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Show r 201 HIE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH :,i t i i r IT J3 c '1 3 - tv t f 1 , n ' s - t j eirges J .a r A 1 t i V. rules Decision jungle 2012 BY MATTY JACOBSON Opinion Editor Students still have three days to vote on the four candidates for the elected positions of Dixie State College Student Association as well as the proposed constitutional amendments. Online voting will run between the hours of 7 9S' 95, ' 'se 3 V r a.m. and 7 p.m. today and Thursday, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. voting has ended. DSCSA Chief Justice Lacy Culpepper, a sonhomore English major from Clinton, said the online voting process will be simple, and y On-camp- see ELECTIONS page 2 'es he he c1 es, 24 d ,.,. XS0 I JV ire 4 ray . i . Lin . , ..I ,1 Berger, a junior biology with secondary education major from Medford, Ore., balances and spins a 'asketball on a pen during the talent portion of the Mr. Dixie Pageant. The aspiring Harlem Globetrotter as crowned this years Mr. Dixie. i 3 MCI e. Senate hears sides at both 1st anir yonc smoke forum RICHARD BRIGGS B Editor-in-Chi- ef The smoke-fre- e ;e senators wanted both sides of argument receiving rong representation at t smoking forum on mention to line debate got the mpus with c ire 23. eb health student senator and sophomore nursing provo, debated i favor of changing Joe v'ho Pate, sci-rc- es ma-ifro- for ldnt ould m status quo to make 3iie State College a k Iliac toke-fre- the ne e fitter odent lats campus while Cox, humanities senator and a English literature from Houston, abated to maintain the IJrrent rujes regarding Poking on campus, fate and Cox opened aior 1aor on. hey or e it forum with statements, and for s lenext ien f out go' ve hour students, and staff of DSC abd opinions support's both sides of the foment. Pate and Cox len responded to each dement and question ici osed. fate opened by taking and dumping Sarette butts into a aach bowl, which filled 'Punch bowl nearly be top. He said he lUred the campus the bucket Mi previous weekend to find all those cigarette butts littered across the campus and disposed into ashtrays. His concern was that smokers arent following the current rule of smoking at least 25 feet away from buildings; therefore, a smoking campus-wid- e ban was necessary. Theres no reason to provide a designated area, Pate said. Smoking far outreaches any designated area. The state spends thousands of dollars to help people quit (smoking). Why should we spend thousands to undo that effort? One of the biggest arguments of Pates stance was the danger of d-hand smoke and that DSC should be trying to accommodate those with health problems, such as asthma or those women secon- who are pregnant. smokA campus-wid- e ing ban would encourage people to quit smoking, Pate said. We all know smoking is dangerous and unhealthy to every one. Cox, on the other hand, have argued that smokers needs those needs and see SMOKE page 2 ,7 7 BY MATTY JACOBSON Opinion Editor Female Dixie State College students gathered with their mothers at the Womens Achievement Convention last week to bond and build better lives. The theme of this years conference, Build a Better You, was the brainchild of current Miss Dixie, Hayley Weaver, a senior integrated studies major from Vancouver, Wash. The Feb. 25 event was the first official campus activity she arranged, and she said the outcome couldnt have been better. Its a lot of work, and its also really rewarding, she said. Weaver said the biggest aspect of this years conference was the publicity. She and her committee worked every angle from sending out postcards to simply spreading the news via word of mouth. Clearly it worked because we had an awesome turnout, she said. The WAC has coincided with DSCs Mother Daughter Weekend in years past, and this year the committee decided to reunite the two. Three years ago, Miss Dixie changed Mother Daughter Weekend to the Womens Achievement Conference, instead of making it a whole weekend, Weaver said. This year we decided to bring that back in. The day included Slate College nnings Bldg. X S 700 E George, UT 84770 ,0ne: (435) 8 652-781- Jesundixie.edu h 5 Women s bball still has hope 1 PODCAST woikshops on fitness and interior design, and the crowd had the opportunity to hear from keynote speaker and local blogger Mandi Gubler, whose interior design work has been featured twice on Nate Beikus The Nate Show. Gubler shared her help anyone else whos in the same situation . . . even to prevent one person from having to feel that, or to be in the same situation my sister was in. WAC attendee Abby Smith, a freshman com- munication major from Taylorsville, said the conference was a great chance to connect with her mother and hang out with her. Her mother, Charlotte, agreed. Mandi Gubler made all feel how grateful us we are to just have a life, Charlotte Smith said. It was well worth my time and travels. Kellyanne Shepherd, a junior integrated studies major from Taylorsville, story of marrying a drug addict. Her message to mothers and daughters was to never give up on the people they love who might be suffering from addiction even if they feel helpless. was going to save him, Gubler said about her husband of ten years. I was going to love him so much that he was not going to be able to use I (drugs). She shared the success of r her story and introduced the audience to her now clean and sober husband, Courtney Gubler. The message meshed perfectly with Weavers new platform as she runs for Miss Utah. Weaver told the crowd that her initial platform was music appreciation and awareness. But after she had to witness her sisters abuse of alcohol and hospitalization, Weaver decided to alter her platform. That was the day I decided to change my platform for Miss Utah to A Shot was also enjoying the weekend with her mother, Colleen. Gublers story drew close to home because of a similar situation, Shepherd said. It made' me reflect back on all of that and made me feel like never giving up on the people I love. It made me feel like a better me. Weaver invited all mothers and daughters to attend next years weekend event, and she said those who werent in attendance missed out this year. A lot of energy and effort was put into it, and it turned out absolutely amazing, she said. Next year please try to come because it will definitely be worth your time. decided she wanted to LA &J s. " Xi X v. l ! ccc 1 . r C of Reality, and its (about) spreading alcohol abuse awareness, Weaver said. She recalled seeing her sister in the hospital and A ' r A model from Dillards shows off the latest fashions at the Womens Acheivement Conference. Attend- ees learned home decorating tips and life lessons. LIFESTYLES PAGE 8 SPORTS PAGE 5 Jl,e the voting process. Students used tablets and laptops to enter their ballots and could vote online. Weaver continues womens convention Of Cactus: sJLfarfS students line up to vote on the Diagonal. This years election pushes forward a trend of digitizing DSC tJXSt $4 Fiddler rx SJVV. classic to be performed SLIDESHOW 1 teiuer ter lwov,t9n 0 VIDEO 0 ONLINE DISCUSSION I |