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Show 4, 2017 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3- DIXIESUNNEW.00ii7- Spread love after Las Vegas tragedy one should have to. I wasn't in Las Vegas when 58 people were killed and hundreds were BY MARKEE HECKENLIABLE markeekaenews , ,..,.. -- ...,,, , ' 7; , 1 public events, 1 , ,I ' jaiemeant to , , . 1 , 7 11' -.- 1 !: '' ..., i' ' ' -- - - - .,' ! - -: . (1., Li ) V:0;41 ZA 1 r ; -- .. .....,...... :,..., ;,,, 1,,,,, 1 : -, s,, ' . , 7 i ,NK . , '.,':, '' '' I: : I .,T,;, b ? , ....L,, ,,,4, A 1,1 , ,' , -..., 0,. e ili k - s , 1. ty t 0. ' ".... , a- ' 1- -0 ..,,,A.11 ,0- - . ' 1 ; .1 ,,:t: I At .:11 ,4..-- t . I7 ' , d., I , ft s. :L.,..4,,,..--11-Z.:;.10.::- 7...'.......trollitgaRagatowsilMOVIN.Vr'Ci;4174.:7:"- k ,., ,),. - i i d,,,,;4'-,t- A . , , . , be inviting, carefree environments. . ,.. .. i People aren't meant to lay c...1,. : frozen on the ground or run , ''', r':.: ..' - .' .'''' .4;. 4 for their lives in order to 4 17.. z bullets. .. escape The U.S. is hurting. A lone vase of flowers left on Las Vegas Boulevard and Reno Avenue for the victims of the Las Heartbroken by the tragedy Vegas mass shooting. in Las Vegas, concerts, plays, public speeches, movie the; b. 4 1 aters and other events no ' , ' 0 tt t , 4 t longer have a welcoming 2., i to the Where ',,) ' '4 . appeal public. I 1 .., does the line end? 4 .......,......, This isn't a time to debate ,. ' , , control or is this race; gun r the time to mourn as a nai tion. The people who died, the injured, and their loved 1 ones who are racked with , .k worry deserve to be faced with love, not an argument. Las Vegas is the capital of entertainment. I have walked the strip countless times and gazed in awe at the unique infrastructure. 0 But I don't think I can 0 step foot on the strip again g without feeling like there's weight on my shoulders. 0 No one goes to a concert Hundreds of students, faculty, and community members gathered at the clock tower Monday night for a candlelight vigil after Las thinking, "I wonder if I will Markee Heckenliable says to offer a helping hand to those who are in need. Vegas shooting. get shot today?" And no ir 1 4 . , that zipped past individuals because I wasn't there. But whether you were there or not, this moment in history affects all of us. Although this country has endured countless mass shootings, we have always been a country united in love and service. Be there and offer support for those hurting. A smile and hug can go a long way. this country Spread love needs it. among many other , ' I 1- -- transported to hospitals. I don't have room to say I was terrified of the bullets Con- 11 r ). 1 ,..,.. ' )f , i - ..,..- ,.. . -- . t. , . . . CD ....A"...- . i.....4.., - r r ,,, , ' ' I 1 4,0 , , r 41 r . . . . . , , , ,... , 4t . , , , Editor-in-Chi- ef I C : ge LETTERS 1 THE TO ing of STEM in schools is killing arts - BY RYANN HEINLEN the arts and move toward STEM careers. STEM is the acronym used to discuss careers pertaining to science technology, engineering and mathematics. Whereas countries such as Korea and Mexico are within the top 10 countries with the most science-educate- d population, the U.S. is found far lower on the list, ranking at 39 out of 40 countries according to the Organization for AvereeRHeinlen BINH ce cars Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesunnews.com. 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Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly rs have inoffensive content will not be indinc, published. he a Letters should be submit- iwer Moll ted to dixiesundixie.edu in .,,,, , öurth," p'dm ali:grammar. A r"., ( Submissions should be no ed death longer than 250 words and must be encoun Writers must include ; corning name, phone number and lot of email address. Students ilecting, should also include year in school, hometown and Lag for -That major. d. Letters are subject to ist day, ow it." editing for length, style and - In , 1 : . I , ,, I i , i iI t , . r, , vulgar. , ' , . t i I - ' . ,. , , economic and development(OECD) online library. I fear this is a race we can never win, and that's okay. I don't want to be a part of the most science-base- d society in the world; I am perfectly content with the wonderful mixing bowl of mathematics, visual art, music, sciences and more. The U.S. has always been competitive, striving to keep its "better than thou" mentality and stature in every sense of the phrase, but having dropped so low in core subjects has caused fear to build in the pit of every politician's stomach. Fear makes people, especially those in power, do very d things. While the department of education continues to pump standardized testing down the gullet of every teacher across the nation, counselors are left to lead as many students as they can down the path of d careers. Passionate painters are soon replaced with physics professors, and quiet writers are shoved out of the limelight by quantum mechanical engineers. It doesn't sound too ominous until you consider the idea that each culture is built on the short-sighte- STEM-centere- arts. Language, visual arts and music all built the world each person lives in and created an identity for each generation, each nation andin the case of the U.S.each state. At the moment, instead of creating a nation of creative, critical thinkers, we are creating a mindless mass who can memorize and calculate quadratic equations but when a problem arises, they have no coping skills. This can be seen through the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate, programs that are more than happy to "prepare students for college" but only in the academic sense, and only partially so. Schools aren't getting students excited about college and they definitely aren't putting as much emphasis on the arts as they should be. I took so many A.P. classes in high school, I lost count. My senior year I was cornered into taking more than I wanted to by my counselor. If I hadn't already had an idea of what college was really like, I know that my first couple of semesters would have been a whirlwind of confusion and misery. A.P. does not prepare students for A.P. does just the op- posite when attempting to prepare students for college by not introducing coping skills failing to get students excited about learning. In these programs, personal wellness, creativity and coping skills are thrown into the wind, replaced by this fear of failure and the need to "just pass." The arts offer students the ability to creatively solve problems within their own lives and allows students an outlet to express themselves and their emotions. In these classes, passing does not equate to a college credit. If students want that college credit they were promised, they must pass a standardized test. Standardized testing, required by A.P. classes, are killing high school students and limiting college students, and the government's interference in education is unwanted, unnecessary and unhelpful. Reintroduce creativity to the classroom and stop cutting funding for music, art and theater programs. STEM is important, but not more or less important than the sanity and health of our students and society. |