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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM DSU 2 RFC students ready for if needed to deployment Syria possibility of me being deployed," Burke said. "However. I think conflict in the Middle East is going to be something that we are going to be dealing with for a very long time." Ethan Janson, a senior . - A "c,...e. t .11,,,eg, business administration , . , t , major from Washington and , a member of DSU's ROTC, t: . said although the media likes t 'r 114 ' - ., l'44"fli;..- e to dramatize foreign issues to doesn't he more viewers, gain ,,.......... i 3'' . - -' . ' think a war will arise anytime I soon. However, if the U.S. - ' ' ---- -, -- -, ' ; 7 ' does get involved, Janson ,,A.;4,,,;,,k,, a he because said signed , ,,: contract with the military, he y ' I cannot be deployed until he finishes school and training. "When I became a member z ,of the army, I knew what I Destruction takes plac at the Abassyieen bus station in the east of Damascus, capital of Syria, was getting myself into," as rebel forces apply pressure forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. U.S. warships launched 59 Janson said. "That doesn't Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase April 6. mean I am necessarily excited about it, but if it hapinvolved with that conflict, location can change at any Guard, said he is also still pens, it happens. Regardless President then it could be a place that if time in the process of finishing especially of what happens, I know I more send I could be ordered to go as to school before he goes off Trump decides have some time and things I a soldier," White said. "As to complete the rest of his troops into Syria, which he need to do first before I can for been has and ROTC doing long as those orders do not already be deployed." flight training. conflict with the oath that some time. He said his aviation unit will Braden White, a senior I've taken, then I am going "If the Syria conflict goes probably be deployed in 2018 integrated studies major from three for over on or early 2019 to Afghanistan. years carry out those orders and St. George and a member of and we get more and more what I signed up to do." However, White said the DSU's ROTC and National BY TAYLOR LEWIS tlewisdsn ,'...I ' ,.4.,....... - 1 1 ..............,.....0,,,,.. I - ,.. i I . i i ' ri i I I ; Itt 1 1 1., After President Donald Trump's decision to strike a Syrian government airbase, Dixie State University ROTC students are willing to fight in Syria if deployed. U.S. warships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase April 6, which stored warplanes that U.S. officials allege were used to carry out chemical attacks that killed 70 civilians. This is the first U.S. strike against Syrian President Bashar during the country's civil war. Roman Burke, a senior criminal justice major from South Jordan and a member of DSU's last graduating class of ROTC, said he thinks this decision may affect the type of training and readiness he will be exposed to throughout his military career, but on a relatively small scale. "I don't necessarily think the strike in Syria drastically changed the readiness or the -, issue of the Dixie Sun News for the semester. The next issue . will -- --- ... , -- ...,...-.-,..- .,, , . - . 4,i.a,- , - ,,..,- , -- -- -.. ,, --, ' e., -- - 1 f,-"- t, . 1.,' - - 7, ,C,"-',- , , . ad This is the final - -- ,...., - . appear Aug. 23. New center, hirings, school spirit highlights t L.Lt t II 1.11.1()N, a anj o' o, 1 Editor-in-Chi- ef .., 1 1 ts 1 1 , , , s i k , 411!4 WPM! Ti x 1 ': student-housin- " I 150,000-square-fo- ot 4-- "well-built- 8. continued from page 1 Williams third year in office of President i working with students and Ezra Hainsworth, the student I body president-elec- t, to hear what on people suggestions want in the Human PerfoI DIXIE SUN NEWS rImance Center. Williams said ,, Hainsworth brought a lot of good "food for thought" I Spencer Ricks, suggestions, but some of the suggestions students had for i the building were unrealistic. Ai., ' d Markee Heckenliable, News Editor ' "The funny suggestion was Drayson Ball, Sports Editor (I -Don Gilman, Features Editor i an Xbox 360 room," Williams Hanna Pollock, Opinion Editor e J said with a laugh. "Isn't that Ashley Harrison, Multimedia Editor m.,, 4 Kylea Custer, Photo Editor just your dorm room? I don't V Wendy Stabler, Social Media Editor I even know what that room is." I Diana Fossett, Copy Editor 2 Ad Stockton McMullin, Other construction projects Manager 9' planned for DSU include two 0 T g new complex.;Skye Clayton in the es northeast comer of Ryann Hein len F final the Jonathan Holland of campus, stage the Grant Jones The renovaSolar Stadium Human Performance Center, hiring Legend Jalen Jones and is retention and student and faculty administrators, )n spirt tions, an expanded dining Taylor Lewis the mind of President Siff Williams. Dixie State University will also Jacqie Miller center, a parking garage, and have 42 degree programs by fall 2018. Joe Nelson a renovated Science Building, Alexis Winward Beaux Yenchik Williams said. BY SPENCER RICKS Center, which will be a Rhiannon Bent, Adviser recreation SpencerRicks Hiring faculty and center Olympic-with on campus administrators The Dixie Sun News is distributed each sized Wednesday during fall and