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Show jpORTS seven-gam- on on, winning a 157 A LIFESTYLES team Baseball Males, females focus on school in different ways Page e streak Page5 E 0rates a Jto an exe, dSMdtelliMO i0 or studejl 0 exerClSe r 7 said 2009 Dixie State College of Utah 1 home irauhc work distance : yM1 harder hine the' e you get id when THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH )workoat strongly to use 11 t esareguh ttle bit of n REBELS NO MORE Trustees vote a machir ve differ 'hs, hips, she h MARCH 25, 2009 WEDNESDAY, which sr said 5-- avea vorks just unch, but 4 Traditions, culture to be shown in Miss in favor of Red Storm Native Dixie pageant BY NATASHA VU Dixie Sun Staff Writer iad ofhun by id lying buildi h will 3SS, lower: overall 1 ness in h i S', O The trustees finalize their decision on March 3 to keep the to refine the new mascots name and appearance. board of opportunity BY K ' ! ward with board retirement ' of the former Rebel After board members discussed for the vote, trustee Bill options Ronnow freshns' a & Ihead. ultimately made a three-pamotion: keep the Rebel in retirement, approve the mascot committees decision to cut short the voting process and approve the new Red Storm nickname. Ik rcent. if' t card with an original bull mascot or going icon. entirely new Were going to give the students the opportunity to engage in refining the new mascot, both in its name and its appearance, said Shandon Gubler, board of trustees chair. Specifically, students will have a say in how the mascot transforms. Junior Dewey Denning, student body and an integrated studies president-elec- t from Idaho, said students Iona, major will eventually be able to vote on several elements of DSCs new mascot, including the mascots name, logo and appearance. At this point, Denning said Valley. The pageant winner see PAGEANT page 4 F1 r ; sn V y A , u; v, , ' i '.A see MASCOT page 4 BY RACHAEL NOXON Dixie Sun Staff Writer ot ) days ; mone) ' ome cio" differ i lying Student govt, reviews school year b the The coming to a close, and as it does student government members reflect at le fun If by their time in legacy they left behind Dixie State College. Brock she' site5- - highl)'r cill make office and the me save school 2008-200- 9 year Is n e ping ble rt the one-quart- er whs1 and jay nickn- ame on March 13. X I State College will move forthe Red Storm identity after of trustees members ratified the Dixie n' The motion passed 4 among the board members. Instead of voting on each idea separately, the board decided it was most practical to vote on all items at once. They were so interconnected that it just made sense, Ronnow said. Although the trustees voted to move and to away from the Rebel nickname made keep the Red Storm identity, they it when a point of giving flexibility comes to the mascot. Students now have the option of either modifying the 5-- WHITNEY PHILLIPS Dixie Sun Opinion Editor x Red Storm nickname. Students now have The traditional Miss Native Dixie pageant continues to bring excitement to campus and helps promote diversity at Dixie State College. The Miss Native Dixie pageant, previously known as the Miss Indian Dixie pageant but recently changed for clarity, consists of a judge interview with both traditional pageant judges and Native American judges. It also includes contestants introducing themselves in their native tongue, evening gown along with dressing up in traditional regalia, and both a modem and traditional talent. An addition made to the traditional regalia portion will be made this year with contestants explaining what their tribes ceremonial dress means, said Charmayne Fowler, 2008 Miss Indian Dixie, who will host this year's pageant. In the past, traditional talents included singing Native American songs, demonstrating how to use Navajo baby cradles, and Navajo dancing. Fowler, 19, demonstrated the process of rug weaving for her traditional talent, which she said was passed down to her when she was 8 years old from previous generations. Pageant contestants must be at least Native American and either be a current DSC student or plan to attend in the fall, said Karl Hutchings Jr., Native American Club adviser. Contestants have the opportunity to represent their tribe at the pageant, and the winner of the crown will receive a $1,000 scholarship. First and second runners up receive a $500 scholarship, Hutchings said. Some of the responsibilities of Miss Native Dixie include being involved at DSC activities, along with attending native activities and supporting the Native American Student Association, said Fowler, a freshman computer science major from Apple Bybee, cmmunication Ry and the senior major from a 2008-200- 9 student body president, sad overall he thinks stu dent government did a good job in achieving their goals this past year. We wanted to get more students involved in everyWe thing, Bybee said. wanted to have a more professional student government, not just flying by the seat of our pants, but be more organized, and I think we did a good job with that. Bybee said student government was always striv ing to get students more involved with activities like sporting events, dances and committees. They also wanted students to have more school spirit and move in a more positive direction. He said they got the freshman class really involved so they would be interested in participating in committees and student government next year. One of our goals of student council was to be united, said D.J. Schmutz, a sophomore biology major from Washington and vice president of Inter-Clu- b Council. Schmutz said student government tried to accomplish this goal by having more training for the club presidents and getting people involved to make them feel more welcome at DSC. He said he feels they helped club presidents see SBO page 4 A Iff 1 'Px i O' 1 h f i .s 1 ; - ; -.- v ! i ' - :i y V. ' Freshman Charmayne Fowler, a computer information technology major from Apple Valley and 2008 Miss Indian Dixie, poses for portraits in traditional dress. The Miss Native Dixie crown will be passed on at Thursdays pageant. ioppin-- 2 one jreat pptng;xr me., I ;xtra ne do1 tiri le1 .d.aiid1 irlh"11 even d1 ((o))dixiesunlin!& Visit us online for breaking galleries, com- Pews, photo mentary, interactive tures, and more fea- how to reach us inside News Sports Lifestyles Opinion Arts & Entertainment Dixie State College CareerFinancial Aid Bldg. 225 S 700 E St. George, UT 84770 ' 1 1 dixiesundixie.edu ()) mmi Center for Media Innovation Phone: (435) Fax: (435) 652-781- 8 656-401- 9 |