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In the study, 131 college students listened to the online lecsame ture while looking at either a photo of an "attractive" professor or a photo of an te I HOLIDAY SPECIAL Did you know Sept. 14 is National peace with roommates Ah, a sugary, sweet day. Don't let Weight Watchers stop you. Sink your teeth into your goody d cream-fille- full attention. According to a "unattractive" professor. Students weren't allowed to took a 25 question quiz. The scores of the group with the "attractive" professor averaged a 73 percent grade, and the "unattractive" professor group averaged a 67 percent grade. Dannelle Larsen-Rifan associate professor of psychology, said there is a large amount of research e, showing attractive people reap specific benefits. "Attractive people are seen as more interesting and more honest," she said. "They get the benefit of the doubt. Even babies will look longer at attractive How to keep Lack of (ream-Fille- d Donut Day? favorite ..., take notes. Afterwards, they now open. This free gallery runs through 10 a.m. L t Students illustrate giving their professor their when their professor is attractive. The new Robert N. and BY CANDY with no shame today. , 1 w H m ' ) , CO , , ROLAND Candygirlspen BY : recent study conducted at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, students pay better attention people." Supposedly attractive professors on ratemyprofessor.com can achieve a chili pepper ranking by having at least one positive vote for their looks. Odean Bowler, an adjunct mathematics instructor, said he doesn't pay much attention to the chili pepper ranking, and that if students think he's "hot," they've more friendly professors. "When teachers are nice, I feel a lot more comfortable in the class to ask questions than when they are intimidating," Lewis Grace Weyland, a freshman psychology major from St. George, said attractive professors might actually be a distraction for said. On the other hand, Sophia "I have an attractive teacher this semester, and then when I am 40 minutes into the lecture, I'm like, 'what did you say?" her. Lincoln, a freshman biology major from St. George, said students would be more likely to put more effort into classes being taught by attractive profes- been duped. Ciera Lewis, a freshman biology major from Salem, said she noticed the chili Weyland said. sors. "A lot of people will try harder if they have a mini crush on their professor. They don't want to be embarrassed by getting a bad grade if they have a cute teacher," Lincoln said. pepperwhen using ratemyprofessor.com, but she didn't know what it was for. She said she uses rate- myprofessor.com to find the Larsen-Rif- e said students shouldn't start to pick their future professors based on whether the chili pepper is red or not. "You tend to learn better when you are challenged, so take classes that are interesting to you and work said. hard," Larsen-Rif- e familiarity leads to racial assumptions JONNY WEAKLEY jonnyjunge F ' ,,,I 1 St. George's diversity may be expanding, but stereotypes still tend to , . :. t t i t . 1 f , - i " 4, 'A : - ', , , .. . 1 I ,1 , ,,t I it A A, , ''' stick around. . i 1 ' ,r , ' . , In a recent convention Our one couch became her at the Multicultural and 1 Inclusion Center, Howard bed, she combed her hair '''''.: ' , ''', in the kitchen, she didn't Rainer, a motivational 4 I -, pay rent or utilities, and our speaker, gave advice ', .,, 4 4 c ,,, Christmas gift was a sink on how to interact with ,., left full of water and dishes , various cultures. Ideas ., that had grown into a sci, included using body lanS ., ence experiment. guage such as eye contact, Z She was a teammate I infindgiving compliments, vited to stay the night so she ing common interests, and Students gather in the Multicultural and Inclusion Center, which seeks to eliminate stereotypes. didn't have to do her hourly supporting and uplifting Grouping by race leads to misconceptions, says Mike Nelson, outreach coordinator for the MIC. commute to our 6 a.m. each other. and getting an education. black people are from AfMike Nelson, outreach weight training the next day. major from Samoa, said he She went from teammate to coordinator for the MIC, rica, all Asians look alike, doesn't mind what people Stephen Heo, a senior couch surfer to worst roomand all Native Americans business major from St. said, "There is a common think about him. He said if mate ever. wear feathers and hunt misconception in racial George, said, "Being people assume wrong they Jazzmine Loveridge, a Korean, I get asked a lot game to eat food. assumptions due to the assume wrong, and life lack of cultural compefresha sophomore elementary where I'm from. Poleki, I'm not Danny goes on. education major from West tence." man criminal justice major bothered by it." "The key to being Jordan and resident assistant Dixie State University from American Samoa, Heo said he would probaround mixed cultures is for Dixie State University had approximately 8,500 said he gets asked all the ably do the same if he to leave it be," Moeioeolo housing, said most students time where he is from. He were living in South Korea said. "Don't look at them undergraduates enroll last have no idea what they are said the thing that both- and saw someone from a year, and approximately for their color, stay melinto with their first getting 1,900 of those students ers him the most about different race or culture. low and just go makes roommate. claimed as assumptions is the stereo"People should choose friends for who they are." Here are eight steps to their ethnicity. not to be offended when type that all Samoans play Nelson said if people both be a good roommate A lack of knowledge sports or are only good for someone asks where they were to actively learn and to have a peaceful leads to grouping indiare from or makes a wrong sports. about different cultures, viduals, Nelson said. 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