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A woman reads a closed sign outside the National Gallery of Art nearly a week into a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C, U.S., Oct. 7, 2025.

From Washington to Weber: How shutdowns ripple through everyday life

James Gordon, Managing Editor October 14, 2025

At the start of the fiscal year, on Oct. 1, the federal government shut down after congress failed to reach an agreement on the federal budget, sending a ripple across federal governments throughout the...

A poster advertising the redaction of the 27th Annual Unity Conference hosted at Weber State University.// Un poster advirtiendo acerca de como fue redactada la conferencia anual numero 27 de Unity, la cual ocurre en  Weber State University

Última hora: Se realizará una conferencia tras la reciente cancelación

David Roman Aros, Alfonso Rubio, and James Gordon October 8, 2025

La sección de la Universidad Estatal de Weber de la Federación Americana de Profesores del Consejo Universitario de Utah, un sindicato que representa al personal docente y administrativo de la educación...

Weber State University Collaboration Editor Bryce Odenthall holds up a Dominican Republican flag, Editor-in-Chief Nelly Hernandez holds up a Peruvian flag and Managing Editor James Gordon holds up a Mexican flag.-- El editor en colaboración, Bryce Odenthall sostiene una bandera de República Dominicana  , La jefa editora, Nelly Hernandez, sostiene una bandera peruana y el Manager editor del Signpost, James Gordon, sostiene una bandera Mexicana, todos pertenecientes a Weber State University

Más que un solo mes: Una carta de los editores haciendo honor al legado

A nuestros lectores, Cada semana tenemos el privilegio de reflejar los triunfos y dificultades de los miembros de nuestra comunidad. Esta semana, enfocamos nuestra atención a la audiencia Latino y...

Social Work professor Barrett Bonella discusses the fight against censorship after Weber State University staff member told the group that they could not discuss the Unity Conference while in the building. They were only allowed to take shelter from the rain. -- Profesor de trabajo social Barrett Bonella discute acerca de su trabajo y lucha en contra de las censuras después de que un miembro de Weber State University le dijo al grupo que no podia discutir acerca de la Unity Conference mientras eaten en el edificio.  (Gavin Olson/The Signpost)

Última hora: La libertad académica se pone a prueba mientras la conferencia sigue adelante

Después de la cancelación de la 27.ª Conferencia Anual de la Unidad, el Wildcat Collective, una rama del Consejo Universitario de Utah de la Federación Americana de Profesores, organizó una conferencia...

Social Work Professor Barrett Bonella speaks on Friday to an audience that had moved to Lindquist Hall because of rain at the Unity Conference: Uncensored, an event organized to protest the cancellation of the Unity Conference on censorship. (Gavin Olson/The Signpost)

Academic freedom tested as conference presses on

After the cancellation of the 27th annual Unity Conference, The Wildcat Collective, a branch of the American Federation of Teachers Utah College Council, organized an alternate conference on the front...

The Stewart Library building on the Ogden Weber State University campus where the 27th Annual Unity Conference was originally meant to be held.

Breaking News: Conference to be held after recent cancelation

Alfonso Rubio and James Gordon October 2, 2025

The Weber State University chapter of the American Federation of Teachers Utah College Council, a union that represents faculty and staff in higher education, made the decision to host a conference tomorrow...

The Stewart Library building on the Ogden Weber State University campus where the 27th Annual Unity Conference was originally meant to be held.

Noticias de Ultima Hora: Weber State censura la conferencia sobre censura

El Unity Conference de dos días, enfocado en la censura, ha sido cancelado. El comité en cargo del evento mandó un correo electrónico para informar a los colaboradores de la conferencia, el correo...

 poster advertising the redaction of the 27th Annual Unity Conference hosted at Weber State University.

Breaking News: Weber State censors conference on censorship

Alfonso Rubio, James Gordon, and Kyle Greenawalt October 1, 2025

The two-day Unity Conference, focused on censorship, has been canceled. The committee in charge of the event sent out an email to inform conference collaborators, the email stated, “We are writing to...

Red and blue police lights flashing on top of a police patrol car.// Luces Rojas y azules de policia brillando en el techo de la patrulla policial.

Police blotter 4/08

James Gordon, Reporter April 8, 2025

The parasailer On March 17, the Weber State University Police Department responded to the Wildcat Soccer field, where an individual was found parasailing. Police first contacted the Stromberg Complex...

Brenda Kowalewski speaks at the Thrive Awards Banquet.

Vice Provost Brenda Kowalewski to depart at end of semester

James Gordon, Reporter April 8, 2025

After first stepping onto campus 30 years ago, Vice Provost Brenda Kowalewski announced on Feb. 18 that she will be leaving Weber State University for a new position at Winona State University. Beginning...

Red and blue police lights flashing on top of a police patrol car.// Luces Rojas y azules de policia brillando en el techo de la patrulla policial.

Police blotter 4/03

James Gordon, Reporter April 3, 2025

Lewdness arrest On March 7, Weber State University police officers arrested a man for lewdness after a March 6 incident in a communal area. Officers were dispatched when a man was reported to be engaging...

Protestors line the sidewalk with various handmade signs along Washington Blvd.//

Ogden takes center stage: Protests persevere in Utah

James Gordon, Reporter April 3, 2025

In March, protests against the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency swept across Utah, with Ogden emerging as a central hotspot. Since President Donald Trump’s...

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