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Show WEDNESDAY, OCJOBER 5, 2016 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - 9 Student parents face schoo , I MARATHON few campus resources '1iitI I .. continued from page 8 and Biff Williams would wake up anywhere from 3:30-- 5 a.m. to train. The Williams also made sure to secure proper shoes and gear and to take care of their bodies, Kristin Williams said. "Figuring out shoes was the hard thing shoes that worked for my husband," Kristin Williams said. Ally Hunter, a junior nursing major from Alpine, ran the St. George Marathon for the first time this year and said it was the most overwhelming experience of her life. Hunter said even though the marathon was overwhelming, she felt great during the race and was motivated by her father's thoughts of "today is a good day and I can do anything I set my mind to." I, , 1 ' . 1 , , A A , , .,, 4 , , ,i 1 ' - ' - ', ' ' '' - , ', f 4 , i ,. , , -, ' 4 '- -' .' - '--- - 1 ' i ' -4' PA , 4 'N '4 - , , , ,,,,pw," i , - ), lo, I ' , 0 , t ' ' ,) ', 1 1 , : C -, 's- ' 1 , '- - ' , " 3 , ,1 .. f ) , c 1 ', rn ,,,,,,i- - , ' I .,,,. ' ''''i, ' , , , )) 4j , 1 0 i z 1 n m '' ,, , ' - N - . ,4,,, 4, , I ' Fred Tucker, a senior communication major from Salt Lake City, attends school pall time and cares for his children: Eros, Ian, Deemitrius, and Kita. Outside of a preschool with limited hours, Dixie State University has few resources available for student parents. JONNY WEAKLEY BY the father of three children, all of whom are in grade school, and said he doesn't have enough time in the day for both his activities and his family. Bohannan said he gave up hunting, fishing and hanging out with his buddies on the weekends to spend more time with his kids as well as to complete school assignments. Bohannan said his father told him; "You better keep your ass in school. I don't care what it is, get a college degree of any kind." He said these words still ring true and motivate him to continue his schooling. Though Bohannan has to sacrifice a lot to juggle the time for his family, money and work, he said he knows going to school is the right decision. "Without the support of my wife, I would not be able to do this," Bohannan said. "When I'm away with work and school, she has to pick up the slack and play both roles as a parent." Bohannan said he strives to be a good example for his kids, not just as a parent and husband but as a student. The resources available for student parents include a preschool on campus for practical experience for early childhood education majors, but it only operates on limited hours. Meetings for the Free2Feed organization are held Mondays from 10- 11:30 a.m. at 224 S. Valley full-tim- , 1 involved in the community while learning how to be a better mother, Mercier said. Mercier said being the parent of a toddler and bee student with ing a 14 credits can be difficult and busy. While Mercier attends school, she said she has her take care of their child. Anne Pinegar, a sophomore nursing major from Provo, said she is grateful for the way DSU faculty deal with her being a parent. She said her teachers are considerate and reasonable about her raising her child as well as going to school. She said she hopes other student parents can feel the same way she does about her teachers. "Being a parent and going back to school is difficult and a lot of work," Pinegar said. "I don't think others see how difficult it can be." Pinegar said she is getting a better education to better both her life and her daughter's life. Pinegar said she finds it hard to balance time between school and being a mom but said she always helps her daughter first and then finds time for school. Parents who have younger children such as infants and toddlers also have a different schedule from parents whose children are older. Craig Bohannan, a senior criminal justice major from Peoria, Illinois, is attending school to help him progress in his career as a chief firefighter. Bohannan said he is joint activities to build and For many parents at Dixie State University, being a student while taking care of a child's life can put a spin on school, social life and family time. Kyla Mercier, a senior integrated studies major from St. George, said she understands the struggle of parenting and being a student. Mercier has one child, is a single parent and is currently affiliated with the Free2Feed organization located in St. George. Free2Feed is a non-prof- it organization that empowers and supports mothers. The offers organization classes, worked to build a Motherhood Support Group at DSU to help mothers get through school