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Show -- 10- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY LIFESTYLES DIXIE SUN 20li . habits bad spending Thwart Guide: College Walmart is a place of wonder for a college student. From groceries to school supplies, theres always something in that magical store you want andor need to buy. On my last trip to BY MCKOYE MECHAM Lifestyles Editor I dont know about you, but I love spending i U my money supply. Im sure it has also depleted many other college students bank accounts as well. There is a South Park episode titled Something Wall-MaThis Way Comes, which illustrates the power of Walmart quite beautifully. Well, as beautifully as a show like South Park can. The whole plot of the episode goes like this: Walmart, my goal was to get some missing ingredients for cookies, money. S deals and cool things on every shelf! The problem with this, as I said earlier, is that it depletes a college student without a job during the winter, you would think I would learn to be smarter with my cash. Unfortunately, Ive picked up some poor spending habits since beginning college. There is one store that I blame for most of my needless spending, and that store is Walmart. What can I say more? rt but several other things caught my eye. I ended up buying clothes, stickers, coffee mugs and a Justin Bieber poster. Random, I know. Ive noticed almost every time I go to Wally World I end up buying something I didnt plan on buying. How could I not? There are great comes A new Wall-Mato the town of South Park. The townspeople are obsessed with the rt Wall-Mar- is the new Wall-Manot such a good thing for their town. But when the they try to destroy rt Wall-Mar- they find t, biiy. Map outy0Ur, to where those ite are . Try to figWe when we go there, and we dont realize it until we get home. We can go into the store with a budget of $25 and end up spending $60. Believe me, it has happened. As college students this isnt a healthy habit, yet we cant totally ignore the Walgreatness of the mart, as well as any g other store. colMy solution for find who lege students yourselves caught and tangled in the Wally World web is to make a game plan. Before you do your shopping at Walmart make a list of everything you plan to and all great bargains the fun stuff available But pretty t. at soon the local stores go out of business, and the main characters figure the store has a mind of its own. The Wall-Mais actually alive, and it sucks in its victims by rt the fastest way t0 each item you need'1 you can get out fast , Keep your money-depletin- lowering prices. While this episode is funny, I find it kind of scary how true it is. Walmart sucks us in with its bargains on things we really dont need. We are tricked into buying crazy things eyes 0n the prize, and once y0l get your products hea straight to the check-line. Do your best to ignore the strategy, placed treats that a,, you at checkout. Once you Jl ,cHRIST Staff payy0Uat homefree.lt takes lou of practice to fully ter the Walmart gam All I can say is d0 your best, and dont talk bad about Walmar inside the store it hear you. Caj Run for Ben 5K raises hope, spreads awareness Were both friends of Bens, and weve monly referred to as Lou BY ROBBY BRIGGS Staff Writer Gehrigs disease, which is a progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal He hiked across Turkey in three weeks, competed in and completed a triathlon, repelled multiple times in Zion, traveled the world and neuro-degenerati- ve cord. He first started noticing that he just couldnt make a fist, said Mike Redd, coworker, friend and a coordinator for the upcoming Run for Ben 5k event. Thats how it works; it was just, Hey I cant make a fist to now, a year and a half later, hes in a wheelchair. Its justthat progressive. The doctor said there is nothing you can do to get it or prevent it, it just happens. learned Danish serving LDS mission a two-year in Denmark. Ben Thomas at 30 years old, going to work every day, still hasnt stopped experiencing life, even from a wheelchair. Thomas was out for a run when he unexpectedly collapsed. He realized he didnt have full rotation of his legs. In September 2010, three months after his wife Jenna gave birth to their Bens friends, Jason with amyotrophic lateral Neff and Redd, are holding a 5k run and lk walk to raise awareness about ALS and develop support for Ben and his sclerosis. ALS is com young family. daughter, Emmerson, a doctor diagnosed Ben known him for many years down here, seeing the situation progress, Redd said. Hes not asking for this, but we want to do something. Hes on a respiratory system and feeding tube, so the medical bills are outrageously expensive. It kind of touches your heart, and you want to do something for him. In St. George, with a large active student body coming from Dixie State College and a community great for rallying around one another, a 5k run is a great way to honor Ben and raise support for his family, said Neff, a friend, a fellow triathlon competitor, and also a coordinator for the 5k run for Ben. We want to make sure Ben knows that community involved. St. George has always been a great community to rally around people. We did want to recognize a large student body here. The race will take place March 24 at 9 a.m. starting from the Treasure Valley Park, 4050 S. Crown Jewel Way in Washington City. Redd said those who register by March 15 will get a Those who free want to learn more about the event andor participate in the runwalk can go to www.runforben. com. There is also link rt. oi always abounding m good works, being led glorify God. I read this and started feeling, well, hopeful Jenna said. In my mini I saw Ben with a healt body. I saw him runmn: typing, biking and doin' all the things he used to be able to do. I know that someday my physi cal eyes will see Ben a healthy body because it will be a reality. Unti then, Im ok seeing my healthy Ben only in blogspot.com. Ive always liked the could be It diffei ifeel do ormally coolness debauc nth exi be ould sympto a , prob leeper Lets be r c1 aboi liking at majority every dri joint duleoi; or twic ice wee a mes tobacco a u around 1 of illicit my mind. For now, enough for me. the Book of Mormon after praying, Ether 12:4: Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh ay ,;ople destr ex ,th this h angerous make aged. She said she remembered a scripture from on the site to Jennas blog, about the life in facing the trials of ALS as a family at thruthedeepwater. day-to-d- an anchor to the souls men, which would them sure and steadfast word hope, Jenna posted on her blog. I would hear it and feel a vague sense of happiness but couldnt really put a finger on why. I know that hope means you believe there is something better ahead, but I had never taken the time to really think about why hope matters. After noticing Bens hands become weaker, Jenna said she can only imagine how discouraged Ben must feel, as she herself felt discour- we love him and care about him, Neff said. We want to get the deal big no really hope ept on a pi imewhere, Habitual c he for cry ccording Divisi tah Abus ance hs 20 peo leport, subst: mg y Tha junior ikool lerything 5 to hei up Sixteen PLASMA SRVKS is Were je eating we arents, we ie from e th fflsider fie horm 'iter i u i ft - ! 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