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Show Or THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH n t .1 i t ;n E j r n r 1 I i r i vj ! 5 i r Jr c 'a i i i r: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 Theft it. afoidthievery often goes unused JACOBS Staff Writer serious crime people of all One Chaz Whitbeck grows into vice president role BY ROBBY BRIGGS Staff Writer agues but unfortunately students' lake up a large percent-,of those affected jeS; d jllege-age- f year. jijh than 9 million Americans experience entity theft each year, id nearly 30 percent of ,ctims are in the college Ulore ill ;niographic, accord-- 2 the Federal Trade mission. It is an uportant life resource adults to learn what recautions to take in der to avoid having any to ar accounts lyour compro-nse- might be how exactly their Students ry .entity 20pli g face-to-fa- lists several most prominent the lan d. can be stolen. FTC 'lie iper won-enn- including dig-,n- g through trash or eethods, just .en ealing. vw. there are even But complicated ways use your infor-itioSome of these e skimming (stealing Online scams are one of the top ways people get their identities stolen. An online thief will lure in victims by using phishing scams or by pretending to s software dealers. represent banks or see IDENTITY page 3 rare 'Re- ,ey can n. in-id- ore Called to hear the voice of the student body and lead the student senate, Vice President Chaz Whitbeck can fulfill his secret mission for Dixie State College as planned before when he played on Dixies football team. Whitbeck, a senior biology major from St. George, said, My own personal mission, I guess you could say, was to into the players that passion and that pride for playing for Dixie, and that tradition. I definitely have a different way of doing things. I like to talk less and do more. His peers said hes sassy, fun loving, big and burly. Just above his desk, Whitbeck pinned up a small piece of paper found in a fortune cookie. It is a constant reminder of what kind of VP, and ultimately what kind of person, he wants to be. It reads, Speak less of your plans; youll get more of them done. My platform, I guess you could say, is kind of more than a different attitude, Whitbeck said. I want the senators to be more engaged with the student body and more involved. I want the senators to be more out there and contacting the studentsconstituents that they are over, just time with them and working hard having that on the things we want to get done. After his child was bom, Whitbeck made the decision to stop playing football in 2010. He said its now hard for him to watch the games, as he recalls the good memories he had with his teammates and coaches. One of the hardest decisions I made was to stop playing football, Whitbeck said. I knew it was the right decision, but it was still a hard decision. Whitbecks involvement at Dixie switched gears from football to school politics. He was the math and biology senator for the last two years. The student senate elected him as the senate protemp in fall 20 1 1 Whitbeck came ce . anti-viru- aten- ougl 1 S, T, ; U Aj ' i 1 iW n -- t' ir M .em 1 y f - 1 t, , ; ' k i i f I 1 .Copy Editor r"T9: L Even though - stu- dent government election turnouts at Dixie State College are similar to the universities in Utah, student government leaders are still in ave trying to get more participation from students. When percentages of the number of students that voted, based on the full- basketball teams continue dream seasons Both time equivalent of students, DSC ranked about in the middle when compared to mens and womens basketball teams 'turned home from Hawaii and kept up their lining ways. Pages 4, 6. m ICit; lets ate Southern Utah University, time vet ot dog vendor creates Junkyard atmosphere walk just north of Dixie State College "'here youll find Junkyard Dogs: the hot dog feurant with a license plate twist. Page 9. short advocates for tore liquor licenses Columnist Christina Osborn writes that those houldnt feel like theyre j $un Photos sponsored by: I!1BLACK ! y(? apid. hlackrapid.com utact us: State College 7 llJ1mgs Bldg. kBS7ooE ;dtC George, UT 84770 toe: (435) 8 ue 652-781- esundixie.edu ILIEJE tbSipf ivV University of Utah and Utah Valley University. SUU ranked the highest, and UVU was the lowest. These results, many of which were close estimates, were gathered from members of student government from each school and are e based on equivalent of the semester students voted. Student Body President Mike Sheffield, a junior business major from St. George, estimated 14 percent. Even though student government election turnouts at DSC are similar full-tim- to the universities in Utah, student government leaders by doing so. Page 12. 7 Dixies election turnout average BY RHETT SULLIVAN e i U see CHAZ page 3 .(( I are still trying to get more participation from students. TJ Nelson, student body president of SUU, said 23 percent of the student body voted last year. Election Registrar Bryce Williams ofUofU said last year 6 percent of the students voted. Chris Loumeau, student body president of UVU, said participation is 1 L;:i J li U L Ceiuer for M;dia trsovvH'ofi COM7ENT:Q PODCAST usually around 10 percent, but last year was only 6 percent because he ran uncontested. Jordon Sharp, director of student involvement and leadership, said he doesnt think 14 percent, even though it is comparable to the other universities, is high enough. I think people want to vote; theyd like to participate, but its just not their priority, Sharp said. If we make it simple, then I think theyll be able to do that. Making tire voting process more simple and help-- ; tire candidates promote SLIDESHOW themselves better is all part of a goal that leaders in student government are working on. So our goal ... is to reach 2,000 votes, which would more than double what weve had in tire past, Sheffield said. I think its perfectly obtainable. However, I think it might be a little rough given tire fact that we only have one person rumring for presi- . dent. Sheffield said he thinks there are several reasons students choose not to vote. One is he feels that, even though we are now a four- - VIDEO year school, many students still see DSC as a transition school and dont plan on getting their bachelors degree here. In return, they arent here long enough to care who tire next president is. The other reason is that many students choose not to get involved. If people decide to get involved, then they will find a passion for Dixie and for how big it can be, Sheffield said. But, once again, if people just view this as a very brief moment of life they might decide its not worth tire time and energy to get involved. 0 ONLINE DISCUSSION |
