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Show WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 21' - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM Frie 'dS! ips ip college hard, reWite ruing , BY MARKEE HECKENLIABLE markeekaeDSN 40.004 , done by Ohio State University, between 2009 and 2013, college students devoted 3.3 hours per day to educational activities, and they spent 4 hours per day on leisure activities like sports or hanging out with friends. However, that's not the case for me. School has become a huge part of my life, and spend at least 6 hours a day on homework or other When friends ask me to hang out, , , I immedi- ' - ' , !,4 , ' '." ;oio , 1, r ately tell myself I don't have time. ' ' When I first started college, it was simple to just send a quick text or call my friends to see how life 1I was going, but the more ' 4, best investments" suggests spending time with friends and even doing stressful things together like studying for exams. Even little things like walking around campus together are better than not talking to them for a month. For your long distance friends, a call or Face Time with them probably means a lot more to them than you think. Spending even a little bit of time with friends helps school related activities. The other part of my day consists of catching up on sleep and worrying about what else I should be get- called "How College Students Spend Their Time" ting done. I began to appreciate even the small moments I could spend with friends like grabbing a quick cup of coffee or catching up over the phone for a few minutes. An article from Fastweb titled "4 reasons why college friendships are your 5-- reduce stress and ghreS something to look forwat, )r to. Make sure you take littl pauses in life to spend nil with your friends, even means you complete an signment together the before it's due. The saying "friends fo life" doesn't mean you have to see your friend every single day. Put intl effort to make sure your friends know you care about them. if involved I got with my education, the fewer texts I sent. Now I'm a junior, and r I - - , toP,'"-'- I feel like I'm losing friends at a more rapid pace. , .4,, It's no longer about getting to see your friends - , , every day in college like you did in high school. I go to school full time, I have a job, and I'm in a relationship. And I'm sure you know what friends say when you're in a relationship: "We'll never see her again since she has a boyfriend now." When I actually do have time to spend with friends, I'm too tired to go out or I'm busy helping my family at home. Now that I'm an adult, I understand I don't have to see my friends constantly in order to maintain a ' Do you have an opinion that needs sharing? 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News Editor Markee Heckenliable says maintaining friendships during college grows more and more difficult through a busy schedule and job commitments. Making time with friends is worth the difficulty. IlEt THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY Colleges need to help students graduate on time, debt BY GREGORY L. TNS LETTERS TO 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: 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 ') Vanessa Brewer grew up with aspirations to become the first member of her family to earn a college degree. She excelled in high school but struggled early in her college career at the University of Texas at Austin to find her place. She began to question herself and the abilities that had enabled her to excel in high school. She wasn't sure whether she truly belonged. Vanessa's story is not unusual. Students throughout the country struggle to graduate from college some finish on time, some finish late, some don't finish at all. That disparity among student experiences ters. In 2016, the average U.S. college student graduating with debt owed $37,172, and many students spent more than the expected four years obtaining their undergraduate degrees. Estimates show that each additional year of college costs a student more than $60,000 in tuition, expens- - es and lost wages. If more students were to graduate on time, universities could better serve their students with degree programs that foster academic engagement. By improving graduation rates, average student debt would shrink significantly. , . , grammar. Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly offensive content will not be or vulgar. have a remarkable opportunity to improve student success while alleviating debt by increasing timely but how to graduation do it? It starts with a commitment to our students' education and is brought to life by using extensive data about student success. The effectiveness of a university should be measured by the number of students it lifts up and supports. To be a great university in 2017, an institution must support opportunities for all of the students it admits from Day One and strive for 100 percent graduation. Once that commitment is in place, then the work begins. By analyzing records and transcripts, universities - -- , - under-represent- - - student-to-stude- , WA5 GONNA GO SWIMMING, BUT MAYBE I'LL IUT WATCH ,.., .'. ?i, ,;ti,t 1. , - fi, .. -;I , t,,,,!",,,..f. t.'si4'''z,,,... t , 'N -- 1,,,, , foster development and build community. The goal is to make sure students have the resources and support to excel academically and socially and graduate , , NETFLIX. ,, , ' ,,14 ' vt .'grli ik z 0, , ,,,,,,ie..,, , .1:1-,- ', t'h , 44 i ''' ' r.,'-- ,,i',11 N, , 3 - ' , ' j ' , , ,...,-19' i - ' F,,,,,-- 'k-- ,.. ' 4 ;. , i ,1 '''s tj t , i I , . discus- of supportive concepts that SOME , i nt sion groups, or any number I r, ed goal-base- , published. Letters should be submit- ted 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 encourages 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 can identify students who may experience significant challenges during their academic careers. These students often face issues outside of the classroom, from being the first members of their families to attend college, to coming from an region or underfunded high school, to lacking a strong support structure at home. They have the talent and ambition, but they also have more to overcome than others. By investing in them from the very beginning, we can equip them for success. Studies and experience have shown that this investment is best realized in the form of academic d scholarship programs, mentoring partnerships, tutoring programs, It is clear, then, that we reveals a serious shortcoming in the higher education and system. Graduating matgraduating on time FENVES , -- . on time. At the University of Texas at Austin, we have implemented programs like these for our students. Our results show that the strategy works. In 2011, 50.6 percent of our graduates had completed degrees in four years or less. In 2016, that number rose to 60.9 percent. Our goal is free. to reach 70 percent class of 2017. forth Other universities hav done an excellent job of rai. improving graduation including the University North Carolina-Chapand the University of fomia campuses. Partner ships between universitir coprovide a forum for llaboration that can prod collective solutions to lenges impacting studenr achievement. But the responsibilityo. graduation doesn't end universities. Parents and students also need to gel involved, by understand ing the significant costs( work graduating late and stt ing diligently to make they stay on course. After her early challeni I', el C3: ch 4 I iv . es, Vanessa participated trait' tutoring, leadership inter. ing, mentoring and ship programs, and her consid grades improved ably. She will graduate: time this spring and 0 recently accepted into graduate program in ing. What worked for essa can work for mill of other students acros,, V nr. country. co Higher education ce bring change to our natioll munities, and our and opportunity for dents who need it most, If we can make educall accessible and sustainal' for everyone, then one can benefit. (c)Trib' News Service. 2017. V |