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Show WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 2 - DIXIESUNNEINS.COM aware of liTIPV sever! College stu ents BY CANDY ROLAND , , candygirlspen II IHOI ,,1 I , s' p,!;!,1:iiii)iic The Dixie State Univerci sity Rural Health Scholar Club brought awareness to the most common sexually 61 transmitted disease to an (,011ti.0', almost'empty Dunford ditorium in the Browning Learning Resource Center ttlir ii'r,' V. 11,1 ' 1,11 .I 1 I. '!'iltilLTv',14k11(itv,-1- Have you submitted work to DSU's literary journal, the Southern Quill? Tweet us using voiceofdixie for a chance to be featured in an article. . Chew said sex ed in Utah is challenging because Utah is an "abstinence state," which means ' , I 1, ' ; teachers emphasize absti - . - it!)!IltiolLfifilliP , - 01,1)41i 1 ', ,,, , ., , , v u ' .' - ------- -- - women will be cervical cancer and 77 percent of d cancer new in males will be oropharyngeal cancer, which is cancer found in your throat region from oral sex. "If you vaccinated only boys instead of only girls, then the risk of cervical cancers would be a lower risk," said Harald Zur Hausen, a German virologist and discoverer of the link between HPV and cervical cancer, in the film. 40 of those types can lead to cancer. The HPV vaccine is not only an STD vaccine, it is also a cancer prevention vaccine and needs to be rebranded as such, Kepka nence before birth control. She also said the conservative and religious culture in Utah has put a taboo on the topic and makes students feel shameful to even talk about sex. Chew has taught the human sexuality class at DSU before and has seen the knowledge gap first hand. "By far, the majority of students in that course don't know a lot," Chew said. According to the article from University of Texas in Austin NPR station "Study finds college students misinformed on HPV risks," from 75 percent of Americans will contract HPV in their lifetime and 75 percent of new HPV infections happen among people aged 15 to 24. Guest speaker Deanna Kepka, an assistant nursing professor at the University of Utah, said every 20 minutes, 30,000 people are diagnosed with cancer caused by HPV. There are over 100 types of HPV and highlights student' ignorance regarding HPV," which found less than 40 percent of college students knew HPV was the most common STD and only 15 percent knew condoms don't fully protect against the virus. "Sex education is a huge gaping hole in the U.S ." said Christine Chew, an assistant psychology professor at DSU. 1: ct(ilit4,4; RL.:-- Nov. 21. DSU's RHS invited two guest speakers to speak about human papilloma virus and the importance of the HPV vaccination before the screening of the documentary "Someone You Love., The HPV Epidemic." The film featured five women as they physically and emotionally battled cancer caused by HPV and the stereotypes that came along with it. According to an article titled "Texas State study 11 : 1.1',,ii;411:1'111-;'ii-)01(i-lii- Au- (11'1-i-11"i- (' HPV-relate- said. "We should not have a stigma around HPV because most of us will be infected with HPV," Kepka said. She said the vaccination is for males and females. Fifty nine percent of new d cancer in HPV-relate- Women can be checked regularly for HPV with their pap smear, but there is no specific test to detect it in men according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV is as common in men as it is in women, but men are less likely to develop serious health problems and so it is less likely to be detected and treated in men. For more information on HPV and prevention and other STD's, students can visit CDC's website. HPV prevention tips: - Abstinence is the only effective way to prevent HPV transmission. vaccinesCervarix cervical cancers in women. Garda-si- t - The Food and Drug Administration approved two and Gardasilto prevent also protects against genital warts. The vaccine is recommended for girls and women, and boys and men aged 9 to 26. HPV-caus- ed condoms - Use protection like - For women, have regular if you are sexually active. check-up- s including pap smears. . sidL 7 Jr': 1 , ! I 1'7 continued from page I .4.c, p ,.t, 1 TRANSGENDER 1 T , i :::-; v .. t i ,,,,tr,',..,,,,, , t ...A k f DIXIE SUN NEWS 44. ,., , i, i. Spencer Ricks, Editor-in-Chi- 1 ., , . 1 A i r- ,, t- - i . ' -- , r'-'- ' k , - e ' IL - I 4 t,-- -- ,,,44 I 1, 1 1,' , 4., , l4 '"-' 1 4 Candy Roland Courtni Stokes Jonny Weak ley Alexis Winward Beaux Yenchik Rhiannon Bent, Adviser HOW TO REACH US Dixie State University Jennings Bldg. 225 S. 700 E. St. George, UT 84770 Phone: (435) 652-781- 8 Fax: (435) 656-401- 9 dixiesundixie.edu www.dixiesunnews.com Ads:dixiesunadS-dixie.ed- or (435) u 652-781- 8 The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during fall and spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State University, the communication department, and Dixie State University Student Activities. DSU administrators do not approve or censor content. The student editorial staff alone determines its news coverage. The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board. Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university. t 4 -- 1, -- Kener, a senior English major from Murray and student director of the Dixie State University Institute of Politics, debates in favor of keeping the ownership of public land in the hands of the federal government. The Nov. 17 Pizza and Politics debate featured both sides of who should own public land. James 1 Arruda Chelsea Ponce t1 ,.,, , 4- Almboboa,lbrograw04 LANDS Jess refreshing. 