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Show -- 6 ix 5 r f rui I. t OPINION PAGE 8 - 8 POATS PAGE 4 Call to action: Find your will to vote this year Walters crowned Athlete of the Month THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY r- J uy j ! ij , p 1 k . J ; i ''J'J J J l'JolUsiu elect a student body president every year to represent our school. Some still wonder, what exactly does the president do? Or what is his vision for Dixie State University? Each month, we will sit down with the president and discuss what he is doing to help our school. We The slogan We Are Dixie is taking on a new meaning this year with student government leaders. Student Body President Carlos Morgan, a senior communication major from Santa Clara, said his mam goal is to have as much interaction with students as possible. I know they are the reason I am president, so I want to be able to make them happy with their choice, Morgan said. Morgan does not want to be the kind of president who has a mightier than thou attitude toward students. I want students to know that every student government member is just like them, Morgan said. We go to school, have homework and have jobs. A way Morgan is trying to reach the students is by passing out surveys on cam- - f ib 0 v v Vo O 20 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 with th Mooftlh W Are BY JULIA BELL News Editor 2J" o VOLUME XLIII NO. 2 ac - 4 o This wp- - - Do 20 5S mi mrou Ian of pus asking students what they want to see from the leaders they elected. We want input from the students about what they think about us and what they want to see happen, Morgan said. That is something last years student government really didnt do, especially when it came to activities, Morgan said. Last semester, a division was created on campus by the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert that was held here by the student government. Although some felt this was a good move, others felt his songs and lifestyle created an environment that did not represent DSU well. This is some- v thing that student government wants to avoid now. That division is what inspired student government leaders to pick this years slogan, We Are Dixie. It is three words that are really powerful and have a lot of meaning, Morgan said. We want all of the students to embrace the new v slogan. I ; Morgan wants to move on from the past and make the campus united. We need to move forward together, Morgan said. That way we can ? f , ,V "V c 1 i ? ; confidently say together, We Are Dixie. ,Vr! ri m1i Student Body President Carlos Morgan wants feedback from Dixie State University students about how the student government is performing overall. Find out what we think on Opinion page 8. V Student Body President Carlos Morgan, a senior communication major from Santa Clara, poses during election week February 2013. This Month with the President will be a monthly column updating students and faculty on what the student government is planning. How To Contact Us Find Us Online Whats Inside Read our daily edition DixieSunNews.com Follow us on Twitter DixieSunNews Like us on Facebook Facebook. comDixieSunN ews News Tips & Letters to the Editor Advertising DixieSunDixie.edu DixieSunAdsDixie.edu Dixie Sun News Dixie Sun News Jennings room 134 225 S. 700 East St. George, UT 84770 Jennings room 134 225 S. 700 East St. George, UT 84770 435-652-78- 18 7 - ; n 435-656-40- 19 1 T rz?nTC |