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Show Thursday, September 5, Page University Journal 2013 rn n EdSSM buuvs 11 Hi S .I QBO BuDO biBODOTO .J aA i Thespians help fight hunger during their 10th annual Care and Share food drive PHOTO COURTESY OF IRON COUNTY CARE AND SHARE food annual drive for the Iron County Care and Share on Friday. to According a press release published by the Utah Shakespeare the Festival, food drive raises of awareness problems hunger in southern Utah. to According the official Iron County Care and Share website, residents of Iron, the community and are encouraged Washington, counties Garfield, surrounding Kane, food items Sevier, Piute and to donate to the drive this year. Beaver counties Members of non-perishab- le can get involved in the drive. By DANIELLE can participate by six items of food per individual, per ticket, on the day of a performance and receive a half-pric- e ticket to any performance Thursday through (Tuesday only). This food drive is part of the ICCS Hunger Action Month, according to the website. A calendar of events can be found at careandshare-utah- . com. The other activities that will be taking place are the People donating today Orange for Hunger-Relie- f and the Drive Out Hunger Golf Tournament on Sept. 18. ICCSs official website states Lins Market and Smiths Marketplace in Cedar City are sales this both having case-lmonth. Residents can purchase food and donate it to the ICCS food drive by dropping their from donations off at ot . ' urrnru NMUllfi!. Hi' The Shakespeare Festival SOMMER e tickets 9 a.m. to 4 is offering dsommersuunews.com p.m. on Sept. 21. to anyone who donates food This story continues online at Utah The Shakespeare toward the ICCS food drive, suunews.com. the website 10th Festival is hosting their says. Wal-Ma- half-pric- Syria Continued from Page 1 said on Tuesday that regardless of who was behind the bombings, something should be done to end the conflict. Whatever the source, this latest escalation should be a wake-u- p call for the international he said during community, We must the press briefing. atrocities the end to an put the Syrian people continue to suffer. We should avoid further militarization of the conflict and revitalize the search for a political settlement. Not everyone agrees with suggested method of intervention, however. Arizona Senator John McCain has been quoted many times vocalizing his support of a military solution to the problems in Syria. He first called for an airstrike against the Assad regime in March 2012, during an address to the U.S. Congress: Providing military assistance to the Free Syrian Army and is other opposition groups late this at but hour, necessary, that alone will not be sufficient to stop the slaughter and save innocent lives, McCain said. The only realistic way to do so is with foreign airpower. his address, He continued saying the U.S. should lead an international effort to thwart the use of Assad though airstrikes. The end of Assads regime ... would be a geopolitical success of the first order, McCain Ki-mo- said. We have a clear National Security interest in his defeat. According to the New York Times, McCain is not the only republican supporting Obamas push to use military force. The article stated that after a speech in 2012 in which Obama indicated that the use of chemical an illicit would weapons American intervention, McCain and others in his camp claimed Obama will lose credibility if he does not act decisively. The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations stated in its authorization of force document, section 2.b.a.3, that the use of military force is necessary to respond to the use of chemical weapons by the government of Syria. a press In 2012 during from the White conference House, Obama said the Assad regime would be crossing a line in the sand if they used chemical Welcome back students! at time of purchase. Cannot be combined with other offers. One coupon per person Must present this coupon Expires 93013 Courtney Brinkerhoff, student member of the executive council for the Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics & Public Service, said she believes the president is stuck between a ifUiti liMrniMHHtib fphifto a it rock and a hard place. At this point, no matter what he does, there will be she said. Its consequences, one of those situations: Youre damned if you do and damned if you dont. if the Brinkerhoff said use air to decide did president strikes against the Assad regime, the U.S. would be to handle any repercussions. In my personal opinion, if the U.S. were to act in the way Obama wants, it might provoke more attacks, but it wouldnt be anything the U.S. couldnt handle, she said. Gunn said she agreed. I dont think its a big enough issue to really be much of a tipping point in the balance of peace, she said. I think there will be a lot of talk and rhetoric, but not a lot of physical retaliation. Not all SUU students agree with this assessment of the situation, however. An overwhelming 84 percent of students polled do not think the U.S. should act militarily. 