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Wildcats celebrate their victory over the Eagles (Cameron Till / The Signpost) Photo credit: Signpost Archives

WSU Alumnus and NFL player Wade Davis II keynotes at Diversity Symposium

Alec Cipollini February 17, 2021

Former Weber State and NFL player Wade Davis II discussed discrimination and diversity in connection to athletics at the seventh annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium Conference on Feb. 9.Davis was born...

A desire to acquire a new queer studies minor

A desire to acquire a new queer studies minor

Ally Nelson February 1, 2021

Classes surrounding the LGBTQ community have been sparse in the past few years, so Weber State University professors Theresa Kay, Melina Alexander and Richard Price have put into motion the works of a...

El deseo de adquirir una nueva especialización secundaria de estudios Queer

El deseo de adquirir una nueva especialización secundaria de estudios Queer

Lissete Landaverde February 1, 2021

Las clases sobre la comunidad LGBTQ han sido escasas en los últimos años. Por eso, los profesores Theresa Kay, Melina Alexander y Richard Price de Weber State University han puesto en marcha la creación...

The LBGTQ center is located in suite 323 in Shephard Union. (Israel Campa/The Signpost)

Despite COVID-19, the LGBT Resource Center is still there for the community

Kierstynn King October 26, 2020

According to Jayson Stokes, coordinator of the LGBT Resource Center at WSU, individuals within the LGBTQ+ community often experience feelings of isolation. “It can be very difficult for individuals...

A past Pride Parade in Salt Lake City, UT. (Sara Parker / The Signpost) Photo credit: Signpost Archives

Despite pandemic, participation higher than ever at Ogden Pride Center

David Kristensen October 14, 2020

During the past eight months, countless companies and businesses have been adversely affected and forced to move their services to an online market. This move has been particularly difficult for support...

People show their pride support all over the state by hanging flags outside of their homes. (BriElle Harker / The Signpost)

‘Don’t fear, I’m only queer’

Breanna Hart August 22, 2020

In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 22-year-old college student, was found tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. He had been burned, beaten and left for dead when a passing bicyclist found him....

Supporters from all over Utah came to the Utah State Capitol protest on June 4. Photo credit: Sarah Earnshaw

Peaceful protesters march for Black Lives Matter

Jennifer Greenlee June 7, 2020

The police and National Guard stood side-by-side as they watched the peaceful gathering from the State Capitol Building behind yellow tape. Thousands of protesters lined the space from the sidewalk down...

WSU Criminal Justice Professor Scott Senjo resigns from his position after threatening tweets are exposed. (WSU).

WSU professor resigns after threatening tweets revealed

Jennifer Greenlee June 3, 2020

Weber State University Professor Scott Senjo resigned on June 3 after several of his tweets, which threatened protesters and journalists, came under fire. His Twitter account, which was linked to...

Fletcher Klein sitting at a table, painting a wooden letter. (Kalie Pead/ The Signpost)

Labeled

Kalie Pead February 7, 2020

I think the best day of my life when I was a kid was the day our family purchased a label maker. The worst day of my parent’s lives may have been the same day, when they realized I had wasted $50...

Senior Staff Attorney and Transgender Youth Project Director National Center for Lesbian Rights Asaf Orr, spoke at the Sixth Annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium at WSU Tuesday. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Atletas de WSU discuten con orador invitado sobre la inclusión de gente transgénero en los deportes

Lissete Landaverde February 7, 2020

Asaf Orr, abogado del National Center for Lesbian Rights, presentó su caso para la inclusión de la gente transgénero en los deportes en el anual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium. Los atletas...

Senior Staff Attorney and Transgender Youth Project Director National Center for Lesbian Rights Asaf Orr, spoke at the Sixth Annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium at WSU Tuesday. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Guest speaker and WSU student athletes spar over transgender inclusion in sports

Aubrielle Degn February 7, 2020

Asaf Orr, attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, presented his case for transgender inclusion in sports at the annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium. Weber State University athletes and...

Jayson Stokes (Left) and Vladimir Robles (Right) talk to WSU students during the Transgender Day of Rememberance as part of Weber State's Sessions on The Ledge (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Recognizing the community: Transgender Day of Remembrance

Kierstynn King November 21, 2019

In 1999, Gwendolyn Ann Smith — a transgender advocate — created a vigil to pay homage to transgender lives lost to anti-transgender violence, according to GLAAD. This vigil was the catalyst...

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