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Show WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IMWAIEN11.1111MMIIMOIMOSEA.MOWN,lbat..0,.,..1...0 Winter it reak ives stuLdents extra time to at itly for el w ioyment opp crtunities continued from page 7 as you are honest about what you are wanting with the relationship and don't lead anyone on, it is not a , t, and family," Gottfredson said. "Maybe catch up on sleep or catch up doing I ; AppVIcon Summer 2018 0 0 Namel t ocal Address it,ttc.n 1 Permanent Addr ess, Itt deetra) Phora! Home Phone: CASE OE t ( EMI lials101 CONTACT ., , the meephy, itti .tt I !'...c my, " , -, o ,k , . t,,, waste of time," Hollowell said. "As long as two people are enjoying themselves, then it can't be a other things that some- times go by the wayside when they're so busy during the semester." After catching up on family, friends and most importantly, sleep, students should set aside 20 to 60 minutes a day, or just pack it into one or two days to research opportunities that interest them and make sure their resumes and online presences are up to date. "I think it's a good idea to look for jobs over the break because when the new semester starts and people leave, they will be looking for new employees," waste." On the other hand, Masozera Uwase Ome lla, a freshman psychology major from Nyarugenge, Rwanda, said the temporary nature of the arrangement can come across as underhanded to some. "I think it shows people how they can abe used and then thrown away," Masozera said. "It's almost like you serve your purpose, and then there's nothing left to do." Gabby Benson, a senior communication major from Murray, said she doesn't feel like the cuffing season ideology is overall either positive or negative, but it's Puri- foy said. , Blocker suggests dedicating time between New Year's and the beginning of the spring semester to get back into the school and career mentality as well. "It's OK taking a week or two off...enjoy family time and then buckle down," Blocker '.Li4MOMLO. (t) Winter break may be a time for relaxing and spending time with friends and family, but it is also an opportunity to get ahead period can be a space for job applications and research for a student's field of interest. game of school. The three-wee- k ERIN HAKODA erinhakoda Dashing through the snow on a one horse open sleigh, o'er the fields we go, using winter break to prepare for potential em- ployment opportunities... Oftentimes, winter break is a time for family and relaxation; however, this time can also be utilized to prepare for the upcoming semester. There are spring internships and jobs, summer internships, as well as career options for those jobs, job requirements, companies and locations. "It's really important to not wait aroundfor spring to start to really start looking for opportunities," Blocker said. The break can also provide extra time to update from each other. LIBRARIES continued from page 7 Specialist Emma Lanners said libraries are there to help students find more relevant and credible information rather than skimming through the millions of results that pop up after a Google search. "I think the message the library wants to get out to students is the time saving element," who plan to graduate in May. Shane Blocker, the assistant director of career services, said it is important to begin the career and internship search as soon as possible. More and more spring internship applications are closing, so time is imperative. He encourages students to use the break to research Peterson-Fairchil- d said. "I don't think students recognize sometimes that the library is here to help students; librarians aren't here to create more work for students." In the era of information overload and the progression of technology and social networks, libraries are needed more and more, Peterson-Fairchil- d said. "Here on campus, the library is more than a building or a place to get help, but it is also the center of campus and a place to be engaged," Peterson-Fairchil- d said. "It's where faculty are, and it's where you can get help from a librarian on numerous things." Despite the internet versus library nature of many arguments, all three ladies agree both libraries and technology can benefit "Libraries were early adopters of technology," Peterson-Fairchil- d said. "Libraries were at the forefront. People forget libraries were the ones who invented maker-spaces- educa- tion changes are much more of a point of need so students are much more embedded in the place where they can practice those skills and it can be better enforced," Peterson-Fairchil- use- webpage provides ful resources, links and resume examples. Then, when school is back in session, you can make an appointment with the Career Center to get help polishing your resume. Career coach Gina Gottfredson said it is critical, to have a good resume, whether you are graduating in May or continuing on with your education. Employers take an average of 30 secouds to review a resume before making a decision on the applicant, which is why the first impression matters. d said. Most of all, Aldrich said, she wants to stress that the library is a place where students can freely ask for help. "A great majority of the time when students come up to our service desks they start by saying 'I'm sorry to bother you,' and it always makes my heart die a little bit inside," Aldrich said. "Please bother us. We're waiting on students to ask for help ." the Taylor Purifoy, a junior business administration major from Roy, said she doesn't