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Editors from the Signpost on a trip to San Francisco for the SPJ conference.

I’m scared to say I’m proud of myself, because what if that makes it all go away?

Adam Montgomery, Editor at Large April 9, 2024

I won’t go into the details of when I first started at Weber State University, but I had long graduated from high school when I started. I had begun to create a career as an esthetician, dabbled in fashion...

Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.

The clock’s ticking on TikTok

Ashley Murray, Utah News Dispatch March 14, 2024

WASHINGTON — Citing major national security concerns, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance...

Decorations remained up at the International Student and Scholar Center. (AJ Handley/The Signpost)

新年快乐! (Happy New Year in Mandarin)

Saria Harris, Reporter February 22, 2024

Over 4,000 years ago, the Lunar New Year was created in China to shape agricultural seasons, but also as an urban legend to ward off evil spirits for the new year. This year is the Year of the Dragon....

Two of the Chinese vampire movies available to watch in the Wildcat Theater.

Cross-cultural creature features

February 21, 2023

Every Monday, Weber State University students can catch a screening of hand-selected Chinese vampire movies in the Wildcat Theater. Blair Sterrett, a film professor at Weber State, hosts these screenings...

News Quiz 2/14

Tim Costello, News editor February 14, 2023

QUESTIONS: 1. Director James Cameron had two films out this past weekend, both competing for the top spot for the box office. One of them was “Avatar: Way of Water.” What was the other one? A. “The...

With the music playing in the background, these performers enter the stage and start a traditional Chinese dragon dance. Photo credit: Hannah Moore

A dancing display of Asian cultures

Lexie Andrew February 7, 2022

The Asian Student Involvement Association at Weber State University held an Asian Cultural Performance, which celebrated the different cultures in Asia, on Feb. 4 at the Browning Center as the final event...

The COVID-19 pandemic has many students re-evaluating their study abroad plans. Photo credit: Alexander Stuart

¿Deberíamos seguir eligiendo estudiar en el extranjero? Un dilema de los estudiantes chinos con la COVID-19

Andres Rodriguez August 27, 2021

*** Original English piece written by Junhao Ye***Luna Chai entró con ambas manos ocupadas; uno con su cachorro de Jack Russell Terrier, Zeno, el otro con su MacBook. “Nunca antes había...

Sen. Mitt Romney addresses questions from viewers and from other panelists. Many of these questions are about the vaccine and Chinese influence in Utah. (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

Sen. Mitt Romney holds town hall on China relations

Adam Rubin March 31, 2021

The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition held a virtual town hall with Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the foreign relations between China and the U.S. on March 30. The town hall dove into how these topics impact...

Cryptocurrency, a digital currency that can be sued to purchase goods and services. (Pixaby) Photo credit: Pixaby

Do you know your news? March 16

Joshua Kamp March 15, 2021

1. Beyoncé has become the most awarded female artist in Grammy Award history. How many Grammy Awards has she received?a. 25b. 26c. 27 d. 282. What is the name of the startup search engine that aims...

Dr. Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health for the Council on Foreign Relations, directs the Global Health Governance roundtable series. (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

The complicated issue of vaccine diplomacy

Adam Rubin February 17, 2021

The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy hosted a Zoom-accessible event on Feb. 10. Dr. Yanzhong Huang, a leader in vaccine diplomacy and global health and the founder of Global Health Governance, explained...

File photo dated March 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018. (Balkis Press/Abaca Press/TNS)

News Quiz 7/2

Jennifer Greenlee July 1, 2019

1. President Trump started trade talks with what country at the annual G20 summit?a. Colombiab. Mexicoc. Chinad. Iran2. Which Saudi official is being blamed and investigated by both the UN and the CIA...

(Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Great Wall no match for WSU Great

Brandon May July 1, 2019

Three months after the Weber State University men’s basketball season came to an end, alumni Zach Braxton took his talents to China and competed in three different International Tournaments. The...

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