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Show fi'inininuiiiuuuiiiumniiuwn jpNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Staheli 9VDAYNA e lundin Asst Online Editor Sun he Staheli Family .flCorn Maize is it has been in years, offering a big-iha- n maze for get lost in. he Staheli Family S. Washing-Field- s fa 3400 Road, fea-an annual corn along with many er family fun activi-- , The corn maze, n Tyour-owpumpkin ,i0h and farmland opened on Sept, jnd run through Nov. The haunted maze or eld of Screams and ens Thursday is through Flalloween. jhaylee Snow Furley, leral supervisor at jheli Family Farm, the idea for this irs theme came from e ,e.jn-on- ,ple to B )ubt V'H con. tish the lave- rprised . ago uted une by ag-ita- re d Dixie Round-Up- s ; anniversary. The family wanted to commemorate the To do this ;jiiversary. emazes aerial view is :h page heli p oodate stu- - tofunc- - Club logo, rough stock riders ;j the words "Dixie Lions ncial o Idinga ms to Furley said, years maze is 20 es and has three sep- - inow his the attain e said 30, 2009 DIXIE SUN - 3 Farm showcases upgraded corn maze arate mazes with different levels of difficulty. Snow Furley said the opening week of the maze is fairly slow, but around Oct. 1 the business begins to pick up, and they are just as busy as years past. At least 25,000 people attend the annual corn maze at Staheli Family Farm each fall, and about 40,000 people tour the Staheli Family Farm throughout the year. Sherrie Reeder, general manager at Staheli Farms, said: We are d open doing things for school groups, family reunions and youth groups that come over here and do activities. We have about 8,000 school kids that come each fall for an educational field trip. Reeder said the farms educational tours are so backed up throughout the year that they cant keep up with the demand of all the groups that want a tour. The farm is currently trying to find ideas to be able to entertain more school kids lined up for an educational tour. f o fi. .. ..A . .r f ,JV li1' i k iVzr.-V'- year-roun- The Staheli Family Farm Corn Maize is one of several activities open to the public at the farm. It is more like a ghost town right now, but come October, it is one of southern Utahs most popular attractions. The Staheli Family it wasnt free we would Even if those visiting patch combined is $8 Farm offers occasional still go. the maze are newcomfor adults and $5 for A trip to the corn group and family disers or return for fun on kids. The farmland counts for free or maze or Field of the farm each year, is $4 and the Screams is not just for cheaper admission. For Field of Screams is everyone seems to have kids and families, but a good time. example, Monday $10 for admission. for college-age- d stuI am planning on nights are a $5 Family Dixie State College students too. Night admission. dents can get $1 off adgoing because I have A Flurricane resident, never been, said Ivins mission with their Jenny Wells, a sophoKevin Farnsworth, said: more information techresident Becky Gonza-lastudent ID. I like attending My family is going For more information nology major from because they handed Pinedale, Wyo., said: I new fun activities in the about admission disout free passes at the have not heard of the counts and other events community that I have Peach Days parade and corn maze. I went to never been to. at the Staheli Family because its kid friendly. one in Logan once and Admission for the Farm, visit We go once a year as a it was fun so I would corn maze and the or call family tradition; even if probably try it again. pumpkin re z. www.stahe-lifamilyfarm.co- 673-409- in - or DSC ve into n ofedu- - d available with Sen. Bennett set of added : BY PHILIP LEE For the Dixie Sun Representatives from Sen. Robert F. Bennetts office will be on the Dixie State V remain itution, :rsity, ts College campus Oct tal- ly woii viding nstead inted hinsti- lorevi- - ;r ation. it doing five Nate Jensen, student bpdy vice president and a senior communication major from Willard, academic senate meeting. The duties of the senators include acting as liasions academic programs and students. tnm left, nds the titween :rburg newly-establish- SENATE from page ntinued 1 I DSC Jtgover political week and stu-of the semester. He - the senators will con-:u- e areness at those responsibili- - is hiother job the sena-- 5 to create areness in all of the r on dent body about civic e said y and how to be in those kinds of state 8S as citizens and col-:- e students, Jensen said, 'll student senators are ' Dur required to have : the jittee members, adto aoiti they pick them-VcJensen said this is ;e the citizen' aessary because many HSCs programs have infof' ferent tracks and so the committees ln if place to make sure areas of every program I said it s have is insti-cu- s in-'h- s- em-ise- s, dents11 to be Id have .the e bee" covered. fhat way when there is ISSUe or problem, stu-llwill have proper Presentation in all areas 8lve their opinion," ts sen said. he said he chairs student' senate, so all the rr'bers of the help academic 'Sate go through him. ,ensen 1 6. Intern positions swill )T0- m