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Show 11..,0 6 : WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Jr 0 41Iercaluf k.::.asetcri ri CI 11 q ., 0 ) (7,-. To,7.4..e new per pe CaVe 0 emilyfi shernews Sunlight filtered through the windows as voices some resolute, some shaky, shared others tearful literature about war Friday. This was not the first World War I poetry reading to take place at Dixie State University, but it was the first to be held on Veterans Day. A unique energy filled the room as several students and faculty shared stories coaxed from their parents and grandparents who had served in the n military. Others read pieces, such as "In Hander's Fields" by John McCrae. Instead of applause after each reading, thoughtful silence filled the air. The event brought a new perspective to the holiday, providing a greater understanding of the bleakness, horror and heartbreak of war. The reading was organized by members of the English department, including Susan Ertel, associate professor of English. She said in light of the election, the energy sm felt different compared to 0c war poetry readprevious m ings the department has 0 hosted. Pi u) "It did feel different, z because when you think is a war written by Vietnam-er- a nurses. In the poem, the speaker muses about how she performed CPR on a black man in an attempt to save his life but was raised in the South with whites-onl- y water fountains. Ertel said she chose this piece because she liked the contrast it provided. "I like that juxta- well-know- Interested in southern Utah history? Check out Diana Fossett's book review of "Jody's Journal" at dixiesunnews.com. ' ( t ) r , '! .., , ,. - t- r - '9,, ,t ' , t , is Have a Party with 11-year- theirs. This is a celebra- full-o- n tion. Nothing sounds more fun, right? Right? Buel ler? Source: holidayinsights.com UPCOMING MOVIE i RELEASES i I f 7'4' T ' I 4, f ,i ''' , ., '" e ' - , t ''' , 1 - '''', - i ', . ,, 1 , ,t I --, , ,,, - ,' , 4 i I , Nov. 18 i ; "Fantastic Beasts and , Where to Find Them" ; "The Edge of Seventeen" "Bleed for This She's the youngest student at Dixie State University, and she already has plans to be an evil overlord and rule the world one day. "She's accepting applications for minions," said Asia Lemmon, a sophomore psychology major from New York City and mother of Catalina "Catty" Lemmon. Catty, a freshman general education major from St. George, is an prodigy who e is enrolled at DSU and taking classes in trigonometry, English and art. She said the reason she started attending DSU was an accident. "The school I was supposed to attend didn't open on schedule," Catty said. "Luckily, I had already taken my SATs when I was 10, and they were good enough to get me into (DSU)." Asia Lemmon said there wasn't another school fit for Catty, who had already gotten an A in a class college over the summer and scored a perfect grade on DSU's math placement pre-calcul- test. 1 1 1 us mates at DSU; they're best friends, Asia Lemmon said. "I love being able to eat lunch and study with Cat . -- e 1 , I ,0 t,,......,, ,...., ,,,- - 14t k, ., ' , . - k , ' i, 1 4 , s , . - 41 s T full-tim- r - , ii i ,,0"& , "So I took her to school with me," Asia Lemmon said. Catty and her mother are more than just class No, have a party with him or her. Invite your other teddies, too, or invite your friends to bring A , daughter team up as old Spencer Ricks not a real bear, silly. But your teddy bear? You get to . .1 - BY SPENCER RICKS Your Bear Day? fam- fallen soldier and alks about "the of the madlambition the end of tile letter, the author exprEsses his hope that he Will meet his deceased friend again in "another world where Nv ars are no more." Tears gathered in Cor oran's eyes as she co pared how she feels abo t veterans to how a m ther might hurt wh n her child has a bro en ann. " have so much appreciation for our veterans," Córcoran said. Civil War. The letter . Mom, Did you know Nov. 16 fto, t ground is." Randy Jasmine, an associate professor of English, said he was happy the holiday inspired readers to share literature they had strong personal connections to. "You're always faced with a difficulty when talk 37 or 77: during the people, but this is what I need to do to save this person," Ertel said. "As a nurse, you don't get to make a decision based on what somebody looks iike, what their race is, what their religion is or back- cr7 ... L , who 'fought for the Union position of 'this is what I was raised to believe about black - 1 C A. - :' : ily o a literature." Ertel's area of research is war poetry. She said throughout history there are examples from every war where people used poetry as a medium to express the chaos, anxiety and torture of war. "Throughout war, when it's really horrible and chaotic, people always resort to poetry to find meaning in that," Ertel said. Hope Corcoran, a junior. English major from St. George, shared a letter written by an ancestor collection of poems --T- was written to the ing about things like this because it's so moving and powerful and yet, at the same time, it's so tragic," Jasmine said. "It's important to share this type of about the hurt and the open wound that's in our country right now for a lot of people, particularly people of color, it's hard," Ertel said. Not all literature presented on Friday was about WWI or soldiers. Ertel shared a piece from the book "Visions of War. Dreams of Peace," which BY EMILY FISHER - - I 0 'LI L 16, 2016 DIXIESUNNEINS.COM I . r vi ,A A A i - -- - ,,, - ,; 4 . - c,) , , ! m AL , ' JJ 0 o ' C Z (1) 4t - s..-- . DSU ty, and we text back and forth all day with funny stories to make each other laugh," Asia Lemmon said. "It's definitely a very special experience." Asia Lemmon was widowed when Catty was one and when she was pregnant with Catty's younger brother, she said. Since then, she said she has stayed home 247 to homeschool Catty and Catty's brother. Catty was 1 rejected from entering , kindergarten for being too young at age four, so Asia , Lemmon said she had to wage an "endless war" to keep Catty academically challenged. She said she homeschooled Catty for 1 10 years. "By the end of that 10 years, I was about to go stark raving mad if I didn't start doing something more mentally challenging for myself," Asia Lemmon said. "I'm I grateful I was able to homeschool my kids the I way I did, but now I have to go back to school so I can keep up with them." While Catty and her brother are brilliant, Asia Lemmon said they I- 1 1 Asia Lemmon, a sophomore psychology major from New York City, and her daughter, Catalina "Catty" Lemmon, a freshman general education major from St. George, attend classes together at Dixie State University. Asia Lemmon says she enrolled with her daughter at DSU after Catty Lemmon aced a class. college are "twice-exceptional- ," which means they are gifted in some areas and delayed in others. Catty struggles with anxiety and students her brother is autistic and has ADHD, Asia Lemmon said. "It's not an easy task meeting the needs of kids who are outside the norm in so many different ways," Asia Lemmon I said. Asia Lemmon said 1 her goal is to help other "twice-exceptiona- l" children after she graduates with her psychology degree. "There are very few professionals trained specifically in helping 'twice-exception- chil al' dren," Asia Lemmon Catty said the biggest challenge for her so far in college is not her anxiety but writing a English paper on feminism, because feminism "is a hard topic for me to relate to as an said. eleven-year-old- ." She said people don't treat he! any differently than older students, and many of her classmates don't realize how young she actually to Catty said she plans ri go as far as she ca-- in math at DSU and will see what happens when she graduates. "I don't have plans for what happens after college, because even after! graduate, I'll still be too young to drive or get a job," Catty said. |