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Show S3SSB!E WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY POLL continued from page 3, 2016 1 yet, Billings said. Utahns are sick and tired of sissy leadership in the Democrats, and we want change. This years straw poll was the first one at DSU and was more of a trial run, Hemals-tee- n said. Im hoping this will be- come a yearly event and that more students will show up m the future, Hemalsteen said. j Angela Harrison, a volun-- i teer for Utah for Cruz from Toquerville, said it was help- for people to come to the event and hear a live speaker ful ! j on behalf of the GOP candi- - dates. For a lot of college students, they have so much going on in their lives that maybe politics may be the last thing they think of to spend their time on, Harrison said. We need millennials to be involved in politics and learn how they can make a difference. As a registered Democrat, McKade Christensen, a senior communication major from St. George, said he attended the event to learn more about the Republican candidates even though he wouldnt be voting for any of them. Even though I disagree with a lot of the policies, I wanted to come to hear what the Republican candidates could offer, Christensen DIXIESUNNEWS.COM said. Christensen said it especially scared him when the representative for Rand Paul spoke on wanting to end the National Security Agencys surveillance on Americans because the NS A has caught a lot of bad things that would have happened by using domestic surveillance. I think its really important to voice our opinion, to become well informed, (and) to really know what the issues are about instead of just relying on what we were raised off of or what our grandparents think, Christensen said. We need to have our own opinion on w hat the facts well-inform- ed are. MENTOR continued from page 1 education are more likely to succeed than the ones who just have the drive or just the education. Wells is taking examples from entrepreneurial ii programs at and Weber State University to get an idea of what is successful. He said he is hoping the program will be available by fall 2016 but said there are many factors out of his control. Wells sent an initial proposal to the dean's council and President Biff Williams, but he said it is all still quite preliminary. He is hoping to roll out an entrepieneuiial certificate that doesn't require prerequisites in business. A biology student or a music student could come in and take these classes to get a certificate, he said. The program will be low investment and high reward, including classes that already exist, which means not many new classes or faculty members will need to be added. We have to start small, Wells said. We BYU-Hawa- have to take an entrepreneurial approach to this development. Garett Garcia, a senior business administration major from St. George, said he is excited for the program to come to DSU. He said he hopes he will have enough time to get the certificate before he graduates. He said DSU doesnt have many options for entrepreneurs, and they are much needed. Its about time, he GOP the representative for Republican candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the Southern Utah Straw Poll Saturday Ted Cruz won the poll with 43 votes from community members and stu-- t life one-on-on- e, ld said. The former mayor After serving in Alpine in various positions for about nine years, Watkins resigned as mayor Jan. 21. Watkins said Alpine is in excellent condition and feels he could be of better service to students at DSU. His official term as mayor would have ended December 2017. Entrepreneurs love to be part of startups, Watkins said. Being a part of DSU starting up a new entrepreneurship program was something I could not pass up. With 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Watkins said he is looking for opportunities to serve as he shares stories of his DixieSundixie.edu. dents mat- Dev ; ind t Id tlU t nRetfcrr udeiiF 0)1 L. r k ; L r r 1 IP fn u jS 3 failures and successes with students. I love working with the students, teaching classes and working with Watthem kins said. Watkins first experience starting a business was as a student at BYU. He said, as a young man, he developed his own real estate construction company. I thought Id be a milcocky lionaire, he said. When interest rates skyrocketed, Watkins said he was lucky not to go bankrupt. He went on to start a company that sold computer accessories and went into the business of auto cleaning supplies two years ago. Some car air freshener products that Watkins company sells are Refresh your car and Bahama & Co. Watkins is still residing in Alpine, and for the next six to nine months, said he is planning on commuting from Alpine to St. George on a weekly basis. I hear the best things about Dixie students, Watkins said. I absolutely love St. George, the people and the Do you have a news tip for the Dixie Sun News? Email us at Greg Aired, -- U |
