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Blood Battle participants in the Shepard Union Ballroom on WSUs main campus. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

‘Cats bleed purple for blood drive

Kierstynn King August 26, 2020

Each year at the beginning of fall semester, with the help of the American Red Cross, WSU and USU compete in a bloody contest: the annual Blood Drive. During Aug. 24 to 28, the Shepherd Union ballrooms...

(American Red Cross Chair Hannah Wadsworth)

Got that purple blood

Marisa Nelson September 6, 2019

One pint of blood can save up to three lives, and the summer months is when blood is in short supply. The last week in August, as students returned to Weber State, the Fall 2019 Blood Battle between Utah...

Michelle Paustenbaugh, Professor of Chemistry at Weber State University, gets bandaged by Melissa Dickson, of the American Red Cross, after getting her blood drawn for Weber State Universitys blood drive on Thursday, Sept 1. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Welcoming new Wildcats at WSU

Jennifer Greenlee August 28, 2019

With school starting again, the Weber State University Student Association is kicking off the year with events almost every day. The Wildcat Welcome started Aug. 26 and will continue until Sept. 30 to...

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To blood and beyond

Hannah Olsen February 14, 2019

On average, according to the American Red Cross, a person in America needs blood every two seconds, and every eight minutes they respond to someone in crisis. That’s a lot of blood needed from donors....

Students bleed purple for Weber State blood drive

September 11, 2014

Relaxing in a reclining chair, Weber State senior Clint Hartmann waited casually while a small plastic bag below him slowly filled with his blood. Occupying one of the 12 chairs in the Ballroom A...

Wildcats take on local universities in Blood Battle

September 6, 2013

The Blood Battle, an annual blood drive hosted by the American Red Cross, will pit northern Utah universities against each other in an attempt to see which school will donate the most blood. The event...

WSU offers service opportunities to students

September 4, 2012

By Thaina Olson Trevor Annis, assistant director of the Volunteer Involvement Program at Weber State University, said he has had many little moments while serving that have helped him realize there is...

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