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Celebrating the Lunar New Year with the Korean Club

Arianna Salas, Contributor February 6, 2025

The Korean Club at Weber State University gathered on Jan. 16 for a special card-decorating event to kick off the Lunar New Year. Students were given colorful paper and markers to create personalized...

Social Media app TikTok logo pictured on smart phone before the U.S. flag. Donald Trump delayed TikTok's ban for an additional 75 days.// El logo de la aplicación y red social, TikTok, expuesta en un telefono movil antes de que el presidente de los Estados Unidos aplazara la decisión de la prohibición de la aplicación por 75 días.

Weber State social media experts conducting research on TikTok ban

Jared Mitchell, Culture Reporter January 28, 2025

Over a week after the brief TikTok ban in the United States on Jan. 18, many creators are left with more questions than answers. This ban was a result of a bipartisan bill passed by Congress and signed...

Social Media app TikTok logo pictured on smart phone before the U.S. flag. Donald Trump delayed TikTok's ban for an additional 75 days.// El logo de la aplicación y red social, TikTok, expuesta en un telefono movil antes de que el presidente de los Estados Unidos aplazara la decisión de la prohibición de la aplicación por 75 días.

Expertos de redes sociales en Weber State investigan acerca de la restricción de TikTok.

Nathanael Stout and Jared Mitchell January 28, 2025

Hace una semana desde la corta prohibición de TikTok en los Estados Unidos el 18 de enero, y muchos creadores se quedan con más preguntas que respuestas. Esta prohibición fue resultado de un proyecto...

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...

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