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Show Wifrii FEATURES PAGE 5 '3 P, SPORTS PAGE 3 A Dixie State student ftrartea CBS Sports Network prepares to televise debuts first published work T womens basketball game Hn 1 I THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY y i1 M I J V wwwoDfcdeSi VOLUME XLIII NO. 22 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014 Pom A wrap yp Diras Layton move forward toward presidency o.s7, BY PAYTON DAVIS Copy Editor f ' And then there were two. Student government election primaries took place Monday, and the three student body president candidates all vied for an opportunity to move on to general elections, which start today and end Friday. Gregory J. Layton and Clint Post captured the most votes, 172 and 166, respectively, to advance, while Samuel Jamison came in third with 126 votes received. With just six votes separating them, both top candidates acknowledged the tight race and what that might mean in the gen- i i' f . ; i ? ' ! 3 I - 4 0 th ' ? S L ft H T v J t 1 l f fj l! v I 4 4 1 tp t " r, s eral election. a Im more anxious, said Post, senior communication major Idaho. from Weiser, Ive been Ill be relieved relmatter what Monday ieved of running or relieved by making the general election, but as it turns out. Im not relieved; Im anxious. If - telling people I Layton said the primaries showed whats in store while counting his the re- English major from Cottonwood Heights. It shows that Clint is guy who has a following, and ... it shows I need to work really hard the rest of the week. a Both Layton and Post said low turnout for primaries makes predicting what will happen in voter general election difficult. two candidates cited making V I 4 V fj Ev b if r r I ,j v7 " n if 3 , .yi,ft ? g I Li 1 z z "S- survive the primaries. Id like to visit more with clubs and different departments, and just my biggest thing (is) if you feel like Im the right candidate, then tell five of your friends, Post said. As the remaining candidates campaign, Jamison, a junior communication major from St. George, said the close primary election just hints at the number of students trying to make a difference at Dixie State University. . U y - in'iiw students aware of the elections as a key point to winning. The biggest thing I can do to get people to support me is to get (the word) out that voting is going on and tell them how to vote because I feel like students just dont know that voting is going on, Layton said. Post, who said he interacted with people from numerous groups on campus, said as elections wind down, he must continue building on what made him vf I ,V A- H' 3 j V j V results. nervous Monday that I wasnt going to be in the top two, said Layton, a senior The . t feelings upon seeing a bit v x3 i P C j Its definitely a relief; I was the . k f1 , t no - f p , i A j f r Igpk 4Pt v msL, Jamison said though he came up short in the vote tally, he wont waver in his attempts to help fellow students get the most from their experiences at DSU. I feel like my name is more out there now, Jamison said. I will do what I can to encourage people to get up and get involved in anything athletics, the arts, clubs, you name it. I would encourage students to live to say that they experienced Dixie over just going to Dixie. In addition to the poll for student body president, students cast primary votes for both vice president of academics and vice president of clubs. For VP of academics, DAndre Mathews outpolled Alex Lambson 270 to 188, and the lone candidate for VP of clubs, McKell Price, garnered 461 votes. General elections begin today and end Friday at noon. To cast a vote, look for booths on campus or go to dixie.eduelections. Heated faculty email debate circulates BY SHELBY MISRASI Editor-in-Chi- ef A recent email debate has made faculty, staff and students question how comaccepting of diversity the campus munity really is. The dixieall email was treated as an askopen forum Jan. 31 through Feb. 10, ing for suggestions and opinions on what DLxieSunNews.com -- 5 Features. Opinion.. 3 -- 7 colleagues, wondering why such hateful words were being shared. You don't want to have to worry about working in an unfriendly, unsupportive environment, Rodrick said. I should be able to have an office right next to somebody who thinks different things than I do, and it shouldn't affect us at all. We've got a job to do, and we need to do it. of communication. Let's start over. Let's think about what we're teaching about civility to our students and try to follow those guidelines on what we're saying. The conversation drifted into topics that didn't necessarily have anything to do with Dixie State University and the vision for the new president. It transformed into topics of politics, religion and sexual orientation. It became a problem when participants began feeling uncomfortable with their see EMAIL DEBATE page 2 Find Us Online Read our daily edition News Sports characteristics to search for in a new president. Many faculty and staff members contributed to the mass email, but the suggestions and opinions began to offend some, and it drifted into a heated conversation about beliefs and values. 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