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Show t tho VOICEOFDIXIE 00 M HR Li if U L.TJ 23,UL'' L) 1 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY j0 vumtan:11ove L'N,r-ilDV:.J7- VOLUME 57 NO.1 T - , - . Dixie State University welcomes back Glenn "::: unwarrented by the s Faculty Review Board. '. rs ot English professor B. Armstrong breaks down the secret behind U2's success and dissects "Achtung Baby." Armstrong cohosts "Maximum Rock 'n' Roll with Katie 'n' Steve" Thursdays at noon. .,-s ...I ,.. .., ..s--s , .. - - , ; 11k ':-s I ,,, s, : ,....,,I,J- - , volleyball moves to the Burns Arena for the 2018 season. The team will also a V,. er-- ' ). '') U 0le sf,-- ,..... band NVM takes of their tour to out time answer questions about their history, their EP's and their biggest inspiration. NEWS OPINION 3 SPORTS 4 FEATURES 5 BISON TAIL 6 ' L ;),,1 , , , t, r 4 '' , s o ',4 DixieSunDixie.edg Jennings room 134 225 S. University Ave. St. George, UT 84770 ti v.,.y ,,,j,3 rA :k, ..,..-- -... 1 If ,......-- , ' t , ..'N'111-- , ' . . i .. 4.., d i T El 11 -- E)11-71'- IR.4.'0:114? ' .. Peterson said: "I have very highly speciali7ed degrees. They qualify me to teach singing." Peterson said he also had problems with what he called "ambiguous" and "deceitful" language, claiming his I nst Chance Agreement painted him out to be a criminal guilty of inexcusable 'Oki I 0 was appropriate," Webb said. "What they said I did, I did." It is widely believed Webb was dismissed last January for discussing with his son, through his campus email account, his impressions of a tenure review meeting. Now, with these policy violations behind him, Webb said he is "entirely happy to be back teaching music at crimes. Peterson was also concerned about his first amendment rights, he said, as the Last Chance Agreement prohibited sladerous speech against DSU both vocally and through social media. "They were trying to strip me of my own voice," Peterson said. The lack of probation and singling out of Peterson in the document were other reasons not to sign, Peterson said. The Last Chance Agreement states: "This Last Chance Agreement is not precedent setting... and may not be cited as reference in future disciplinary matters for anyone other than Dr. Peterson." There has been a lot of uproar about Peterson's Last Chance Agreement, including a protest on campus on the first day of the new semester. When asked about the reinstatement terms, Lacourse said both Peterson's and Webb's letters were "appropriate," and said "DSU followed policy." "I think the Letter of Reprimand n. trZI 11111. 14 0 (KilAZe 11 I n ... -- N laiTAILVD-- .. 1101riff:t:ST K. I111 '1 1 , twre , Review Board. Peterson and Webb received reinstatement letters not long after, they said. While Webb received a Letter of Reprimand, Peterson received a Last Chance Ageement. Peterson said the document he received was "punitive, vindictive, disenfranchising and dehumanizing.," he said he "could not sign it." Though he had many disputes with the contents of his Last Chance Agreement, Peterson's main point of contention was his inability to teach his specialty voice performance. Instead, Peterson would have been tied to teaching general education courses, according to the Last Chance Agee-mei- DOMAN .1 - f ', 4 1 . -. t t , ,, , ! - C NOT ,. ''', 4',. , ', Over the last few months, Dixie State University has been receiving national attention over the status of two tenured music professors that were dismissed last January. One of these professors, Glenn Webb, will be returning to DSU campus and resuming his regular courses this fall; the other, Ken Peterson, has stepped away from teaching at DSU. Last spring, Peterson and Webb were both dismissed due to violation of policies, according to a previous statement made by Michael Lacow-se- , provost and vice president of academic affairs. Over this last summer, the two music professors appealed their dismissal and attended hearings to fight the claims that caused their termination. At this time, both professors were found innocent by the Faculty NEWS TIPS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - ,,l abbydomanDSN i CI' , 4 BY ABBY 1 0 - K)i: ,,,,, 17 .....r...terrt Local - , 71 Ait A i(07'i,,,,, 7 .'. Ix - 1 .,- - , , ...-.-- Z.:. 0 1,4 4 F'sn,v; ! 9, -- r,f),,- ) I . I ...- .