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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024.

OPINION: What political pageantry shows us about America’s future

Isaac Tanner, Reporter September 17, 2024

According to Politico, 67 million people watched Harris’ debate with Trump last week. Although far from the viewership numbers from 2016, when explicit political extremism still seemed new, the presidential...

The WSU debate team with their awards and trophies.

A passion for persuasion

McKinna Baird, Reporter February 23, 2023

Weber State University’s Speech and Debate team was recently recognized as the top university team in the Northwest region, which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, northern Utah, Montana and Alaska. Two...

All foods can be classified as either soup, salad, sandwich or ravioli. Photo credit: Grace Haglund

Not-so-Signpost: Food fight

Marisa Nelson March 31, 2022

Since the dawn of The Signpost, an ongoing debate in our newsroom has been that all foods should fit into one of four categories: sandwich, soup, salad and the recent addition of ravioli. You’re...

Advertisements for the running senators are placed in a row in front of the W8 parking lot, located on Ogden campus.

Prepping the ballots

ezra striley-weinman February 28, 2022

The Weber State University Student Association announced their candidates for the 2022-23 school year student government elections on Feb. 26.All information on candidates from the 2022-23 election and...

Hunter Caldwell's platform is focused on uplifting the student body and supporting individual students to change the culture at Weber to promote broader inclusivity.

Great, great, great presidential debate

Jennifer Greenlee February 28, 2022

In Weber State University's first all-women presidential candidate debate, the three presidential candidates running for Weber State University Student Association Student Body President, Hunter Caldwell,...

The vice presidential campaign was held in Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus on Oct. 7. Photo credit: University of Utah

The conclusion of the first and only VP debate

Jennifer Greenlee October 7, 2020

In a much more civil affair than the previous presidential debate, the first and only vice presidential debate concluded at the University of Utah on Oct. 7 at 8:30 p.m.With Susan Page, Washington Bureau...

The University of Utah displays signs for the VP Debate on Oct. 7. Photo credit: University of Utah

Expectations face reality at the vice presidential debate

Daryn Steed October 7, 2020

When the University of Utah won the bid for the vice presidential debate in October of 2019, they envisioned grand ideas of ways to bring the community together. There would be watch parties, food...

Police Blotter 11/13

Police Blotter 11/13

Jennifer Greenlee November 14, 2019

Debate turmoilFollowing the posting of the debate controversy videos on YouTube, Ryan Wash has received many harassing emails. Because of this, there is an automatic kickback on emails sent to him saying...

Instructor Ryan Wash. (Weber State University)

Controversy arising between debate coach and student

Jennifer Greenlee November 7, 2019

Weber State University Student Michael Moreno uploaded 43 minutes of selective content about Debate Coach Ryan Wash onto YouTube on Oct. 26. The video described Moreno’s concerns with the debate...

Dr. Kuehls and Dr. Murray pose for a great debate about the Electoral College Voting process. Nikki Dorber / The Signpost

Should we abandon the Electoral College?

Landin Griffith October 3, 2019

From his famous last words, “You’re fired,” on the reality television show “The Apprentice” to becoming President of the United States, Donald J. Trump has defied the rules...

Jovany Bahena-Rosario

WSUSA presidential candidates prep debate

Tori Waltz March 10, 2019

Bret Alexander. Jovany Bahena-Rosario. Scott Lund. Julio Otay. One of these four men will become the next student body president at Weber State University.Kicking off election week, the WSU Student Association...

Zach Baker (left), Terri Hughes (podium), Jean-Michel Habineza (center), and Loanes Rwiranzira (right) at the Rwanda Debate. (Sarah Catan / The Signpost)

Rwandan rebuttal

Hannah Olsen November 17, 2018

The Weber State University Debate Team was honored to host the IDebate Rwandan Debate team as a stop on their two-month tour of the United States. WSU debate was able to host a debate and ask the Rwandan...

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