1 (5,1 continued from page Kylea Custer Joe Nelson "oo i ,I Markee Heckenliable, News Editor Drayson Ball, Sports Editor Ashley Harrison, Features Editor Hanna Pollock, Opinion Editor Jalen Jones, Photo Editor Emily Fisher, Social Media Editor Diana Fossett, Copy Editor Stockton McMullin; Ad Manager , -- "This is one of the biggest issues in southern Utah even though it's an issue that often falls to the wayside in national politics," Kener said. "We really wanted to bring this to the attention of the students so someone out there could maybe say, 'look, I can make a difference; we can build a reasonable compromise to fix this issue." Jayson Foster, a junior biology major from Glenwood, argued for the federal land to be moved into the control of the state. He said his experience growing up in a small, rural town helped him argue for state and rural land rights. "It would be nice to make counties, like Garfield county, more economically productive because right now, so much of Utah's coal is in these protected lands," Foster said. "If we privatized these lands, then we could access this coal." Foster also said the overreach of land ownership by the Bureau of Land Management has devastated natural habitats by allowing wild horse populations to grow too much and push land away from cattle herders. Kener took the other side of the political spectrum and argued for the federal government to maintain control of Utah's private lands. "The BLM doesn't get it right all the time, but the cost of getting land back and running it from the state would be a disaster," Kener said. "If we let the state buy the land back, they're going to sell it back to the highest bidder and they're going to put some giant oil rigs on there to produce the money they need to own the land." Public lands are protected by the federal government to keep it pristine and beautiful, Kener said. He also said the state of (Rah wouldn't have enough money to take care of all the public lands if it were to own most of the land. Matt Fehrenbacker, a senior integrated studies major from Spokane, Washington, said the public lands debate was important because it helped educate students on one of the biggest political issues in the region. "Students will hopefully learn both sides of the issue," Fehrenbacker said. "We could either take from the land right now, or we could preserve it so it can last for all the generations to come...This issue will not only affect students but it'll affect their children and their grandchildren to come." Kener, who was called a socialist" by one of the audience members who asked a question, said the debaters purposely argued extreme sides of the issue so students could learn about why people feel strongly about this issue. "Even though we took on these roles of e e liberal and conservative, at the end of the day, most of us can agree that the answer lies somewhere in the middle with a compromise," Kener said. big-tim- big-tim- and she said seeing all of the people who showed up was "Showing support for the transgender community and honoring those we have lost is Boudreau also spoke about how the recent election has stirred up "tremendous hatred" toward the transgender community. She shared an experience of how a rock was thrown through her transgender friend's window a few days ago and spoke of other assaults that have especially important this year," Harris said. Harris welcomed the crowd of approximately 20 people and said: "The transgender community deserves to feel valid, safe and important. happened. "This was an election where the bullies were enabled," Boudreau said. "We all have to be on our toes." The Gay Straight Affiance Club has come a long way The transgender community sincenow the LGBT Student Association deserves its creation to live as in 2007, said authentically "The first year we were and Doug Gubler, on campus, we had a DSU beautifully as - somebody who thought it alumnus and want.they was OK to tear down one one of the The of our rainbow flags, and founders of candlelight started the club. vigil wrote 'fag' on it." with members they "The first of the LGBT year we were Student on campus, Doug Gubler, Association DSU alumnus and founder we had reading the somebody of GSA club names of 26 who thought it was OK transgender 9 9 individuals to tear down who have lost one of our their lives to rainbow flags, violence in the U.S. in 2016. and they wrote 'fag' on it," The vigil ended with a moment Gubler said. of silence for those individuals violence in and with students and the U.S. has increased since the election, Boudreau said, but it's community members sharing their thoughts. much worse in other countries like Brazil and Mexico. Brazil Robyn Boudreau, a mentor for the LGBTQ Resource leads the world in transgender Center and a transgender murders, where around 57 the was first to woman, transgender people were killed stand and share her thoughts during the first month of 2016, on Transgender Day of according to an article in the Remembrance. Huffington Post. "This is always a very sad "Things may get a little day," Boudreau said. "I know worse, but I really hope that degree of hatred has to they'll eventually get better," come from fear." Boudreau said. 66 Anti-transgen- - |