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Show ' 1 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,r,,,,,,,..,,, , 7 r , ' ?Read more about freo, speech campus at DmieSt4hIews.coml ,.. ' I, ,.., - .. N. N -- LIi' 'N , WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, i NXIESUNNEWS.COM 4- Speech codes ga ne.cessatfy sage Dearm15v', Just because you have 't the fundamental çA right to say something doesn't mean you should say it or that there won't be consequences for doing so. After the president of the University of Oklahoma expelled two students who recently led a racist chant, he was praised by the cornmunity and students for his swift action. In a letter to the students, the president said, "Your leadership role in leading a racist and exclusionary chant has created a hostile educational environment for others." Recently at Dixie State University, promotional posters for a club were not approved for circulation because the posters negatively depicted certain political figures, including President Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Che Guevara. The students are suing DSU for restricting their First Amendment right of free speech. Instances like these reopen the complex debate of how much free speech should be permissible on a public university campus. Dean of Students Del Beatty said as much as he is a proponent for free thought, "We can't just say whatever we want whenever we want. It would be chaos." - . : Law allows the university to control the time, place and manner of free BY BEN WRIGHT bmowright I. V... , .0 , Living each day without a plan is like putting a whole bunch . of flower, water, eggs, butter, - and sugar spices into a mixer without knowing what to make. In order to succeed in life and come out on top, we have to r,,, add of "Launching a Leadership Revolution," said, "Do everything with specific intent." If we students are to become leaders, we have to learn to become more resolved and goal oriented in our Eves. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesurmews.com. The guidelines for letters are as follows: 'Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be well written. 'Writers must include name, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in - , ' ) g E ' sr, tried to Medi. Ai 'f4N , nickv 1 1 .11 Andt , t , i. tate to anderson , 1 , , A SOUti 4 ', of :' quael , am at peace with myself and the universe. Well, maybe not totally at peace, but I did spend the week doing yoga and meditating. Before this week, if someone asked me what I knew about yoga, I would have not had much to say. I have since done some studying and participating, and I still don't know exactly what I would say. I gathered some basic information about how yoga is an ancient Eastern tradition that uses physical stances and postures to increase spirituality and health. The practice of yoga eventually made its way tag I to the Western world. The idea that contorting my body into uncomfortable positions would somehow make my life better seemed I also couldn't d. imagine hordes of Americans would think much differently than I did. I figured whatever form of yoga made it to this continent had long since been corrupted and Americanized, stamped with a Kardashian's name and sold to the masses as the next hot workout. To some extent, I wasn't far off. Erika Field, an instmctor of Kundalini yoga at Downtown Yoga at 50 E. Tabernacle St., said the westernization of yoga is condemned by some practitioners who want to keep it true to its original form. "Purists of those kinds of yoga get very passionate about maintaining the integrity of it throughout the ages and not westernizing it and not dumbing it down," Field said. Despite this, Field said types of yoga have been started by people who want to make it more accessible or appealing Before we start setting specific short-terand long-tergoals, the best thing we can do is resolve within ourselves what our private, public and leadership resolutions are. Orrin Woodward, author of "Resolved," wrote about making life resolutions, not New Year's resolutions, but resolutions on how we will live out our lives. We should become resolved in what we seek to accomplish with our lives. We need a purpose. After we have become resolved in our Eves, we need m or , ver Y" e T '" 20p SOn, .' 'N, a,,. Li et,k,41 )1' ii iji. lil,,,,,t, m in U st duclQ , He ;,:.4 says , - One can !!:Wvooq,, , , , lyogR cc cc is de ci in to 11 like, - to the masses. can understand the interest in just selling certain aspects of yoga. According to a study done in Australia, most people try yoga after a recommendation by their doctor to build strength after an injury or loosen up muscles. Field said that's all some people are looking for. "Some people want that perfect discipline. Other people want to lay down and listen to the gong and breathe, and most people want something in between," Field said. "You can find whatever kind of yoga you want to find." She said Kundalini, as well as other popular types of yoga, are very rigid in how they can be taught and are still very focused on the spiritual aspects. The commercialization of yoga has provided a way for consumers to choose between many different types of yoga to isolate the aspect they want. For some people, the most appealing part of yoga is the apparel, as the number of participants of yoga in one year rose 4.5 percent while the increase in sales of yoga pants was 10 times that. The farther away from traditional yoga the discipline is, it seems to me to become more