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Show Page 4 May 26, 1989 DIXIE SUN Life Campus 1988-8- The Dixie Year in Retrospect: 9 Don Leavitt Staff Writer The 1988-8school year is drawing to a close, and with the onslaught of summer comes a flood of memories from the year's activities. Dude College students were faced this year with a number of events and issues, from the establishment of a new attendance policy to the construction of the new Browning Learning Center; from the push for students' votes in November's national elections to the controversies of steroids and satanism; from the Rotary Bowl to and everything in between. This is a tribute to memories. Those of us moving on to bigger 9 r-- f U- ject to scholarship termination, as well as possible suspension from participation in activities. While many students were opposed to the policy because most other colleges have no such policy, Dr. Tim Bywater, extra-curricul- Dean Of the Division of Humanities and Social Science maintained that at the University of Utah he had been "used to stu- dents automatically attending class," while at Dixie, students felt that "class was less important" than outside activities. Rising above all else, the United States the space race as the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on September 19, 1988, 32 months after U.S. progress in space exploration was stunted by the Challenger disaster, a tragic explosion that destroyed the space craft and killed the seven crew members abpard. October: Dixie students celebrated Homecoming Week from October 9 to the 15 with the theme "Dixie- - Heart of Mine." Patrice Prince was crowned the Homecoming Queen, and after a week of activity from a Dating Game top a Gong Show,n the Dixie Rebels took to the football field, defeating the Ricks 88-8- 9 -- ! Patrice Prince and better things will look back with pride and this, the simpler and, for many, the best of times. Those of us returning next year will smile and have reason to say, "Lets do it again next year." School began September: and as students registered for classes, they were greeted by Participation 88, a student committee sponsored by the Executive Council established to recruit students into voting in the upcoming elections. A major issue of last year's elections was Tax Initiatives A, B, and C, the controversial tax-cpropositions that had everyone in the state up in arms. The majority of the people voting were bitterly against the initiatives, because of the severe damaged it would have done to both higher and lower education programs in Utah if passed. The main goal of Participation '88 was to encourage students to vote no on the proposed initiatives, a goal successfully reached as over 85 of Dixie College students were registered to vote by election time. New and returning students alike were faced for the first time at Dixie with a new attendance policy. Another issue that invited students to take sides, the attendance policy was established to force students to take education seriously, and to refute Dixie's growing reputation as a mere1 party school. Students not regularly attending class became sub College Vikings, 58-1- As the time before Super Tuesday grew short, so did the attention span of many voters. Nationally, neither Bush nor Dukakis managed to spark the interest of voters, and for many Dixie College students, it was simply a matter of voting for "the candidate who would do the least amount of damage." November: November was the month for voting, nationally, locally, and here on campus. In short, Bush stomped Dukakis, Bangerter slid home passed Wilson, the Initiatives were out, and Dixie College faculty member Robert Slack added his name to the Utah State Legislature. Closer to home, the college held its own elections for class officers. Jamison Moody, Lin Alder, and Cindy Carlile defeated Chris Leishman, Don Leavitt, and Ande Andrus for the freshman class seat, while Victor Christensen, Nate Alder, and Patrice Prince were taking the sophomore class positions away from Henry Hamilton, Tammy Cook, and Michelle Harris. On a lighter note, the Dixie College Theater kicked off its season with the musical production of Anything Goes. Director C, Paul Anderson entertained eager audiences with the musical classic by legend Cole Porter, starring Don Leavitt, Charlene Love, Kirsten Busk, Perry Eicher, Paul Jensen, Jennifer Jones, and Annette Minor. December: As the first quarter of the year came to a close, so did activity at Dixie. The highlight of the month was the annual Rotary Bowl, held December 3. St. George native Bruce Hurst, of baseball fame, served as grand marshall for the football invitational in which the Rebels met and defeated the Gianta of Inver Hills Community College, Minnesota. November 3, Dixie College Theater followed up its successful production of Anything Goes with the powerful drama, Pack of Lies, a spy thriller based on the true happenings of a 1960s British scandal. The production starred Candi Eskelson, Neils Adair, Danielle Hollingshead, Heidi Anderson, Von Christiansen, Karis Rowley, Leslie Jenson, Kristi Behunin, and was directed by Mr. Donald Hinton. January: The new year began for members of the Bloomington and surrounding communities in disaster as citizens waded through the after-matof the Quail Creek Reservoir dam cataclysm that left the area soaked in water. As 1988 drew to a close, Americans looked back on election year as a year of tragedies. h Natural disasters plagued the earth, from an intense fire that destroyed Yellowstone National V1-x.- - ' fFc i i$om Bid Don Leavitt, Paul Jensen, and Jenny Jones performing in Anything S Aon' Goes, ' ffntc Forest, to the most powerful hurricane in history that left $10 billion in damage, 109 deaths, and 750,000 homeless in the wake of its 175 mph winds. It was a record year for airline disasters, and hundreds of people lost their lives in the battles raging in various parts of the world. Despite the tragedies that struck so many, the world still came together for the 1988 World Olympics, striving for excellence in peaceful competition. Also in January, a living nightmare that had haunted the families of over 30 girls finally ended when mass murderer Ted Bundy's final attempt at a stay of execution failed and he was put to death on Florida's electric chair. The execution reawakened vehement opposition to capital punishment throughout America, while others cheered that "the murderer was finally getting what he deserved." Closer to home, KRDC, Dixie College's student operated radio station, jumped from 10 to 100 watts, doubling its range of broadcast and moving from 99.3 to 91.7 on the FM dial. Considerable progress had been made by the beginning of the new year on the Val A. Brown Resource Center, and students started winter quarter classwork on the three state of the art AS' T'tC'JX .r' Rebel offense moves against Inver Hills in the annual Rotary Bowl, held Dec. 3, 1988. Everex computers donated to the college and located in the Science lab. February: While the Dixie College Forensics Squad was n Arizona gaining the third place trophy in a Sweepstakes compete fin ad ntio A1 too bnat bund IK senting its Winter Quarter President George the pro-- ie Bush II duction of the Gilbert ani Sullivan classic Pirate Penzance , starring DEI Beattv.jJ o Patrice Prince, Jody Allred, Heici Anderson, Don Leavitt, and Paul Jensen. The cast, under trt direction of C. Paul Anderson,: performed the difficult operate beautifully, despite serious injury and illness that struck Jody Allred, who played the Pirate King, and Patrice Prince, whs portrayed the character Mabel In February, the Dixie Sun articles brought you the controversial subjects of steroids and satanism, two major issues that are having a powerful effect on Dixie College and the surrounding community. It wsi revealed that most athletes i nearly all sports look to thl extremely dangerous steroid foj aid in finding the "winning edge I Local law enforcement off cers have made various arreet! for alleged participation wit Satanism, an "involvement thi is growing rapidly, leading man on t Die '8 teason Utah ai tah scl &e Kin" per "wi to 30 lent, DIT. c Api ( Rege i followers into drugs, video crimes, and too often to ignored, suicide. March: The Rebel basket m ei |