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Show the voice of PP dixie state university P1 s P P"Pk i k p jj bci VOLUME XLIV NO. 20 www.DixieSunNews.com 1 V fc" WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 !;(G',:P N SPORTS PAGE 5 Athletics Hall of Fame grows n M 3 A v; ir i v r v .' ' r.. -- V - ii v , ! FEATURES PAGE 7 DSU celebrates Chinese New Year - Members of administration are working toward hosting a TEDx event on Dixie State Universitys campus. The event is in early stages of planning, no speakers have been announced, and some venues being considered are the Cox Auditorium, the Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale and the hangar at the old airport. BY SPENCER RICKS SpencerRicks worldwide educational semiTEDx Talks nars could be coming to Dixie State Universin the near future thanks to the efforts of a ity certain DSU administrator. Bill Christensen, executive vice president of academic services, is a big fan of TEDx Talks and said he hopes to help bring a TEDx event to the university with the help of DSU students and faculty. TEDx Talks are independently facilitated conferences with the slogan Ideas worth spreading. Topics include anything from science to business to global issues and are usually in the form of short, powerful talks less than 1 8 On Feb. 10, Christensen presented his ideas to President Biff Williams and the rest of the vice presidents, making the plans official and ready to start initial organizing. When DSU actually holds a TEDx event, Christensen said he wants minutes long. One of the requirements ffir hosting a TEDx event is to have a sponsor wno has attended an to make it exceptional. We want the TEDx event to be full of cool information but some- TED conference. Christensen attended one of the TED conferences in Brazil last year in order to gain eligibility to hold a TEDx event thing you dont have to listen to for a long time or pay a lot of money to attend, Christensen said. The speakers will be leading-edg- e people that will really wow people. The event is still in the preliminary stages. A venue, speaker and time for the event are yet to hard-hittin- slam-ban- official at DSU.- now meet all the criteria to have a TEDx Christensen said. But my hope is that this will be more of a student-drive- n activity', with students learning how to execute a program like this for themselves. We event here, Title IX g, g, be scheduled. However, several faculty members have already volunteered to help. Assistant communication professor Phil Tuck- - ett and some of his film students have agreed to help film and broadcast the event. Dean of Students Del Beatty said he is interested in getting students involved with organizing the event. Once we are official in putting together a task force for planning a TEDx event, then I will help take charge of student government and put together a group of senators to start to look at the type of speakers well have and where well have it, Beatty said. Christensen said the logistics that go into hosting a TEDx event are extensive. The staging and advertising have to be presented in a certain way, speakers have guidelines about what they can and cant talk about, and the event must be professionally recorded and uploaded to the TEDx YouTube channel. These are just a few of the rules required to hold a TEDx event. Having a TEDx event at DSU would bring a lot of positive change to the university, Beatty said. For one, a TEDx event will provide a sense of legitimacy to the university, Beatty said. People will say, Wow, were a real university now, hosting real events that a university actually holds, and secondly, its a very modem, trendy, cutting-edg- e thing that even young people like. Christensen and Beatty have not yet started looking for speakers or venues for the event, but one thing is clear: They dont want to break tire budget hiring a speaker or renting a venue if they cant generate enough money through ticket sales to break even. Some of the venues being tentatively considered are the Cox Auditorium, the Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale and even the hangar at the old St. George airport. Both Christensen and Beatty said it would be ideal if the speakers were local possibly even and without high speaking DSU professors fees. I dont know if we can pull it off this semester, Christensen said. It might be more practical to think of it as a fall 20 15 event to give us a chance to get organized. But if it goes well, Id like to see us do one of these each year in the future. sparks informative sessions, events on campus BY PAYTON DAVIS PaytonDavisDSN For one staff member of the Dixie State University Athletic Department, Title IXs impact on college campuses provided her a way to expand her educational and academic experiences. Mo Eckroth, DSU associate ath- - letic director and compliance coordinator, said she received one of the first womens basketball scholarships given at the University of Utah in 1975 because of Title IX. Part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance, according to nces.ed.gov. Despite Eckroths success story, she said upholding Title IXs framework isnt a thing of the . past. Now, Eckroth makes sure that Title IX provides the same assistance to DSU athletes as she received in her playing days. My role on campus is to make sure that the underrepresented sport has a voice, she said. Fi:rJ Os Qulhio News .1 Opinion 3 Sports 5 Features 7 Extra! Extra! 10 Read our daily edition DixieSunNews.com Fells'. us on Twitter DixieSunNews "Like" us on Facebook Facebook. comDixieSunN ews Game management staff makes sure that if there is a function for a mens basketball game, the same will happen for a womens basketball game such as the white-o- game coming up just for the womens basketball game. Because of Title IX, DSU Athletic Department staff members plan to create more opportunities ut Uqyj To Ccislstl Us for women athletes on campus potentially adding three to four more womens sports over the next eight years, Eckroth said. However, Title IXs impact isnt limited to the court, field or diamond. "Cynthia Kimball Davis, DSU see CAMPUS page 2 |
