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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM sEulon !or IW it tfr ho d' ni-Dsc- te r 4 LrQDIaLt E?i Li u 5- Leave ineffective routines behind 41 r -- LPOLG BY CODY ECKMAN it on your handy credit card. Let's say that card has an codyeckman Auto-pilo- 7 coasting, living the unexamined life ... It all seems so N, - ..., 1 (- - J -- -,: interest rate of 15 percent. If you make a minimum payment of $30 a month, it will take you 19 months to pay that purchase off. You'll also be paying about $70 more than if you had simply pooled your money for a few months, scrimping and saving until you were able to buy your cool new thing outright. Break that routine or that cool new thing will own you for 19 months before you ever truly own it. Let me break this down into even simpler terms: If you do things the way that "everybody" does them, you'll get the results "everybody" gets. If that doesn't sit right with you, I challenge you to examine the aspects of your life where you're currently on Common examples include: t, , ' easy. But what are you sacrificing by taking the road more traveled? If you've ever found yourself explaining away a behavior by saying things like, "That's just the way I do it, I don't know why" or "Everybody does it that way," you've likely fallen victim to the dreaded "ineffective routine." Some examples (and their consequences) lurk just out of sight in our every day life. Maybe you eat out three times a week only to finish I the first of it before tossing it away or upping it to the large combo because it's "a better value." Or maybe you purchases that could reasonKarlie Kloss poses the 55th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 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A the attenworld's Well, let me put engineering course over the an effort to improve such. caught lot of it has been negative. summer. an underrepresented field tion and, most importantly, it in a simple way: There's I find this to be a super shows that she knows how the attention of those who Pushing aside the "Gamer-gate- " something you want that sexand to use her influential powwill run our world in the cool situation. The transicosts $500 and you don't controversy ism in the tech industry for ers for good, so to speak. tion from the Victoria's want to wait for it so you put future. ,a b , auto-pilo- t. three-quarte- rs Not reading through bank statements (which can frequently have errors of at least a few dollars). Always spending money on dates. Cheap or free date ideas can be the most fun. Spending hours daily on time wasters like Facebook and Nefflix, all while complaining there isn't enough time to finish this assignment or that paper. Always having to get the biggest or best or newest thing out there. The people you're trying to impress probably don't really care anyway. debt-finan- ce r further-reachin- g: 1 supermodel-turned-NYU-stu- dent, While examples abound, the most powerful ones will be the routines you identify in your life. What task are you mindlessly doing that would be benefited by using just a titch more brain power? Find it, change it and note the difference. Pre-Colle- ge debt-financin- DL3PJGGE GELDGEAGEDCG C1GDGEDOS BY HAYLIE ANDERSON hayande An activity on campus 4 can go either 1 tr...t way for stuh dents; it is all about who 4,1 they choose to spend that activity with. Some students say there is nothing to do in St. George and that it is just a boring town made for the "snow birds." However, there are tons of events that Dixie State University Student Association puts on to help students have a great time while in r-14 , i college. Student Body President Greg Layton, a senior English major from Cottonwood is all Heights, said about being a part of the traditions. "The amount of fun a student experiences isn't necessarily a product of the event but a result of who that student associates with at the event," Layton said. A great way to have a good long-runni- time with the activities on campus is by spending that time with friends. Even if the event isn't something that a student might be super interested in, he or she has total control of what to do to make it what it can be. DSUSA committee member Dillon McKinney, a junior mathematics major from St. George, said it is important for students to get involved. "We talk about how the Dixie spirit is what makes us special, and participating in traditional the a is events great way to feel that for anyone who hasn't felt it before," McKinney said. The Dixie spirit, which means having pride for Dixie State University, is talked about a lot on campus. The spirit is important to a lot of people on campus because some say it is what makes Dixie so fun. DSUSA is always organizing activities that if students go they would enjoy the activity and even have the chance of making new friends and feeling the famous Dixie long-mnni- spirit. Si:TAGEDa3 ED , DSUSA puts on these events for the good of students while in college. There are many things, such as time and commitment, that go into making these events fun and exciting for students. "The reason why these events are done is because the purpose of DSUSA is to try and create experiences for current students to enhance their university experiences by creating social events, means for academic experiences and to gain valuable experiences through involvement," Layton said. is now, and there are many traditional events that have been planned. The week began with a kick-of- f in the morning and a Food Fest that night. Tuesday was the day of the Pageant. The Wednes-event traditional will be tonight, and Thursday will be the day of breaking a world record. The week will end with the Great Race and a carnival. The students and advisers of DSUSA want all students to have a good time while at g? I ' t 33 . ., 3 4 .. . . ' . i , , , ( I ,,e't ,'' , " , 40, t 1 33 .- - . ., i , I t. , - t, ., ''''t4 .3,31,, 1- - - f 4 , 1 - . i I ' t 7 ' i . 4 , t ". ii,1 ,r,,,,, . 6 . L. 0.- - , ;, 4 , - ''''' ;. , '';.. k. '4,, , ,f.' - , NR t 1 4 iv'-- 4'1' - 1 .i 0.t ,4, , ' i i! , s , .. 1.,, .-- ,p 4 Cr en D 2014. Anderson Students take a picture together at an activity during to a is events friends with activity. school any enjoy way says attending ek Dixie State University. "The students and advisers who put in thousands of hours each semester are providing experiences for students to enjoy new experiences while getting an education," Layton said. Having a good time can make or break the college experience. Being in college is all about stepping out of the comfort zone of home, new adventures, making new ,4 friends and having an great time. "Get friends to come with you Ito the different activities on campus because it makes any experience more enjoyable," Layton said. |