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Show All7TIT. -! SPORTS V T-- r- , Rebel fall sports fire into action Mi M- M Red Hawk set as Rebel mascot icon Alumni, students, faculty and community all choose hawk as top pick mascot after a three-yeaabsence following a Rodney Rebel flop in 2002. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a red hawk design to be the icon for the Rebel Mascot, which is set to be unveiled at the Sept. 10 football game against Air Force Prep. The hawk design was approved after an open search for what idealizes a Rebel Mascot. The decision was made to search for a new mascot when students, faculty, alumni and community members openly opposed a red bull icon discussed in an October 2004 College Council meeting that would replace r Rodney. During the Board of Trustees Meeting in nfr . ( Caldwell selected as new college president restaurant gives great portions at great prices. A Close-to-camp- 8 page page programs aimed toward math, sciences BY JACKIE FLETCHER Dixie Sun News Editor With the approval of Dixie State College's revised mission statement in June, administrators and staff are currently moving forward with new programs to help Dixie State College students and community members were outraged with the news of Hansen Stadium closing to the public in May, but the matter will be reviewed again. Before retirement, former DSC President Robert Huddleston put the policy in effect, making the track and field off limits to the community, including current students and faculty. According to a letter written by Huddleston announcing the change, instances of misuse and even abuse surfaced after the construction phase last summer. He wrote that an installation of a synthetic turf field was recently completed, creating a tremendous asset to the college and community. Huddleston continued, saying that not long after the stadium was reopened after construction for public use, signs were posted warning that if the posted rules ered petitions of more than 1,000 signatures from stufor dents demanding input the mascot change. The red bull icon idea was abandoned. "Former DSC president v Robert Huddleston N. ysaid in g his ifor the s tj mas- Tcot not ,e human, 4 New bachelor BY KAILEE HEGER Dixie Sun Staff Writer y and was more fitting it 1 13 Exercisers get boot after $50,000 in funds given for stadium meet-Nin- Huddleston gets replaced and No. 6 begins this month. V PUBLIC FROM USING TRACK the ' t t NEWS A&E Former president bans BY STANTON ROSEMAN Dixie Sun Dixie State College will once again have a Rebel ;t,d Unique Mediterranean flavor outdoes dorm norm I V' This season gives something for Dixie fans to rave about. page f- J HX 1 3 ti; prevent St. George students from looking elsewhere for higher education opportunities. At the Board of Regents meeting in June, DSCs request for growth was granted and expansion for degree programs four-yea- r was set in place. This new mission development is expected to set the standards for new growth pertaining to fresh degree programs. DSC has also moved from a title Illb institution to a Ilia school, now progressing in areas specifically open to j could not be followed, the : g facility would be closed to general use. The termination of general use of the DSC Hansen Stadium was effective as of fj ! May 21. v see TRACK page 7 J be an animal similar to professional teams. Phil Alletto, vice president of student services and chair of the mascot selection process, released an detailing the criteria for the new Rebel icon sought. The stated the new icon should make sense institutionally, historically, culturally, economically and geographically. Also included in the criteria was that the mascot not be human, angering some alumni who said - the Rodney human icon should still be an option. Six potential mascot icons were announced in March including a red hawk, roadrunner, scorpion, coyote, dragonrap-tordinosau- r and a suncometfireball During an April interview, Alletto said more than 1,500 votes were cast durvoting ing the three-weeperiod. Final votes were tallied and announced in May with the red hawk icon the see MASCOT page 7 k Southern Utahs career demands. This means that, well be able to start offering degrees in areas such as the liberal arts, math, science, and other core areas, like you would colsee at any other four-yea- r lege, said former DSC President Robert Huddleston in a June 15 press release posted at DSCs web site. This is the biggest thing that's happened to Dixie State College, outside of the institution being granted four-yea- r status originally in 2000. Donna Dillingham Evans, vice president of academics, said she understands the importance of adding new degrees, as well as the impact it could have over the community. The economic growth of the area is one of the main see NEW DEGREES page 7 |
