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Source: onthisday.com gY r e SPECIAL gAIS THIS WEEK February 15: Singles Awareness Day The couples got yesterday. So what? Today is Singles Awareness Day, a although why it makes lack of partner sound like some kind of have no fatal disease, 1 I idea. Go out and make , sure people know that Singles Awareness Day is a day to love yourself, by yourself. Cook yours- elf a nice meal, share a bottle of 13 wine with t yourself... this holiday I: sounding better and better. February 19: Lash Day A day for eyelash No, appreciation. really. Source: thefactsite.com Students like Abdulmalik Animashaun, Min Than, Daniel Killinger, Gbemisola Obideyi, and Joshua Lopez are all from different parts of the world, but all have something in common love for their own diverse religions. Animashaun, a sophomore biology major from in Lagos, Nigeria, works DSU at the Testing Center and is the sixth child of a muslim family. His parents have always encourhis aged him to practice rememberreligion while and kind ing to be good Animashaun to everyone. and prays five times dailydifsaid it is sometimes ficult in the U.S. because there's always the chalto pray lenge of trying or not work at or in class mosque. having a nearby "I used to run home Animashaun just to pray," said. "One day during and I work, I felt weak comfortable didn't feel so about telling my boss my religion. But she said that I should be free to practice my religion, and she found a place for me to pray. So now I pray at the Testing Center just for five to 10 minutes." Animashaun said if people put in faith, things will work out even if sometimes people don't like the color of your skin or the way you are. He said as long as people do good, eventually everyone's going to love you in the end. "I went on a trip to Las Vegas with my class," Animashaun said. "I thought it was going to be so difficult because I was the only black person, and I was the only muslim. I told the leader of the group that I would need to be going to go to the Mosque on Friday, so he said it was okay. At the end of my journey, I never regretted going because the class was so friendly with me and they actually went to the Mosque with me and they all prayed with me and it was so fun." Animashaun said diversity in religion is im - , '1 'LJ 1,1), .,...t..- .- ; -- STUL...4T LCB111-1- - to those who may still be in the closet and need someone to go to. She is completely confidential and simply wants students who may be struggling to feel as if they have a safe place to talk openly about any struggles they may be having. O'brien said Boudreau has been an amazing help to the LGBT club on campus and is always willing to help with outreach. "She clearly has gone out of her way to serve as a mentor and a role model to our transsexual youth, which is huge in a community like ours," O'brien said. "I know that she has formed a lot of close relationships with these students to help, just support them and make sure they know they have a place here." It is important to Boudreau that students who are struggling with their gender identities know that they are welcome at DSU and that they have nothing to be ashamed about. Boudreau said, "When you get down to the bottom of it, we're people. We're just Boudreau is also a member of the LGBTQ resource center where she helps students struggling with gender problems and issues. Boudreau said most of the students on campus fit into the lesbian, gay or bisexual categories and there are only about five actively transitioning students on campus. However, Boudreau said she is always available I very pleasantly surprised, very, very, wonderfully t sor. , 4."). ('(' 1' , - - 'i 0 .4 t ,:l. t , 5 ou i ,,f,',4 t !, 0) Religious diversity at , C-- I C11 1 1 biology major from St. George, said he enjoys having Boudreau as a professor because of her dedication to the students and her willingness to go the extra mile to help her students. Boudreau said things on campus have changed in just the last few years, but that change has been for the better. She said a large reason for that is the administration. Boudreau said she feels support from multiple people in the administration, including the president of the university himself. She also said the students seem to be more understanding in general, and she has only received two complaints about her role as a transsexual profes- emmavDSU Robyn Boudreau is the first transsexual employee at DSU. She is an adjunct professor who has taught organic chemistry here at DSU for three years. Boudreau was living in St. George when she met Erin O'Brien, chair of the department of biological studies, through the American Association of University Women. The two hit it off and decided to meet up to discuss Boudreau possibly working for the university. Coming to teach at DSU was not an easy decision for Boudreau because of the potential backlash she knew she might face as a faculty member of a school in a more conservative town, but she has been quite happy with the welcome she has received. "I was pretty nervous my first day on campus, you know because this isn't Berkeley, and I didn't know really what to expect," Boudreau said. "But I was - people." on the! riso 'Fifty Shades Freed' full of unintended humor portant because students should embrace other cultures. Animashaun will continue to go pray five times a day alongside students and the muslim community at the WEDU at 7:30 p.m. where anybody can come in to ask questions and learn about their religion. Than, a sophomore finance major from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, grew up in a Buddhist household. She Visited temples and p4godas in Vietnam while growing up. However, living in St. George, Than does not have a place to practice her beliefs. "My mother believes that all gods are just one god," Than said. "Religion is not important; it's just who you believe in." Than said there are a lot of followers of The Church of Jesus Christ Saints and of Latter-da- y other diverse Christian participants in St. George but no Buddhism; however, she likes going up to Salt Lake City where there are temples and pagodas. "It would be really nice if they had a place here at DSU," Than said. "Having diversity in religion would create more opportunities for people to experience different religions and have a chance to widen their knowledge." Than said every religion is beautiful, and if students are Muslim or Christian, it does not matter because we are all humans. "Religion doesn't say who we arc," Than said, "It tells us who we beand I don't think lieve see RELIGION page 9 BY the movie's sex scenes), but think of it all as entertainment and it kind of works. Ana, in this episode, blathers a lot about how much she loves her job not surprising, as said job consists of sitting in a glamorous editorial office daydreaming about sex with Christian, followed by going home early. Christian, at one point, freaks everybody out more-of-the-sa- MOIRA MACDONALD TNS ultra-deadp- And so it ends. The final installment in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy has a little bit of everything: a wedding, a trip to Europe, a car chase, a Hot Architect, a vengeful s, a kidnapping, a demonstration of the Ana Grey Method of Getting Dressed in the Morning (underwear and boots first, actual dress later), and an unexpected pregnancy, ex-bos- by suddenly and randomly sitting down at a piano and accompanying himself in a middling rendition of "Maybe I'm Amazed." (Is this an homage to Ana's habit of saying explained serenely by Ana (Dakota Johnson) as "Babies happen when you have sex, and you and I tend to have a lot of that." This may be the most thing ever self-awa- an "amazing" a lot?) Ana, upon being informed of a catastrophe with only moments remaining in which to Do the Right Thing, does what all of us would do: goes home to change her outfit and put her hair in a cute ponytail. So what am I taking away from the "Fifty Shades" experience, other than the ability to potentially identify Doman's pelvis in a lineup? That if there's an audience for this, think of what the audience might be for a female-drive-n fantasy that was genuinely smart and funny, with a couple at its center who demonstrate actual sparks. And that the Hot re said by anyone in this entire franchise, but let's just say that the bar isn't very high. There are a couple of ways to watch "Fifty Shades Freed," or any other movie from the heavy-breathiEL. James universe devoted to the love story of accessory-lade- n Ana and mysterious Seattle gazillionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Doman). But the only one that works for me is to see it as a comedy, in which two entertainingly clueless people toss non sequiturs at each other while wearing lovely clothes in beautiful rooms. Johnson Architect, who gets dropped from this movie like a forgotten candy wrapper, probably deserves a horror franchise of and Doman's performances are wooden and their chemistry nonexistent (particularly in her own. (c)2018 The Seattle Times. - - 4 , , S " t t J zU, 4, , |