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Show fee? , were eoaiii-:MfrpitiibQ3.epif- e yrrogiiiia 7 L.J u WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - ODGEOfifeGh We go to school in classrooms lit by electricity. We travel the country in vehicles powered by fuel to have hands-o- n experiences. LANDEN VANCIL Landen IV We search the Inter- Passing a class is important. Passing life is crucial. Without educating ourselves, the crucial challenge of passing life is nearly impossible. There are so many outlets to which we can turn to gain knowledge. I suggest that you use them efficiently. If you dont have a clue about life and what is going on around you, then how will you make it net on various devices that stay charged by through? practically every activity we engage in, including those activities that increase our level of education and knowledge. For a long time, I took for granted the amount of impact that energy has on a day of educational learning. Then, one day during electricity. We read electronic forms of our textbooks on devices that we charge every day. Sure, there are experiences that increase our knowledge that may seem like they dont take an ounce of energy to complete. For instance, biking to the mountains and spending the weekend in the wilderness seems but is it? energy-frein is used Energy e, You wont, at least not as successfully as you would if you were educated. Becoming educated about our community, our country, our nation and ourselves is vital to being successful. So, how do we come educated? be- middle school the power went out and school got put on a standstill. The reality of education depending on J ' r r . T a. P I k foslQC" by QOilQDgy States generated about 4,058 billion kilowatt ours of electricity. About 67 of the electricitygenerated was from fossil fuel (coal, natural gas, and petroleum. In 2013, the United 2013 energy sources and percent share of total electricity generation Geothermal 0.23 Solar Less than 1 Other Gase 1 Petroleum 0.41 Goal 39 1.48 Natural Gas 27 4.13 7 Nuclear Biomass 'i Wind 19 Hydropower ficiency. productivity happens along side the least amount of waste. Using your laptop isnt bad; turning on lights so you can review your notes isnt bad. Driving to school isnt bad either, so long as all of these things Sources: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Graphic: Mark Nowlin, The Seattle Times 2014 MC arent occupied. are done efficiently. When you are done using your laptop or any computer or mo- bile device, dont just put it down and let it keep running - power it off or put it on power save mode. A light is only useful if someone is around to use it. Dont leave on lights in rooms that Driving to school isnt a bad thing so long as it is necessary. For many students, walking to school is unrealistic due to the distance. For those of you near school, I encourage you to walk or bike. It is necessary to use energy to live the life of dates matter creativity Cheap, unique Students share best local dating experiences style that our society does. It is necessary to use that energy Vlint about you? tVlut measures do j ou take to conserve energy? Tweet them to us, DixieSunNews, using the hashtag VoieeofDixie. DIXIE SUN NEWS Payton Davis, Editor-in-Chi- Keshara Bjorkman, News Editor Taylor Decker, Sports Editor Katie McKellar, Features Editor s Thomas Hender, Photo Editor Jiselle Tejera, Multimedia Editor A3 ji Susie Juarez, a sophomore psychology major from Springville: Hiking is my favorite at falls. You are going to be in water a lot, lots of water. And it is a lot of walking on rocks. Its fun; it is a good time. I would recommend good shoes. Ka-naravi- lle Megan Peterson, Copy Editor Taylor Forbes, Ad Manager Elena Castro Alex Cox Lauren Davison Spencer Durrant Haley Hazen Cody Eckman 4 r - Kimberly Hammons, a sophomore computer science major from Payson: I went stargazing at Dixie Rock. We liked to look at the different constellations, because I am really into Zodiac signs. We brought a blanket to snuggle. ... You can grab a weird flavored soda and go up there. Alec McArdle, a freshman undeclared major from Salt Lake City: A good place to go on a cheap date would be Menchies or horseback riding if you have horses. There are a lot good good horseback riding trails around. I like to go to Snow Canyon or up in Green Valley. , i c j Ryan Kelly Bailee Monson Tavanna Morras Carly Radmall Landen Vancil Spencer Fankhauser, a sophomore business major from West Jordan: So, one of my favorites would be the scenic outlook in Snow Canyon Park. I usually have some breakfast food ready and then go out there early in the morning... and see the sunrise, as it hits the red rocks over there. Benjamin Wright Rhiannon Bent, Adviser HOWTO REACH US Dixie State University Jennings Bldg 225 South 700 East St George, UT 84770 BY HALEY HA7FN PHOTOS AND INFORMATION DIXIE SUN NEWS Phone (435) Fax - r- n i 8 (435)6564019 dixiesundixie edu www dixiesunnews com Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newsfolpaper andor dixiesunnews.com. The guidelines for letters are as lows: Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be well written. Writers must include name, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in school, hometown and major. Letters are subject to editing for length, style and grammar. Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous, or highly offensive content 3- Energy sources for U.S. power . energy hasnt changed. Lately Fve started gauging my educational involvement off of when my laptop dies. If the battery in my laptop dies before the battery inside my own body dies, then I know Ive had a productive day of learning. Yes, I use my laptop enough in one day for it to die before I am even done using it for the day, but I also believe in energy efUsing energy efficiently does not mean not using energy at all. Efficiency happens when the greatest possible amount of -- will not be published. Letters should be submitted to dixiesundixie.edu in the body of the email, not an attachment. Letters become property of Dixie Sun News and may be published in any format. Dixie Sun News encourages a lively discussion on its website amongst its readers. Dixie Sun News does not edit comments. However, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous or vulgar. 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