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Show WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM 4, 201! w Carnival caters to community LI cc members with special needs th D! pr W1 CO V, bi de I w tic "V t skips', ' I I fr V i i $ Y mmmi , i i with the help of friends at the Special Needs Carnival. The carnival was organized by different clubs at Dixie State University and St George resident Justin Tuft was geared toward community members with special needs hula-hoo- BY NICK ANDERSON mck vanderson Watch Justin Spooky music and creative costumes haunted the Gardner Student Center Ballroom Thursday night for a Halloween event hosted especially for the special-need- s community and their families. The Special Needs Carnival, organized by the Dixie State University Student Association, was open to students and the community and filled the ballroom with princesses, Badger's video on the search for DSU's new mascot on DixieSunNews.com. MORE NEWS ps superheroes, cowboys and other costumed attendees. Clubs on campus provided Halloween activities like face painting and cookie decorating, as well as lots of candy and prizes. Sarah Beacco, a junior integrated studies mar from St. George and the youth support service leader for DSUSA, helped organize the event. She said one of the goals of the carnival this year was to extend invitations to more than just students on campus and see attendance grow. We tried to reach out to a lot more of the special needs individuals within our community, Beacco said. As far as we know, it is the only Halloween event thats put on in. the city for special needs individuals and their families. Justin Tuft, a St. George resident with special needs, said his favorite part of the carnival was the bowling game and getting to dress up in costume. Im a disabled beach bum because Im in a wheelchair, Tuft said after fishing for guesses about his Hawaiian shirt and shorts. Its the best way to get someone to push you around. d with Tuft the help of someone and dressed as Spider-Ma- n some friends while he sang a rendition of Jimmy Buffetts song, Cheeseburger in Paradise. Terrence Johnson, a senior communication major from Los Angeles representing the Black Student Union, said if students came and saw the fun other people were having, they would want to be a part of the carnival. I am dressed up as a hula-hoope- six-fo- two-inc- ot r- h, - d Elmo, Johnson said. I see a lot of kids smiling because they see that a lot of people care and support them. Johnson said some people with special needs may normally feel left out or like they are unable to participate in some activities, and that is what makes the carnival important. This is all for them, Johnson said, referring,!! the carnival and his heav) costume, wiping away sweat from his forehead and putting on his large, furry Elmo mask. - . Honors program receives grant with hopes to expand opportunities for DSU honors students CONTENT1 news broadcast online at View our weekly I S z O n I s SouthernUtahLive.com BY MARKEE HECKENLIABLE markeekaeDSN DIXIE SUN NEWS Emily Havens, Editor-in-Chi- Spencer Ricks, News Editor Nick Anderson, Opinion Editor Karli Kuhn, Sports Editor Markee Heckenliable, Features Editor Jalen Jones, Photo Editor Ryan Huskins, Multimedia Editor Emily Fisher, Social Media Editor Jordan Eames, Copy Editor Dallin Spackman, Ad Manager : Justin Badger Jacob Brown J C Collier Brayden Dobson Porter Larsen Breanna Opdahl Andrew Pinckney Candy Roland Ashley Thompson Alex Wheeler Representatives from the honors program hope to one day have an honors house or a floor of a dormitory dedicated to the honors program. Were not shy, Mark Jeffreys, honors program director and department chair for interdisciplinary arts and sciences, said. We intend to build something here that other universities will be envious of when were done. This grant is a huge first step in doing that. Booth said probably the top students of each high school in St. George dont come to DSU and usually choose to attend a school in northern Utah. He said he wants this HOW TO REACH US Dixie State University Bldg 225 South 700 East St George, UT 84770 Phone (435)652-781- 8 Fax (435)656-401- up, and the more motivated students we can get to come here, the sooner the university will become more substantial. Honors program adviser Beth Axelgard said she hopes to create a d program, and the money from the grant will help honors student-centere- students experience at DSU. This money will go toward scholarships but not in the traditional sense, Axelgard said. It will be for grants that will allow students to study abroad or field study opportunities. Axelgard said the money will also be used to help develop unique courses for honors students they would otherwise be unable to take. Some of the courses offered in the honors program are 9 dixiesundixie edu wwwdixiesunnews com Ads dixiesunadsdixie edu or (435) 41 The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during Fall and Spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State University the communication department and Dixie State University Student Activities DSU administrators do not approve or censor content The student edito rial staff alone determines its news coverage The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board Otherwise the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the of Dixie Sun News or any entity opinions of the university students on this campus to the point that the university is an attractive destination for the very best students and our local community, Jeffreys said. Jeffreys said strategizmg for the grant money for the honors program is still an ongoing process. Students who are interested in the honors program and who qualify for it should contact Axelgard at baxelgard dixie.edu. al th B 01 cc te th a ol cc m I at C d( ,000 n- v ft i kjyr um. ' r ru i oi fr ' sp ar v - V m re r j. i nc ot th a courses r co to co T' for thi - f se Ci ' - I : j honors seminars, including contemporary issues, introduction to great works, honors junior seminar, and senior thesis, according to the honors website. Maintaining a 3.5 GPA is one of several requirements to be an honors student. Jeffreys said the grant will be used to help better the experience on campus for honors students. The primary goal is to enrich the experience of honors U gram. Rhiannon Bent, Adviser Jennings Dixie State Universitys honors program was awarded a $500,000 grant to help the experience of honors students on campus. The grant was awarded to the honors program by Dr. Craig Booth, a DSU alumnus and local medical practitioner. He said he wants to find ways to support the university and to leave a legacy for his family by granting this money to the honors pro- grant to entice more students to come to DSU. The university is new, Booth said. It will take us a number of years to grow ' -i Honors' Studenfl j Wf r- IE K fo lat all wi im |