'i & - i j ; 'a j Aito ttilfltifiWt) llttt.V', OibnUt '((ujiiiMUTiV well-equipp- r u u ' 'TwT. .;tj! 'WsTm'k r , ,i .7 ilium?. t)TW it at time of purchase Connor be comb', ted with other oifo,. One coupon per person. OFFER GOOD ON MONDAYS A N D WEDNESDAYS AFTFR 9 P.M. 93013 Expires A,... . L to attend. The devotional will take place in the Centrum Arena Sunday at 8 a.m.. Those who wish to attend must be in their seats by 7:40 a.m. No purses or bags are allowed into the devotional. 1 ft I i 4 N rjI t - 1 J jf "A A Continued from Page 3 We had a great relationship with Donna, but weve already gotten off to a good start with Stephen Allen, he said. Hes made an effort to reach out to us, and hell be another great resource that we can go to about any needs. Eddleman said Allen already possesses good qualities he will need in his nev position. Whoevers in that position really has to be able to look around to the people theyre surrounded with for answers to questions and be a creative Stephen already problem solver, she said. knows how to talk to people and look for those solutions. Eddleman said the best advice she could give Allen would be to realize the resources hes surrounded with. The student services at SUU are second to none in terms of skill set and commitment to the university and its mission, Eddleman said. Hes got a tremendous team; all he has to do is use those resources. Allen is no stranger to the SUU community. i. c Born and raised in Monticello, Allen first became a Thunderbird as an undergraduate student majoring in communication, he said. He also served as student body president during his undergraduate years. He then went on to the where he received University of Nebraska-Lincol- n a masters degree in student services. Allen said while he worked on his doctorate in higher education leadership, he worked as an assistant director of admissions at UNL. In 2003, he came back to SUU to be the associate vice president for enrollment management and retention, a position he retained until this summer. Allen said his experiences at SUIJ as an undergraduate and being involved in student government are what helped him decide on his career path. He said he loves SUU and the environment it creates. I love that SUU provides the classic college experience, he said. The majority of the students move away from home to come here, so they get involved in things outside the classroom, which helps students become Allen said hes excited for what this position will hold for him and he hopes he can do a good job for the students hes serving. i i M 4 3 f j i M fc,. I r n t i i t I yy 'i 3K n n p p n r f n L , r ff? ib m tuiiM! fl j n f I f cm p L i well-rounde- d. .si r; 'V - I ,'M L... X 't f Allan feu Must present the, coupon hes already prayed about ... what everyone here in Cedar City needs to hear. All young adults ages 18 to 30 are invited A JV hopes Christoffersons remarks are inspired. Im pretty sure every time he goes somewhere, he prays about the needs of that place, he said. I know that him coming here, Its wonderful that hes willing to come to Cedar, and that we can have an opportunity to listen to him and see the insights that he would give us, he said. Itll be interesting to see the topic that he chooses to speak on. Austin Ekenstam, a sophomore integrated engineering major from Logandale, Nev., said he off any Entree Receive 10 lot of foreign pressure that will get put on him because he has given other ultimatums, Gunn said. If he refuses to act on something that he said, it could potentially build up a lot of other situations and put a lot of pressure on him. weapons. We cannot have a situation where chemical or biological weapons are falling into the hands of the wrong people, Obama said during the press We have been conference. Assad regime, the to clear very but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is when we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons or around being moving utilized. Paige Gunn, student director for the Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics & Public Service, said that in her opinion, if Obama refuses to act, there could be This story continues online at consequences. If he doesnt act, there is a suunews.com. 1 ' w rt I Continued from Page (ill iff . 4 4 |