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Starting college off right: First Year Experience

Alma Bell, Reporter March 28, 2023

Starting college can be exciting and stressful at the same time. Weber State University offers a First Year Experience program to help new students navigate through college. “The class is all about...

The Weber State women's softball team celebrates after a home run during a game that took place at WSU on April 27, 2022.

Las nuevas caras del atletismo de WSU

Nathanael Stout, Brisa Odenthal, and Collyn Cowles March 28, 2023

Equilibrar las responsabilidades atléticas y académicas pueden ser exigentes para los atletas en su primer año de la universidad. Los jugadores constantemente tienen que difundir su enfoque entre sus...

Tiny colored sharks sit in the windowsill of the communications department along with a "beware of great white sharks"sign, located in Elizabeth Hall, room 330, on Weber State University's Ogden campus. (Kennedy Robins/ The Signpost)

Shark Week: Blood in the water and screams in the air as spring registration begins.

Lucas Moore November 8, 2021

Weber State University's spring 2022 registration week is here, and in reference to its nickname, "Shark Week," some faculty members donned shark-fin headbands to humor the event. The week marks the semesterly...

This archive photograph from 1949-1950 shows when Weber College’s monument wall was built on the Harrison Boulevard location, preceding the construction of the college on Harrison by two years. (Weber State University Archives) Photo credit: Weber State University Archives

Do you know Weber State?

Joshua Kamp August 27, 2021

1. In what year was Weber State University first founded? a. 1879 b. 1889 c. 1919 d. 1929 2. What is the name of the Weber State mascot? a. Willy Wildcat b. Walter Wallaby c. Wyatt the Walrus d. Waldo...

Student's take a selfie at the Homecoming dance last year. (The Signpost Archives)

Homecoming shows freshmen a whole new world

Leah Higginbotham September 29, 2016

Hi, I’m a freshman, a young, naïve child who is still trying to wrap her head around the concept of being able to go to the bathroom without asking for permission. I know next to nothing about...

Calling all freshmen: Advice for your first year

Calling all freshmen: Advice for your first year

Emilee Atkinson September 1, 2015

Going into college as a freshmen can be a frightening experience. There are a lot of things about college that high school does not prepare you for. The college experience is different for everyone,...

Here to help: Finding resources on campus

Emilee Atkinson September 1, 2015

University life can get difficult. There is a wide array of problems students could encounter on campus. Luckily, for nearly every problem there is a place students can go to fix it. Here's a list to...

Llamando a los estudiantes de primer año: consejos para su primer año

Emilee Atkinson August 24, 2015

Al entrar en la universidad como estudiantes de primer año puede ser una experiencia aterradora. Hay un montón de cosas acerca de la universidad que la escuela preparatoria no le ha preparado. La experiencia...

Students share advice for incoming freshmen

August 27, 2012

[media-credit id=36 align="alignright" width="300"][/media-credit]As much as some upperclassmen might enjoy making fun of incoming freshmen, many of them remember trying to figure out how to survive in...

First-week freshmen

August 29, 2011

With the new fall semester comes a fresh batch of students preparing to launch themselves head first into the unfamiliar world of university life.  These freshmen might encounter a variety of obstacles,...

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