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Show WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 BY CHANEY KOHL chaneykohl Some r t i f t educational funding could make your college education more affordable. Throughout history, voting has been a way indi- . i t Remember when Nick Anderson started vaping so you didn't have to? Tweet nick.v.anderson to suggest other trends to try. viduals state where they stand on certain issues. It was also a way to let your voice be heard, but does voting today have that same meaning? According to a study conducted by bipartisan-policorg, the United States voting turnout in 2008 was 62.3 percent and decreased to 57.5 percent in 2012. These figures sugy. gest people just dont think elections matter. However, presidential elections matter for two reasons: education and employment. Who gets voted into office determines how much funding goes toward colleges as well as scholarships and financial aid. College isnt the only part of the educational system that is affected by who is elected. Our entire public MC. 26, 2015 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM education system is largely federally funded. To have a good education system, we should vote for a candidate who supports public education funding. Employment usually follows after a person achieves a college degree. However, the job market is not always in the best shape, which causes unemployment to increase as years go on. If the person elected into office had some ways to improve the job market and provide more jobs for the unemployed, fewer people would be poor or homeless. The job market depends on the government and the government in turn depends on the leadership of the president to lead and guide it. Researching candidates can be a strenuous process, but it doesnt have to be. An easy way to better educate yourself on all of the candidates for the 2016 presidential election is to go to www.ontheissue.org. This website has pictures of all the candidates, and if you click on their pictures, the website will take you to a page where it states what their views are on modern issues. Voting is a terrific opportunity to stand up for what you believe in. Jasmine Rodriguez, a sophomore nursing major I . ... .. ... . - Donald Trump, 201 6 presidential candidate, speaks at the City Club of Chicago on June 29, 201 5. Kohl says staying informed on candidates is important because it impacts education and career availability. from Los Angeles, said she is going to vote because she wants a say in politics. She said elections matter because ...it is going to be who is running our country. We dont want someone who doesnt know what they are doing. Go out, register to vote and make a stand for your education and future. LETTERS TO 'Dixie name THE EDITOR Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor Im a student dixiesun-news.co- The guidelines for letters are as follows: BY EMILY FISHER emilyfisherDSN 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 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 encour- ages 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. talizingly on your screen, promising the best-kesecrets and must-knoinformation from the interweb. You swim closer; your natural curiosity tells you to take a bite. You click and immediately regret your decision. Instead of finding intriguing, informative material, you are pulled into an article with a smattering of words and two dozen GIFs. Youve just been burned by clickbait, and you pt w arent alone. Whether we found it on a friends Facebook time- line or shared it ourselves, weve all fallen victim to the occasional clickbait article. The Internet has turned the world upside down, particularly with the way we obtain and circulate news stories. The Internet has also redefined what some people consider news. An unfortunate side effect of this is many of us get caught up in trivial articles or ones that dont inform us appropriately. Naturally, my first reaction to clickbait is annoyance. However, its been helpful to understand why these types of articles have taken over the Internet. The individuals running blogs, websites and reputable news sources alike are concerned with bringing traffic to their websites. Having an alluring title and photo that piques your curiosity is the perfect way to get more traffic, allowing website owners to charge more for ad space. This is a race for your attention and that coveted real estate on your Face-boo- k page. Besides being mislead ing, clickbait bothers me because a news story will aggressively push the readers psychological buttons to get a reaction and prompt them to share the article while emotions are high. According to a study done at Beihang University in China, anger is the No. 1 emotion that impacts our online interactions, and websites like this will exploit emotions to get more exposure. d sumPost a a controversial of mary story involving a dead lion or transgender celebrity and watch the comments flow in. While the world was arguing about these events, there were several huge news stories that many people missed. The Freedom Act was passed in congress, NBC was caught altering video footage concerning a police shooting, and the Transportation Security Administration half-bake- . see BAIT page 5 self-center- ed at Dixie State University, and I have been the name wanting changed since I started attending. To me, Dixie was simply unprofessional. I eventually learned the negative associations concerning the word, and I was and still am completely shocked the school or better yet, the community does not think it matters that their heritage and history of the town relates toward racial discrimination. And thats where I believe the problem arises: The city doesnt care what outsiders think. Yes, thats a great concept to teach to a child, but unfortunately, people care and judge. I will never understand the importance of the word to St. George, because Im not from here. And thats where another problem arises: The people who want the name changed seem to be the ones who are not from here. So why should we get our way? Well, first and foremost, its an educational institution. No one is demanding to get rid of the D on that hilltop, or change the street signs and businesses keep the word on the red rocks. Let the tourists come and make their own accusations about that gjraffiti. Ultimately, for an institute of higher education and university status, the name needs to change if DSU wants to be taken seriously in its studies. I personally have had too many uncomfortable encounters with acquaintances and friends when they ask me what school I go to. I know the violent and tearful discrimination happening in the U.S has nothing to do with St. George, but why is that the justification? Its a selfish reason. Yes, its not happening here, but it is still happening nonetheless, and we should care because we are all citizens of this country Keeping the name Dixie is like using those ridiculous selfie sticks: and embarrassing. Above all, for the people who go to the school, they will have the name follow and linger into their futures. Its not just a name. Words do matter. Self-center- Kassidy Waddell Senior English major Gilbert, Arizona |