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The view from the same walk I have taken every day for the last four years. Photo credit: Isabella Torres

Leaving my home away from home

Isabella Torres April 11, 2022

I have never been the type of person to accept change openly. For as long as I can remember, I have held onto experiences in life with an iron fist in hopes of never having to let go. Unlike my peers,...

Students create a net-zero home, it generates more energy than it uses.  (Nikki Dorber / The Signpost)

The future of housing in the heart of Ogden

Tyler Haslam September 28, 2020

Students from the Department of Construction and Building Sciences at WSU, led by Professor Jeremy Farner and project manager Janae Thomas, recently built a Net-Zero Energy efficient home. The home was...

Photo courtesy of Maria Rague.

Community pitches in to help build homes

Briana Whatcott October 13, 2017

A robbery in late September left the Habitat for Humanity of Weber and Davis Counties scrambling for additional aid while families are put at risk of not having a home ready before the winter season. The...

Como ahuyentar la morriña

Kellie Plumhof September 1, 2015

La morriña Es una especie de conversación tabú  cuando eres un adulto. Nadie quiere decir que podrían extrañar a la casa, los padres, los amigos o a las mascotas. Pueden sentirse vulnerables o...

How to kick the homesick bug

Kellie Plumhof August 24, 2015

Homesickness. It's sort of a taboo conversation to have when you're an adult. No one wants to admit that they might be missing home, parents, friends or even pets. They may feel vulnerable or even...

Never underestimate the worth of a warm tortilla

March 31, 2015

There are a lot of things that people take for granted, some of the simplest things that they would never think are unique to their place of origin. If you are from another country or state, you know...

Unconventional things I miss about home

March 16, 2015

Moving out is something that, ideally, we all eventually do. We may do it for different reasons and at different ages, but that doesn't change the fact that there are things we miss about home. The...

Couch surfing not all it's cracked up to be

November 25, 2014

No matter how comfortable the couch, couch surfing is never an ideal situation. At the beginning of the semester I was bouncing between friends' couches. I would stay on one friend's couch for a few...

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