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Show WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER et- - 1 ''ollo AN OPEN LETTER TO THE STUDENT BODY FROM THE OPINION SECTION EDITOR bm The pen is mightier than the sword. That is a line from some 19th century play Ive never seen and probably never will, but I like the sentiment: Your voice can be a more effective tool for change in people than physical coercion. If you arent using your opinions to get people to see why your ideas are valid or get your peers talking about something important, then what good are your opinions anyway? Student-ru- n newspapers on college campuses are forums created specifically for the students to express their views. This opportunity isnt so readily available on some campuses. In fact, some organizations and college campuses are actively sh d, he 3ro, 3s an ;nl ho- - T lo try-'in- to I DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - 3 ifber opniMoes matter :st i 2, 2015 see ce I lays ughtl t. amis 1 If you want to most effectivetrying to restrict students. abilito their ties ly communicate what is imporexpress opinions. tant to you with everyone on College campuses today are the tomorleaders of campus, pick the resource with producing the most reach. row. For this 66 unreDont take to your reason, the Twitter and try to stricted exchange Choose a venue express something of ideas and constructive in 140 opinions should for your ideas characters. be promoted as that will be much as possible. Dont shout your Did something conducive to grievances into the echo chamber that happen you of the amount is your Facebook. disagree with or Choose a venue want to promote? change you would for Write a thought-ou- t your ideas that like to incur. will be conducive letter to the to the amount of editor to bring attention to it. change you would a like incur. Are you part of an organization that has an This is why the Dixie Sun needs your help. event that needs covered? Have the Dixie Sun write about it. Ill be leaving my position as opinion section editor at the end of the semester, leaving this section without an editor and possibly keeping the section from being featured in the newspaper altogether. Some staff writers are leaving, and more fresh faces will be joining us. To keep the opinion section alive in the newspaper, there will be an extra burden placed on the existing writers and editors. If students at Dixie State University want to support the marketplace of ideas on campus, they should support this publication. Apply for my position. Apply for any position. Spread your opinions, and be the change you want to see on and in the world. campus Make your pens mighty. :uP iousIj t im- - laily. n 986 (. s Soc- - on i soccer d the Black : Student Union of ! Students should practice caution with anonymity BY RYAN HUSKINS RyanHuskinsDSU ihosting an event to, .sible stting support Mizzou. ; lg.b vroli Facebook for photos of 1 are Sun News Dixie ! into Glitter beards messy, are difficult to clean Check out it . ( will n of ;ional j nt get ; timityio Uo sail some post anonymously. An anonymous social media app called Yik Yak recently came under v-- lates closer I fire by different college campuses due to threatening remarks made on the Mizzou campus amid racial tension and protests. One of the comments read, I am going to stand LETTERS TO THE EDITOR andor dixiesun-news.co- m. The guidelines for letters j are as follows: 'Submissions should be no f i ilonger than 250 words must be well written. I end 'Writers must include panne, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in school, hometown and I I f I i pnajor. 'Letters are subject to length, style and Tammar. 'Letters consisting of editing for a!lnaccurate libelous, or highly offensive content will not be eve published.. 'Letters should be sV ant to y to he submit-beca- dixiesundixie.edu Qcjy Q-- U in email, not an j Jarttachment. the rig letters become property degree f Dixie Sun News and may ,re focus published in any format. c rectly 'Dixie Sun News encour- "'e pes a lively discussion ;gree n its website amongst its nangin ders. broaDixie Sun News does not jncr used is i comments. However, editor will not post any de?:)mments that are libelous I T ! f j j j jj 2 f the 1 e degtee' j vulgar. tant as ", app for students on college campuses to anonymously see ANONYMITY page 4 excited about their glitter beards. Opinion editor Nick Anderson and his brother, Tucker Anderson, are and leave idea a you go. aren't glitter everywhere beards good Anderson says glitter to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the Send letters newspaper shoot every black person see. But besides the obvious racist and illegal implications of this story, there is a far deeper issue going on. Some students believe they can post anything online as long as it is an anonymous user board and they dont have to face the repercussions. Here at Dixie State University, this has become a problem as well with some apps, such as Yik Yak and Snapchat. Yik Yak is a ridiculous I lonati 5 my ground tomorrow and Being able to grow a good beard is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, I look fantastic, girls (with good taste) dig it, and it keeps my face warm in the winter. On the other hand, people never stop sending me suggestions on social media about what I should do to my facial hair. Im referring to things like sticking flowers in my beard, hanging Christmas ornaments or lights from my beard, or more recently, covering my beard in all of which Ive litter never done. A handful of people have sent me similar pictures recently of men with full beards covered in a thick layer of colorful glitter and pretended they thought it was a good idea. It doesnt take a genius to understand why this would be a messy disaster. Glitter can never be fully cleaned up. If I so much as look at a container of glitter. Im finding it on my clothes, face, bed and food for months. Voluntarily putting large amounts of glitter directly on my own face seemed like a sure way to invite it permanently into my existence. I had to write an article about something, so I figured, why not give it a shot? I picked up a couple small containers of gold glitter and some snowflake-looking glitter at the store. I rubbed some essential oils in my beard to help the glitter stick better and stepped into my backyard to apply the golden, sparkly flakes. It took a minute or two, but my face sparkled like a treasure chest. I talked my brother into covering his much larger beard in glitter as well shortly afterward. I accomplished exactly what I was going for, and it was awful. Its like having explosive, disco dandruff. Any slight movement of my face showered my clothes and confetti. floor in I left a trail of it everywhere I went. I couldnt eat. I couldnt breathe too hard. It got on any person or animal who strayed too close. Trying to shower it out just spread it all over my body. I looked like a Kesha music video. There is really only one conceivable event where this would be a good idea. If I was going to some sort of unicorn rave or hip music festival where all the attendees were under the influence of various illicit substances, I bet I could make a lot of friends. There would be enough glitter to go around. Unfortunately, I wont be doing that anytime soon, so theres no practical way or place to have a beard full of stardust. If you want to give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season, put some glitter in your beard for your next family party. What better way to spread the spirit of the holidays than leaving glitter everywhere you go? 24-kar- do and no car to drive. Any suggestions? w at Who got edibles? -- Holla at me if you got Xanax u. I 1 need one for the flight home Anyone got a hook up for some trees? 0 Someone hook it up with a bottle? -- 1 showPeople use anonymous apps like Yik Yak to find drugs or have began to activities. 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