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Show Lj A. T THE VOICE STATE DIXIE OF UNIVERSITY ' ' ' VPT VOLUME XLIV NO. 11 www.DixieSunNews.com- - , 7n V' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 ; v NEWS PAGE 3 h' Local dance shutdown prompts protest by St. George residents 4 t 1 h 1 lCL. J ' r SPORTS PAGE 6 4 teams compete at conference championship races Cross-countr- y Sexual MD j , rsmsi fhhtttww Ihajm Hav liitijioiXaiiil n m t i( il)qpGftni BY LANDEN VANCIL LandenIV asafltrfe-- j$u - .it "1 ff 7 ! j5 ffT J lit'jfiWh PfTta1 ' 1 (f . (l1V flat s if IS, W ft tj SI f f t! I) f 1 lm. -- fj( Jrt In's. rt f D( (tin VHt v : uy Villi' fn ' VK i hj ii - iJH H n 1 aft f 0tlY- - ttt--i 1 i li id1 r 03 8S y s n ' dl 1 ' ni( , !' 1 V y.x j ? 4 1 s It J ill' n " y i ji r 1 tl ir ' v : jv 01 a i ift t f Ou. ju- nr Too i- oir ' v i i " ihi fp 1' l4! . y - J 1iH Statistics Show laSyitiMit !r tfy sVa According to the DSU crime report, only four arrests for sexual battery and five for sexual assault have happened on the DSU campus since 2006 Statistics published by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network show that on average, 237,868 sexual assaults happen nationally each year One out of four women in the nation is sexually assaulted in y st rivf M V Xr'-S- il ) " iu -- i UY Ve ' 1 is 1 y " . ;i Iff Pt A 51' o' i iii- t- Vrl( ?i( 'Itjjlis.s'li'r1 1ft Vis. ) p sTGtt. 5iT j lit t - iq yifipf yjf ; J tjrtt sY v--i s fpYj'f 5uU st ifi 18 ' t v llspl 5Tpf ( fit P f b i lh.f r cd.6lT'mi'tf PYi,rX'tSl i j ' as - 5 y i 6 jis 1 IklD vo iufilffiV'-- . S1 ji Aij V i k 1 yDS s f Mi 1 j, iv ji 4 n)i i iffc'T'Y HjB&kvs dipt? iQr. 'TlSVr itgs m'LO'a tevJAX IXaSiaX JSJ1 8i)-- ( it'.? v:i.?t,i,'a-dX- ,! lIR I & i n 1 ?i f fj n 5f Isa jft ll) ' Jit?3- - f" J!Sy y t !i t H i) Jclllo.y jGJlftSli f4Uj. LoirsiioPrrey ,ag 1 v iYs I1 111 in SiY 11 mYt ll ip 8HM1 ytiitV C t nSsPsaaffiGC 'UX" iS1 Faculty members, staff and students are leery about the number of sexual assaults that Dixie State University security reports show, but the numbers show what has been reported to the security department Whether or not exual assault does happen on the DSU campus faculty and staff say victims of sexual assault must speak up in order for administration and the security department to do their job y1 QIMgklk IIV! H nl r it u$ld w assault reporting process disputed J 1 1 3 ft fipit a x, 1M s Iji'a urijjifj CJ1 tnu AtL TsjiiXs.t'ij.rj- Y'lYfi&l -- f H3i - rfitt 3jT ISM jyirtJiflit 3tt ft f 8(Yi f liro.itjjt tgllf- - i ' Jt3sY ' il'it 31 y S.isi-- a 6 t n 1 ' ttp r t kS! v' - fH see itieseesceei. LLX COX DIXit SUN NEWS REPORTING page 2 ATHLETICS Women's basketball faces preseason firing BY TAYLOR DECKER TayDecker25 A preseason shake-u- p for the Dixie State University womens basketball team might make its season opener on Nov 19 a bit more interesting the hung of head coach Catherria Turner DSU Athletic Direc tor Jason Boothe said the decision to fire Turner and replace her with interim head coach Jenny Thigpin, an assistant on the team since 2013, was made Friday When Turners year at the helm, nnred by allegations of discrimination from former players, ended, it maiked the second coaching change in three seasons for the team, with the lelease of former head coach Angela Knstensen taking place befoie the 2012-1- 3 seasons end Athletic department policy prohibits disclosing the causes for firing coaches, but the switch made less than two weeks before the season prevents the department from jeopardizing the basketball programs futuie in a veiy serious way, Boothe said He said the situation puts a strain on the players ex- pel lences, especially those who also played for DSU during Kristensens removal in spring 2013, but various factors made the decision imminent A couple of the players have experienced coaching changes twice, which I absolutely feel horrible about, but if we didnt do anything, it could have been worse, Boothe said We understand the timing is not great, but we didnt have a choice The athletic departments decision Friday shocked team members, said Kay-la- h Miller, a senior communication major from San Diego Miller said Community Engagement Coordinator Derek Dawes informed see FIRING page 3 Turner |