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Show WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER W-- !1' , (' ashharrisonnews Through my days of junior high and high school, I embodied one of the 1 I , -- ,i)111,(31 d)1.015 C tO BY ASHLEY HARRISON - no 0 An :- -ED - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM 4 - 28, 2016 l , ::. ' ' I -,".1 ; p. , ,:, , , It: 11 L It, c I i 'k ' . - ; 1 ' I VG:::''''' If 4, 1.' .. 1 ' , hamoa i visions .kollikdaha , ,,, ' J; of an anime nerd. , ' , ,. , Outside fellow anime nerds, the people around me saw my love for anime as weird. When I talked about starting an animation club JI received which I t those rigor mortis smiles, 4 those ones where the mouth 0 tightens, the eyes glaze 0 F and you know that person is silently judging you as x 5z abnormal. to I started college wanting be an animator, which then c; morphed into filmmaker and 2 then finally creative writer, m but regardless of my studies, 7, animation still holds a dear even But heart. in place my though I'm older and less Dixie State University alumnus Chad Winward tries to create a "weird," I still see people ates an issue with DSU alumna Hay ley Lent. Features editor Ashley writing animation off as "just ing animation. for kids." the appeal of animation, and Animation is not just for So where does the arbitrary they feel the need to accost kids. It's a style of filmmakothers for liking it," said line between acceptance ing that gives filmmakers the Jason Krell, author of the and rejection of animation freedom to explore subjects article "Why Saying Anicome from? What's the age that conventional mation is Only for Kids is where we cut ourselves off can't. Sometimes, animaBullshit." and from childish cartoons tion dredges up an even n "Watching cartoons is only embrace strictly more emotional response OK if you watch it with kids entertainment? Is there a from audiences, because, as who belong to a more fitting that brains switch in our just film critic Roger Ebert said, Maybe it's only didn't work for me? "Realistic films show the OK to watch Disney and "For whatever reason, physical world; animation Pixar understand movies, but you can't adults don't some shows its essence." ing z roon ture As 4 , : expc rule ' didI ., varu 6 " , ity o clas 6 - t ; .' polio( co the s clas , , co polic So I i ) 1 j 1.,, - part home by putting up a Sailor Moon poster which creHarrison says their shouldn't be walls surrounding adults watch- "anime-friendl- Do you think cell phones should be allowed in class? Why or why not? , , Tweet at us using Voice0fDixie. . 1 - live-acti- live-actio- age-grou- p. like anime or anything on Cartoon Network. Or perhaps shows like 'The Simpsons' or 'Family Guy' are all that's OK because they have adult jokes in them." There's a noticeable difference, of course, between the depth of a Disney or Pixar film than an episode of "Adventure Time" or "Rick and Morty" on Cartoon Network, but that arbitrary line I' schc still exists, and it separates what's socially acceptable and what's not. There are plenty of examples of animated shows containing content decidedly not for kids. Let's look at "Tangled," Mother Gothel, the villain, kidnaps Raplin7e1 and imprisons her in a tower see ANIMATION page 5 IG131. community protest 'cheated' DSU, students through boundary expansion Recently, the campus has been stirred by a small controversy regarding a presentation I was to give to the Execu- BY BEAUX YENCHIK LETTERS TO BeauxYenchik . !, THE EDITOR tive Leadership Club, entitled "Getting Ahead with Integrity and Kindness in a Competitive World." My address, however, became the focus of some in the LGBT community who protested my coming, not because of what I was to present, but because of my involvement with the World Congress of Families, one of several ? Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixiaedu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesunnews.com. The guidelines for letters are as follows: Being .. or '' has ( t; , F bshey ,,,,,t1 , i ! , I ' , ,,t ' '' op of the 0 co biggest trials I have had to face 0 0 notfor-- 0 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- : ' !II n. my life; it's a demon that has shaped and defined who I am today. I believe that being shy is a choice people make. The more people commit to being shy, the more they embrace the lifestyle. Yet, overcoming shymajor. ness is possible and anyone can Letters are subject to do it. There just has to be belief editing for length, style and and commitment to the idea. grammar. Ever since I was little, I Letters consisting of wished and prayed to not be inaccurate, libelous or highly shy. I always envied the popuoffensive content will not be ; lar kids who were constantly published. surrounded by friends. I wantLetters should be submited to be outgoing. I wanted to ted to dixiesundixie.edu in the