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By the end , - 0 , W , DJ Where do you think ' Dixie State University fallain national 5- Heckenliable's article on dixiesunnews.corn. ' It m , 0, v , - j DJ rankings? Read Markee , HOLIDAY SPECIAL Did you know Sept. 21 is Miniature Golf Day? The best thing about mini golf is that you don't need to be good at it to have fun. 1 Grab a family member, friend or special someone and go play a few rounds today. life-savin- Source: holidayinsights.com g. - , ... Ilhand reaches out to aid one in need to pull it to safety. The National Alliance on Mental life." a can is One conversation change lness's slogan for the Sept. 201 6 suicide prevention month A willing my world fell apart." Hender said communication is key to helping - those struggling with suicidal thoughts. She said she learned a suicide prevention technique called QPR, which stands for question, persuade and refer, and was ready to help the world. But then, one of Hen- der's own sons commit- ted suicide. "Unlike when my brother died, I made sure we all went to therapy," Hender said. "And now we don't just talk about my work and suicide in general terms, but I ask my children, 'Are you thinking about suicide?" Asking about suicide does not put the thought into someone's head, Beatty said. According to the American Psycho- logical Association, the few people who were suicidal after being asked MOVIE UPCOMING , were found to be already suicidal, and questioning did not implant the idea. Another issue that makes suicide hard to catch is that it is often paired with a mental ill- ness, said Tasha Hopkin- son, a St. George resi- dent. She was unaware that she suffered from depression, she said, and those around her did not understand her unhappi- ness and would tell her to just cheer up. "I decided that every- one around me would be better off without me and I no longer wanted to live," Hopkinson said. Following a detailed suicide plan involving sleeping pills and al- cohol, Hopkinson shot herself twice in the chest after she survived her first suicide attempt. "My attempt at suicide solved nothing and only added to my problems," Hopkinson said. Her husband managed to find her and get her. help, though she now has permanent health problems following the attempt, she said. "There wasn't one specific thing that sent me on a downward spiral," Hopkinson said. "It was the months and years where I didn't know how to deal with my sadness." Understanding her mental illness and getting a combination of medication, therapy and family support has been key to her achieving a balanced and happier life, Hopkinson said. There is, however, the danger of "assume-icide,- " as Corey Hansen, a St. George resident, put it. "Assume-icicle,- " Hansen said, was when a person decided there was no danger of suicide because none of the ex Han- teenage behavior." Beatty said "assumeicide" is something many of us do, and he urged the listening group to not be bystanders to someone else's struggle. "If you see something, say something," Beatty of her sixth grade year, and after both being severely bullied and developing a subset of obsessive compulsive disorder called trichoi0-0 tillomania, where the recurrent the sufferer has -and unstoppable desire to -5z pull out their own hair, Park said she decided to commit suicide. 0C Fortunately,Park said w--m she couldn't find any 0 rope or her.family's gun w safe combination code. A cZZ small thought in the back of her mind pulled her back from the edge, telling her she should not go through with her suicidal plans, she said. Suicide is not a single-victiact, said Dean of Students Del Beatty. Beatty helped coordinate the Surviving Suicide presentation held in the Dun-for- d Auditorium Sept. 14. He said while Dixie State University has fewer suicides and attempted suicides than other Utah universities, that it is not good enough. "Even one suicide is too many," Beatty said at the presentation. However, suicide is hard and uncomfortable to talk about, Beatty said. But, he said though it is .uncomfortable, these conversations are necessary and can be "I was 10 years old when my brother took his life," said Tina Hender, a St. George resident. "We never talked about it, and bit moodier," sen said. "She was our fourth daughter, and we assumed it was normal er 1 NIC 1 1 , 1 1 ' BY DIANA FOSSETT ' WE . , , 21, 2016 , 6 0 , Ir F said. DSU recently received mouse pads with suicide hotline information, which were donated to the school by Reach 4 Hope, a local suicide prevention group. Beatty said if some mouse pads go missing, the school can replace them; they can't replace the person who might need that information. Another way to get involved in suicide prevention is the fifth annual "Out of the Darkness" walk, which will be held Sept. 24 at Highland Park, located at 1250 N. Highland Parkway in ,, re fa cl to wi ag fir esi its St. George. It is a fund- 16 Sh raiser held to help raise thc funds for the American fai Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Hender go spearheads the organizawi tion of the St. George walk and encouraged all Sh those who have had their lives touched by suicide and all those who want to help raise awareness by te es participating. B1 is "Surviving hard, even to this day," Hopkinson said. "But it's D, better than not being M here." fo For those who are sh struggling, contact the National Suicide Preven- pr tion Hotline at 273-TAL- K. D, i RELEASES - f' , ; t r- - ' VS L,,' t ''''' .31K, ,, New 'Go :111 ' t I ' 1 BY CANDY , ) ROLAND Candygirlspen - - Id, Play' exhibil encourages fun, irnaginolon i''....- - f c( , ,,c 1 4 ) ,. 4 t Sept. 23 "The Magnificent Seven" "Storks" Once upon a time, there was a world with no tech- nology brought to life through children's play. Utah artists painted and a few sculpted childhood memories of their own, their children, or other children the Sears Art Museum Gallery's "Go Out & Play" exhibit. Like a child's messy playroom, board games, antique toys, hopscotch and treasure chests were scattered amongst pieces of art. Kathy Cieslewicz, Dixie State University art curator and director for the Sears Art Museum, said the gallery is a place for students, faculty, staff and the community to enjoy, to be inspired, to take a break from their studies and their problems, to start a con-fo- r versation, or to even take a date. "I hope students will come often and want to see more all," Cieslewicz said. CieSlewicz said the inspiration for the "Go Out & Play" exhibit came from her time as a Montessori teacher, a teaching style that emphasizes hands on, autonomous play and learning. Kids don't know how to play anymore, and play is an important part of their development, Cieslewicz said. "We should never get over how to play," Cieslewicz said. "And if children see EXHIBIT page 9 Apps like Tinder 'window shopping,' student says I is ar BY JONNY WEAKLEY jonnyjunge Many millennials "swipe not always for a right" future significant other, but more so to find new friends. According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, online dating is the new fad for millennials and has tripled in memberships since 2013. A few Dixie State University students said they are familiar with dating resources like LDS Singles, Ok Cupid and the dating app, Tinder. Some students at DSU have a different outlook on online dating. McKenna Hodge, a fresh- man criminal justice major from Hurricane, said, "Tin- der scares me; I have just had bad experiences with the people I've met through Tinder." Hodge is not alone in that statement. Ashley Imlay, a senior English major from St. George, said, "I find Tinder and other dating websites shady or Imlay said Tinder is just un-real- ." "window shopping." th A ez C i c( te ' 11, In sa in hi tic la see DATING page 9 |