One Week Remains in Dixie State's "Dixie Idol" Opening Round of Voting

Dixie State College of Utah students, faculty, staff, fans, and alumni have one more week to vote for their favorite concepts during the opening round of voting of the College’s “Dixie Idol” campaign to come up with DSC's new nickname. In all, voters have 20 nickname concepts to choose from and can gain access to the electronic ballot by visiting DSC's website at www.dixie.edu, then utilizing the "Nickname Voting Page" link on the site's front page.
 
The first round of online voting will run through Friday, Oct. 31, to narrow the field down to 10 concepts. Voters may cast ballots for up to three concepts, or select the same nickname concept three times, during this initial round of voting.

Following the first round vote tabulation, DSC officials will introduce the top-10 overall concept finalists and a new round of voting will commence from Friday, Nov. 14, through the last day of the 2008 fall semester, which ends Friday, Dec. 12. During this round of voting, voters may cast their ballot for just one concept, to come up with the three finalists to be announced in January.
 
Nearly 3,500 total concept submissions were nominated on DSC's "Dixie Idol"
website for consideration over a five-week period from mid-August through the end of September. Each submission was judged and reviewed based on its appropriateness in conjunction with the traditions, values and virtues of the Dixie State College community. A second criteria for consideration is based on the overall number of times a concept has been nominated.

The 20 nickname concept finalists are: Blazers, Coyotes, Diamondbacks, Gators, Heat, Patriots, Pioneers, Ragin' Red, Ragin' Storm, Rattlers, Red Devils, Red Hawks, Red Raiders, Red Storm, Red Wolves, Reds, Roadrunners, Scorpions, Sun Rays and Suns.

Last year, the Dixie State College Board of Trustees voted to retire the use of the "Rebel" nickname and the "Confederate" identity, which was adopted in the 1950s. The hope of the DSC naming committee, headed by DSC's 2008-09 Studentbody President Brock Bybee, is to come up with a new school identity that reflects the true pioneer heritage, traditions, values and work ethic of the region. The committee is made up of representatives from DSC's student government, athletic department, faculty, staff, and alumni.

For more information on "Dixie Idol" and to cast your vote, please visit www.dixie.edu.