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SALT LAKE CITY —  At a university in southern Utah, the nationwide protests against racial injustice have lent new momentum to change a name that many consider offensive: Dixie State. But the moniker’s deep ties to local history are fueling a backlash at the GOP-dominated state Legislature and showing how difficult change can be. Students from the fast-growing institution drove hours to gather at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday and urge lawmakers to revive a stalled plan to change the school’s name. “When people who don’t belong to the university are wanting their voices to overp...

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Dixie State University trustees recommend removing ‘Dixie’ from school’s name The decision now moves to the Utah Board of Higher Education and state Legislature for approval. (Chris Caldwell | The Spectrum via AP) A sign stands at Dixie State University on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in St. George, Utah. After years of resisting calls to change its name, the university is considering dropping the term Dixie as another example of the nation’s reexamination of symbols associated with the Confederacy and the enslavement of Black people. | Updated: Dec. 15, 2020, 3:08 p.m. The Di...