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Show f v ri Jl .SuU " ' f JZ-a- WFh'0 li IMli &4 J1 '"a'-2 ii mV' P 7 L- - 24 '0 V N. 7 -- 4- , t I, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY DIXIESUNNEWS.COM 11, 20 au A PEEK AT LIFE IN ST. BY DAVID GARDNER For Dixie Sun News GEORGE According to city-data.co- St. George really largely white, Mormon, and, if not conservative, at least votes Republican. Students who do not align with these demographics often feel unwelcome by the St. George community. This was expressed many times by students interviewed while writing this article. I unfortunately cant do justice to the all these conversad tions in a article, but it is a real problem. For example, Nicolette Parrish, a senior integrated studies major from Kayenta, Arizona, struggled with finding a job. I looked and looked but couldnt find anything, Parrish said. Until finally I started saying, I have a grandma that lives here. Shes married to this person. Thats when I started getting job offers and interviews. Brett Stanfield, a senior English major from Columbus, Nebra'ska, said he notices a contradiction in the community morals. You have the high, moral, chris-tia- n values, if you will, Stanfield said. So much to the point that in my fiction writing class were totally censored in what we can say ... 8 no foul language, no pornographic I material, nothing related to drugs i or violence or crime or anything like that. But then I was looking at the Mr. Dixie poster and you have these really sexualized exaggera is " "H 38,459 Females 37,102 Males 500-wor- Median Age LDS (92.5 I ; T percent) Catholic (4.1 percent) Southern Baptist (.8 percent) ' Presbyterian (.6 percent) Lutheran (.4 percent) Episcopal (.4 percent) United Methodist (.2 percent) American Baptist (.2 percent) Assemblies of God (.2 percent) Other (.5 percent) in St. George - http:www.city-data.comcitySt.-George-Utah.ht- Dixie Sun News tions of masculinity where all the guys are shirtless like theyre frou Magic Mike or something. Some students told me about being stopped often by the police Others shared examples of cultura, insensitivity and cliquishness. Some feel uncomfortable anytime they are away from others who share their beliefs. So people definitely feel excluded. Whose fault is it? Its easj to assign the blame to the majorih population, but I think blame belongs to everyone and the solution are everyones responsibility. I always cringe when Mormons use Mormon jargon like everyone knows what they are talking ooui but we shouldnt hate on that person anymore than the sports lover who uses sports jargon like ever) one loves football. We all stereotype, assume and over generalize. We all speak thoughtlessly and exclude others Gabby Williams, a senior music major from Las Vegas, had a few ideas to improve the St. George culture. Just really, really think before you say something, be more sensi tive, realize that there is that one minority in class and just watch your stereotypes, Williams said Rather than look at us as dive were all human, just come hante out with some cool humans. A(d v while youre at it well tetf where we are from and what we know a' our culture. Were pretty much al the same, just different cultures. I support Williams ideas. Wen all just humans. So lets all just watch our stereotypes, and realm people are different from us, and thats OK. DIXIE SUN lechnology can enhance college life Payton Davis, NEIV Editor-in-Chi- ( Emily Havens, News Editor Nick Anderson, Opinion BY EMILY HAVENS emilyhavensDSN Apps can be used to enrich the college experience, and Im r V-- I not talking about Candy Crush. Sure, applications on your mobile device like Pandora or Trivia Crack can be great but there are other free apps available many stress-reliever- s, .A to help students with their professional lives. Professors should also embrace the Every student learns in a unique and way, implementing different types of technology might be the difference between grasping a concept or not. Some students might remember YouTube videos more than a simple lecture, or some might like Power-Point- s and images. Apps and technology can help students be s or replace outproductive, dated norms. Note-takin- g There are so many functional apps out there that students prefer to use rather than the good, pen and method. paper Ive used MyScript Memo, and Ive enjoyed it. It allows you to write with your finger in your own handwriting, and it converts it to note-takin- finance-consciou- walked through the room full of the students having a Black Student Union celebration, I was shocked to hear a song being blasted from the speakers that rapped the 15 times within the 20 second time span that I passed through the room. A I room, might add, that had many young toddlers running around. The fact that this is allowed on DSUs campus in a school sponsored club is absolutely wrong, not only because it offends many people, but it makes DSU look like I rd scum. If had walked in on that party having never come to DSU before, I would turn around and NEVER come back. It makes us look trashy, and under educated. There needs to be some form of regulation for these types of events to keep them clean and family friendly. We are a public institution trying to clean up our image and this one experience has dropped my opinion of DSU even more. Perhaps the only way it can be rectified is if the administration creates a that will eliminate this regulation in the future. I low-clas- s, Rachel Gee Junior education major St. George j see APPS page 5 C Tom Hender, Photo Editor Cody Eckman, Multimedia c Taylor Forbes, Ad Manager Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper and or dixiesunnews.com. 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