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Rayshaun Baker-Lynch, assistant section editor on the sports desk at The Signpost.

Finding your people

Rayshaun Baker-Lynch, Asst. sports editor April 11, 2023

I’m originally from California, so moving to Utah was a real culture shock. My whole life, I’ve never lived in snow. California pretty much has one season and the saying “The sun is always shining”...

WSU students taking a group photo while visiting New York City for their alternative spring break.

A break beyond: Opportunities to work and travel

Shania Emmett, Reporter March 21, 2023

Spring break is a week many students look forward to. It’s a time to relax or go on vacation. But at Weber State University, students are given the opportunity to help out in communities with the Alternative...

Plants once grown under the Salt Lake have now surfaced and dried up.

Wilson’s water warning

Hunter Lindsey, Reporter November 8, 2022

Weber State University students, faculty and community members gathered in the Lindquist Hall on Nov. 4 to discuss the growing concern over the state of the Great Salt Lake. Utah Rep. Brad Wilson presented...

The Colorado River’s Upper Basin Water Supply has decreased from 4.5 million acre-feet per year to below 2 million, and the deficit is 35% from where it was when the 20th century began, according to the Utah Rivers Council. Photo credit: Grace Haglund

Utah’s water: Decisions now, consequences later

Alec Cipollini April 18, 2022

The drought in Utah didn't give any favors in 2022, and it will continue to worsen if nothing is done to stop global warming and the handling of how water is distributed in the state, advocates and experts...

The future of high school sports may change. Photo credit: MGN

Do you know your news? March 29

Alexandrea Bonilla March 28, 2022

1. The Utah Legislature's House Bill 11 has been hotly debated over the last several weeks, and Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed the bill before his veto was overridden by two-thirds of the legislature, voting...

Sebastian Buxman levels his racket and eyes the tennis ball and his opponents movement. Photo credit: Summer Muster

Tensions in tennis

Alec Cipollini March 21, 2022

In the first home match in over a month, Weber State University's men's tennis team returned to the Ogden Athletic Club and won 4–3 against the University of Idaho on March 19. After losing 4–0...

Wildcat freshman Sebastian Buxman and sophomore Jordan Coutinho celebrate their win against the Eagles.

A swing to victory

Alec Cipollini February 28, 2022

The second Big Sky Conference match of the 2021-22 season for Weber State University's men’s tennis team ended in a 6–1 win against Eastern Washington University at Ogden Athletic Club on Feb....

Students watch a screening of Nailed It. Photo credit: Coby Crisler

Cuticles, community and compassion

Coby Crisler February 7, 2022

There are nail and beauty salons found all across the country. According to Inside Business, there are over 380,000 employed nail technicians in the U.S., 42% of the industry being of Asian descent and...

After his performance, Guillermo Galindo experimental composer and sonic architect, answers questions from the audience with curator Maria del Mar Gonzales-Gonzalez. Lisa Rajigah/The Signpost Photo credit: Lisa Rajigah

Rompiendo barreras sónicos: artista sónico Guillermo Galindo visita a WSU

Addison Weeks November 3, 2021

Weber State University presentó al artista del sonido Guillermo Galindo en el Browning Center el 28 de octubre, afiliado con el Shaw Gallery y Ogden Contemporary Arts como parte de la serie “Vida,...

Weber State heads to Cal Poly in search of a victory after back-to-back losses. Photo credit: Weber State Athletics

‘Cats check out competition in Cali

Miles Shaw September 29, 2021

For the first time since 2016, Weber State University's football team suffered consecutive losses, falling to James Madison University on Sept. 18 and UC Davis on Sept. 25.After the gut-wrenching 17–14...

A photo of Hoover Schools first grade class of 1944 is shared for all members of the Zoom call to see. Photo credit: Lissete Landaverde

The overlooked story of the first step toward desegregation

Lissete Landaverde March 31, 2021

It is well-known that the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case led to the desegregation of schools across the country. Less well-known is another case that came before that paved the way for...

California is the first state to make the use of face coverings in public mandatory. (Wikimedia Commons).

Do you know your news?

Francia Benson June 22, 2020

1. Which state made the use of masks in public mandatory as COVID-19 cases spike across the nation?a. New Mexicob. New Yorkc. Alabamad. California2. The U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling on the Deferred...

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