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Show jpAY, APRIL 12,2010 DIXIE SUN - 3 spear Kate: Slobs The Skewed Review: tan be reformed A little chubby A-O- K ' BYKATESEMMENS Editor pixie Sun Lifestyles ring, man, but I problem with way he presents limself in public. His lothing is frequently iiained, wrinkled and and he to care. He ,ven wears clothing ,ith holes and rips. ;0me of his clothes 0ok like they haven't sincere Ad a ,ave be does-,'tsee- in thine te who s the stained. bought Ben clothes, but most the time he puts them away and wears and old, beat-u- p grubby things. He gets upset and defensive when I bring it up. Other people have tommented about the ay he looks, and frankly sometimes I'm they're so have I our washing ma weeks because a i(en m gew 0f rector his entani 'ay is i C, and ndeii-ite- ekare an! d unbarrassed to be with him. said. Dayis reen He's a rand J. Last want to hurt but this really bothers me. I iont want him to look a fashion guru, Mneat and clean feelings, his we great tover d Idon't great guy and like 500 lould live out deal Col- be good. Do you ideas on how with this? any From, Disappointed heveled with Dis- Dear Disappointed Disheveled, The way people pres nith ent themselves to the world says a lot about them, which is why it is so important to put your best foot forward. As superficial and inaccurate as a face value assumption can be, it is the default in nearly every interaction with others. I do have a number of ideas that could assist you in helping your husband present himself to the world in a better way. My initial reaction when I read your letter was to try and figure out the deeper issue with your husband. Is there an underlying reason why he doesn't take more pride in the way he looks? Perhaps he has low Maybe it is just the opposite, and he realizes how amazing he is and doesnt feel the need to make a good first impression. Whatever the reason, it is important for him to get back to taking a little more pride in his appearance. If the reason for his poor dress is because he struggles with his selfesteem, a small increase in your compliments to him may improve the situation dramatically. When you notice a day when his appearance is less disheveled, be quick to compliment him on how great he looks. Make sure the compliments you give him are not over the top and are genuine. Chances are the compliments will increase his and make him feel self-estee- by MATT JACOBSON Dixie Sun A&E Editor good, which will also lead to better clothing choices on his part. In addition to his better clothing choices, your compliments will most likely increase the chemistry of your relationship. I am not sure how long you have been married to one another, but if it has been awhile the compliments may have fallen by the way-sidThere is no end to the need for approval from your significant other, and praise from you will breathe new life into him. You also ment on in your letter that every time you buy him clothes he doesnt wear them. Are you taking him shopping with you so he can pick out the type of clothing he would want to wear? I doubt it. More than likely what is happening is you are choosing items you like and you think would look good on him. Since you know his size the process is very easy. When was the last time someone else picked out an item of clothing fox you, and you loved it and wanted to wear it immediately? It doesnt happen very often. This is another reason the gift return line at stores is so long after holidays. People enjoy their individuality. Im sure your husband would be more willing to wear new clothing he picked exhausted from eating low-fa- t, low-car- e, summertime isnt e. a wel- come breather from college life is either a liar or on drugs.. Thats beside the point because this particular review is about the sad preconceived notion that a summer body has to be in every way, and form. shape Everywhere I look I see these depictions of what a person is supposed to look like in a swimsuit. On TV I see commercials selling pills and food promised to give you that perfect summer body. In my copy of d Rolling Stone I see rock stars who are either looking fabulous or being ridiculed because they look average. And worst of all, I see students perfect half-nake- walking around campus who look really good in really tight clothes. And then theres the rest of us. Yes, Im speaking of the average person whose life is dedicated to things other than dieting and working out. Unfortunately, Ive been spending the last few months trying to look fabulous for a summer cruise, and I cant for the life of me figure out how the beautiful people do it. Im self-estee- m see KATE page 4 e crap, from having to actually move my flabby butt out of my chair. Now Ive got no beef with those of you who have the wherewithal to fit in a wonderful exercise regimen as well as get good grades and go to work. I do have a beef with media outlets who demonize those of us who gluten-fre- All the hard work of the school year and all the stresses that come with it are leading up to one very important moment: summer vacation. Any student who says Im exhausted and dont. For every paparazzo who sneaks a picture of a celebritys love handles and then plasters it on the front page of some two-b- it tabloid, the editors of said tabloids should have to be paraded down St. George Boulevard, and every other boulevard in the nation for that matter, in nothing but Speedos. OK, and sports bras for the women. Id bet a dollar and a doughnut the majority of the tabloid terrorists wouldnt appreciate such exposure. For telling us what we should look like, the media folks get a very special review: one dimple on each butt cheek every day for the next year. By the end of the year, the 730 dimples theyd sport might be enough of a punishment to remind them to stop telling us which body type is socially acceptable. And one of my bigger pet peeves are the people who actually buy into all that jazz. Picture'this: I was in Wal-Ma- purchasing something cheap when rt BY MARK GREEN Sun Opinion Editor At Dixie State College the punishments tor to cheating the ie vary according individual decision teacher, and this is a of mis-sk- e. d should be this on way twipus: First time offenders should fail their class, and snd time offenders should expelled. There are many ieple who buy into the stories advanced by theaters as they try to defend heir actions. 