life of the party. These be the body of the email, not an and many others fell by wants attachment. the wayside as my shyness ran, Letters become property controlled and dictated my life. of Dixie Sun News and may A life that many shy people can be published in any format. Dixie Sun News encouragrelate to in some shape or form. es a lively discussion on its Being shy not only affected website among its readers. my social life, but other facets Dixie Sun News does not too. My and edit comments. However, self-belihave been affected. an editor will not post any I worried about how others percomments that are libelous ceived me and the judgments or vulgar. they would place upon me. , Being shy has placed barriers m my path toward achieving my dreams. Life has proven to ce ef profit c groups I serve in my spare time. Though unfortunate, I am accustomed to some controversy because of my association with the Howard Center and the Brock Doman, a freshman psychology major from St. George, hides behind his paper nervous to speak in class. Staff writer Beaux Yenchik says overcoming shyness is beneficial to one's quality of life. be more difficult because of the limitations I placed on myself. Limitations halt progression and feed one's shyness. They can create an obstacle course that seems impossible to finish due to being shy. I am not seeking sympathy as I open my heart to people I've never met. I simply want people to know that being shy is a legitimate issue others deal with. It is something that can take a hold of an individual's life if nothing is done about it. Yet, through making certain choices and hard work, being shy can be a thing of one's past. If someone like me can choose to overcome shyness, than anyone else can too. Life really is much better on this side of the fence. The amazing thing I have discovered in the last couple years was that my shyness was World Congress a choice and that choice could be undone by choosing to be the exact opposite. Though would be difficult, and the process of opening up would be time consuming, it was possible to change. This was the road I decided to embark on when I finally realized my shyness was controlling my it everyday life. I knew I needed to make changes that were going to require me to do things outside my comfort level. Yet, I was willing to put it all on the line when I decided I no longer wanted to be shy. To begin this process, I made a commitment to myself that no matter how tough things got, I would not give up on my goal of overcoming my see SHY page 5 of Families. When Barrett Beck's Facebook post about the plarmed protest first surfaced, the club president and I were left with the decision as to whether or not I would come. I was not disinvited, but we agreed to cancel my scheduled appearance since the intent of my coming would be overshadowed by those wishing to use my appearance to advance a political agenda at the expense of learning and academic freedom. I did not want to subject students who simply wished to gain some insights into leadership and an ethical approach to achieving success in business to a confrontation by LGBT activists. It is unfortunate that many universities have ceased to be the bastion of ideas, fostered by vigorous debate, that created a rich tradition of intellectual and academic freedom. Instead, E C Sti rea the con 'LJ Overcoming shyness possible prett had tor ti 50 p an it they have been hijacked by faculty and activists who stifle intellectual exchange and prevent the discussion of issues or even the presentation of ideas - when the idea or the presenter, is perceived by someone of influence to somehow be in breach of cluTent cultural tends. Beck's characterization of the World Congress of Families is amateurish and lazy, a portrayal that has been vigorously disputed and is widely discredited. If someone truly wants to learn about the World Congress of Families, reliable sources are available, and they won't be found in LGBT offices like the Human Rights Campaign or the Southern Poverty Law Center who make millions by fundraising off of perceived enemies. That said, my purpose is not to debate the left My purpose is to mentor young men and young women. regardless of political or sexual orientation, who want to be productive members of society hyper-politiciz- ed is n pro We ing far ing real thei on for ( DS1 oth, the Bri bee tote me to I unc A Ut wh clef per A eas AN cor so ( Cancelling my presentation was disappointing, but it doesn't have impact on me personally. The losers are the students who were denied an important perspective about the application of integrity and ethics in business. They, and the university community itself, have been cheated by ma this protest. clo Wayne Tew a p( em( rem Former CEO of Clark County Credit Union, Chairman for the World Congress of Families She Rat as 2 Rat wil: gla ! a ty Soil ! in r Nal 01 |