- A 7 (--,:::-- - , ,,k 0 ,- - , ' .1 $, n a- , ,, ',.. .,, iI ,:.r i , kr, ' it Ag At , . I- , , , . ' , L 1.,11 1- 1 r- ' - . i - .,. Dixie State University , - r the season in new conference. k 1 . , Stephen kick off , ' Webb after his termination was ruled DSU." "What happened is a accusaAn symbol of policy working. Webb said: tion was made, an investigation was done, a hearing was held, the results hearing were upheld by the state, and I am back." "This is my life's work," Webb said." I am good for DSU1, I am good for St. George." As for Peterson, he said he is excited: to move to an "ideal enviroment to raise a little girl and an expected child." Peterson said he will also be looking into taking further legal action against DSU. of-th- 435-652-78- L;41 0 11 --- 0 tc, EO'CL'Ala DixieSunAdsDixie.edu DLED,, J nEl 8 fax: EIL710):DEnc-d111L''':-- 435-656-40- L!i1V11- - A Ryann Heinien, , BY KELLY SEATON kellyseaton9 Editor-in-Chie- f Abby Doman, News Editor Al lie Kittell, Sports Editor Logan Stott, Features Editor Kelly Seaton, Opinion Editor Tanner Livingston, Video Editor Kaitlynn Latham, Photo Editor Valerie De La 0, Design Editor Autumn Nuzman, Copy Editor Erin Hakoda, Social Media Editor Erin Hakoda, Ad Manager Madison Anderson Samantha Berge Monique Chavez Stephanie Du Par Jonathan Holland Jess Johnson Katrina Keller Ashlyn Searcy Aubrey Shipley Emma Van Lent Naomi Vazquez Rhiannon Bent, Adviser The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during fall and spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State University, the communication department, and Dixie State University Student Activities. DSU administrators do not approve or censor content. The student editorial staff alone determines its news coverage. The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board. Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university. Local band NVM, formed back in 2016, has recently been gaining traction as a new face in St. George music. The band was almost an acoustic act, said Austin Mariano, lead vocalist and guitarist. He said when he was trying to put together a band, he came up short. "No one wanted to collaborate with a random kid who just moved here," Mariano said. "As soon as I stopped searching for people to work with, I found every current member of NVM naturally." Guitarist Dylan Martinez, a computer science major from Wyoming, and drummer McCabe Johnson, a computer design major from Salt Lake City, met Mariano at a coffee shop on campus. Their bass guitarist, Kolton Leishman, met them through friends. "I knew right when I heard Mariano, I had to be a part of something more with him," Johnson said. "None of us really 'joined,' we just came together and created this band." Since the band's debut in 2017, 1,117E5, rif:LEE:T) ECJU,c30C0 r-- they have released two extended players (EPs). Their latest, "Aqua Cross," released in February of 2018, consists of five recorded songs. This follows their previous and introductory EP, titled, 'it I - .. ',k.,.,, '.. i Mariano said: "Aqua Cross' was inspired by hardships of past relationships and how a personal inability to communi- cate can result in a number of negative situations. I inserted characters and a variety of scenarios in an attempt to create my own it v : I. v-,,,- ,.., 0 , et - "t 1 ; J 4 t ,s, f ,- ,-- ; , !: - , , ,..., ! ; ,... 1,!,7 , : ,,,,,-- -1 1 '' ., ,, '''' i ....fr. .; ,, t ,...,,,,. , , t ..,....,,.,,,.... r "NVM." Romeo-and-Juliet-esq- EZE Elit;:i , ....., , , ) , . I , ir,z,,,,---- - - -. t ,. .,,,,, ., - , 0' . , ; , If 1 I t ''' ' ''k . 'i ' 'f .,:-- , - lu,' I ,-','1 4 ,i , ),, . - ',...,1 1 '' 1 r !,,,,7,,,- ,. , 41 i , i .. ue f:' , ,co . , ,,..,. ,.6, , story." i "Aqua Cross" tackles the issues cr '' c of suicide, depression and lying. ''' ' ' "When it comes to writing music, I find I'm most inspired - rc to use what's truly on my mind, . ,;'''..--rather than being disingenuous," '6z K z ,. Mariano said. "It's all about the 6t,,, c--- t z ,,A. ,I. 1,..... I love approach. writing very intense and raw emotional lyrics, ally everything: hardcore, '80s, but it's equally important to think country, dad rock, whatever," of others. We want to make sure Mariano said. He said a few of corwill it the bands who inspired their everyone perceive sound were Hawthorne Heights, rectly and not take anything in a negative way." Underoath, The Smashing Pumpkins. The Cure, Blue October, Songs on both EPs span a varifrom metalcore to of and Disturbed. genres, ety a style reminiscent of late '90s to Mariano does most of the writearly 2000s hard rock. ing, but it is revised and worked "We're inspired by liter on with the rest of the band. , 1 . - ' r I ' , ( . rn ' i.' I K ,T A ,,,.. .1 Z 'i 1::,... , ' x , 1 "My guys (Johnson, Martinez and Leishman) are usually good at filling me in on what they like and dislike and what they believe will work musically," he said. "Their input definitely plays a big part in what makes it to the final cut." SEE NVM PAGE 5 . |