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Show -- 2- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 20m DIXIESUNLINK.COM tr .nxt - , . j, I v 4 tr D ZZfl t r m x - -- . rUvejx W-- VL' 1 V1 , i A v lias art DIXIESUNLINK.COM the vea Road traditicM Paimti EVENTS 1 Hansen Stadium. There is women's soccer game at 7:30 p.m. Both teams will play against Brigham Young University Hawaii. There will be several events happening on Friday. First is the Alumni Assembly in the Eccles Concert Hall at 10 a.m. The alumni are going to be talking about the history of DSC and things that have been accomplished during that time. It is free of charge. It's more like reminiscing on the good old days of Dixie, Higginson said. Rock the Mall is also a free event and will take place in front of the Gardner Center at 2 p.m. Clubs, student organizations and any other group of students who want to participate will compete against each other. The competition is based on who presents the school song in the most entertaining way, said Social Events Coordinator Natalie Belka, a junior elementary education major from West Valley City. People often allude to themes from movies and pop culture as they try to find new and fun ways to present the school song. There will be official judges from the faculty and community, and a pizza party at Pizza Factory will be awarded to the winners. Other prizes from places in the community, such as Durangos and Port of Subs, will be given to participants. Students who haven't signed up still have 100-ye- ar bln who help paint the D are involved in the campus social community. The project also allows students to meet new people and help their school at the same time Student Government President Abby Hirschi, a junior dental hygiene major from Layton, said at least 50 to 60 people participate every year Its a fun tradition, and we love it, Hirschi said. Come in your paint clothes and come ready to paint and have i V:--j KZ l wy ofS cop can cau H lai ser app bee Tin her Kat fun. , A A " ZX. AN, - A- - T -- Lt - - - 5 Nv. A- - ' 'V'N t Or 'f.r;-. - ? .. . v A?-- : V- u 1 . Z, N $ b. . . - V-- .' "V" , - ' Su - rv jy--2 : . ' s,- J f & tl-- ii '7 Students have the chance to paint the D twice a year: once during Homecoming Week and again during D Week. The D in western St. George is painted every year during D Day. Junior Shaun Thompson, a physical therapy major from Sandy, said he has painted the D every year hes been at DSC. Its fun to participate in something for the school, Thomp son said. You represent the school because the D is on the road, and you helped paint that. Its like you left your mark." Stafford said the D was originally set to be painted on the intersection of 700 East and 100 South. The Student Government wasnt allowed to paint it because it would be located on a state road, so the D was moved to a road on campus. time to sign up today and prepare something for Rock the Mall with a group of students or club. The day of the game is the final day of Homecoming, but it is also loaded with the most events. First there will be a free breakfast from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. in the St. George Town Square. The Founder's Day Assembly will follow breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and will be held in the St. George Tabernacle. Families that have contributed to DSC will be recognize. There will be musical prefor-mancfrom Raging Red and the Dixie State College Chamber Singers and Concert Choir. The assembly will also feature speeches from past DSC president Douglas Alder, Dr. Gregory Prince and DSC President Stephen Nadauld. The Homecoming Parade will begin at 10 a.m. It will start on 100 South and Main Street and then turn right on 700 West. The parade will end at the Old Gym. The parade starts winners of the Homecoming Queen Pageant and the parade winners will be recognized. The Alumni Banquet will start at 6 p.m. and will cost $13 per person at the Student Activity Center. Stephen E. Snow will be speaking and there will be food. It is planned by the alumni and is alumni oriented, but students are more than welcome to attend, Higginson said. Following the banquet is the Centennial Ball in the Gardner Ballroom. Alumni, along with students, are invited to this old school-styl- e dance. It will be $5 for couples and $10 if you go stag to encourage people to bring dates, Higginson said. The Beatles cover band Imagine will be playing there along with big band music by the DSC Jazz Band. Imagine will play songs like Twist and Shout and other Beatles songs. The other band will play music such as jazz, swing and foxtrot. There will be two stages, one on each side, and the bands will go back and forth playing music. The student dance starts in the same place right as the ball ends. The theme there because that's where the original college campus used to be. The Student Alumni Association will organize a tailgate party at 11:30 a.m., and the football team will be running through as they go to the field to prepare for their game. There will be free food at the tailgate party, but students can also bring their own if they desire. The football game starts at 1 p.m. and the team will be playing Western Oregon University. During halftime the is Tale as Old as Time to help celebrate 100 years at DSC and will fea- ture yearbook-styl- e pictures on the walls and DSC memorabilia for decorations. True Rebel Night will take place by the fountain at midnight. If you kiss your date in the fountain you will be labeled a True Many clubs and organizations on campus participate in painting the D as a service project. Other students can use it as a service project or just attend to join in on the fun. The student government is in charge of getting the paint for the road every year. The paint is ordered from local businesses. The service club provides the painting materials. Rebel and receive lip balm that says so. You will also receive a True Rebel card that acts as a license to prove you are one, Higginson said. Homecoming officially started