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Show WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 201 V. 4 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM ii 11 f:LCIIM07AT ,'. -- ' p eri C) (Fa A, CD( ta)ression uutr ( , , , i ,' , 1 ' , 1 ., , , id IT 4 , ac I - se ; , 4 o i , , I ' . , , 3 z - - z , - , , , et - , 1 .C) Follow the Dixie Sun News on Snapchat to keep up with education major from Folsom, California, illustrate that Austin Badger, a junior criminal justice major from Folsom, California, and Sarah Ladwig, a sophomore early it. about tell it is to somebody important depression is more than a feeling, it is a mental illness, and BY CourtniStokes campus events. dixiesunnews : COURTNI STOKES are good , , I a II I: II li.. ye it s s : PI things that come with s, . . 1,1- 41 sI s 4 ,, There je.,.. ' (I 1 0 I 04 4, 1.: . : , 4 41 IP I I , 4: 4 4 clinically depressed college student. 1 4 being a . ' LETTERS TO I often push my depression aside, but it affects every aspect of my life. I was ashamed of my depression. I did not acknowledge it and I did not allow my family to acknowledge it. That shame and resentment toward that side of me ultimately would have led to my own if I did not take care of it. Mental illnesses are not something you can see; they are something you personally feel: I was better at hiding behind a shield of false confidence than what was good for Inc before addressing my depression. I rejected medicine and counseling because I told myself those were for someone who went mad and for the weak, but I later figured out that getting help is not a bad thing. When you accept help, your depression does not go away, but it becomes easier to deal with. I learned that depression is manageable when you let someone else be aware of your situation. You begin to realize there are healthy ways to deal with a mental illness. I do not need to push my depression aside and stop taking care of myself, for fear of being "crazy." I am grateful for my mental illness because it has made me who I am and it has made me a better person. I have noticed my roommates are comfortable with telling me stories they might not be able to tell their friends from back home. I do not care what other people have done or how they choose to live their lives. I am able to accept people as they are. I also feel the need to help people who might be in distress. I still have my struggles and bad days, but instead of sitting around mentally going over the ways I could end my life, I know I can call some mental health the same way? There are plenty of resources that are a phone call away. It is not the same as being in th presence of an expert, but it better than doing nothing. It's easy to ignore your mental health, but it's never safe to do so. Allow yourself to admit that you have a mental health problem and body and explain why I feel this way. Talking to someone helps because I discovered I mostly want to be heard, and feel like I am not alone. It's often hard to remember that I am not the only one who has had depression, but according to Health line, 44 percent of college students show signs of depression and 75 percent of college students do not get help for their mental illnesses. The Healthline statistic that 75 percent of students do not get yourself help. I igpored my depression until I hit bottom before getting help. Allow yourself to get help. Your life is better spent dealing with mental illnesses than it is ignoring them. get help is a terrifying reality. It is dangerous not to take care of your mental state. If you were to notice you had terrible pain somewhere in your body, you would want to see a doctor. Why can we not treat If you are going through de- pression and you do not know how to control it or who to go to, the Health and Wellness Center is avaliable for help at 6. THE EDITOR Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesunnews.com. The guidelines for letters are as follows: MiC not biased when awarding scholarships DSU's dry doing campus more harm than good BY HANNA POLLOCK , HannaPollockDSN . Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be Writers must include name, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in school, hometown and well-writte- n. major. Letters are subject to editing for length, style and grammar. Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly offensive content will not be published. Letters should be submitted to dixiesundixie.edu in the body of the email, not an attachment. Letters become property. of Dixie Sun News and may be published in any format. Dixie Sun News encourag- es a lively discussion on its website among its readers. Dixie Sun News does not edit comments. However, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous or vulgar. After reviewing the article "Race shouldn't be the determining factor in education" our members of the Multicultural Inclusion Center found it inaccurate to imply the MIC to be racially-biase- d toward our scholarship opportunities. We understand that everyone has freedom of speech, however don't see how our scholarship would be considered racially-bia- s considering how our scholarships have academic prerequisites and requirements. Diana Fossett stated that her Dixie Sun News scholarship "is based on the work I perform and is something I can take pride in," she implies our scholarship students don't work for their scholarships, and are not proud of their work. Many of us found it disrespectful considering how our students are constantly working to promote cultural diversity and serve the community as MIC and DSU students. We do not believe in free handouts, as Fossett expressed herself. We follow an academic rubric and make sure each scholarship applicant meets requirements throughout the year. Each applicant must meet criteria based on academic performance and financial aid status just like many other scholarships. Some of our students have applied d for outside scholarships, took out loans e or found jobs. We respect her thoughts, yet we deserve our respect donor-funde- part-tim- as a hard-worki- department. Our objective is we want students, simple staff and faculty at Dal, to feel comfortable about who they are and where they come from. We are proud of our labels, take pride in our work and are proud to support and invest our students' futures. Isaiah Clark Junior exercise science major from Riverside, California t - A dry . ' pus isn't keeping Dixie State , , , ',, University students , , , , cam- , , , , ,. , ,., I' 0 0I ' 4,r, -- , , I, ..,"'", F any safer. 4, , C 'A' Growing ' up in Northern Utah, I remem- C Z ber all throughout high school, cr , , i people referred to DSU as a party school. Even the recruit- T ment video DSU ambassadors 0 showed on college day dis0 7 played students doing everyCr zt thing but attending class. z school As high LL graduation approached I decided Brock Goodwin, a sophomore exercise science major from Amer. can Samoa, and Kristin Parry, a junior media studies DSU was the best place for major from Highland, drink off campus as they talk about how St. Georges me despite the party school nightlife could be improved. Opinion Editior Hanna Pollock says a reputation. dry campus isn't keeping Dixie State University students safer. During my first semester, I have a drink while having fun realized that DSU was not the so driving under the influence said with their friends. it party school so many would be out of the picture. A was. If Dal allowed alcohol, wet campus would also help students would be in a much First, DSU is a dry campus, cut down on underage drinkmore controlled environment meaning alcohol is banned on ing, because students would be school grounds. Second, there easily monitored by camis nowhere for pus police. This would keep stressed students to go out and students closer to their rooms, see DRY page 5 Ay l ct, , r , , : ,, : e 1 ., it i k U. t, , off-camp-us 1 |