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Show 11, 1997 February The Dixie Sun Feature Page Arts & 11 Ent. Editor: Chaundra Stewart Phi Beta Lambda fights for literacy By CHAUNDRA STEWART the dixie sun If anybody were to ask me if I knew who was the club of the quarter during fall quarter, I would have been clueless. Phi Beta Lambda, named the club of fall quarter, is the collegiate affiliate of Future Business Leaders of America. This strong club focuses it's efforts on strengthening the confidence of the student, understanding American businesses, and making each member a stronger attribute to the business community. Efforts last quarter involved a haunted house, adopting and cleaning public highways, and overall support of Dixie College activities. This quarter. Phi Beta Lamda (PBL) is focusing it's efforts on the National Organization's theme for this year, literacy. To involve themselves in this nationwide project, members of this group have begun tutoring students from East Elementary School. "It's really a reward FREE Consultation, Training & Delivery With Purchase of Computer System Star Wars blasts back By tape, couldn't understand THE DIXIE SUN the hoopla. What makes this movie so special? My roomI wasnt old enough to mates' mother supplied me remember the first wave of with an answer: Star Wars Star Wars fever, as many was big in the 70's because of Dixie College students were, the current events of the time. but I know for certain that Mama X, as we will Star Wars IS BACK. call her, told me that the Maybe it is that Star she knew at the time world Wars fans never really went still entrenched in the was away, but it seems that devothat not too long cold war, tees are with a had landed on the men fervor. ago, new, almost religious and that NASA was moon, twenbeen Its nearly to receive major beginning Luke since ty years attention. Space travel, to Skywalker and Princess Leia her, seemed like a near gave us those chic new hair so a movie featuring ideas. But the Star Wars life in space seemed quite craze seems to be bigger than attainable. ever. Movie goers across the That explained the nation have sported Leias in the 70's, but phenomenon "Cinnabon what about today? look," as well as the costumes Twenty years later, of Storm Troopers, director George Lucas has reChewbaka, Darth Vadar, and vamped and technologically others. What is so great about edited his classic trilogy, to more fully represent his earlithis movie that compels hundreds to the fashions er visions, which were not achievable with the technoloof dusty old characters? I gy of the late 70's. seen Although had My neighbors gave the entire trilogy on video me a discourse on why the BRANDY FOX I possi-blilit- ever-popul- re-cre- Xela w P&fe D(med-- t the-- ;' ifbt iowftit CamfUid- - PaUiccdimd-' . yet? - Pied. 6 y, movie is important today. "Just to see it on the big screen is enough for me," she wailed, as if I had broken some unwritten rule. "How could they possibly top Star Wars! I was so excited when I heard that they were going to release the director's un-cversion. Could it possibly get any better than that?" I shrugged her comments off, and decided to view this modem wonder of technology myself. I hoped that with all the new technological editions, Leia would have exciting new hairstyles to model for the masses. I hoped to see new footage of Obiwan Kanobi and Darth Vadar as young, strapping, Jedi knights. I won't min the suspense for those who have not seen it, but I was a little let down in these areas. ut Star Wars Special Edition is almost a cult movie for some reason that just escapes me. I have to admit that it was pure, unsoiled entertainment, and it was really fun to watch. Maybe that is why Star Wars is still so popular today-- it is a breath of fresh air from a past when rated R meant saying a bad word, not undressing Star Wars is just clean fun. Mama X and my rainbow of a neighbor seem to agree, "It just couldn't get any better than this." state and national levels. To gain the award, PBE rrtust meet several requirements contributing to business school, and community. Receiving this award provided recognition and some funding toward the improvement of the Dixie College Business Department. ing experience td go spend time with those little children," states PBL assistant advisor Jillyn Wells. PBL will be attending State Conference and Competitions the first week in April in Salt Lake City. The club has been working toward receiving the Gold Seal Chapter Award on the Starting $77$ Savage Henke & Esplln Computer Services, Inc.- - http:www.652HELP.com Classified aA&off Salary Plus Apartment for full time governess to help care for 4 children (age, 4,8,9,12) near Salt Lake City. Must be mature, clean, poised and well spoken. Home management skills including homework assistance, meal preparation and driving required. 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