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WSU enrollment down 7 percent

October 22, 2013

In October 2012, The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a change in the age requirement to serve a mission to 18 for men and 19 for women. People were left to wonder what the effect...

Guest column: Weber College remains state institution

October 8, 2013

Vance Pace was a staff member at The Signpost and a student at Weber College in the 1950s when the governor signed legislation returning Weber to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is...

Ordain Women appeals to LDS church for priesthood

October 6, 2013

One by one, more than 200 women and their male supporters approached the Tabernacle in Temple Square in an attempt to attend the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 183rd Semiannual General...

Viewpoint: Pope Francis takes right steps on charged topics

September 19, 2013

Religion is hardly an uncommon topic here in Utah — and other discussion points like gay marriage tend to go hand in hand with it. In the past year, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Utah's...

Viewpoint: Missionary gaps won't stay a dilemma

September 17, 2013

Now with thousands of young members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaving Utah’s schools to serve their religious missions, these institutions of higher education are left wondering...

Packer center aims to offer support to families, attracts controversy

June 3, 2013

Weber State University is now able to offer more streamlined assistance to individuals and families through the new Boyd K. and Donna S. Packer Center for Family and Community Education. However, the...

Holi Festival of Colors brings community together

March 31, 2013

A plume of orange and pink dust could be seen rising from the Lotus Temple from several miles away. Upon walking even closer, traditional mantra music along with modern dance hits accompanied the dust...

Viewpoint: LDS Church, Boy Scouts consider issue of gay leaders

March 25, 2013

A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. A scout’s leader, however, only needs to be straight. The Boy Scouts of America...

Group offers support for those from polygamous sects

February 21, 2013

Suzanne Steed, 17, stood on the stage of the Wildcat Theater on Wednesday afternoon, looking down at the stage’s floor, seemingly frightened by the crowd. Her hair covered much of her face. She spoke...

Utah schools roll with the punches

February 14, 2013

Now with thousands of young members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaving Utah’s schools to serve their religious missions, including my younger brother, these institutions of higher...

Priestess teaches basics of Paganism

October 25, 2012

As a nod to the Halloween season, the Anthropology Club's Michelle Dowdle invited Michelle Savage, who has practiced Paganism for 27 years, to speak to Weber State University students about the widely...

Freshmen weigh mission options

October 9, 2012

Freshmen attending Weber State University who are planning on serving religious missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are going to have to do more preparation than turn in their...

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