pick-your-o- tain that I , - He said he can then take any problems or issues to the executive council for discussion. If an issue is big enough, Student Body President Dewey Denning can take the issue to the board of trustees as well. "We are the student voice and watchdog for academics," Potter said. "If there is a class or professor that students don't feel is meeting their educational needs, they could come to us. We watch out for students' rights." Another responsibility of the senators is to provide department socials, so every department gets a chance to mix and mingle, Jensen said. He said this is also a time for prospective students to check out the degrees and meet the department heads, deans and faculty . Jensen said these socials will be held at least once a semester in every program, and a lot of them have already occurred so far this fall. He said oftentimes the socials are combined with activities each department already has scheduled. Jensen said if students feel they need funding, like to attend a competition or conference, they can appeal to their senator. Their senator will then write a bill and present it to the council. They will lobby their bill and then the academic senate will vote on the bill. "A lot of the funding that comes from the senate is to help support the students in their programs," Jensen said. Jensen said the academic senate is part of a real bicameral government system. "There are opportunities to be represented and there are checks and balances," he said. Jensen said the academic senate acts as one branch, while the club council acts as the other branch. The club council is another way students are represented. The club council is broken up into six different areas that represent different genres of clubs. Jensen said this council makes a lot of decisions having to do with appropriating money to different clubs that appeal to them for funding. "The student senators are also in charge of Dis cover Dixie's Degrees, which is an opportunity for students to come look at all the four-yeprograms," Jensen said. Discover Dixie's Degrees is today on the Diagonal from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jensen said all four-yedegree programs will be represented there. Myrianne Jones, the humanities and social sciences senator and a junior English education major from Hurricane, said Discover Dixie's Degrees is like an academic club rush. She said: "We want undecided majors on campus to realize that we do have a lot of four-yedegrees. We're more than degree just a two-yeschool or a general educaar ar ar 21 in- terviewing students who would like to complete an internship during spring semester in Washington, D.C. For students who wish to apply, these items must be submitted with each student application before qualifying for an interview: resume, cover letter, writing sample, two letters of recommendation, and a copy of their transcript. Interested students should submit their applications by no later than 5 p.m. on Oct. 14 to Philip Lee, by dropping them off in room 305 in the Udvar-Haz- y Business Building or them to leepdixie.edu. Students 2 can also call Lee at for more information. The interview process will take place Oct. 21 in Business the Udvar-Haz- y Building and will include 20 minutes for the interview and 15 minutes for an writing exercise. The writing exercise is in addition to the 652-783- on-si- te on-si- te with the student application. The minimum requirements to apply are as follows: Interns must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or -- higher. Students from all majors are encouraged and welcome to apply. Prior to the internship, we ask that students complete an introductory course in political , science or United States government. If they will not be able to complete such a course prior to their internship, they will need to demonstrate a solid understanding of the work-- ings of Congress during the interview process. Interns must be sophomores, juniors, seniors or -- graduates. Interns are not required to have any political experience or specific political party affiliation. However, students interested in an internship with Senator Bennett must be willing to support the senator and his -- positions, regardless of their own political views or opinions. For information on intern responsibilites, refer to the full article at www.dixiesun-link.co- writing sample required Academic senate presents Discover Dixies Degrees ar When: Today, 8 a.m. to tion school." Potter said the main goal of Discover Dixie's Degrees is to get people who are already enrolled in the college to declare their majors. A weekly senate meeting is also held every Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Gardner Center in conference room B. The meetings are open to all students. 1 p.m Where: The Diagonal What: Representatives from all four-yedegrees will be on hand. Students can find out what each program entails. ar want undecided majors on campus to der realize that we do have a lot of humanities grees, said Myrianne Jones, and social science senator. Were more than just a two-yedegree school. We four-yea- ar |