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Show -- 2- DIXIESUNLINK.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IWhat Would You Students react to social faux paus Watch it and comment tell us what youd do! JOBS continued from page 1 worthwhile letter of recommendation? Assistant professor of nursing Marie Talbot said shes giving fewer and fewer recommendations these days. She reserves them for the students who love what theyre doing and do it a well. Its the ones with their light shining bright, not the ones that are just trying to get through. Talbot said. The slackers, you can tell who they are right away. Talbot said she sees volunteer work as a sign that you are committed to your field. DeAnne COLLEGE continued from page 1 stem from how students pay for college. Out of the 68 students surveyed, 26 said they are with student loans andor jobs. Scott Sandberg, a ju self-provide- rs Larsen, another assistant nursing professor, expanded on Talbots view. Volunteering shows that youre actively engaged in your community, Larsen said. It impresses employers and makes them think you might stick around. No one wants to hire someone whos leaving next week. A common concern is the low rate of turnover as a result of the changing economy. Talbot and Larsen suggested looking elsewhere for work. They said they both know students who have gone as far as Pennsylvania and Texas for good jobs. Larsen said that as much of a hassle as this may seem, it does considerably open up options. Donaldson said that as students try to break into a bigger job market, they need to understand that outside of school, perception is everything. When businesses in big cities have huge universities to pick from, what is going to make them go all the way to DSC to find employees? Donaldson asked. The students, faculty, and school management have to look good and behave well to set a precedent for professionalism. Taken together, all of this may seem like a high standard to meet, but Christensen said nothing bad can ever come of taking opportunities. Youll either find out that you love what youre doing, or that you hate it, fiML1 if and you can move on to something else. Christensen said. Theres no Feb. 9: Blues player Retro Dadd reason not to be doing what you love. GoGo37 (37 E. St. George Blvd. If you want advice 8 p.m., Cost: $5 from seasoned professionals, go to these events: The Dress For Feb. 10: Battle the Bands atJaf Success Fashion Show jhn is Feb. 16 at the GardJava (285 N. Bluff Street) jste ner Center in Confer8 Cost: Free ence Room D. Then, the p.m., is Feb Employment Fair ear: 21 in the Gardner Center Feb. 17: Love or Luck Dance at Ballroom, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come dressed for Gardner Center Ballroom success with resumes. A 7:30 p.m., Cost: Free w ID, $5 resume review will be available at the fair. niv Finally, the Speed fth Networking workshop is Feb. 20: Presidents Day on March 27. Location No School and details are still to be iren announced. idn nior English major from Salt Lake City, works 42 hours a week and is taking 14 credit hours this semester. Its pretty crazy to fit it all in, he said. I have to find ways to get my homework done between class and work. I sometimes stay up until a.m. doing homework, and then I have to get up at 7 a.m. Sandberg doesnt have a car, so he has to walk to school and work. I walk anywhere from six to about nine miles a day depending on my schedule, he said. Im always look ing for a better paying 3 'Vein u of job. Along with selfefforts, the survey results show other ways students pay for college - and they are about equal in number. This includes funding from scholarships, government aid and other r. I I ill?. rV' a i nnuj-n;f ? ;C!:uiu::.3 Cl sources, such as parents. Do you go to college because it is the next step? Students responded with a 4.09 average response. College can be the first experiehce for some. College is the transitional stage for life, said Andi Pickens, a freshman general education major from Cortez, Colo. Its my time to become an adult and find out who I want away-from-ho- to be. Do you go to college to find out more larw le ci ills connections. Movies like Old School display col students constant!) ing riotous by drink and having a good DSC students didn rank the party and social scene as am, reason for college It cracks me upL Dixie has the repute tion of being a parti school, Dean ofSi dents Del Beatty I have worked at schools in Utah, there is way morep; ing at those school! than there is here" Again, why are at college? The sun results show thatsti dents are motivated attend college to better paying job. college really result a higher paying jolt The U.S. Census reports it does. According to a I Census Bureau rept sa o and of about what you are p to make profession interested in? Students responded with a 3.79 average response. Tory Gardner, a sophomore general education major from Heber, is an example of a student who has realized a career path from a college experience. I learned that I hate business from my accounting class, he said. Now Im thinking of being a pilot because I like the physics behind flying, and its interesting to me. I only have one more semester here then I will go somewhere else to be a pilot. Students answered a 3.39 average response to if college was for the social scene. Also, students answered a 3.08 average to if college is make an average a'd, income of $5 ,206 people with a maste or doctorate degree make an average - antly income of $74,602 Nua If you dont kno"esa ever why you are at coll then look to your students as example lone USA included some yt ge D B ' at http:bit.lyi9U people with a high school diploma ma1 average median inejsone of $27,915, people' a bachelors degree m- roe. 1 m- 10; continued from page ktt: ' i t : I u II $ t ; $ f f r t i f & M i r I f I f I I 4 In addition to general funding, Dixies student government sought to get a $400,000 per year budget added to the school to supersede a $35 student fee paid each semester, a vestige of a former construction debt now being used to pay salaries for some staff on campus. The Utah Student Association also claims that Utahs real spending on higher education has dropped from 7 percent to 15.8 percent in the last decade and that Utahs appropriation per student is only $5,328 compared to a national average of $6,454. This means Utah spends considerably less than other states. The press conference 1 I 3mm 9 1 stude' ears holding up placards uty C claiming them to bedash, The campaigners on slogan was based rant t 66, Octpopularity of the Wall Street protests. ti luding to the claim by 2020, 66 percent jobs will require son i post-seconda- ry tyj &y vi fally mnt rorn ( educ ryb0( The student placards eluded personal alk: relating the difficult'1 en- - accomplishments countered while after 'Ould etalc erne ley h dye; lnPk college. The trip was avals, way to show our legl'jWi tors that we care wha of going on up here, U sPk ttin Chaz Whitbeck, ierag body vice president fbi our biology major St. George. 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