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In the fall of 2016, St. George Mayor Jon Pike announced the installment of a new bike share program, Zagster, coming to Dixie State University and surrounding areas of then town. DSU's Sustainability Club created a start-u- p bike share program for campus students in 2015, but because of the misuse and stealing of bicycles, the programwas discontinued. 11 IP' ro) VOICEORIXIE DIXIESUNNEWS.COM S ,1 WHAT'S INSIDE News 1 Opinion 3 Sports 4 Features 6 Bison Ta 8 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DixieSunDixie.edu Jennings room 134 225 S. 700 E. St. George, UT 84770 435-652-78- ADVERTISING DixieSunAdsgDixie.edu 435-652-78- 18 fax: 435-656-40- 19 I 4.- clIk. 0 it ' P I '' , 4' 0, 'IN , 11 I j1 :$0' will appear at . 1,,,,,,, iIN , 4 State University. The program from 2015 was discontinued because of the misuse and stealZer Dixie Although the Sustainability Club is not spearheading this new bicycle promotion, it's eager to see how the student service will grow on campus and throughout the so they will know who has the bike... ifthe bike is registered, the app can see who has it." The GPS will follow the bike until it is returned back to another bike community. "I think we can all agree that the bike share program is a good thing," said Tracc: O'Kelly, advisor and committee chair for the Sustain-ability Club. "I know little about the program...but it'll benefit the community and help students on cost saving much like the free rides on the bus system." Members involved with the implication of this new program feared that this new commuter gift would be misused by its users, as was the case with the Sustainability Club's attempt to create a bike share program on campus. "The bike has a GPS," said Paul Morris vice president of administration affairs. "You would have to sign up for an account with Zagster share station. Morris said starting this month there will be three bike share stations in St. George. Two of those stations will be located on campus. One will be near the Student Activity Center and the other will be close to the Campus View Suites just shy of the new Brooks' Stop Convenient Store and Diner. The third and final station will be posted just outside the Russell C. Taylor Health Science building by Dixie Regional Medical Center. Although currently just slabs of concrete, these stations will hold a kiosk with bikes available for students and members of the community to ride. With a bright white coat and DSU logos pasted on the basket of these bikes, it'll be hard to miss them. The DSU logo and Brooks the Bison will be presented on various stations on campus due to the fact DSU is one of the main entities sponsoring the program. Another sponsor in the program is Intermountain Healthcare, which gives the intention that Zagster is not primarily for transportation but also for the physical health of the community. "We spend a lot of time studying as students," said Morgan Jackson, a junior psychology major from Hanksville. "I think this bike share will help students be more active... it's a chance to get away from the classroom." For anyone interested in taking part of the bike share program, there will be a promotional launch Jan. 11, at the Dixie Convention Center. Starting at 2 p.m., prototypes of the Zagster bicycles will be available for viewing. bike-sha- re itSU to host second Change on the horizon international pageant for freshman courses BY NAOMI VAZQUEZ naomivazquez CONTACT NEWS TIPS AND k 7,7"' -I 1 1 I , - A ) 1 1 ' 40- - ,47 , y, , VOLUME XLVII NO. : 'OF z 1 JANUARY , ....."'' t ,A1 " - ,, ( , "' , 1 i 1 .4., , , 0X t 0, ,r' - t ..,-- - 3 i- i , ''' 0.'' , r .,, e 4 v.,- ,,, , , I ' i r $., I 1 4 , ,',-- - f t J . ' , i' , - 4 r ifittil ) , i ( Nc s, V 11 . ... . I t , I, 0 ,.. ., , if ,0 I ,' , - 1 I I , -,'-- Dixie State University's International Student Services will be Mr. Dixie hosting the school's first International pageant along with four other international festivities throughout March. The pageant was first introduced stuafter many male international in interest participatdents expressed ing in a pageant. Mr. Dixie International will be part of a month of international events on in March to promote diversity and build relationships campus between international and domestic DSU students. Amber Denning, coordinator of international student life, said there will be an initial meeting in January for any international students wishing to participate in the Mr. Dixie International pageant, but the dates are still to be determined. International Student Services is looking for students who are committed, can represent their country well, and can spark interest in their cultures. International Student Services will conduct personal interviews with potential candidates. Nicole Aguirre Silva, a sophomore biology major from Lhua, Peru, said see PAGEANT page 2 BY CODY ECKMAN Cody Eckman Freshman courses at Dixie State University are slated for big changes in the coming year. In recent years, First Year Experience, or FYE, has attempted to pave the way to success for incoming freshmen and help improve retention rates among the student body. The program has faced a number of challenges since its inception. Of the FYE program, Public Services Librarian Dianne Aldrich said: "Admin istration had guidelines but very little consistency. They weren't using all the same curriculum." Nothing has been officially approved, but many staff members are working around the clock on a new curriculum, which is tentatively being called the Trailblazer Connections course. Associate Provost Nancy Hauck is leading the project and hopes for the course to be finalized in February. Due to the Trailblazer Connections course still being in its planning stages, the following information is subject to change. see COURSES page 2 |