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Show 14- ARTS - DIXIE SUN ENTERTAINMENT & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3o,j, Electronics top list of this years best holiday BY ASHLEY ZARATE Dixie Sun Staff Writer Christmas comes with great food, friends, and decorations, but it also comes with the yearly stress of gift shopping. Finding the perfect gift for family and friends is much harder than it seems, especially when looking for that someone special. , According to Askmen.com, this year hot gifts for men are electronics. Men are stereotypical for loving anything electronic and the gift list this year verifies that: iPods, digital cameras and the infamous video games. iPods are still a trendy item for Christmas. They have shrunk and now come in all colors of the rainbow. The latest version allows for video and starts at S299. .' V'T The Vivicam 3.1 is a great digital camera to give as a gift this year. This is a very nice compact camera that has many of the features of the bigger camera, but is not too large to carry around. Condcord even has a new digital video camera and camcorder all in one that is handy for the man who is Video games are a gift that boys of all ages seem to appreciate. This year the Xbox 360 is what they all want. Its no longer only for video games; it can now allow users to network, rip, stream and download all types of media. There are new and improved games that are accompanying the new Xbox 360, including Call of Duty 2," Tomb Raider Legend and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06." Women are known for being hard to shop for, regardless of how many hints they claim to have dropped. This year do it right by paying attention! But if that is too much effort multi-talente- DSC Dance Co. concert Dec. 1 BY TIERA OLIVER Dixie Sun A&E Editor The Dixie State College Dance Companys 2005 Fall Dance Concert will debut at the Eccles Fine Arts Center Dec. 1. Dance Di rector Li Lei said the theme of this years concert is The Rhythms of Life" The concert incorporates ' tyles of dance including nailroom dance, modern and ethnic dance, dance. The DSC Dance Company is made up of DSC students who have to try out to join the company. There are 15 members of the company and more than half of them are freshmen, Lei said. hip-ho- The students have truly given their all this year, Lei said. Especially with most, of them being freshmen, they have really worked extremely hard and have come out shining. Lei will direct, the concert and with the help of two other dance instructors, John Wuehler and Kristen Thompson Wuehler teaches ballroom dance at DSC and Thompson teaches ballet and jazz classes. Most of the students will be performing a solo piece along with the group performances. Lei taught physics in China for nine years before coming to the United States. Lei said she uses her knowledge of physics in her teaching. Applying physics and scientific methods when teaching dance shortens the training period for the dancers and helps prevent injuries, Lei said. Lei also said she feels dance can do so much for students and can help human beings as a whole. - Dance is one of the academic disciplines that can really help students build their Lei said. The concert will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Eccles Main Stage Dec. Adult tickets are $8, youth tickets are $6, and student tickets are $1 with a student For tickets or more information, contact the box office at just abide by a few simple rules and keep her happy. Massages are a no-fai- l gift no matter the woman, and if its a toss up which kind of massage is the best, opt for a gift certificate and let her pick her own. Most salons offer great Christmas deals on massage packages that have extra perks like facials. This is also a great gift for moms, grandmas and girlfriends. Shopping for a girl doesnt have to be crazy expensive. Gifts.com posted the practical large pink tool set as a top gift to give this season. It has all the amenities of a regular tool set, but everything from the hammer to the case is pink. The best part is that it runs for less than S25 and can most likely be found at the local hardware store or at Abernook.com. Jewelry is one of the best gifts to give to a woman. Moms love jewelry and so ;do grandmas. Diamonds are a girls best friend, so dont hesitate to go down gift: that road. The best part about jewelry is that aro Christmas most stores great specials on differ h types of jewelry. They ev. have most of their stuff c. gorized and can help cus tomers pick out things for women of various relate ships (dont get mom and girlfriend the same thing. Cash is the w0 gift ever and it just shows effort was put into find gift. If all else fails and tl perfect gift is missing, g0 with a gift certificate. Th is also a great present because it's sometimes ht to guess what size girls clothing. Instead of guessing (and maybe get: it wrong), go for the gift e Every year certain gift; stand out that everyone h to have. They cause man-toy store brawls and far ii many grandmas get a bea ing over Elmo. Thisyearl prepared by shopping eai and knowing the hot gifts that everyone wants first Looking for something FUN to do? Come to the DSC Fitness Center to rent out Sport Kits! Everything you need to play Tennis- - Flag Football- - Dodge Ball- - Softba! ID. Soccer- - Whiffleball- - TUG of WAR ' and more... Kits.start at S3 for 24 hours Fitness Center Hours Mon- - Thurs: 6am- - 10pm Friday: 6am- - 7pm Saturday: 7am- - Noon |