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Show NEWS CI t 7 A DSU gives noellespencer A revamped and redesigned website is in the works to help with student frustration and rapid growth at Dixie State University. "I think it's hard to view what majors are available or Students-ar- e the Is T.111 oqiii ;;4. , 41 ) i I ''''',.. 1 i ,, i ii .f I , f , , k t 1 i , ; -- i 1 1 . 1 I 1 i I . 1 ! I ! 1 t .. I I . .. , DSU has hired EKR to redesign the website. 66 So website facelift for students don't. "Students are the central focus of the redeprospective and sign current students," said Ryan Hobbs, director of distance and digital learning. "One of the main purposes of the redesign is to better inform future and current students about university offerings, resources, events, etc." BY NOELLE SPENCER 7:fliTft - At - A 1 s. z . overall central focus of t Campbell it's a tricky ! the redesign EKR said website to and prospective has received navigate," students. award-win- current said Evelyn i ning recog- Gomez, a Ryan Hobbs and nition senior crimiDirector of distance and won Best nal justice digital learning of State from major 99 for website t St. George. (, "I always find myself just design. 0t c,, 2r "Current students will searching things in the be able to find what they 'z search bar. Something need more directly," as little as the calendar I have to search for because Campbell said. 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'i . i i J 1 . ) ,,, , ---- --) ,o, rn Gomez said something that would be beneficial to current students would be receiving an email about website maintenance so that students are aware of changes that are happening and things can Airport screener absences ,, , , --- .,.. ,,,,, : 1 , ,. -,- ''''',,' ,,, .C. r ;' 1 - '- - ,.,, ,...2 have a good experience using the website and will feel confident in wanting to be a future Trailblazer. that little outlet ford them," Clitso said. This year's Miss Native Dixie will begin her reign in the fall 2019 semester and end with the beginning of the fall 2020 semester. The pageant was postponed from its usual debut in November due to a shortage in competitors. 1 thought she would compete in one, but is using this event to share her culture with her peers and others on campus. "There's not a lot of minorities here, on campus, so I feel like it would be nice to have ,,e- ,- ,, that the St. George Interfaith Council, a community that shares their own faith, organizes each May. This is the second time that MIC has worked with the Interfaith Council on a service event. 1 , L ,,,., .., .. ,, employees are currently working under the threat of not receiving their next paychecks, scheduled for Jan. 11, because of the partial government shutdown now in its third week. As result, there have been reports of an increase in TSA workers calling in sick at some airports. BY CHRIS STROHM Bloomberg News The number of U.S. airport screeners who took unscheduled absences rose to 10 percent on Sunday, more than triple that of a year ago as the stalemate over the government shutdown continued over a holiday weekend, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The number of unsched uled TSA absences hit the highest level seen so far, the TSA said in a statement Monday as the shutdown entered its 31st day. A year ago the absence rate was 3.1 percent. "Many employees are reporting that they are not able to report to work due to financial limitations," according to the statement. Airport screeners are in a category of workers including FBI agents and border patrol officers who are considered "essential" and therefore required to work without pay during the shutdown. The worst delays on Sunday were reported at the main airport in New Orleans, the TSA reported, though it said 99.9 percent of passengers waited less than 30 minutes. The partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22 has halted funding for more than a dozen major departments and agencies. On Sunday, President Donald Trump praised federal employees working without pay, saying on Twitter, "THANK YOU YOU ARE GREAT PATRIOTS." Yet there was little end in sight to the shutdown as Trump was locked in a political fight with congressional Democrats over funding to build barriers along the U.S. border with Mexico. The president saia in a Jan. 19 speech he would support a mix of immigra Miss Native Dixie returns at the Kenneth S. Gardner Student Center Ballroom on Jan. 29 starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, and proceeds go to student scholarships. purpose of King's message. "We want to be able to give students, staff and community members a chance to really engage," Nelson said. TUNE IN TO DIXIE SUN NEWS' NEWSCAST! d (c) 2019 Bloomberg News. ments, and stand-u- p comedy. Nelson said they are hoping to continue the growth of their program and provide a better understanding of the Civil Rights movement and the a proposals in for $5.7 billion to exchange build a wall or other barriers along the border. Although Trump said the Senate would soon bring up legislation containing the funding and proposals, Democrats rejected the plan. Democrats have called for the government to be reopened toallow workers to get paid while discussions over border security and the president's wall continue. California Sen. Kama la Harris, who on Monday announced her intention to pursue the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, said on ABC News that "those 800,000 people who've dedicated themselves to public service, those federal employees, they're going to want to know we're not playing politics with their livelihood and their ability to pay rent at the end of the month." tion-relate- 1 ,y- 4, ,,. CONTINUED FROM PAGE ' ,,,,,.. i "We come together in unity and recognizing our own diversity and we respect that in each other," said Carole Drake, vice president of the St. George Interfaith Council. The weekend also included a talent show on Friday, where nine DSU students performed and expressed themselves through singing, playing instru MIC , q,, TSA website. Campbell said there will be a form on the new web-sit- e students can fill out that gives feedback about the new designed web-sitwhich is projected to mid-Apri- ,,, ,r,-,-, ,z launch J ,,,,...., t 1 i - r:77.?t,..,., ; , 1 l. He said his hope is that prospective students, in addition to current students, will be easier to find on the e, NATIVE DIXIE CONTINUED FROM PAGE triple as shutdown continues ., , Tune in to Dixie Sun News' newscast on Thursday (0124) on youtube.com, at noon to hear about campus news. " ' c$ i :101: L -- Accredited Cones,) ACCSC 20 Month Program! Accepting 60 students each class. 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