of a fad - something that will be replaced by whatever type of calisthenics or physical activity is in vogue next. Although some aspects or practices of yoga have become trendy, there is a high retention of participants who practice the traditional forms. of Be J.T. Brown, Hot Yoga at 558 E. Riverside Drive in St. George, said nothing is more powerful than the authentic practice of yoga. "People think its a fad. Yeah, it's a fad," Brown said. "Getting connected to yourself never gets old." During the different yoga sessions I attended, I started to think that yoga wasn't really my thing. I'm not a very spiritual person and nothing I was doing was making me feel like that was going to change. Even the meditation, which was relaxing and enjoyable, yielded only slightly different results than listening to Jeff Bridges's new sleeping tape. Studies have shown the benefits yoga can have, but I just didn't think yoga was the only way to reap 6000-year-o- ld to set goals to achieve our resolutions. A strategy is using SMART goals, which stands for specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. Goals need to be thought out in every aspect if we really want to succeed in accomplishing them. Once we have goals, we need to live each day striving to achieve them. In the movie "Hitch," Will Smith said, "Begin each day as if it were on purpose." I love that quote because it can set each day off with the right attitude for success. Then Brown and I talked about the meditation session he just taught and he told me the most important part of yoga is ust the study of yourself. "Yoga is simple. If you are breathing and you are present, you are practicing yoga," Brown said. "Call it whatever you want to call it. You're practicing yoga. Yoga is the fusion of the self into the present. The easiest way 1 know of to Brian Tracy wrote a book titled "Eat That Frog," where he talks about tackling' biggest projects first and prioritizing days to be most productive. The fact of the matter is, no one can accomplish everything they need to do, but if we work diligently towards those things that are most important, we will accomplish more in our life. So those of us going to school can work toward what we seek to major in. We must prioritize our lives to give us the most success and become leaders who get things done. Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu hometown and school, 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 clixiesundixie.edu in the body of the email, not an attachment. do that is to breathe." He said the different post and poses of yoga are mear, necessitate that breathing, that doesn't mean riding a b or spending time in the wk ness doesn't count as yoga This destroyed everything I thought I knew. If yoga really so fluid, then it's kind impossible to be critical of Anything you do that pmini a healthy introspection and ing in the moment could valid form of yoga, appa4 That all sounds pretty go to me. If it means I don't ha, to chant mantra-0try and touch my toes then maybel am a yoga person. Even if the traditional fc don't seem appealing, the. a yoga out there for you. never know until you try. Namaste. is beTJ 'Letters become property of Dixie Sun News and may be published in any format. Dixie Sun News encourages a lively discussion on -- its website amongst its readers. 'Dixie Sun News does not edit comments. However, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous or vulgar. al to be fil It to as "1 th tic to to sti NAT te if or A ni te A DIXIE SUN NEW er in those benefits. sOitivig pomolie Foduciluo libsgvie develop a plan of what we are going to do. It sounds simple, but how often do we go about tasks with no intent on accomplishing anything of worth? We watch TV, go to class, eat, do homework, watch more TV and go to bed, just to do the same thing the next day. Chris Brady, ,! ( : speech, Beatty said. Words can cut deep, especially if intended to be derogatory. Beatty said he has received many complaints of students who have been offended by someone's words on campus. "It's not illegal to offend someone," Beatty said. "But there needs to be some lines drawn." Harassment is one form of speech that is not allowed on campus. Part of campus polices' mission statement says: "We are committed to protecting the freedom of individuals and to maintaining a peaceful and safe environment by which to work and learn." Maintaining a peaceful and safe environment at DSU means certain kinds of speech will have to be limited on campus. Individual freedom needs to be balanced with what's appropriate for everyone on campus. According to university policy, speech in any form cannot "single out any individual group(s) or entities in a derogatory manner." To remain fair for everyone, if the university allowed derogatory images of Obama, Bush and Guevara to be distributed around campus, they would also have to allow derogatory images of religious figures, the LGBT community, and even races and ethnicities because it would all be protected under the First Amendment. There needs to be a hard line drawn so the campus can remain a safe and respectful learning environment for everyone. Elosoiutionst Fri 0 17orr BY SPENCER RICKS Spencer Ricks N ., ,.. 1 Payton Davis, Editor-in-Chi- Emily Havens, News Editor Nick Anderson, Opinion Editor Karli Kuhn, Sports Editor Keshara Eljorkman, Features fo to er se se Ed Tom Hender, Photo Editor Cody Eclunan, Multimedia Edir re or re Taylor Forbes, Ad Manager Haylie Anderson J.C. 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