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Show The Dixie Sun Page 4 Opinion As the sun sets into a computer generated sky. . . I If you were granted $100,000 to use toward Dixie College, for what would it be used? The year is 1940, and as the sun sets over the mountains, a couple sits on the back porch sipping lemonade and talking about their day. They do not need television, it isn't even invented. They do not need the telephone, the microwave oven, the personal computer system; those are all the wave of the future. Sunlight dims into twilight and the couple watches the stars and dreams of what it would be like if they only had something to add their numbers for them. Today, it is impossible for people to talk in person. Individuals do not sit outside and reminisce about their days, and lemonade is usually served straight from the can. If a couple wants to go out and watch the stars, they cannot go out onto their porch because the abundance of city lights washes out the view; or the air is too polluted to breathe without a gas mask. The advent of technology sucks life out of an unfeeling society that only wants to get ahead in a mundane rat race called life. Whatever happened to "the good old days?" It is sad to contemplate the state of a society that would rather pull up pictures of the ocean on the Internet than see it in person. In a way, technology has made life more difficult instead of simplifying it like people in generations past thought it would. Peoples' mentalities in this day and age are part of the problem. It is much easier to a neighbor instead of walking next door to engage in actual conversation. Hackers of the present generation have made it possible to sit in front of a computer screen to get an education. This is a detriment to society because part of the whole educational experience is to interact with others. Lack of interaction reduces people to nothing more than the unfeeling machines they spend so much time with. People need to take a walk outside in a forest or stop and wade through a pond. Maybe gazing into a few starry skies would help people get back to their roots and realize that while technology is an g feature, it is not the epitome of absolute greatamazing ness. time-savin- The opinions expressed above represent the collective voice of the Dixie Sun editorial board. The board meets each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Student Publications office. Visitors are welcome. The Dixie Sun Editor-in-Chi- Tracie Hensen-Sulliva- n Production Manager Lisa Barney Faculty Adviser Loren Webb Accent Editor Natalie Mecham Sports Editor Mike Koyle Photo Editor Tyler Thorsted Opinion Editor Holly Braithwaite Staff Writers and Photographers Lisa Perry, Laura Sluder The Sun is distributed each Tuesday during Fall, Winter and Spring quarters as a publication of Dixie College, its Division of Arts, Letters and Sciences, and Dixie College Student Activities. The unsigned editorial on the Opinion Page represents the position of The Sun, as determined by its editorial board. Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in The Sim are those of individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Sun or am entity of the college. Letters to the editor must be typed and must include the name and telephone number of the author. Only the name will be printed. Names are not withheld under any circumstances. The Sun reserves the right to edit letters for length and taste. Letters must be submitted by noon on Thursday THE DIXIE SUN Dixie College, 225 S. 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770 (801) ext. 2063 Internet: suncc.dixie.edu 3 Ryan Slaymaker, freshman, 19, theatre major, Riverton, Utah: would donate the money to the theatre program to use for sets, costumes, and new lighting equipment. Well Mr. Wilkin we were able to save your life, but I'm afraid we had to give you a heart from a duck. ..and a ducks kidneys. ..and, well, look, I've got to be honest..." St r e kF Williams, fresh- man, 19, undecided major, Ogden, Utah: I would like to donate half ot the money to a rollerblade park on campus, and the other half to constructing rollerblade trails on campus. D e r o n w y n Grant, freshman, 18, undeB cided major. Vernal, Utah: I would hire a hitman to get rid of certain facul-- j ty and administration who are detrimental to our education and learning. Lee u w sports medicine St. major, George, Utah: I would start up a casino on cam- pus, then I could more invest money and turn out a profit. wm Syphus, 19, freshman, ant music the This E mind fi 'i SOUTH ncreal a Theirs if you impute mer can feemei 1 d This five tha The charm of an airborne C.D. It is grand to be involved in college activities. I will be the first to admit to that fact. I will also be the first to admit that it is disheartening to see the state of certain facilities on the Dixie College campus. We asked the Talkback question, "If you were granted $100,000 to use toward Dixie College, for what would it be used?" Personally, I would want to see money divided between the radio station and the campus publications room. They both remind me of the office in oe Versus the Volcano that Joe is forced to enter into every day. The paint is peeling, the floor coverings (not carpet, but floor the ties anberi At live Holly Braithwaite sure?) If I had $100,000, even sual $100,1 Dixie's media sources fly into this century. would gut the bottom floor of the old Student Union Building, and I would revamp the area into a place I would not be ashamed to have my momrm would make see. coverings) are badly stained with miscellaneous fluids, and the lights occasionally go out. Strange, I thought I was working for advanced forms of multi-medinot for a concentration camp. (But what D.J. could resist the charm of a C.D. player which shoots the magazine out with frighteningly high pres a, cc a to aid m 'i Fras uithrie iimon n) Be He an t'ir sh ff alb This Muse Until then. I'll continue to on a squint at the lack of proper ligh- :i'e lis amuse fit ca ting. I believe I'll have to the ales ti myself by trying to play Floor latter, Exotic "Name That game, Fluid." I may even have to go tniza1 'me f and purchase a really snazzt ;euo the helmet to protect me from toreij fatalities of flying C.D. players. 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