and still be active parents. This group is currently not chartered by DSU because too few e students serve on the group's council, but Mercier said she believes it can help parents stay in school. Although Mercier said she still finds it a little difficult to tend her daughter and go to school, she is grateful to the Free2Feed organization for helping her as a parent and as a student. Free2Feed provided Mercier with the knowledge she is not the only one in her situation, introduced her to other moms she trusts with her baby, helped her make new friends, and encouraged her to be more education, babysiffing and jonnyjunge breast-feedin- g motherhood support parents, such as a on Oct. 29. When Mercier began attending Dixie State University, she said she had an baby and found it difficult only having access to two mother rooms, one located on the fifth floor of the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons and another at the Russel C. Taylor Health Science Center. These rooms are specifically for pumping breast milk in privacy and are more sanitary than a restroom. Mercier said she wishes more rooms were provided so mothers could feel comfortable and have privacy to take care of their babies. Mercier said she has eight-week-o- full-tim- ld Fli I , , ,,,,, t ' 7 .', I .' ',,' )) ASHLEY ' HARRISON t ' , ashharrisonnews ' - .,, At, e ; 1 ' I ferences in economic class. The scenery looks more like "Slumdog Millionaire" than "The Lion King." Cinematographer Sean Bobbitt weaves fluidly through this world, with the lighting making the most of saturated colors and skin tones. In a screening of Nair's film "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" in Oct. 2015, she said "Queen of Katwe is d probably the first without film African inside." animals any We witness the usual ties between the rules of the game and Mutesi's life. For example, we learn Mutesi likes the act of "queening," where a pawn beats the odds by traveling across the board ding a life lesson. "Queen ,i, of Katwe" tells the true story ' 11 on 'if-- he ' --9 ge . I ' 'li d e , .. ''''':;- .. - ,,,1 4 3 : ;-- of Phiona Mutesi, 'a Ugandan chess prodigy. Hailing from the slums of Katwe, Mutesi is a young woman who can't read, has next to nothing, and iisells maize on the streets to 'help provide for her family. 'Played with beautiful physicality by acting newcomer Madina Nalwanga, Mutesi and her oldest brother evenNally wander into a chess classroom run by Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), alocal sports ministry head who teaches children how to Pla3' chess. In the film, chess Isdepicted as a game that cqualizes classes, incomes, land educations. Katende realizes the talent p 'Ilona possesses when she !lot only rises to best her assmates but also beats A - - , ilm at the game. This is a film that could , ; - l L',' r from cap- costuming that captures dif- advice ic)r a budchess player as well as : "Queen of Katwe" become lost in the tandard storytelling clichés f sports dramas, and someInes it does. But grounding erformances and fantastic lasily owns the film in a phenomenal turn as Mutesi's mother, Harriet. Nyong'o plays the role of both a widower and a mother with intense passion and fire, portraying back-stor- y with the deft use of simple glances and changes in tone that couldand shouldlead to a second Oscar nomination for the actress. The film suffers from a drawn-ou- t third act by pushing the idea that Mutesi's success begins to tear the family apart through class conflict, an idea that feels manipulative and melodramatic in comparison to the earlier realism. But Nair recovers by the end and even treats us to footage with the real subjects of the film and the respective actors who portrayed them standing side by side. While "Queen of Katwe" is by no means perfect, it is a rewarding, touching film that rises above its sports drama competitors. tures the reality of Ugandan street life in a way audiences have never seen before in a Disney film, from the dirty roads and shacks to the "Don't be so quick to tip practical I work by director Mira Nair and her technical team elevate the film above its inherent sentimentality. your king," Robert Katende says in "Queen of Katwe" I , t Disney-finance- It, , - - f , n ,, .I 3:, cn 1 ; i' 'i 1 ' 7113 ' E teEr-i- - MOWN 1 1 k ,I ) 0n .1 , k , C Z ,,i, w Hunter, a junior nursing major from Alpine, makes it to the St. George Marathon finish line and to her parents, Blake and Sandy Modersitzki, also of Alpine. Several Dixie State University students and faculty members faced the 26.2 mile run Saturday. 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