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Dixie State University is one step closer to having a new name.

After nearly two hours of discussion and public testimony, a Senate committee voted 6-1 Monday to support the latest version of HB278, legislation that would set in motion a process to change the name of Dixie State University.

Campus lab: College students handle local forensics Kaitlyn Bancroft, St. George Spectrum & Daily News © Chris Caldwell / The Spectrum & Daily News Workers at the Digital Forensics Lab demonstrate their processes and equipment used to retrieve data from different electronic devices Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Ten years ago, the Utah Legislature funded the Digital Forensics Crime Lab at Dixie State University. Four years ago, former U.S. Secret Service data analyst Mark Spooner to...

A protest to urge lawmakers to leave the name of Dixie State University unchanged is scheduled for Monday morning.

The hypocrisy of Utah Republican legislators who have this week voted in support of HJR13 to declare racism a public health crisis and have simultaneously, so far, blocked consideration of HB 278 allowing a name change to Dixie State must be called out.

+ Show 1 more video Billy Nixon on BYUSN 03.02.21 PROVO — BYU football is going new school with a nod to old school via a pair of new helmet designs for the 2021 season. On the first day of spring football camp ahead of the upcoming season, the Cougars on Monday introduced two new helmets that will debut during the 2021 season, a royal blue and navy look that includes white stripes in the same motif as the "classic" white helmet that has become BYUs signature look ...

It was one year ago Sunday that St. George resident Mark Jorgensen arrived at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray and became the first Utahn with a confirmed COVID-19 case to be treated in the state. Weber State quarterback Bronson Barron looks to pass during the Wildcats FCS spring opener at Idaho State, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo: Robert Casey, Weber State Athletics) Sports The Utes held on to the bitter end and upset USC 71-61, snapping a four-game losing skid and earning the most im...

OGDEN — Just one week into a one-of-a-kind spring football season, Weber State is already making history. The Wildcats jumped up to No. 2 in the latest STATS FCS Top 25 Monday, two days after a 49-21 rout of Idaho State in the Big Sky season opener, the highest mark in program history. Weber State, which received four first-place votes, trailed only James Madison (2-0) after a weekend filled with upsets in the top 25. Among the eight teams that lost last week were No. 1 North Dakota State (2-...

SALT LAKE CITY — The question of whether the government — or even your boss — should be able to order you to take the COVID-19 vaccine sparked debate on Utahs Capitol Hill as the Legislature nears the end of its 2021 session. With one week to go, lawmakers have passed almost 200 bills and resolutions out of more than 700 filed. Of those, three involving nearly $100 million in targeted tax cuts focusing on families and retirees are advancing after legislative leaders detailed plans to help...

AROUND THE FCS — Big Sky schools (and Dixie State) opened the truncated 2021 spring football season Saturday, the same day that No. 1 North Dakota State saw its school-record 39-game winning streak snapped. The top-ranked Bison fell to Missouri Valley rival Southern Illinois, 38-14 for NDSUs first loss since 2017 and worst loss since joining Division I in 2004. The Bison are now 2-1 and 1-1 in Missouri Valley play, tied with the Salukis in the conference standings. Elsewhere in the FCS top 25...