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Three mistakes I made as a freshman and how to avoid them

Three mistakes I made as a freshman and how to avoid them

Leah Higginbotham
August 27, 2019
Keith Osai teaches a workshop at the Gear Up Parent retreat. Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

GEAR UP helps parents support teens

Leah Higginbotham
July 1, 2019
Local venders and patrons participating in Fyrecon 2017 event. (Brooke Lilley / Signpost)

Fyrecon brings creators together

Leah Higginbotham
June 24, 2019
Concert-goers wait for the storm to pass under security tent. Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

Twilight Concerts begin with a boom

Leah Higginbotham
June 10, 2019
A proton vs. Xicc++ Photo credit: Maddy Van Orman

It’s not rocket science; it’s particle physics

Leah Higginbotham
July 17, 2017
There is a science behind ice cream. (Photo Illustration - Maddy VanOrman/Graphic Stock) Photo credit: Maddy Van Orman

It’s science — it’s cold — it’s dessert

Leah Higginbotham
July 10, 2017
Bryn Simmons smiles, having finished her final metalworking project. (Badr Almhaini / The Signpost)

Welding camp for girls ignites new interests

Leah Higginbotham
June 26, 2017
The Music Widget allows users to choose from their top 16 most recently played playlists and songs to play without opening the app or using Siri. Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

Let’s talk tech: Apple user dashboard

Leah Higginbotham
June 5, 2017
(Source: Tribune News Service)

The Dos and Don’ts of Graduation: A parents’ guide

Leah Higginbotham
April 14, 2017
Conventions, big or small, can be a place for cosplayers to meet each other and for artists to sell their work. (Source: Mariahn Seavello and Sami Arrington) Photo credit: Sami Arrington

Cosplayers suit up for second annual Wildcat Mini Con

Leah Higginbotham
April 13, 2017

What’s App-ening: Apple Clips, snapchat for professionals

Leah Higginbotham
April 13, 2017
ALEKS, a new system for placing students into developmental math courses, is being implemented at WSU. (Source: Pixabay)

WSU has a new test to place students into developmental math

Leah Higginbotham
April 9, 2017
I don't know who they expect to be impressed enough by these stories that they'll keep the app downloaded for 36 minutes. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: HOOKED on what exactly?

Leah Higginbotham
April 6, 2017
(Source: Tribune News Service)

More like lie school

Leah Higginbotham
April 2, 2017
The UTA pass provided to students allows access on buses, TRAX, and Frontrunner. The 603 bus line connects students from Ogden's transit center to WSU main campus and the stops in-between, while the 650 "fast bus" connects students from Ogden's transit center directly to WSU main campus. (The Signpost Archives)

A ’Cat’s commute: Tips and tricks for traveling to and from WSU

Leah Higginbotham
April 2, 2017
When players beat a level without missing a goal, they receive a perfect score and some confetti for their trouble. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: Shake up your spare time

Leah Higginbotham
March 30, 2017
Tarl Langham, WSU business student, has been accepted into the Master of Information Systems Management program at Carnegie Mellon University. (Source: Tarl Langham)

Wildcat claws his way to Carnegie Mellon

Leah Higginbotham
March 19, 2017
Scholarships that the student can apply for are displayed in the users feed on the Fastweb app. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: Tinder for scholarships

Leah Higginbotham
March 16, 2017
Margaret Hamilton was the lead software developer for the Apollo Mission, at a time where software engineering was considered an inferior science. (Source: Draper Laboratory / Wikimedia Commons)

Paving the way to the moon: Lead on sister

Leah Higginbotham
March 14, 2017
Users can upload photos from their phone's photo library to convert to PDF as well. Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: Genius Scan puts paper piles in the past

Leah Higginbotham
March 3, 2017
Easybib allows users to cite sources in minutes and can do almost any citation style. Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: Cite sources in minutes with Easybib

Leah Higginbotham
February 24, 2017
Daniel Adamo, expert in space flight trajectory, will lecture on the logistics of getting humans to Mars. (Source: Pixabay)

Mars on the docket? Getting to and from the red planet

Leah Higginbotham
February 21, 2017
The Ogden City Idle-Free initiative aims to reduce the poor air quality in Utah. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: MCT

Idle engines are the inversion’s playthings

Leah Higginbotham
February 15, 2017
Race, gender identity and sexual orientation will be put on discussion at WSU Diversity Center's talk on being both black and queer on Feb. 16. (Source: Pixabay.com)

Diversity Center to discuss overlaps of race and sexual orientation

Leah Higginbotham
February 5, 2017
Focus Now allows users to focus on their tasks at hand while growing a virtual plant. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening: Focus Now

