{"id":905,"date":"2021-03-05T16:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsuhc.org\/?p=905"},"modified":"2021-03-05T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:14:53","slug":"in-focus-discussion-should-dixie-state-university-change-its-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsuhc.org\/in-focus-discussion-should-dixie-state-university-change-its-name\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC4 &#8211; IN FOCUS Discussion: Should Dixie State University Change It&#8217;s Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"905\" class=\"elementor elementor-905\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1118b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1118b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d0bc6\" data-id=\"d4d0bc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d695466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d695466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Here\u2019s DUSHC\u2019s own, Tim Anderson, answering questions on the DSU name change issue.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d38498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1d38498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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Last week, Senate leaders would not even commit to even hearing the bill. But then announced they would take up the controversial measure after making revisions to the bill.<\/p><div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\"><aside class=\"promo-link\"><a class=\"promo-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/top-stories\/divisive-and-controversial-dixie-state-name-change-bill-moving-forward-on-utahs-capitol-hill\/\">\u2018Divisive and controversial\u2019: Dixie State name change bill moving forward on Utah\u2019s Capitol Hill\u00a0<\/a><\/aside><\/div><p>Holly Richardson, Editor at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utahpolicy.com\/\">UtahPolicy.com<\/a>\u00a0joined ABC4\u2019s Rosie Nguyen on the CW30 to break down\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2021\/bills\/static\/HB0278.html\">H.B. 278<\/a>\u2018s journey in this year\u2019s session. She explained why the name change would require a bill to be passed at the legislature, whether the bill\u2019s rocky journey had any political play involved, and the differences between the original and revised bill.<\/p><div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\"><aside class=\"promo-link\"><a class=\"promo-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/local-news\/senate-passes-bill-to-change-dixie-state-university-name\/\">Senate passes Dixie State name-change bill\u00a0<\/a><\/aside><aside><\/aside><aside>Tim Anderson, a St. George attorney and Chair for the Southern Utah Legal Services Section talked about the opposing arguments to the proposed name change. He explains how the word, \u201cDixie\u201d means pride, heritage, legacy, and history to the people who oppose the bill, his responses to those who believe the name conjures up images of racism and slavery, and how he feels about the revisions to <a href=\"https:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2021\/bills\/static\/HB0278.html\">H.B. 278<\/a>.<\/aside><\/div><div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\"><aside><\/aside><aside class=\"promo-link\"><a class=\"promo-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/education\/emotions-run-high-at-dixie-state-university-as-panelists-debate-institutional-name-change\/\">Emotions run high at Dixie State University as panelists debate institutional name change\u00a0<\/a><\/aside><\/div><p>Jyl Hall, Public Relations Director for Dixie State University addressed the supporting arguments to the proposed name change. She talked about data conducted in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.dixie.edu\/2020\/09\/23\/impactstudy\/\">a study with Cicero Group<\/a>, the impact it\u2019s had on graduated students looking for jobs and recruitment efforts, and how the administration feels about starting the renaming and community input process all over again.<\/p><div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\"><aside class=\"promo-link\"><a class=\"promo-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/top-stories\/dixie-state-students-return-from-capitol-senate-leadership-says-bill-will-be-debated\/\">Dixie State students return from Capitol, senate leadership says bill will be debated\u00a0<\/a><\/aside><\/div><p>To watch the full IN FOCUS discussion with de Richardson, Anderson, and Hall, click on the video at the top of the article.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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