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Show r Page 2 - DIXIE As I struggled to stay awake in my History class the other day, my teacher mentioned the Battle of Shiloh. Naturally I and the rest of my classmates hurlaughed. My teacher was it that riedly explained a famous Civil War battle. an appropriate name for that infamous dorm located across from Shenandoah. Everyday is indeed a battle and there are wits for many casualties--mShiloh" is y one. For example, taking a shower in the morning is something never to be forsomeone When gotten. flushes a toilet in another bathroom, the cold water suddenly ceases and a flood of hot water engulfs the innocent soul. The so called air conditioner in the rooms are also fun. The low air switch blows out hot air, and the high air switch blows out a lot of hot air. I guess if the It Easier Reading7. Make Tough uses the cues are not going know that thinking which read- - Did you subing is not an academic of set a instead, It is, ject? mental skills involving comprehension (95) and seeing (5). The opportunity to learn to read can be offered in an academic setting, but learning to read well is not the same process or kind of activity as learning economor even ics or history science. is primarily Reading appearing in print. When in you read, you are engaged sortanalyzing, collecting, ing, accepting, rejecting, evaluating, assuming, remembering, and storing information. All of these operations go on no matter what kind of material you math, are reading-scienc- e, social fiction, studies, or any other kind, even advertisements. If they on w e you are turning pages, you are effort), only seeing (that 5 not reading (the 95 effort). In view of the fact that of our learning comes 70 from reading, isn't it strange that your schooling in reading as a process probably stopped when you were in the fourth or fifth grade? If you received any formal instruction after that, it was probably because you had showers don't get one, the hot rooms will. I have no need for an alarm clock since my roommates screams of pain wake me each morning. Another highlight of dorm the surprise dorm checks by the dorm life at Shiloh is not decoding developed skills or could not handle simple narratives. But, even then, you might not have been taught much about the kind of thinking that is called Sadly reading. enough, the prevailing attitude in education even today is teach students to read well by ten so that by age twenty they will be competent adult readers. If they havent learned by ten. (continued BOOeKlyyfK?flqCWvaQarww,aeasaaaooOOOCOCOOSOCQ cm j s;j HP Maria Ontiveros Sally Roberts Don Lamkin LaVarr B. Webb Editor in Chief Sports Editor Ad Manager ..... Advisor Reporters and staff: Glen Neumann, Sally Roberts, Barry Kawa, Gina Jessen, Tanya Ballard, Boyd Webb, Don Teri Leatherwood, Lamkin EEBEk The Dixie Sun is published every Friday except midterm and finals. Editorials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Sun, nor of the OF parent. And I do mean surprise. The parent throws upen the door and suddenly says, just checking," as you grab for a towel. If this isnt enough, each Wednesday the dorm assistant inspects the rooms and rates them on for cleana scale from liness, ten being the highest. My dorm room was rated six for three straight weeks, much to the anger of my SUN roommate. When the, assistant opened ouri last week to inspec: roommate was sitting with a big smile on h.: and a baseball hat i hands. Much to my sup we received a rating i for that week. Yes, living The Ba. Shiloh" is certainly an esting experience. Son the experience hell. Clocks Not Synchronized icti students iite Other recognized the problelf have asked if I to noticed. Have you eve to remember the w different clocks are that you made it to cl: time? It is not easy. PP' w I realize that havi: i)b clocks all set at dir times is a small probltjr if Dixie could get rid ofac 7 small problems," fewer n.I! be would 6U" problems. Dear Editor: Have you ever noticed that none of Dixie College classroom clocks agree with each other? I, and so many other students, have. I feel that something has to be done. I called ma" Bell, the number time wonderful and my watch was on page 6) right on time. I then proceeded to class. By my watch I should have been Lets get the cloclln' e five minutes early, only to likes to be late6 find that by the classroom myself hate being th I was five minutes one in the classroom. VOTE clock, late! Thats embarrassing, to Lisa Kingston say the least! No-on- editor and staff. Letters to the Editor are welcome and should be typed double spaced, and dropped off in the newsroom by the radio station anytime. The editor claims the right to edit them and will not print anything in poor taste. Anything questionable or considered in poor taste is subject to review by the editorial boftrd of Dixie College. Ys TEE 17EEE THE, LIONS mm NATURAL HAIRCUTTINQ FOR MEN SHUMWAY IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE WHEN CALLED UPON BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RUDY LEE dCM "ALFONZO" IVERSON HE PRACTICALLY BUILT THE HOMECOMING QUEEN FLOAT FOR THE PARADE BY HIMSELF 3h! 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