Athletic Conference, although they are in a tight race with CSI to win the conference title. A. $ The Dixie softball squad ran over Northwest Nazarene m a four-gam- e t sweep. photo by Brooke Hansen PAGE 13 By Stephen Vincent Editor in chief Dixie Theater staged a production of Romeo and Juliet last week. PAGE r, stvmcent77homiatl com As the Scenic West Athletic Conference season draws to a close, Dixie State Colleges mens basketball team is feeling added pressure to win the regular season STUDENT GO UN OIL title, and with it, homecourt advantage for the conference tournament The Rebels are ahead of the pesky College of Southern Idaho by just loss in the loss column, meaning that one Rebel loss Please see SWAC, page 10 - The final night of Dixie State College Theaters production of Romeo and Juliet had an unusual twist, as Mike lorg, who portrayed Romeo, proposed to Kameron Lopez, who played Juliet . Lopez accepted lorgs proposal. The couple are shown A behind the scenes look at the DSC student body pres. By Stanton Roseman Photo Editor kermitxhotmail com Student government elections begin in less than one week. On Feb 27, over 5,000 students will have the opportunity to elect the 2001-0- 2 student body president But what exacdy does the student body president do once elected? Being president involves more than showing school spirit and attending sporting events. Countless meetings need to be attended. Here is a portion of some of the meetmgs that the current student body president attends Chairperson of the Executive Council, sits on Board of Trustees, serves as a voting member of the UCSP (Utah Council of student body presidents), attend monthly board of regents meetmgs, chairperson of the Civic Awareness Council, Olene Walker, and works to hold Please see Pres, page 2 in this artists drawing, which was used to promote the production. artwork courtesy of Dixie State College theater department By Marjorie Keele News Editor thedtxiesunf&hotmail com There can not be a more romantic ending to a classic play than the closing night of Dixie State College's production of Romeo and Juliet During the final curtain call for the production Saturday Romeo Mike lorg night, real-lif- e proposed to Kameron Lopez (Juliet). Kameron and Mike met dur1999 Christmas play, DSCs ing Greetings, where they both played leading roles Shortly after this production ended, this pair began dating Since then, this couple have worked together in such plays as All My Sons, Oliver', Little Women and, most recently, Romeo and Juliet. As luck would have it, the sweethearts were cast as the famous couple in the the tragic Shakespearian play, and Mike the took opportunity to pop the question There were many teary eyes leaving the auditorium that night after Mike handed Kameron a beautiful bouquet of red roses, pulled a little ring box out of his pocket, knelt down, and asked her to marry him. Kameron said that the first thing that came to her mind was Why is he kneeling down? We didnt rehearse that..." Kameron, overcome with emotion, accepted and knelt as he placed the nng on her finger They embraced and the lights slowly dimmed, audience and cast members exited, leaving the lovers m their engaging moment. |