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District One congressional debate held at Weber State

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter October 13, 2022

Republican Rep. Blake Moore and Democratic candidate Rick Jones came to Weber State University on Oct. 10 to debate. This was part of their campaigns for the District 1 House of Representatives seat for...

Elementary school students at the Utah State Capitol participate in  a mock congressional hearing.

A hands-on law-making experience

Alexandrea Bonilla November 10, 2021

The Utah House of Representatives hosted Utah elementary students through their Civic Engagement Program this fall. There were three installments of this program involving the Jordan School District, Provo...

A commuter train in Tokyo experienced a horrific crime this past week. 17 people were injured on Oct. 31 Photo credit: Unsplash

Do you know your news? Nov. 2

Joshua Kamp November 1, 2021

1. Southwest Airlines reported it is conducting an internal investigation into a pilot who allegedly used a Republican dog whistle that equates to swearing at President Joe Biden over an intercom on...

The now Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Trump in the second impeachment trial, putting our democracy at risk. Photo credit: Aubree Eckhardt

Loyalty over democracy: the cowardice of the Republican Party

Rebecca Gonzales February 24, 2021

"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends,” George Washington said in his farewell address, given Sept. 17, 1796, “they are likely in the course of time and things to...

Billie Eilish at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at Microsoft Theater on March 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news? April 11

Nic Muranaka April 10, 2019

1. Initially, Attorney General William Barr summarized Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election in a four-page memo he wrote for Congress. Afterward, Barr...

The East Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 25, 2018. (Evan Golub/Zuma Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 28

Nic Muranaka March 29, 2019

1. Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election to Attorney General William Barr, who summarized Mueller’s findings to Congress. What...

Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during the 116th Congress on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? Jan. 10

Nic Muranaka January 10, 2019

1. Coachella announced its lineup Jan. 2, which included Ariana Grande as a headliner, placing her among the ranks of the few women to ever headline the festival. Which celebrity, though, shocked some...

Change the channel on objectification

Change the channel on objectification

Tiana Pack November 10, 2018

In 1965, Congress passed the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, which required tobacco companies to issue a surgeon general’s warning on cigarette labels, stating that smoking may be...

Voters leave the polling place at the Leesburg Public Library early Nov. 6.  (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

This week in politics

Nic Muranaka November 10, 2018

Midterms are over. The last results in races too close to call on Nov. 6 came in on Nov. 9. On the national stage, Republicans flipped seats over weak Democratic candidates but lost a seat in Nevada on...

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Just the facts: WSU prepares for debate

Cameron Gifford October 14, 2018

Oct. 17 marks a historic night for Weber State University; from 6 to 7 p.m., WSU will be hosting a live fact check event of the debate for Utah’s First Congressional District. Republican incumbent,...

Chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, gives a speech during a conference at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, Feb. 28, 2017. (Andreu Dalmau/EFE/Zuma Press/TNS) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

FCC’s net neutrality repeal concerns communication experts

Weston Lee July 9, 2018

Nearly one month after net neutrality's end June 11, Weber State University professors and students have expressed concerns over the future of the internet.Network Neutrality is the idea that internet...

Lee Castillo Art By Sam Van Orman Photo credit: Samantha Van Orman

Former WSU student challenges Republican incumbent’s seat

Joe Traub March 29, 2018

Former Weber State University student Lee Castillo, who graduated over two decades ago, is currently running for Congress in Utah’s First Congressional District.Lee Castillo has dealt with countless...

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