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Show ASDC says no to rally FREE FflLLirJ risrjs Forensics places sixth in tourney Dixie's forensics and debate squads are gearing up for tire By KIERSTE BADGER THE DIXIE SUN regional tournament. SEE PAGE 4 vrn m 4J faJa it k , i.0 1, Dixie students' eltorts to lobby the legislature for funding ol higher education looks like it will have to depend on letter writing and phone calls. ASDC President Ola Makaui and Dean of Students Bill Fowler had hoped to sponsor a bus trip the the state capitol Feb. 17 to rally and demom-strat- e to the State Legislature students' desire for funding of WJ I City revives its opera tradition Renovations are complete at the old, yet new, St. George Opera House. SEE PAGE 5 FRED MOESINGERTHE DIXIE SUN 1 5 ; v c1 i to H' ( ( i , t rf b'AK'A Dixie College sophomore Craig Harvey from Sunset, Utah, heads down a popular face at Cougar Cliffs Monday morning while his friends look on. Sunny weather has afforded students opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities. Cougar Cliffs, on the way to Snow Canyon, is open to the public. Dixie student interns for Hatch By ANGELA BALLARD THE DIXIE SUN Sports rallies past Dixie in hoops CEU The Rebs led most of the way, but blew lead in the closing minutes. SEE PAGE 6 a has company from Sen. Orrin Hatch, Dixie College this congressional term. Angela Atkin, a sophomore, was chosen to serve as Hatch's intern in Washington D.C. this quarter. She began her duties Jan. 3 and will return to St. George March 10. Atkin graduated from Pine View High School, where she was involved with student government and forensics, and was the newspaper editor. At Dixie she has majored in accounting and a political science. She is president of the student academic service club. She has also been in o! ed u ich se v w. ... .r . , the Dance and Homecoming Parade. Atkin is an honor student with a 4.0 GPA. She will graduate with her associate's degree this spring. "I'm very excited for the opportunity to work in Washington D.C.," Atkin said. "1 love learning about the government and look forward to working with Atkin Senator lakh," she added. "This will give me the opportunity to - mt G learn about difk,reot facets of eI higher education. Despite a definite interest among the club presidents and the Executive Council, financial and academic circumstances kept the rally from getting off the ground. The bus alone would cost well over $500, considering the rate of bus travel is 93 cents per mile. The Executive Council did not have the extra money to fund the trip. The threat of missed classes also stymied the trip. Some faculty members would not allow students to make up missed w'ork; others figure attendance into the final grade. A letter from legislators represented the southern region convinced Makaui and Fowler that letters and telephone calls would be more effective than a rally,.anyway. "The telephone calls and letter campaign of students have had a great impact on local legislators," Fowler said. "Ofa suggested that instead of putting a substantial amont of money into attending a rally, and interfering with the academic schedules of students, we would launch a more intensi-f'i,.- i hv mail and -- F; VI ,t.,L'.. per-:r'-- |
