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To prevent dumpster divers from finding usable products in the trash, retailers destroy goods by cutting them with scissors or pouring bleach on them. Photo credit: Rebecca Gonzales

Wasting wares and trashing treasures

Rebecca Gonzales November 17, 2021

You’ve seen the videos: unsold Coach bags slashed and tossed in the trash, reusable Old Navy masks cut to pieces and thrown out at the height of the pandemic, perfectly good clothes purposely ruined...

Students share their concerns about Black Friday

November 11, 2014

As the scent of pumpkin lattes fills the campus air, it's clear the autumn season is in full effect. That sweet smell seems to transition into peppermint mocha quicker each year. While Starbucks breaks...

Orientation: WSU Ogden campus sees changes for fall

August 12, 2013

Weber State University's Ogden campus has undergone a bit of remodeling over the summer semester. WSU students will have more opportunities for activities and experiences on and off campus with the new...

Orientation: New WSU Davis building opens major opportunities

August 12, 2013

On the first day of fall semester, the Weber State University Davis campus will open its new 116,000-square-foot facility, making WSU Davis one step closer to finishing its master plan. D3, the new building,...

Price matching: an unnecessary evil

July 2, 2012

FADE IN: A Walmart employee is scanning items. The line is stacked to the back of the store. Beep. Beep. Beep. “Oh, that’s only $3.99 at Smith’s,” says the shopper. Whenever I hear price matching,...

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