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Iiir f Abby Doman, News Editor Monique Chavez, Sports Editor Noe Ile Spencer, Features Editor Kelly Seaton, Opinion Editor Madison Anderson, Photo Editor Valerie De La 0, Design Editor Autumn Nuzman, Copy Editor Justin Ford, Social Media Kelly Seaton, Ad Manager Student government elections necessary participate." ri BY ABBY Ariel le Cabrera Hannah Dismuke Stephanie Du Par Isaac Garcia , DOMAN abbydomanDSN Kristi Harris Jonathan Holland Jessica Johnson Tia Walker Rhiannon Bent, Adviser The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during fall and spring semesters as a publicationOf Dixie State University, the communication department, and Dixie State University Student Activities. DSU administrators do not approve or censor content. The student editorial staff alone determines its news coverage. The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board. Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university. zi "1 ti (el A story on pg. 2 of the Feb. 20 issue misspelled a source's name. The correct spelling is Mason Aldred. story on pg. 2 of the Feb. 20 issue cited the wrong years. The correct years were 2014-2015. A story on pg. 7 of the Feb. 20 issue misspelled the name of an app. The correct spelling is nte rest. A . Just as voting is important in local, state and national elections, voting in student government elections is important too, no matter the number of candidates. Candidates for student government running unopposed is a situation Dixie State University is fairly accustomed too. In fact, in last year's elections, all three positions ran without opposition. However, that does not mean voting in these elections is not important or that hosting them is unnecessary. Student government elections are similar to other elections in a lot of ways. First and foremost, elections allow students to have a voice about the happenings within the university. Both those running and those voting are able to address potential issues and things they would like to see improved. "I believe Student Government is a bastion of discussion, students' rights and an amazing forum for change," Chris a writer from t, the Fourth Estate, said in a Sept. 2018 article. "It is important for us as students to be represented accurately, but the only way we can ensure this is to vote and Kernan-Schmid- event on pg. 8 of the Feb. 20 issue misspelled a source's name. The correct spelling is Daniel Hsu. An .1 YP Ryann Heinien, 1 ' ,,,,,,- - , ,,, - I ' , . DixieSunAdsDixie.edu . N, k' Clitl,;(Ztztl 1,,,)(si I i c ,,. ,, , 't,o1(.)01f; it 1 1 0 t l' 435-652-78- Difi 4 ; ,, 5 :,1m:Illi' L': . ,,...4, , k Jennings room 134 225 . , , , I DixieSunDixie.edu , , .. F .'"'.. ,'' , Some say that because students run opposed, it is not worthwhile to hold these elections. However, when students take an opportunity to stand up for what they believe will make the university a better place, it is always worthwhile. It is also vital for a university to allow students to explore their rights and express themselves in a way that also provides a fantastic opportunity for involvement. Opportunity to civilly express disagreement is not possible without student government elections. If the positions were appointed rather than elected, voters would have a much harder time voicing their disapproval. According to a 2015 Prairie article: "Voting is a basic right that people... have, and it is a right that should be exercised. It is an egregious shortfall in society when the people's voices are not heard, and their rights are not upheld. If someone is eager for change, the only option is to let his or her voices be heard and vote for that change." DSU is a growing school, so these are not problems we will face forever. Therefore, changing a process that works nationwide to solve a rare issue that won't be around for long seems counterproductive. Student government elections are important. Voting is important. These things do not change, no matter the circumstances. III IIH BY RYANN HEINLEN AvereeRHeinien If student leaders are elected while running unopposed or with a minority of the students voting, there is no point in holding elections. 8 student During the elections, all three elected leaders ran unopposed. Even when there are multiple candidates for an elected position, students feel that it doesn't matter or that there is too much pressure around elections to make voting enjoyable. Dixie State University's student elections are mirroring the nationwide epidemic of voter apathy amongst young people, and the solution is not to hold more elections. With midterms in full swing and graduation around the comer for seniors, student elections come at an inconvenient and time. In a Twitter poll posted by Abby Doman, only 35 percent of the participants said they were planning to vote in the upcoming student elections, as opposed to the 65 percent who said they were not. Even then, however, the poll only accumulated 17 votes throughout the 24 hours it was posted. It is important for students to have a voice, but when a practice 2017-201- already-stressf- ul makes students feel their impact is smaller than reality, it is sure to have adverse outcomes. Student elections with limited voter turnout or unopposed candidates do just that. There are plenty of resources on campus to help students become politically invested and educated for any which way they lean. The Institute of Politics, College Democrats, College Republicans and other outlets on and off campus have ways to help students get involved. Students will survive, and maybe even benefit from, a spring semester without the pressure to vote for seemingly student representatives. It may be policy to hold elec- tions, but the system is broken; tradition shouldn't be the only reason or driving force behind such a detrimental part of misconstruing to students that they don't have a voice. It's time to reassess the process of electing student leaders. If polls are absolutely necessary, let's find a way to involve more students obviously the emails, campus canvassrallies and it. aren't If, throughout cutting ing the process of examining what is beneficial for students, it's found that polls are not necessary, let's try something new. Just because it's what has been done in the past doesn't mean we have to do it now. The world is changing, and we would be fools not to change with pre-decid- ed door-to-do- or I it. As.3,-dso- "' |