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Show mrrri mirrri BgBifcfc. 201 s WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23,2016 A G -- DIXIESUNNEWS.COM H t 3 -- 1 Oa-- Vw V O v J i m i r tjM H " ' n cu "U H MMiyssvm J wins 9 2SIMJ Cz) . ? . i: ' 4 '1, L, U-- t-- ,N . . i . ., r" ' . 11 :- -, i V 4- - , AW ' Jr '.IV VS? i "& J, J.-- cV.-- 41 "a. ' t IS t zU'' I o f; ( ! Many of our are accompanied by a video. ; ; stories ff . j.o, g' ; 9: W , A, t i. t t. Wi ,Ar.'W, r . ; - . - ' W. - . 3' i'f - DIANA ':- -. i FOSSETT D'ana FossettDSN . if'.'.l ' ft f L I Its THE EDITOR r t fi 4 1 not you, school, its me; weve got to break up. Thats what I feel like LETTERS TO Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie edu Letters in $ telling my schoolwoik and my job right now (Hey, the line still woiks since I woik for a school). While spring break was nice, taking time to schedule regular breaks is equally important for your mental health. According to an article from The New York Times, your mental concentration budget-friendl- y 4 ' . C:?v.T;Vw;..,.--- V ?. has a beginner class and drop-sessions, though it is encouraged to reserve a spot on the day you want to go A single class costs $10 while uhe open gym is $8. Who knows, maybe youll find a new hobby. Lava tubes Geocache My first visit to St. George was a hike through Snow Canyon State Park and exploring the lava tubes. The lava tubes were both awesome and a bit temfy-ing- . And after getting pretty chilled underground, having a picnic on the petrified dunes was the cap on a great day. Not bad, especially considering the cost for a single vehicle is only $6 for a day pass into the No need to try to get to Treasure Island because you go on a treasure hunt right here in St. George. Geocaching is a useful website and app to get you going on your adventure. There are difficulty ratings, and some of the containers are ridiculously difficult to find. For instance, it took some friends and I 10 minutes, craned necks and our tallest friend to eventually locate the cached container. con- sideration to create some g breaks to keep us from breaking during, the final stretch. mini-sprin- Pole dance That's right, there is a place to pole dance in St. George. Im going out on a limb, but this could be a fairly unique experience for many Dixie State University students and could make for some great new memories. Southern Utah Pole Dance As a side consideration, take a grocery bag when you go in. People have a tendency to drop trash even in these beautiful areas, and it always makes me feel like a knock-of- f Captain Planet to pack out some trash. m paik. One of the most fun parts of geocaching for me is finding random to put in the containers I find. Because if you plan on geocaching, remember this rule: If you take something out of the cache, you have to put something in. You aient required to put in anything if you take nothing, and, really, I always find it more fun just to add things. And, hey, its free. s crunch time hits you, with semesters end projects to do and finals looming on the horizon, taking short breaks like these can make the difference in what mental state you end up being by the end of the semester. So do yourself a favor: Take a break and avoid a breakdown. nick-knac- to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor The guidelines for letters are as follows dixiesun-newsco- m Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be well-writt- Writers ei SI imnj en 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 Keep up education post-graduati- MDL on; learning shouldnt end with college BY NIJAT ALIYEV NijatAliyevDSN It is likely that education has been an integral part of your i life up until 1 1 es a lively discussion on its website among its readers Dixie Sun News does not edit comments Flowever, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous or vulgar now. It is unlikely that it wrll hold that status post- graduation. Do you think of education as a lifelong commitment? Foi many, school is y et another hoop to jump through m older to start making a decent living and focus entucly on v ants and desires. ' . Snow Canyon State Park7 Opinion Editor Diana Fossett says the underground adventure is best complimented with a supposed to rest our muscles after a hard workout, so we need to treat our minds the same way. So lets mix together some experience, a dash of exercise, and a healthy dollop of - ! tubes is like a muscle. We are lylWGAyeH : . Are you brave enough to enter the lava hike in the surrounding petrified dunes ' - - v- - ". http:bit. 9 Vx Check them out at : r , - 4 H ;v Few consider the pursuit of knowledge a worthwhile endeavor in and of itself, based on my experience as a tutor. I have seen many seek education to reap the promised fruits of their hard woik rather than fulfill their innate curiosity and need for knowledge. Yes, knowledge is m fact a human need and not a mere want. Consider Maslows hierarchy of needs, for instance. In his A Theory of Hu- man Motivation, Abraham Maslow pioposed a hierarchy of needs essential for psychological health. According to his publication. needs must be fulfilled m see EDUCATION page 4 STRICTER LIBEL LAWS WOULD DO MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD BY DIXIE SUN NEWS STAFF .1 In a woild where journalists feel the need to protect their woik, it's hard to do so when people ciy libel when they don't know what it means. During a speech in Texas, Republican Piesidential Candidate Donald Trump announced he wanted to open up libel laws so it would be easier to sue news organizations and journalists for wnt'ng purposely negative and homble and false articles. Wait. Isnt that like trying to sue the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United see LIBEL page 4 I A Jf , -- vil ' i J J $4 .'A Ju JZt G, ' KH t T. ' i- - i - J Changing libel laws wouldn't only affect professional journalism, but also student publications like the Dixie Sun News Journalists strive to share all the news, not just the fluff pieces, and the Sun staff says journalists need to be able to tell the truth without fear of retribution fci |