spring will break Williams said one of his pools, semesters as a publication of Dixie State University, the communication ground in September after goals is to hire more faculty department, and Dixie State University State Dixie its University's and cover faculty and staff getting Student Activities. DSU administrators do not funding approved approve or censor content. The student is not just measured in from the state growth members' raises with funds legislature editorial staff alone determines its news coverage. The unsigned editorial on the opinion by the increasing number of While the for from the state and the 7 Febmary. plans page represents the position of Dixie students arriving each year. the Human Performance CenSun News as determined by its editorial board. percent increase in tuition for Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed said President Biff Williams ter have been in the works for the fall. As far as the university in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the there will be 42 degree proseveral Williams said cabinet goes, Williams said years, opTinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university. it took "an army" to finally grams at DSU by fall of 2018, and hirthey are and new buildings like the get funding approved for the ings in administrative positions Human Performance Center will now start to plateau. building at the 2017 state legisCORRECTIONS are becoming closer to reality. lative session. "There are millions of things Along with the continuation of Williams said the design that have to be monitored at the Trailblazer brand, Wilof the Human Performance a university to ensure that Dixie State University's the students are going to get mascot was the Red Hawks liams said the new degrees and Center will start May 17 when obtaining the funding for new the architect is announced. from 2005-200exactly what they need to be buildings on campus are some "We've already identified successful when they leave," of DSU's biggest accomplishDixie State University's that we need gymnasiums, a Williams said. "We're missing ments for his third academic mascot became the Red rock wall, a pool and those a lot of infrastmcture, and evStorm in 2009. year in office. sorts of things, bilt the architect ery year, we're trying to look will come in and say if that's at what we are putting in place Human Performance Center realistic," Williams said. to help our students." The Human Performance Williams said he has been Hiring new tutors at the iadawado..soda,-.2m- ASSAULT ," Amber Murray, community outreach and prevention educl tion coordinator at the DOVE Center, said rape is just one form of sexual assault. She Student Success Center and someone smacking another new therapists at the Health person's butt or grabbing a and Wellness Center this past female's breasts can be argm year was a start to fulfilling the as sexual assault. needs at DSU, Williams said. According to Utah Code He said the next issue to tackle a person is guilt) with new hirings is providof sexual battery, a class A ing assistants to the academic misdemeanor, if he or she deans. tentionally touches, whether "Academic deans are kind not through clothing, the anus of a show right the now," Williams said. "At a true buttocks, or any part of genitals of another person, or university, you have associthe breast of a female person" ate deans who are working and causes alarm to the perso: with the curriculum and those things, so I think we'll have to he or she touched. "Sexual assault is when add associate deans." people actually physically Williams said other employsomething to you," Murray ees DSU still needs to hire said. "Rape is a form of sexthl is nighttime police officers, assault, but it's not the only which will come as funds become available to make new form of sexual assault." There's also a "blurry" line hires. between sexual harassment said. Student retention and spirit sexual assault, Murray "(With) sexual harassment Williams said one of the there's somebody objectifbiggest problems at DSU is there's somebod) Ying you student retention. One of the in a roundabout way exertg biggest reasons student retentheir power and control over tion is low at DSU is because (and you but in a sexual way of its open enrollment status. s:, .1, "in, one-pers- do an saj: uni"Being an versity, we get students from all walks of life," Williams said. "It's not like you just have brainiacs, students, or those that are really going to struggle; you have all of them. We're working on getting all of them engaged." Williams said some of the efforts that have been made at DSU to increase student retention include structured enrollment and a larger student success center with more tutors. DSU is unlikely to have its open enrollment status open-acce- ss middle-of-the-ro- ad see WILLIAMSpage 3 demeaning way," MurraY Bluhrn said sexual harass. ment tends to be subtle bea; it's more verbal. She also said some sexual harassinol' behavior may not be can be extremely inappropr ate. assc., Murray said sexual an issue in St. George arr, the DOVE Center is repd, to the hospital almost for a sexual assault case. Cindy Cole, associate ger'' counsel and Title IX coold5;' assault tor, said both sexual sexual harassment are inves.. WICel' IX of6:, gated by DSUts Title "Sexual assault is an lsoct Ole concern here at Dixie:. said. |