'This Cheating roffl pun-she- the same of e ain train 4 mis-guid- guess ire tolerance tl eptable of unacc- actions contributes ''he continued prevalence of hatai- academic dishonesty. Cheating is terrible for reasons. It harms the Aer students in the LKI dbe heaters class, it unfairly es job searches for grad-at- es more competitive, and rhis eat l- - places llub position. nt aiDls 10- - He tots acb up1 vit iet) 4 There are arguments against heating that focus on the the Gr teachers in a diffi- - it causes for the lieater, but I am going to ig-- e these because I believe focusing on these issues Sa disservice to those who being negatively affected, hfany teachers grade tests jjd assignments on a curve, "hen a member of a class eats bis or her score im-- s this curve and cheats ) their fellow students out of a higher position on that curve. It'is disgusting to me that a person can be selfish enough to artificially pad his or her grade at the expense of someone who is actually working hard to achieve academic success. Even if a teacher doesnt grade on a curve, cheating still puts other students at a disadvantage. When teachers read and grade papers it is not out of line to assume that the betted papers skew the way they grade papers that arent as good. When a student plagiarizes his or her paper they are making their paper appear better than what he or she is personally capable of. If a teacher reads papers that seem to be of a higher quality, this can negatively impact the way he or she grades the papers submitted by students who are relying only on their own abilities. Most of us attend college in the hope of finding a good job following graduation. The job market, especially in todays economy, is extremely competitive. Finding a job is based on an applicants degree and the durgrades he or she earned receive ing school. Cheaters dedegrees when they dont serve them, and their grades are higher than they should be. Every cheater who is ing work on the foundation of a falsely earned degree is unjustly lengthening the seek- odds of finding employment for honest applicants. Even if cheaters are not hired, their very presence in the job force makes it difficult for honest folks to find work because cheaters add one more resume to the pool of possi-- . ble applicants. If cheaters do get hired, they are taking a job they do not deserve based on accomplishments they did not earn. This job should go to somebody who actually did the work required to succeed. The final injustice created by cheaters is the situation in which they place teachers. Most educators chose to enter their field because they want to help people learn and achieve success. When teachers finds out punishments when cheaters are caught, which is something few people enjoy doing. It is always painful to look at students who cheat and tell them they are going to fail a class. I imagine it tears at teachers heartstrings to either end or delay a students academic progress. Teachers aim to help, not hurt, and disciplining cheaters forces them to act contrary to their nature. As hard as it may be for teachers to lay down the law, failing to do so is unfair to the honest students in their classrooms. Forcing teachers to decide between one students happiness and tire happiness of many other students is an unforgivable offense. I understand that school can be challenging and stressful. I can understand, almost, why someone might feel so overwhelmed and somebody is cheating they are forced to decide between justice and compassion. Teachers have to hand out you. I might have applauded this lady had she said something more like: Why do these people think Mariah Carey is fat? I think she looks great. almost said to the You cant have cake and eat it too," your but that wouldnt have ended well. Besides, Im not the type of person to judge someone else on his or her weight. In fact, on the scale of rude, I think thats right up there with insulting someones dead I lady, mother. Dont be ashamed of who you are. If youve got it in you to put on a bathing suit and tell anyone who gives you a second look right where to go, then baby, Im a fan of you. In the mean time, I am still working up to that level. Looks like its broccoli for dinner again. Thanks, Rolling Stone. I Cheaters deserve strict punishments Dixie noticed a beautifully big girl looking at one of the tabloid rags. She was with a man of similar size who was either her husband or her boyfriend or her brother or perhaps all three. In any event, she said something to the effect of, Oh my gosh, look at how fat Mariah Carey is. You see, I think theres only one thing worse than believing the media should tell people how they should look in a swimming suit, and that's agreeing that everyone should look fabulous in a swimming suit except pressured to succeed that he or she resorts to cheating. Intellectually I can grasp why teachers might be swayed by sob stories rooted in this reasoning, and why they might choose to let cheating slide. Nevertheless, cheating is unacceptable. Cheating should never be tolerated. Honest students should not have to suffer because of the actions of others, and teachers should not have to put themselves in ethically difficult situations. The best way to eliminate cheating is to punish it harshly and quickly in a universal way. Cheaters should fail a class on their first offense and be expelled on their second. With any luck these just punishments will make cheaters think twice the before they rest of us. 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