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Show 17 1998 Wy 17,1998 Technology advanced future Tjj ANNETTE ff SEEGMILLER Writer How many times have you home for the evening and Pitched on the TV and seen one those annoying commercials for psychic networks ptrenfc riving free minutes to new of (ne jailers? you feel like its a or do you feel like oerhaps you should call this u can it .umber and just see what the 'psychics really know about Do instncj encoury fenseda adimja vcur future? it in any ones hands to what your future is? ns it that it is always said the that future is what you epotiti ctbehet make it to be. So then, is it a Is ooordingT s Securit tell you seems sayomf vfflaw i urattad "sanyrt dtoceett lecasett eattade lhnx ectotte money? Youd pretty much be set for life if you financed it properly. "The need for school will be. . . eliminated because a computer chip can be implanted in your brain." -- ngvicfc ,cam? IktoKa: get killed in a car wreck and you suddenly find yourself the heir to a million dollar life insurance policy. What reason would there be for further education with all that scam jig Page 5 The Dixie Sun There are supposedly many ways to tell your future, from astrological forecasts to Tarot cards. With all of these sources at hand, then why is it that we go in day after day never knowing exactly what rill happen to us? For all we know, the world could end next week, therefore, making our time at college thus far a complete waste of time. Or, your dad might Annette Seegmiller The future is glorified by the media as being metallic and shiny, where we live in a advanced, technologically computer-base- d society. The need to go to school will be completely eliminated because a computer chip can be implanted in your brain with all the information youd ever need, from solving imperical formulas to figuring out the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. The water will be clear and pure, the synthetic atmosphere will protect us from UV rays, and youll be able to buy a ticket to fly to the moon and stay for a week. Aliens will come forward and form an alliance with humans, and a colony suitable for man to inhabit will be built on Mars. A cure for AIDS will be discovered, and everyone can send their clones to work while they take off on a vacation. All this is possible only if we plan for these things now. We cant take some psychics word for it and just expect it all to happen. The only way we really know the future is by planning for ourselves what will make us the happiest and follow those plans. The future depends on the present, and lets just make the present as meaningful to us as the future. And if you still feel so inclined to call the psychic hotline, remember you must be 18 and over. so Freedom 5k honor pioneers 5un News Services The Dixie College Student Council is sponsoring the Freedom 5K for students and community members to raise funds for a monument recognizDixie Pioneer the ing Encampment of 1861. The 3.1 mile fun run is Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m., and line up is at the Encampment Mall on 300 South and Searle Dr. The entry runners are guarThe day of the anteed a race registration is $12 and begins at the starting line. Registration forms are available in the Dixie College ASDC office in the Gardner Center or can be obtained by calling Student Activities at Funds from the race will go towards the eventual construction of a memorial garden which will consist of five sculpture pieces set along a meandering fee is $10 and 652-751- stream within native rocks and bronze plaques imprinted with the names of the 300 families of the Encampment Party. These early settlers, called by Brigham Young to the Cotton Mission, camped on the present day Dixie College campus during the first bleak weeks of their winter arrival to southern Utah. Nearly 800 people in number, the pioneers established a city which is now nearly 50,000 strong. The Dixie College Student Council is calling the community to join them in paying respect to the pioneers of Utahs Dixie and get a little exercise in the process. It would be a more fitting tribute if we had all the runners pulling hand carts and wearing heavy leather boots, said Ryan But, Secrist, ASDC president. its still a great reminder of the sacrifice that went into establishing this institution and the important role education has played in this community. In addition to student efforts, Dixie College administration has undertaken a large fund raising campaign to complete the memorial. The college has asked each descendant of original pioneers to make a donation in behalf of their families. Donations from nondescendants, who also want to help preserve the history of St. George, are welcomed and appreciated. d as jo. airnim Ihiswi B . aeitasfr February Black History Month naydiq.' le tog ukem Studs! icnfioi J Sponsored by: Dixie College Cultural Diversity Committee, AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps volunteers. Multicultural Center, Presidents Office, Academic Vice Presidents Offiee, Human Resources Department, and Academic Deans Office |
