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A graph showing the increase in air pollution in recent years. Data source: Shauna Abbenhaus, department air monitoring scientist with Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

The impacts of Utah’s air pollution on student athletes

Madeline Thorpe, Contributor April 16, 2024

The theater department at Weber State University recently read a play by Rachel Bublitz, a professional playwright, called “Red Days.” The play follows the daily challenges a young athlete faces while...

Cornerback Devin Pugh played for the Wildcats from 2010-2012.

Then and now: The truths about transferring

Dontae McMillan, Contributor April 18, 2023

Few changes have impacted college sports quite like the NCAA transfer portal has. Defined by the NCAA as a “compliance tool to systematically manage the transfer process from start to finish,” the...

New Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel throws during workouts in Clearwater, Florida.

Column: MLB rule changes and what to expect

Collyn Cowles, Reporter March 23, 2023

After last year’s season ended with the Houston Astros winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball is returning this spring with a few changes. With both organizations...

The pond located at Ogden's Weber State University. (Kennedy Camarena/ The Signpost)

Looking back on my freshman year

Windsor Moore, Reporter August 29, 2022

Freshman year is a time to learn and grow not only as a student, but as a person. Everybody has their own experiences with college, both positive and negative. Something great I’ve found about college...

Summer Allen won the 2013 individual Big Sky Conference Championship and took second place at the BYU Robinson Invitational steeplechase event in 2017. (Weber State Athletics)

Weber State’s dynamic duo

Alec Cipollini January 23, 2022

The 2022 indoor track and field season is just beginning for the Wildcats, marking the last time Summer and Christian Allen will compete together.In 2019, Weber State distance runners Summer and Christian...

Andrew Gorges skates down the ice with the puck. Photo credit: WSU Hockey

Gorges slashes towards 2022 graduation

Jace Cook November 29, 2021

Wildcat hockey player Andrew Gorges expects to graduate in fall 2022 and already has plans for after graduation. Gorges is from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. “We played hockey at a very young...

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf catches a 54-yard pass and runs in for a touchdown in a game against New England Patriots on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA. Photo credit: (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times/TNS)

Metcalf’s sending shivers down the spines of everyone in the NFL

Tyler Haslam November 9, 2020

Every once in a while in professional sports, there are athletes who come along that can best be described as ‘freaks of nature.’Athletes like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mike Trout...

Weber State #22 getting back into position for the next play against Nevada. (Bella Torres / The Signpost)

Athletes to watch for next fall

Brandon May April 6, 2020

Due to the world's current state, there is so much uncertainty in our day-to-day lives. One thing that is for certain is that we will get through this, and Weber State athletes will be back on the court...

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No easy answers: when values stand at odds

Aubrielle Degn February 21, 2020

A heated debate is going on in elite sports. It is also going on in high school and college sports around the world, including Weber State. Should transgender women be allowed to compete in women’s...

Wildcat Aubrey Adams gets airborne against the Vikings (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Wildcats slay the Vikings

Christian Johnson October 11, 2019

The Weber State Wildcats volleyball team sent the Portland State Vikings back to the Beaver State with a disappointing loss after WSU swept them 3-0. The Wildcats came into the game 10-5 after a loss to...

Quarterback Jake Constantine looks for an open receiver. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

California tragedies weigh on Ogden quarterback

Brandon May November 17, 2018

Weber State University sophomore quarterback Jake Constantine has had a rough go of it lately. With the FCS playoffs right around the corner, it has added more weight on the Division 1 athlete. “(It's...

Ask la Cour, left, and Unity Phelan, right, perform to Tchaikovsky's Diamons Pas de Deux." (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Dancing towards a career

Ana Lichfield November 7, 2018

Professional dancers may not have a set routine when it comes to career planning, but what they appear to be in step with each other on is that regardless of age, timing and income dance is meant to move...

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