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Show WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 24, 2016 0 MafT; - - '' - - - " ' 1, brr studen15 fils TrT) Mir , Foves 0 ril (CEM'OU IL ilVfl ' . t''''' r--, -- - --- ,,.- - '''- -7 : :. 's, ''',., i , 4 ,, t..g 7 .., i.....:.,--''- '''' i , '' ''' ,,-'' 1 . ,,c4 i , , I .. .- .. .,, f t' Á' . : k : I , I , t ,r- -r , . -" i , . i .....,k,,, . . , 241 3 -, t , , '.':- . .'" ,.. ,;1' . ,4 ' 0 gX ' , , ,, , BeauxYenchik hying on campus? Tweet us your Liv- I, thoughts using ing on cam ffVoice0fDixie pus , i can be t rir;r4- L- - , LETTERS TO THE EDITOR lege. A student's dorm room j can turn into his or her best friend during college as it offers the student a place to sleep, do homework, socialize and call home. Some decide to go with a roommate while others don't. Whichever one decides, the college dorms at Dixie State University 1 Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixie.edu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesunnews.com. The guidelines for letters are as follows: Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be Writers must include name, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in school, hometown and -- best decisions students make during their time at col- r1 - well-writte- one N of the , 1 , , , '. ' i, , N ,,.. , ,, , --. , - ,, BY BEAUX YENCHIK 4J, , , ..., , BY r-,- tance of living on campus and the effects it can have on a student's social life. "There's always someone to hang out with," she said. "You're surrounded by people your own age." As much as college is about earning a degree and receiving good grades, a huge part of school is about the relationships we make with those around us. The dorms place students in close proximity of potential friends. These people are going through the same exact thing as everyone else, so they understand each other. Why would one not want to be a part of such a strong support system? What about the cons? Sometimes students feel peer pressure to conform interests. Dean of Students Del Beatty said he is a big advocate for students living on campus. One benefit is the luxury of never missing out on what is going on at the school, he said. If students like what is happening, they stay. If they don't, there is no harm done by leaving and returning to their dorms. "When parents ask me my advice, I encourage the students to live on campus or as close to campus as possible," Beatty said. "Research says it helps the students to be more successful." Even in her first week as a student at DSU, Katelyn Jeffery, a freshman dental hygiene major from Delta, said she can see the impor put students in the most ideal situation for them to succeed. Of all the pros that come from living on campus, the one that tops the list is the proximity to all the valuable resources the campus provides. The library, student center, cafeteria and gym are all within a few minutes walk from any of the student dorms located on campus. Living in the dorms also places students in environments that help meet a college student's social needs. The majority of a student's time spent at school involves social interaction with one's peers. Students gain a sense of family while being here at DSU by meeting other classmates with similar . - vesippor,-' miss the comfort they had while they lived at home with family. There can be many reasons why someone would not like to live on campus and those reasons are different for each individual. Nettingham, a senior conamunications major from Las Vegas, is proof that not everyone's experience living on campus is a good one. He said his first year was not a pleasant one due to having a bad roommate. He had too many late nights and received no respect from his roommate. Yet, just like every superhero movie, good always Shi-Qu- an see HOUSING page 5 - 7ir P'' '', , f n. Though ' St. ''' . , ' I ,,,Av ... 'I 4 George 1 is con- - 1 i sidered one of the driest areas in the nation, it's important to have a landscape that is green, comfortable, beautiful and i 't 11 , , ' . eco-friendl- y. , Using approximately ' T million gallons of c, water on campus per year, administrators at Dixie State University strive to z provide that welcoming z environment for residents, . Alta students and visitors. Regardless of the desert climate, Dixie State University manages to keep their campus grass while being ecofriendly. The green open grass fields allow for a welcoming atmosphere allowing students to have a more comfortable This amount of water is experience while attending school. used not only in the landmental Protection Agency scape at DSU, but also for The landscape at DSU pus? No; there are approxiTracey O'Kelly, advisor of amenities such as drinking under Water Sense, the could be a change in the mately 9,000 students and the Sustainability Commitfountains and bathrooms. average household of four faculty using 109 million way DSU uses its water. tee, proposed changes that uses 400 gallons of water Though this water supply gallons of water per year. Members of the Sustain-abilit- y could reduce the amount of is distributed through many per day with about 70 perCommittee agree Breaking that usage to water used on the landcorners of campus, it may cent used indoors and 30 365 days a year students that DSU could reduce scape. Her ideas include still seem like an enormous percent outdoors. and faculty only use apthe amount of water and less open or wasted grass amount of water usage. Is water really being proximately thirty three a more by energy creating overused on DSU's cam According the Environ gallons of water per day. desert friendly landscape. see GREEN page 5 , , 109 published. Letters should be submit- co k ted 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. , , , , ,..01 Dixie Sun News encourag- es a lively discussion on its website among its readers. Dixie Sun News does not edit comments. However, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous or vulgar. - to standards that aren't their own. They might JONNY WEAKLEY i Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly offensive content will not be , 146.11te.k.,,,AS jonnyjunge grammar. II ...w.:..............,org.... water usage slays 'green' despite keeping grass green DSU major. . Letters are subject to editing for length, style and - '. 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