usually think about einployment preparedness over the break; but she makes sure to update her resume often. Purifoy's main focus for her winter break is mainly her family. Before trying to tackle career exploration and preparation, Gottfredson said students should take time to relax, rest and unwind. "Students work so hard and life is so crazy that it's really important for them to have a break and enjoy time doing what they love to do or being with friends simply unappealing. "Being 'cuffed' in a relationship sounds unsettling, but I see why people are OK with it for the most part," Benson said. "No one wants to be alone; however, I'd like to know that I'd be dating a person because they liked me for me not because they were lonely." Although Hollowell has seen the hashtags and mentions on his social media, he said he will not be participating in the movement, but he can see why so man), people do. "I do see the attraction said. Gottfredson recommends students visit career.dixie.edu and dixie. joinhandshakecom over the break, and schedule an appointment with a career coach for the spring. Executing these tasks will help students prepare for the Career Center's 2018 Summer Employment Fair on Jan. 30 and the 2018 Spring Career & Internship Fair on Feb. 20. toward having someone special during these magical months," Hollowell said. "I feel like everyone wants someone to share their time with, either for the long term or just for a couple weeks or months." 'Mary and the Witch's Flower' enchanting JUSTIN CHANG INS ." With recent general education requirement changes, the library and learning services administrators hope to not only communicate the importance of libraries and library skills but also increase retention rates. "The general or even create a resume. The DSU Career Center in OM,,164ft1010.. CUFFING E T 6, 2017 .,351,L 1A..,3111..b....b.10 8 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM Magic flows freely if not infinitely in "Mary and the Witch's Flower," an effortless animated charmer from the gifted Japanese director and Studio Ghibli veteran Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Adapted by Yonebayashi and Riko Sakaguchi from Mary Stewart's 1971 children's novel, "The Little Broomstick," the movie ushers us into an enchanted realm where water can dance, brooms and carpets take flight, and woodland critters transform into fantastical beings. The greatest source of all this magic is the flower of the title, a glowing violet weed called a which blooms only once every seven years and is coveted by witches and wizards for its extraordinary powers. As luck would have it, the flower falls into the hands of Mary Smith (voiced by Ruby Barnhill in the English-dubbe- d version opening in North American theaters), who is no witch at all but rather a young girl with an unruly mop of rosy-check- ed red hair and an appealing blend of spunk and sweetness. In the opening minutes you feel immediately transported and borne aloft, even if the meaning of the images proves elusive: A fire rages, a chase ensues and a young witch flies off into the night with some very precious cargo. Sometime later, we catch .up with Mary after she's moved into the cottage of her kind great-auCharlotte (Lynda Baron). Her parents are due to join them eventually, but until then, Mary is free to explore the surrounding countryside, where she befriends a small black cat named Tib and, after a fashion, a local boy named Peter (Louis Serkis). Those magical flowers come into play, as does a broomstick that suddenly sends Mary soaring into the heavens and deposits her on a landscape somewhere in the clouds. If the stunning ethereal vistas bring "Avatar's" Pandora briefly to mind, then Endor College, the elite school of witchcraft that Mary stumbles upon, is surely meant to remind you of Hogwarts. But while Harry Potter and nt friends would thrill to some of the campus perks (the gym is especially to die for), the school's imperious headmistress, Madam Mumblechook (Kate Wins-le- t) , is decidedly no Albus Dumbledore. Along with her colleague Doctor Dee (unmistakably voiced by Jim Broadbent) , the headmistress welcomes the new girl at first, convinced that Mary could be the most talented witch of her generation. That early misunderstanding gives rise to several intricately nestled intrigues high-hand- ed great-aunt- 's involving a purloined spellbook, a sudden kidnapping and some sinister experiments involving caged animals. (Frankly, the cruelest such experiments are the ones taking place in Endor's dining hall, as we see in one deliciously grotesque throwaway detail.) Ash-bour- ne long-dorma- The narrative twists, absorbing but far from surprising, fit comfortably in the palm of your, hand, as do the inevitable lessons Mary must learn about friendship, loyalty and courage. All this might have seemed relatively pro forma in the hands of less skilled animators. But even in the movie's most straightforward moments some gentle comedy involving Mary and her housekeeper, or a visual joke in which a cat seems to change color the delicate interplay of soft textures and painterly hues pulls you deeply into this story's world. With grace, wit and unforced wisdom, Yonebayashi's movie sweeps you up and then gently sets you down, back into a world that seems more capable of magic than it did before. (c)2017 Los Angeles Times. state-of-the-- nt , , ,, ,,,s,,,,,,,, ,r ,,,t,,,,,,,,,,,- .- ra.forers,,1 --,-,,, , , , , I 1;i ,'' '4' ., ., 1 1 I, 4 I t, , , , r ) ..'" I .' ; , .1' zcn , i , , ! - ! - ' ;' 1,, ' '; ', |