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Show Tnnuiilii v ymi3" Thursday, January 16, 2014 5i University Journal Page 3 Gu"J3 IN BRIEF Students discuss government roles in welfare, entitlements Wells Fargo Speaker Series begins today Jeff Kahn, a successful businessman and entrepeneur, will speak to students and Cedar City residents about business smart making decisions and using good judgment in business today at 11:30 a m. in the Starlight Room. Kahn, who is a business owner and a member of the SUU School of Business National Board, Advisory has years of experience in the world of money management. titled The presentation, Warren Buffett Never Sat on His Tuffett, is free and open to anyone. , Reception held for famed photographer SAMI WRIGHT not just monetary benefits. I think that education is the Wilson biggest opportunity, said. If a person is educated they can change the world, so our welfare system needs to be more geared toward getting people in school. Victoria Schofield, a junior communication major from St. George, said she feels there is a problem with welfare because it is difficult for people to get jobs when they lack experience. People expect you to come in (to a job) with prior training, Schofield said. But if you dont have a place to get experience how are you supposed to be able to get a job? Its just this circular process that has not adequately been addressed. This story continues online suunews.com. Demers said theyjust started the project, and recognized SUU might not reach hope the project will bring a new view of tlie hidden beauty in the people on campus. but so far it has been great. the mark in showing the diversity of its We This project is great because it will students, are surrounded by fake, Two of SUUs students are creating photoshopped images of models and make us meet and work with new people These girls will help SUU see the a photography and video portfolio of superstars that are physically altered by and produce something that will be seen many faces of SUU, he said. People between 50 and 100 students at SUU surgeries, and we wanted to change this everywhere around Cedar City, she said, in relations vs ill want to see the film to portray the beauty and diversity of vision, she said. It will be a great opportunity for the these girls aie creating for recruitment students at the university. Uhlen said the project is, in essence, a photography department and for SUU to purposes Marie Demers, a junior studio arts combination of showing the individuality Petersen said one of his goals is present a project of this scale. Uhlen said they expect to have the helping students realize how valuable Canada, and and the beauty of the students at SUU. major from Sorel-TracLine Uhlen, a senior studio arts major In college, we are very often labelled project completed sometime by the the EDGE project can be. from Lillehammer, Norway, said they as student, but there is is so much more middle of the semester, and then plan to With the EDGE project, students wanted to do a project connected with to us than that, she said. This is what showcase the series quickly afterward. have the opportunity to be their own their major and wanted to be able to we want to show through a photo series Demers said the EDGE project is good boss of whatever they want to do, he when students want to put the time and said. If you do the EDGE project and present the beauty of the people and area of some of the student body. of Cedar City. will effort into producing a project that will learn from it, youll own job interviews, Demers said the photographs Uhlen said they chose to do this for be portrait on a white differentiate them from other students in With the EDGE project, were just their EDGE project so they could use it background to keep it classic and modern, their programs. trying to help the awesome come out of for their portfolios instead of just doing a Todd Petersen, the director of the students. She said they are thinking about Petersen said the girls plan to show Center, said Engagement generic project they would not be able to recording and photographing shirtless Creativity do anything with. , guys, and girls with tank tops without he was excited when the girls brought their finalized project at the Festival Demers said they weie inspired by the sleeves to show the beauty of skin in a up the idea of this project because he of Excellence on April 8, where their Dove campaigns about true beauty and clean and transparent way. thought they both had great perspectives project will be shown on the big screen. By HOLLY LINFORD hlinfordsuunews.com In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Volunteer Center of Iron County is hosting a food and clothing y, local residents which began will continue and volunteers donations of food items and new or gently used clothing at the Volunteer Center of Iron County in Cedar City. 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The exhibition, which began with a reception Wednesday evening at the R. Hunter Haze Conference Center, will continue until Feb. 15. There is no cost for attendence and the public is welcome. drive to help in need. The drive, Wednesday, until Monday are accepting 20 trillion appioximately the welfaie on dollars in past kperkmssuunews com 50 years, Cox said. He also Students discussed welfare said around 100 million people and entitlements Wednesday are participating in over 80 during Pizza and Politics in the different programs that give benefits Entertainment Bureau. various including a Joidan Cox, senior money, food and education. The discussion began with the economics major from Delta, of why the United States issue the discussion by began reierring to a quote by Obi-wa- n has welfare and entitlements. Kenobi from the Star Devin Willie, a junior English St. from Wars movies: Only sith deal in education major absolutes. George, said he feels welfare He then went on to ask and entitlement programs are students to remember that there social investments. You can look at (the welfare is a lot of gray area in this topic in a and to be civil in the discussion. programs) pragmatic This is a sensitive topic, sense, in that we are trying to something that a lot of people create a lasting change and have dealt with on a personal sustainable growth through social level, Cox said. It is also investments. Willie said. Turner Wilson, a freshman something that people have dealt with on a personal level on English major from Roosevelt, the opposite side as well. said welfare should be something The government has spent that gives people opportunities, Dy KEUDHA PERKINS |