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Show WEDNESDAY, 2 - DIXIE SUN Annual Mothers Weekend brings moms, girls together DSC College Republicans Club debates politics, current events include yoga, and jewelry making. Groups will be created so everyone has the opportunity to attend each workshop. In addition to the workshops, a keynote speaker, Max Rose, a Dixie State alumnus, is planned to speak at the breakfast. This will still leave time for self-defens-e, BY KC CHRISTOFFERSEN Dixie Sun Staff Writer A tradition at Dixie State College, Mothers Weekend, is happening Saturday. Mother's Weekend is an opportunity that female students get to have their moms and other female relatives see what they do while attending school, and it gives them time to bond. Because this is an y event, it is recommended mothers that book a hotel room so they can be on time for the 8 a.m. start on Saturday. Social Chair Stefanie Higginson, a sophomore communication major from Roy, is the social chair vice president over students and said the event is meant for the daughters and mothers to bond while learning useful lessons and creating fun things. The event costs $25 per person and includes breakfast, dinner and all workshops. Higginson said some of the workshops daughters to go shopping with their moms. During breakfast, the women will get a performance of the new show choir on campus, Ragin Red. Rose will be speaking at this time about having optimism in times of trials. The dinner will be a luau in which themed events are all-da- out-of-to- From left, Vice President Robert Sinnott, a senior English major from Woodbridge, Va., stands with President Micah Bodily, a freshman undecided major from Paradise. The Campus Republicans meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Hazy building. and not politics. a business administration BY NICK MIHALOPOULOS major from St. George, is a member of the Campus Republicans. She said the CR meetings are fun for everyone involved. We are all a big group of friends, Cowles said. We have a lot of fun being able to talk politics and discuss cur- Dixie Sun Staff Writer Republican students on Dixie State Colleges campus are rallying together in DSCs College Republicans Club. The College Republicans is an organization with several chapters in colleges and universities all across the nation. According to the official Web rent events. Cowles said she thinks students should look into what the College Republicans are about so they can find what they believe. The youth of this nation should know what they believe in, Cowles said. Its important for people not to just believe what mommy and daddy believe. Senior Robert Sinnott, an English major from Woodbridge, Va., is the vice president of the DSC Campus Republicans. He said the Campus Republicans have recently created a new Facebook profile in order to recruit more members. We want people to know that we are on campus, Sinnott said. Sinnott said that right now the Campus Republicans are trying to organize some site, http:www.cmc.org about, College Republicans is the nation's oldest, largest and most active youth political organization. Founded in 1892, there are currently more than 200,000 CRs around the country on 1,800 campuses. Here on DSCs campus, the Republicans have been less than active over the past election season. Freshman Micah Bodily, a general education major from St. George and president of DSCs College Republicans, said making students aware of the Republicans is his No. 1 priority. Our goal is to have 500 members by midterm elections, Bodily said. We want to be visible and have an impact on campus. Currently the Campus Republicans Club has less than 100 members. Bodily said the Republicans are important to politics on campus and in the immediate area. The Campus Republicans are a grass roots orginization, he said. Grass roots organizations are essential to county and local elections for cam events, including special Republican speakers to visit DSCs campus. We are going to try to get Sen. Hatch to come down here and have him speak on a topic, Sinnott said. I think that would be kind of cool. Freshman Nicholas Chambers, an undeclared major from Salt Lake City, said he, like other students, is more focused on school paigning. Freshman Melissa Cowles, MARCH 4, 2te "I've got so many other things to worry about," Chambers said. "I have never even heard of the Campus Republicans." Some students on campus are hesitant to get involved with the Campus Republicans because of the name Republicans have made for themselves in the last election. Sophomore Melissa Erickson, a theater major from SL George, said she thinks former President George W. Bush gave a bad name to Republicans. "Bush is a moron," Erickson said. "But I don't think all Republicans are like Bush." Freshman David Gardner, an undeclared major from Smithfield, said he didn't want to join the Campus Republicans because of the label that he might receive, even though Gardner did vote for the Republican candidate in the 2008 presidential election. "If fm involved with Campus Republicans then people will think I'm a Republican," Gardner said. "I don't want to join and be labeled as a conservative." Aside from the official meetings, some members have started gathering as a group to debate politics and read historical documents like the Constitution and Federalist Papers. Even though election season is far away, campus Republicans are even looking forward to a future debate with campus Democrats. planned. Higginson said her mom and sister are coming down from Roy, and shes excited to just hang out with them and go to the workshops. Its nice to have them come down and see what Im doing down here because its hard to go home with all that I do, Higginson said. tion to gain here at Dixie, Denning said. Denning also said they have also been working on restructuring student government. He said this will create the opportunity for more students to get involved. They plan to have more positions available, and they want to work more with the different committees. Hopefully student government will be a real powerhouse next year," Denning said. Student Body President Brock Bybee, a senior communication major from Roy and Chair of the election committee, said because there is no one else running, there will be no primary elections. He said there will just be a formal election on Friday, and the voting cards will have Dennings and Jensens names only. Stafford said if a party wanted to run as write-i- n candidates, they would have to meet ASDSC requirements, which include 24 DSC credits, at least a 2.5 GPA, two letters of recommendation, a letter of intent, and an official DSC transcript. In SBO continued from page 1 opportunities to have club and organization events instead of relying on student government activities only, Jensen said. The two plan on revamping the student government activities as well. Weve been spending too much of the student fee money on activities that havent gotten very many people out, Denning said. Were going to try to make it so that we have more quality activities rather than worrying about having so many. Jensen said a big plan they have for clubs is to make them all part of the Student Advisory Council. He said they are going to try to get every department on campus to elect its own representative to be a part of student government through SAC. Denning said through SAC they will also better the quality of education on campus. Were not just focusing on clubs and activities; there is a quality educa Mylea Hutchings, a omore music major from Eagle Mountain, has her mom and grandma coming down. She participated Mother's Weekend last ye and she thought it was so fun that she wanted to do again. Hutchings said she looks most forward to the workshops. Last year, she also enjoyed the karaoke dinner. You get to spend time with your mom and meet other cool girls and their moms, Hutchings said. Christine Aalders, a soph omore communication major from Salt Lake City n is participating in Mother's Weekend for the fourth time. Aalders said she like it because it's time to spent with her mom without has ing her dad around. She suggested that students make plans with their moth ers the night before and the hours in between the events. Go to a movie or the play on campus, Aalders said. Make it a whole weekend. addition to meeting those requirements, she said the party has to announce their candidacy by Thursday at noon, complete other required papr work, and pay a $50 deposit. She said write-in- s receive a budget of $25 for everything, are not allowed to participate in question-and-answ- se- er ssions or debates, and can not put up posters until midnight Thursday or fliei night. Students will have to physically write the names of the write-in- s on the ballot, she said. Jensen said he and Denning are the only out1 who made the necessary efforts and commitments to run for the presidency and doesnt think there will be a write-iWhether there are write-in- s or not, we will S do everything possible Dixie, get the support of Jensen said. Its so important to us that the students actually support us and feel good about policies and platform, what we represent. Frick Voting will be on from 9 a.m. to 2 p m. on h the Diagonal. tifi n. to bu 4 M . 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