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A study from JAMA recently showed the biggest killer on Halloween, and it's not vampires or zombies. (Dreamstime)

Do you know your news? Nov. 1

Nic Muranaka November 1, 2018

1. Halloween is a holiday about scares, but one real-life statistic may frighten more people this year than the ghouls and ghosts. A report by the journal JAMA just released the highest cause of death...

Noah Spielman, left, arrives to the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton with his attorney, Mark Sutter, far right, and step-mother Carrie Spielman on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Four of the five Wheaton College football players who are facing felony charges for an alleged 2016 hazing incident involving a freshman teammate will be arraigned in their first court appearance since being charged with aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint last month.  (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Do You Know Your News? Oct. 26

Patrick Luo October 26, 2017

1. President Donald Trump said he will allow the release of whose assassination files? a. John F. Kennedy b. William McKinley c. Abraham Lincoln 2. Besides Birmingham and Huntsville, what other...

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Previews Oct. 16–22

Jake Lueckler October 13, 2017

RMPRA Barrel Jackpot Some of the toughest barrel racing competitors around are coming to compete in Ogden. The Golden Spike Event Center will host the rodeo barrel racing competition from 4:30–6:30...

Dancers pose at the finale of their performance. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

‘Thriller’ cast electrifies its audience

Melissa Jensen October 5, 2017

Crowds gathered at Weber State University’s Val A. Browning Center on Sept. 29–30 to watch Odyssey Dance Theatre (ODT) perform a Halloween fan-favorite: “Thriller.” The show encompassed...

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No planning, no problem: Three last-minute Halloween costumes

Leah Higginbotham October 30, 2016

Halloween is upon us, and with it comes the obligation of finding a costume. Between work and school, it can be hard to find the time to plan a costume before the party begins. Let’s face...

Halloween dressed quests participate in the Dinosaur Park Carnivore Carnival closing night event: the "costume parade" on Oct. 29. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Dinosaurs after dark: Trick-or-treat with tyrannosauruses

J. Michaela Funtanilla October 30, 2016

  A 4-foot-tall dinosaur waddled around Ogden’s George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park with a pumpkin candy bucket, and the costumed boy wasn’t alone — dozens of children explored the grounds...

Transform yourself into “serial killer” this Halloween for a cheap costume. (Source: Austin Kirk / flickr)

Halloween, not a hollow-wallet

Chris Nichols October 27, 2016

Halloween can be a rambunctious time of year. Yet, it can be difficult to party hard on a budget. In the process of putting together a Halloween party, I discovered several tips and tricks...

Tis the season for pumpkin spice everything. (Source: Vegan Feast Catering / Wikimedia Commons)

The “basic” necessities for autumn

Gwyneth Allred October 16, 2016
Using pumpkin flavor or scent to sell all kinds of reduces in the Fall is a marketing technique that brings “the spirit of the season” to consumers.
Students swim in the Swenson Pool during the Dive-In movie showing of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. (Tara Carrasco / The Signpost)

Yo-ho, yo-ho, it’s a Wildcat’s life for me

Jeweliette Cordero October 6, 2016

The Dive-In movie at Weber State University has a tradition of giving students the opportunity to get to know their fellow Wildcats. It’s a tradition that invites students to make new friends with...

The iconic Harkness Tower at Yale University.

Yale’s disgrace: Activists deface their own cause

January 15, 2016

One would be hard pressed to find a more comfortable, privileged life than that of a college freshman living in the Hogwarts-esque halls of an American Ivy League university. This past November,...

Counseling center puts a twist on masks

Kylie Coats October 31, 2015

The Shepherd Union Atrium was buzzing with activity last Friday and the Counseling and Psychological Services Center got in on the action by offering an opportunity for students to express themselves...

Five films to give you a fright

Jess Wright October 29, 2015

Halloween is this weekend, and in addition to the pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating and various other ghoulish activities that we find ourselves enjoying at this time of year, watching horror movies...

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