Friday at Entertainment Dixie, which featured an escape artist and magician, Dan Martin, in the Gardner Ballroom. Apart from the performance, student government had drawings, gave out prizes, and let students know about Homecoming Week, said Higginson Some students received arm bands that say hurrah for dixie, schedules of the events for the week, and pancakes on Monday. These items were available at the Udvar-Haz- y School of Business, at the diagonal in front of the McDonald Center, or at the crosswalk by the North Instructional Building. This was for Homecoming kick-ofThe Homecoming Queen Pageant yesterday was in the Eccles Main-stag- e Theater. The theme was Black and Gold, and 16 contestants competed. Homecoming week is almost halfway over, but there are still many opportunities for students to enjoy the events. Get involved because this is the 100th year celebration," Higginson said. "Obviously it's only going to happen once, so it's an amazing opportunity to be a part of it and meet the alumni, and just have fun because it will never happen again." f. - dt i sawMauAt . Rooted in years of tradition and service, painting the D is a great way to give back to the school and to meet other students. The D on 300 South and 800 East will be painted by volunteers on Thursday at 4 p.m. es I to get-tin- A Homecoming Week at Dixie State College has many different activities that allow students to show their Dixie spirit, but one in particular gives back to the school. Painting the D has become a campus tradition that is rooted in service. The project was created by student government eight years ago said Mikai Porter, vice president of service and a sophomore psychology major from Jackson Plole, Wyo. Its basically a big service project to bring everybody together during homecoming to help the school, Porter said. Painting the D was started by the student government as a way to increase student involvement in school activities. They also wanted to start a new tradition at DSC. Students have been painting the D every year since. "Its fun when a group can start something and they can say 'it came from me,'" Donna Stafford, director of student activities said. The D is located on tire comer of 300 South and 800 East, next to the Campus Security Office. trip B P BY ALAIN A ALLRED Staff Writer continued from page comMiniiaes ffOt An outline is drawn on the road, and students paint in the lmes to create the D. Porter said: I enjoy service, and I think its a good way to bring people together. Its enjoyable to do something for your school and the community. Porter said painting the D is also a good way for students to make friends. Students Gal Although it was created only eight years ago, the project is still considered a Dixie tradition. Hirschi said the project doesnt take very long because so many students participate, but she said she still encourages more students to attend. Student government plans on continuing this project for years to come. Id like to come back someday and see them continue painting the D, Porter said. There is no fee to participate in painting the D. The project will be held Thursda' at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the road is all B nin tun an: on! day H n't this teat Thi sub But pos wel St Bla for bee painted. Solar power back nI at 1600 Penn. Ave, BY KIM GEIGER MCT More than two decades after President Ronald Reagan had a solar water heating system removed from the White House roof, President Barack Obama will become the first to use solar energy as a means for powering the first family's White House residence. Plans to install solar panels and a solar hot water heater on the roof of the White House residence were announced Tuesday by Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Nancy Sutley, Council on Environmental Quality Chair, as part of a larger Energy Department effort to portray solar power as reliable and accessible. Solar panels had once provided hot water for West Wing offices under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Reagan, but Reagan had the panels removed in tire 1980s. Smce Obama's election, advocates of solar energy have hounded the administration to return solar to the White House. Earlier tins year, a group led by environmentalist and author Bill McKibben unearthed one of tire Carter-er- a panels, which were stored at Unity College near Bangor, Maine, and attempted to deliver it to the White House. White House officials agreed to meet with McKibben, but did not accept the panel. An Oakland, Calif.-base- d solar sales company, Sungevity, had also launched a campaign urging the White House to install solar panels. Tire company estimated that installing enough solar equipment to generate roughly 80 percent of the energy consumed by the White House residence would cost $ 1 07,900 and would save roughly $ 1 ,6 1 0 in monthly utility costs. On Tuesday, McKibben lauded the announcement as i, victory for his group, 350.org. which has organized an international climate work day on Oct. 1 1 to bring attention to the ways that ordinary people can help preserve the environ ment. "Even people who don't gel global warming get solar pan els," McKibben said. "This is just the kind of message we're trying to get across, that there's some connection be- tween political change and physical change in your com munity, your house." The announcement was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the president's signing of an exec utive order that directed fedone-ye- ar - eral agencies to set policies aimed at conserving energy and curbing greenhouse gas bask 'head F01 Jcornr you emissions. "President Obama has said futui the federal government has to Whit lead by example in creating held opportunity and jobs in cleat brate iver energy," Sutley, who was and deputy mayor for energy environment for the city of bead Los Angeles before j oining and a the Obama administration m bach Aft 2009, said in a statement. 1 ar'd a (c) 20 1 0, Tribune Co. - Ue Distributed by McClatchy- Tribune Information ices. Serv- - bent Z ex |