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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).

One of our professors had to resign over Twitter threats. Now, we need to prove where we stand.

Daryn Steed June 3, 2020

Weber State University Criminal Justice Professor Scott Senjo resigned on June 3 after tweeting several threatening comments about protesters and making other derogatory posts and comments in the days...

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...

One of the replies from the Twitter user @ProfSenjo, and presumed account of WSU Criminal Justice Professor Scott Senjo, that have caused calls for the professor to be fired across social media. Screenshot taken 12:32 a.m. on 6/1. (Twitter).

WSU professor threatens protesters in tweets

Jennifer Greenlee June 1, 2020

Weber State University Criminal Justice Professor Scott Senjo allegedly tweeted several threatening comments about protesters on May 31 and made other derogatory posts and comments in the days prior.Since...

Summer weather on the Weber State University Ogden Campus. May 31, 2019. (WSU)

Weber State University is closing its doors

Francia Benson March 16, 2020

Weber State University sent the latest WSU Code Purple regarding the pandemic, COVID-19. To comply with the federal guidelines, the University is adopting new measures that are going to be effective immediately.University...

Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

Biden tromps Sanders in key primary states

Daryn Steed March 11, 2020

On March 10, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in the first head-to-head battle for the Democratic nomination.Biden emerged victorious, winning Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho. Sanders won...

Utah is one of the states that will be voting in the Democratic primary on March 3, which is known as Super Tuesday. (Photo from Flickr.com)

Candidates scramble as Super Tuesday approaches

Daryn Steed February 26, 2020

On March 3, Utah will have a voice in the Democratic primary for the first time. Our voters will choose between a highly-contested pool of candidates, one of whom will go on to face President Donald Trump...

Local activism led to the repeal of last year's controversial tax bill, which would have increased state tax on food. (Photo by Alexander Mils on Unsplash)

Controversial Utah tax bill repealed

Caitlyn Nichols January 30, 2020

The Utah Legislature voted to repeal a controversial tax bill on the second day of the Utah Legislative Session after a petition against the bill received 152,000 signatures. The tax change bill, which...

The outside of Ogden City Justice Court. Cases were still heard despite the power outage last Friday. (Deborah Wilber/The Signpost)

Justice in the dark

Deborah Wilber January 30, 2020

Ogden City Justice Court spent over an hour in the dark Friday morning, leaving Judge Michael Junk’s courtroom in limbo before closing the building at 11:30 a.m. At approximately 10 a.m., the...

Sunford, who was tried last year for four counts of voyeurism committed on the WSU campus, standing with his lawyer during his case review. (Deborah Wilber/ The Signpost)

389 Days and 10 Appearances Later

Deborah Wilber January 30, 2020

A registered sex offender stood in front of Judge Michael Junk once again on Friday for an interim review of his case after Anthony Sunford pled guilty to four counts of voyeuristic behavior at Weber State...

Many people gathered to listen to the speakers as a part of the MLK Freedom Breakfast event.(Israel Campa / The Signpost)

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Adam Rubin January 23, 2020

The following story was written and reported by Adam Rubin and Sharon Valverde Vargas. There was a strong sense of community at the Marshall White Community Center on Jan. 20th at the MLK Freedom Breakfast...

"Now I am older, and I realize the importance of it," said Betty Smauldon. (Photo by Luke Micheal / unsplash.com)

The census is paramount to secure funding and representation for all

Ally Nelson January 15, 2020

It is the start of a new decade, and that means the U.S. Census Bureau will be undertaking the tremendous task of gathering population data from all over the country.Media specialist Coralys Ruiz Jiménez,...

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