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Show 4 NEWS THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH - DIXIE SUN DEBATE he hopes people are motivated to seek accurate information, Americans have as big of a ob as the candidates do, and that job is to vote McLeod said he would advise people to find issues that really and truly matter to them and find substance He also said he would tell people to ignore continued from page 1 We are not trying to sug gest who students should vote for, we )u.st want stu dents to get the best information they can about things that mean something to them McLeod said McLeod said that philosophically, he is a democrat although he is a registered member of the pai fy McLeod said he feels the way President Bush handled the war in Iraq was a mis take However. Bush did the best that he could under the m cumstani es McLeod said he gives tL e current admin-lst- i ation a C lor its political spin on the war in Iraq It has not tied anything it has done in Iraq to fighting ter character assassinations and things that do not really matter and vote Lor things that do matter Green said the Bush administration has a good foreign policy Saudi Arabian money was used for the past 20 years to fund schools throughout the Middle East These schools do not teach language, math or reading skills, but they teach Islamic people about Islamic civilization and that it is the primary civilization of the world They have raised a population of radical young men who have been taught to hate the United States and would gladly come and kill It is not in us, Green said our best interest to let them do it Green said going to Iraq was a big part of stopping ror ism "President Bush should have considered his options moie carefully," MrLeod said The economy is no longer convalescing, McLeod said, but it is going as fast as it can on a well constructed crutch People are disappointed that economic recovery has been slow and the fact the Bush has not created more jobs, McLeod said I fie Democratic Party felt John Kerry was the most viable candidate (oi its pai ty McLeod said he likes some of Kei rys ideas and hopes he can implement them it he wins the election Me Leod said college stu dents need to get more involved and vote and is out ei ned about uliat col lege students react to and "here they get their mlor mat ion College students have a tendency to react moie at gut level than actually think mg things through McLeod said Students tend to hold on to hot button issues rather than voting on real issues and things that matter, McLeod said Lie also said terrorism and that Americans have to go after countries or states that give weapons of mass destruction to terrorists Before America went to war with Ii aq, the U N agreed unanimously that it was the right thing to do, Green said McLeod said the threat of terrorism is global Kerry and the Democratic Party ai e projiosing a new course in foreign policy to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, promote democracy in Iraq, and induce dependence on for eign oil McLeod said the democ I ats want to promote democracy, freedom and opportunity in Ii aq Collaboi ating with other nations is ci ucial to winning this war, especially nations E mail V that border Iraq McLeod said the America needs to respect minority rights and accelerate the effort to build security forces m Iraq Green said the republican economic policy centers around an ownership society That means the govern- ment should not get in the way when individuals go out and create their own wealth Tax cuts are the primary plan for republicans, Green said These tax cuts will create more wealth m society Money should be used to create wealth rather than simply being redistributed, Green said Kerry wants to give some tax money back to the people You either believe m fairness or you dont, McLeod said Kerrys focus is on mid dle-cla- Americans Kerry wants to make corporate America pay more and raise the minimum wage to $7 by 2007 McLeod said outsourcing (trading with outside manufacturers to cut costs) is only creating jobs that do not help America Green said wealth is created when people trade with each other Americans have been outsourcing for 200 years and it is the largest source of wealth they have Outsourcing does not create a net job loss in the United States McLeod said the democ-- t ats are opposed to lifting the ban on assault weapons The Second Amendment does not allow anyone to have a gun anywhere, anytime, so gun conti ol is important, McLeod said Green said people should not be allowed to have an atomic bomb in their basement, but people should be allowed to have guns if they choose to A ban on guns would only lead to an increase m weapons, he said the Dixie Sun to add to September Oc toller -- this calendar on vs. A Western future issues Saturday WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 INCREASE continued from page 1 pus m Kanab, or any concurrent enrollment student One major cause of the head count increase is the number of individuals wanting specific courses offered by DSC, Bailey said. Some courses offered do not award credit upon completion. Sections such as Short Term Intensive Training courses do not yield credit Other specific classes are only one-hal- f or one credit classes This accounts for the high increase m head count Bailey said Phil Alletto, vice president of student services, said that even with the FTE increase, the status of DSC remains flat With new programs, the enrollment boost does not equal the potential If I had to characterize growth, were level Alletto said Were relatively flat with the added Bachelors of Science m nursing program. With more students attend ing classes, some services may acquire an additional workload Parking facilities, faculty teaching loads and the financial office are areas that face increased stresses, Alletto said There are increased students with no increased financial supjxirt. DSC is pleased to be available to students, Alletto said We have to be careful to deliver when there is growth in students, but not in funding Neighboring schools have had a similar increase Snow College m Ephraim increased from 3,079 9 FTE m fall 2003 to 3,130 in fall 2004 and a head count of 4,036 in fall 2003 com pared to 4,108 m fall 2004 Southern Utah University also had an increase in FTE, posting 5,221 with a head count of 6,486 for fall 2004 1 This chart tracks enrollment status at DSC for fall semester 2000-200- 4 Novelist to speak at Dixie Forum BY MARGARET PREVOST Dixie Sun Staff Writer Dorothy Allred Solomon will be the Dixie Forum speaker Tuesday to discuss her newest book, "Secrets, Lies and and what it was like to grow up in a polygamist environment Solomon, born in 1949, is the only daughter of her father s fourth wife, and 28th out of 48 children. Her father was Utah fundamentalist leader Rulon C Allred At first all of the wives and children were living under one roof However, the wives were later forced by the threat of arrest to set up separate homes with Allred visiting each in secret Throughout Solomon s childhood m the 1950s, the danger of discovery, harassment and sudden uprooting hung over the famiSister-wives- ," ly In one of her books, Solomon said "I was taught to lie about whQ I am, so it is a great relief to tell it like it is Bom to parents with no mar nage license, and never having been issued a birth certificate, I started writing to discover my identity and to establish citizenship " Solomon now lives in Park City She has been the recipient of several awards from the Utah Arts Council and a Governor s Media Award for Excellence She has authored three books Daughter of the Saints Growing up in Polygamy, In My Fathers House and Predators, Prey, and other Kinfolk Growing up in Polygamy According to "Publishers Weekly," April 14, 2003 "Solomon tells her astonishing tale with so much emotional clanty and raw honesty that the Utah dirt she played in seems wedged between the pages She describes her father, Rulon Allred with a subtle combination of attraction and repulsion, giving polygamy a human face while that counshowing how flawed tenance can be " |