Goodbye Rodney Hello Dixie?
January 30, 2009 at 8:24 am Leave a comment
On November 9, Board of Trustees for Dixie State College met and the main agenda was to decide if DSC’s mascot, Rodney the Rebel and the nickname Dixie Rebels should continue into the new millennium.
Outside was a peaceful protest/picket of concerned students with light “rebel” chants.
An email exchange days before pointed out how although many do not wish to “monkey with tradition”, the real battle in the last few years has been to gain 4 year college status and that it might be time for a mascot image update.
In the end, with an absent trustee, the vote ended in a tie and the tie breaker trustee, voted “no”, with a motion to lose Rodney but keep “Rebels”. This motion ended in a tie and the tie breaker voted “yes” soooo this means that Rodney the Rebel is out but “Dixie Rebels” stays!
Entry filed under: Schools by State, Utah. Tags: Dixie State College.
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