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Show ,. .tGs.. I SEPTRIBER 28, WEDNESDAY, Cell BY JOE NELSON I- Istructors should stop , worry- - . ing about 4,. whether or not I am senda ing reminder text to my roommate or posting a picture to my Snapchat story. As a college student, my experience with cell phone rules in class has only slight variations. The vast majority of instructors will tell the class about their cell phone policy while explaining the syllabus. After that, the class is obliged to follow policy. Some instructors are pretty lenient, but I have had more than one instructor threaten to dock up to 50 points at the first sight of an infraction of his or her particular policy. I was not able to find any school policy regarding cell 1 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - 5 phones increase classroom productivity JoeNelsonDSU , 2016 phone use for Dixie State University, so I assume instructors are granted the right to implement any policy they see fit. Recently, I have wondered to myself, "Why does my instructor get to decide what I can and cannot do with my personal property?" Ken Ha Ila, an education blogger and high school teacher, has been incorporating technology and cell phone use into his class for the past five years. By doing so, he said he has seen productivity in his classrooms go up. In an article called "Cell Phone Use in the Classroom published by the National Education Association," Ha Ila said, "Not every classroom can get a laptop every day, so devices like even if you have to become something pair up, useful for teachers." As a student who pays for college, I believe going to class is important, and paying attention and taking notes leads to good grades. I understand if I come to class smart-phone- s, and pay more attention to ,.,' my phone than the discush f A I 't sion, I probably won't retain , :I tt the information I'll need to ,.1 , , succeed. I also recognize 1 I; that by paying too much attention to my phone, I may : , get distracted and my grade i may suffer and it is my own fault; I have earned the negative consequences. I Other than times when y 4 .,,.,', i ....,,.:,9 a quiz or a test is outs the i , ,,,,,,,,:i, ,, , , 4 , ,, instructor really does not L. k,--,, ' have the right to make me put my cell phone away. , ' ' ( V,i,f' And with all of the time , . students are sitting around , 4 , ; in class, a break to use cell k ' phones might even increase ,,, the interest and focus of students. ' -, .ir 4, I am not suggesting stut ' I, t ; ,0';' . dents spend all of class on , their cell phones. What I am m , ,.,, ' , , advocating for is students' ..'' right to be on their phone if ,,...,, .. they want to, and instructors 21 to look for ways to imple,, LAO.' ment cell phones into their f curriculum. 11M6.1Odiffh.. I am old enough to be in From left, Cassidy Blue, a junior nursing major from Ensenada, Mexico, Tiffany Cottam, a junior college, I am old enough to education major from St. George, and Seth Shaver, a Dixie Applied Technology College student live with the consequences from Denver, Colorado, use their phones during class. Staff writer Joe Nelson says professors of sending a text in class. shouldn't ban cell phones in class. ,,,- , "14 i ; ,.,,, 1 ., 1 1 ,, , 4i...,-,.- , 5 - - permit. Also, it is actually a lot easier to find parking here than at those other universities. Acquiring campus parking and dealing with the little distance works with DSUls active learning active life motto. Students may not always find a parking spot right in front of théir classroom door but they can find a spot on campus. If worse comes to worse, it takes approximately 10 minutes to walk from one side of campus to the other. Josh Thayn, director of event services and risk management, said he has continually monitored campus and there has never been a time when approximately all 3,000 parking spots were filled. In the past, because of complaints and growth, 150 additional parking spots have been added to the campus. President Biff Williams announced three new parking garages that will be built as part of the new campus plan. The structures will be located on the ,: stop-moti- continued from page 4 Gothel can use Rapunzel's magic hair to stay young. She belittles and insults Rapunzel while also acting as a caring mother, twisting Rapunzel's psyche so the girl will remain in the tower. Looking through kiddie glasses, Gothel sounds like a tYpical evil stepmother sort of villain. But looking Closer, we see that Gothel is a perpetrator of mental and emotional abuse, a very adult reminder of what can happen In relationships, whether platonic or romantic. Other examples include the so 3, - , '', ',, . - ., ' ''''', jit'''. ' '') - 1 r ....' ,. 1 ' ' f ,' .., ,---, 't , r'''. , . .,-- f , , , ..., ' , , CI) north side of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints Institute I3uilding. The Cox Auditorium. The current Testing Center will be demolished to make room for the third garage. If the $40 price at DSU is too much, there is a $20 parking pass to park in farther parking lots. More on that can be found on parking.dixie.edu Another thing we are concerned about is crosswalks. We notice 1000 E. is extremely busy with student housing and a lot of students jaywalk across the street wherever they can find a gap. This is a potential hazard for drivers and pedestrians with so many students. The City of St. George should consider adding crosswalks to provide safe crossing for students. Parking at DSU is better than most campuses, but that's not to say DSU wouldn't welcome and value improvements. 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We hear students complaining about parking being too far from classes or not having a spot to park, but their real issue is not managing their time effectively. Currently, the parking on campus is acceptable for DSU and its growth. DSU can't be compared to other universities, such as the University of Utah or Brigham Young University, because the U of U has a total undergLiduate enrollment of 23,79-- : compared to DSUts total of 8,503 undergraduates. At the University of Utah, permits cost anywhere from $85 to $582 depending on the type of ., - N ,.. 7 DSU Those vvho ''''''.-,,,,- ; : i Y R- i- 1 , . -- -. ' ! -- 4 continued from page 4 t ' , SHY 1 1 , , , - t t .xmoo. 1 .00 55 1 Hi OFFEP NORTH lAY OT 100 WEST E ST. G EORGE C.o.',IPir ED ,VM-- 1 t)THE. -- ; |