Dixie State trustees vote on another new name after backlash June 29, 2021 at 3:52 pm FILE - In this March 1, 2021, file photo, protestors and counter-protestors gather at the Dixie State University campus to express opinions on the potential name change of the university in St. George, Utah. A committee created to consider a name change for a university in Utah voted Monday, June 7, 2021, to choose a name that does not include Dixie — a regional term many consider offensive because of its association with the Deep South and slavery. (Chris Caldwell /The Spectrum via AP, File) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Southern Utah’s Dixie State University should change its name to Utah Tech University, the board of trustees voted Tuesday after the school’s previous name recommendation faced backlash and confusion.