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People gather at the Ogden Municipal building in protest of the U.S. border camps. Photo credit: Sharon Valverde Vargas

Ogden community takes part in national “Lights for Liberty” Protest

Sharon Valverde Vargas July 15, 2019

According to USA Today, over 700 cities participated in the Lights for Liberty protest on July 12; Ogden was one of those cities. The community gathered to express their thoughts and feelings toward what...

Community members in Ogden held a rally to Unite the Families. (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

Community members rally for family unification

Jennifer Guzman July 3, 2018

On June 20, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at calming the public outcry over the separation of children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.The “zero tolerance” policy initially...

Photo credit: Kylie Harris

High school students march to state capitol in protest of gun violence

Kylie Harris March 28, 2018

Students from across the state rallied together on March 24, marching from West High School to the Utah State Capitol in protest of the threat of gun violence in schools.This student-led protest was first...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a session at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 10, 2017. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that Iran could restore its relations with Saudi Arabia should the kingdom end its "friendship" with Israel. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news? Jan. 11

Ashton Corsetti January 10, 2018

1. The president of which western Asian country called on the government in December 2017 to publish how much it spends on each institution?a. Iraqb. Iranc. Afghanistan2. Who is the author of the book...

An emotional Charlotte Scott stands near her charred Volvo in Redwood Valley, Calif., on October 18, 2017. On the night of the Redwood Valley fire, Scott raced her car down the roughly three-mile dirt road from her house with her two daughters, 3 and 7, and her 9-year-old stepson and 14-year-old stepdaughter. She reversed to do a three-point-turn on the narrow road with almost no visibility. She misjudged, and her back wheels dropped into a ditch. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Do you know your news? Nov. 9

Patrick Luo November 9, 2017

1. The Oct. 8 fire in which valley left survivors asking for a detailed dispatch report to improve notification efforts for natural disasters?a. Centralb. El Duradoc. Redwood2. How many protesters were...

"Pro-life" signs and pictures line grass of Bell Tower Plaza. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Genocide Awareness Project shares pro-life message at Stewart Bell Tower Plaza

Ryan Marion October 4, 2017

  The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) reserved a public space at the Stewart Bell Tower Plaza for their Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) mobile display to students Oct. 2–3. On Oct....

Volunteers along side the Mexican military remove rubble, beginning the reconstruction process where a block of homes were destroyed by the recent quake along calle 10 de Abril in Jojutla, Morelos, on September 23, 2017. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Do you know your news? Sept. 28

Patrick Luo September 29, 2017

1. How many suspects were arrested after disrupting a memorial at Georgia Institute of Technology? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 2. At least ________ buildings were damaged or destroyed following Mexico’s earthquake...

Free speech advocate Seth Kuhns encourages peaceful protesting during the Ben Shapiro speech at the University of Utah on Sept.  27. (Nina Morse / The Signpost)

Protests erupt as Ben Shapiro visits University of Utah campus

Nina Morse September 28, 2017

Protests erupted on Sept. 27 at the University of Utah campus shortly before conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro was set to speak at 7 p.m. More than 200 protesters gathered at Presidents...

Chetan Chandrashekhar, a University of Washington freshman who describes himself as a moderate Democrat, said he supports a mix of changes to Social Security, including raising the tax cap and the retirement age, an approach commonly cited by local millennials. (Erika Schutlz/The Seattle Times/MCT)

Under the protests, the generation war wages

Ashton Corsetti November 28, 2016

All prejudice is ridiculous in its nature, and generational resentment is one of the worst.Most forms of prejudice can be traced to an “accident of birth” in sex, ethnic background or even...

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,...

Legendary "Freedom Rider" speaks at WSU

September 13, 2013

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, civil rights activist and member of the 1961 Freedom Riders, shared her story with students, faculty and members of the community on Sept. 13 in the Wildcat Theater. Mulholland,...

Occupy Ogden: Voices of Weber State

November 8, 2011

"We are the 99 percent." This is the slogan that sparked the beginning of the occupation of Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, New York City, as part of the Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Together movement....

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