Leah Higginbotham
February 3, 2017
Intern carrying coffee (source: graphicstock.com)

Intern to employee, making the best impression

Leah Higginbotham
January 30, 2017
What's Appening: Apps to relax

What’s Appening: Apps to relax

Leah Higginbotham
January 19, 2017
Students chat or study on the first floor of Elizabeth Hall in Spring 2016. When looking to improve academic performance, retaking classes may effect financial aid. (The Signpost Archives)

Retaking classes can affect financial aid

Leah Higginbotham
January 8, 2017
(Fuente: Tribune News Service)

Reforzar su sistema inmunológico en que se acerque la temporada de gripe

Leah Higginbotham
November 30, 2016
(Source: Tribune News Service)

Bolster your immune system as flu season approaches

Leah Higginbotham
November 27, 2016
One way of learning new language vocabulary is to match familiar words and pictures to unfamiliar words. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening: Duolingo

Leah Higginbotham
November 17, 2016
Police from six states have been marshalled by the state of North Dakota to attempt to shut down protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline by tribal members from across the country and their supporters. (Morton County Sheriff’s Office/TNS)

Indian schools to Standing Rock: Symposium documents persecution

Leah Higginbotham
November 6, 2016
What's Appening?

What’s Appening?

Leah Higginbotham
November 3, 2016
(Maddy Van Orman / The Signpost)

No planning, no problem: Three last-minute Halloween costumes

Leah Higginbotham
October 30, 2016
In Neko Atsume, three cats: Cocoa, Shadow and Sunny can be collected. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening

Leah Higginbotham
October 27, 2016
Kari Byron, former Mythbusters host, in July 2010. Byron speaks to Weber State University students at the Tech Expo on Oct. 18. (Source: User YGX / Wikimedia Commons)

Former ‘Mythbusters’ Kari Byron keynotes Tech Expo

Leah Higginbotham
October 23, 2016
Nike+Run Club is an app designed to help people meet their fitness goals and track their health progress. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s Appening: Nike+RunClub bringing fitness to your phone

Leah Higginbotham
October 13, 2016
Carsten Stark speaks at Weber State University about Star Trek and Religon: Fifty Years of Development to a Faithful Service at the Social Science building on Thursday, Oct. 6. (Dalton Flandro/ The Signpost)

To seek out new life and new spiritualizations

Leah Higginbotham
October 11, 2016
Atomas is a matching game based on the elements. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s Appening: Overdrive and Atomas

Leah Higginbotham
October 6, 2016
Lowe's customers in Florida check out flashlights in preparation for Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 4. (Source: Tribune News Service)

Ya sea que nos gusten o no, las tormentas suceden

Leah Higginbotham
October 6, 2016
Student's take a selfie at the Homecoming dance last year. (The Signpost Archives)

Homecoming shows freshmen a whole new world

Leah Higginbotham
September 29, 2016
What's App-ening: KWCR

What’s App-ening: KWCR

Leah Higginbotham
September 29, 2016
"A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon, and "Green Eggs With Ham" by Dr. Seuss in Spanish. Research shows that the best time to learn a new language is between ages two and thirteen. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

Children have an edge when learning new languages

Leah Higginbotham
September 27, 2016
Attack the Light is an app based off the children's television show Steven Universe. (Leah Higginbotham / The Signpost)

What’s Appening: Attack the Light

Leah Higginbotham
September 22, 2016
The latest iOS update from Apple is the biggest software redesign since iOS 7 was released in 2013. (Source: Tribune News Service)

iOS 10 stirs up controversy

Leah Higginbotham
September 18, 2016
New wireless AirPods are shown after the debut of the iPhone 7 in San Francisco on Sept. 7. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

iPhone cuts the cord

Leah Higginbotham
September 11, 2016
The line for the cosplay contest just after the news of the coding error was dropped. (Leah Higginbotham/The Signpost)

Comic-Con coding conundrum causes cosplay contest catastrophe

Leah Higginbotham
September 6, 2016
The Weber State Bookstore is well stocked with technology to get students through school. (Lichelle Jenkins / The Signpost)

A-peeling Apple deals from WSU bookstore

Leah Higginbotham
September 1, 2016
The Weber State Bookstore is ending their beats promotion on September fifth. (The Signpost/Lichelle Jenkins)

A-peeling Apple deals from WSU bookstore

Leah Higginbotham
September 1, 2016
What's App-ening?

What’s App-ening?

Leah Higginbotham
September 1, 2016
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