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Show 4- WEDNESDAY, APRIl DIXIESUNNEIVS.COM o CdJ.1 CANDIDATES' LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCES STILL GOT THEM T VOTE: ! i rt- - "7 I M I f 0 c ) If I ? r s f Do you agree with ; j ; t L Nijat Aliyev's I debate analysis? Watch the debate I - v , ov ' - 1 s ( in full and make up &.L, your own mind. Student body president candidates C.J. to https:youtu.be ! ) BY NIJAT ALIYEV pscOOSWixbl N u LETTERS 10 THE EDITOR f Send letters to the editor to t)ixieSundixie.edu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor The guidelines for letters are as follows: dixiesun-news.co- m. 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 Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly offensive content will not be published.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 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 a ' i U or vulgar. at Al f f, . ij x L D Dever, dfffIrenfterectiSnUresuttTdienCe ... 1 y evDS N Heated would be the opposite of what Wednesdays debate was like. Six then- candidates for Dixie State Universitys Student Association executive council spent an hour reciting their platforms, politely agreeing with each other on the raised issues, and continuously making senior business administration major from Provo, and Sarah Ramaker, senior dance major from Midland S3yS candldates did not take advanta9e of their chances to challenge their opponents, which mistakes in both verbal and nonverbal communication. According to debate.org, nonverbal communication is just as is important, if not more important, than verbal communication. Therefore, Ive chosen to examine candidates mistakes in both. rookie-debat- er Verbal communication It did not seem as though the candidates prepared or rehearsed their opening and closing statements. For example, C.J. Dever, a senior business administration major from Provo and who was running for student body president, said his presidential campaign started as a joke with his wife. Zachary Reed, a sophomore accounting major from Peoria, Arizona, and who was running for vice president of clubs and organizations, went in his closstatement ing by advertising Dixie Idol instead of telling the students why he is their best candidate. Throughout the debate, the candidates missed out on numerous opportunities to attack their opponents weaknesses by refusing their off-top-ic chance for rebuttals. For example, Sarah Ramaker, a senior dance major from Midland, Michigan, and who ran for student body president, passed up an opportunity to attack Dever on his lack of experience in DSUSA. Moreover, some did not hesitate to bring up their own weaknesses. For instance, Casey Banner, a junior secondary education major from Las Vegas who ran for vice president of academics, admitted to being nervous right of the bat. Dever, on the other hand, Michigan ha!? might devalued several of when he said, lb this may sound general.' Additionally, all six oft candidates were too nice each other and kept agreeing on the raised issues. I would concur with my opponent, I think that's a good idea, and something I like about what said are just a few phrase Banner used to address opponent, Kendra Jensen., ii j - c - she hi- breopdahlnews junior English major Richmond, in his rebuttal1 The most common rebuttal in these discussions is whether change. As a female entering combat arms field artillery king of battle to be exact the topic and personal opinions surrounding women in combat roles is a conversation people in the military community enjoy discussing with me. Its also a topic as hot as a freshly-fire- d cannon. carrying a 200-pousoldier, not including the 50 pounds of gear the soldier is issued, out of a ffrefight. Me being a 225-pou- man without any gear does raise the concern that, once I have my gear on, and if I go down: will a female be able to pull me out? said Staff Sgt. James Allred, DSU's ROTC recruiter. I would hate to be hoping that she has a big adrenaline rush to do it. That doesn't mean there are not women who can't. I know men who would not be able to do it. Smith said he thinks the Army examined the physical standards for combat and found women could meet those standards as well as men. It may be difficult for those dogmatic sergeants who have a hard time grasping grit knows see COMBAT page 4 sn Sr I ssrarding process' one ,h,n9 ,o DIANA Y t FOSSETT Diana FossettDSN Regular exercise is, according to the American Heart Association in their section covering healthy living and physical activity, a recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week. Its time to get sweaty. Regular exercise is something doctors have been recommending for decades for our overall health. However, most of us have experienced just how hard it can be to fit in any kind of exercise on a regular basis. With that in mind, I have a few tips that have helped me along tire way. wa,ch Leave your houst It's hard to focus on exeA-when you're surrounded h)' the things you need to act j plish. If a gym membership isn't in the financial cards isnt practical if you kno" won't go, just go out for a 1 The AHA defines physical g j activity as anything that you move and bum colon' ( recommend you just stan and get out there. see EXERCISE Pa?: bi pi Si or not a woman is capable of Times are changing and so are the faces of American warriors. As of Jan. 2, all American combat jobs, minus a few Marine roles, are open to any female capable of meeting the standard. Females in other countries have done this for a lot of years, said Maj. Justin Smith, an assistant professor of military science. It works. The dynamics have needed to a: E ai froir Women capable Commit to regular exercisf in combat roles BY BREOPDAHL o vs |