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Financial aid flashback: changes over the past year

Financial aid flashback: changes over the past year

Jennifer Greenlee August 27, 2019

Over the past academic year, financial aid at Weber State University has undergone several changes. Beginning in Fall 2018, all freshman, out-of-state students who qualified for a scholarship were given...

How Wildcats can stay wealthy and wise

How Wildcats can stay wealthy and wise

Ashlynd Greenwood April 4, 2019

When it comes to college, money can be sparse, and students may be familiar with looking at their bank accounts and finding it in the double, if not single, digits. However, Weber State University offers...

Carl Moore preforming a Native American Hoop Dance. (Marissa Wolford / The Signpost)

Culture, Cuisine and Clothes

Danya Gil March 27, 2019

Organizations, universities, work and other environments tend to say they value freedom of expression and diversity, but then turn around and tell an African-American woman her natural hair is not professional...

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Senate to vote on new grad rep

Hannah Olsen February 2, 2019

Since the loss of Graduate Student Senator David Brog due to time conflicts, the Weber State University Student Senate has been in the process of a confirming a replacement. Cydnee Green seems to be that...

Rumblings of change in financial aid

Rumblings of change in financial aid

Jennifer Greenlee November 1, 2018

The current, looming Weber State University financial aid changes have been under construction since 2016. The proposal as of now is to change the financial aid policy and redistribute the funds that students...

A guide to submitting the FAFSA

A guide to submitting the FAFSA

Daryn Steed November 1, 2018

In order to apply for scholarships at Weber State University, you must first complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Though filling out the FAFSA is a critical step on your quest...

Mo' money, no problems

Mo’ money, no problems

Alexa Nielson November 1, 2018

Applying for scholarships can be stressful and confusing for any college student. However, the financial aid office and many other resources exist to help ease students through the process. The only way...

Elizabeth Hall is Weber State University's home to its English and Communication department.

Money talks louder than words

Jennifer Greenlee November 1, 2018

Need money to pay for school? It's out there, especially within the Communication Department. Students just need to get involved. Participating in one of the five co-curriculars within the department can...

Protesters hold up signs during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House on Sept. 5, 2017. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Out of the shadows and into the classrooms

Jennifer Guzman November 1, 2018

While many incoming students feel joy and anxious excitement as they prepare for college, some face a worry about the cost of attending these higher institutions. For many underprivileged students, there...

Financial aid changes stifle student funds

Financial aid changes stifle student funds

Jennifer Greenlee September 22, 2018

In 2016, Ruffalo Noel-Levitz (RNL) was recruited to help Weber State University come up with a Strategic Enrollment Plan (SEP) to help encourage student enrollment, retention and graduation. “In...

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Undergraduate research presents unique opportunities

Alexa Nielson September 5, 2018

Weber State University is dedicated to students' learning, and their commitment to education is demonstrated through the Undergraduate Research Program. The program was bolstered in 2004 when the the...

Killing lackadaisical tendencies through yelling

Killing lackadaisical tendencies through yelling

Nic Muranaka February 22, 2018

Generally speaking, people come to college because they want to be here. They seek a higher education because, ideally, a degree helps open doors for these people, which can find them a vocation instead...

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