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Map of Utah showing Utah police agencies.  Size shows count of Cold Case Database. Data was scraped my Morgan Keller from the Utah department of public safety cold case website. URL: https://bci.utah.gov/coldcases/

Lost but not forgotten: how Utah investigates cold cases

Star Neil, Contributor April 16, 2024

As public interest in cold cases continues to rise, Utah investigators fight against time in their search for answers among fading memories and decaying evidence. Families continue to hold out hope, but...

A photo of Brian Housley provided by his mother, Darcie Housley.

Help after homicide

Star Neil, Section Editor January 16, 2024

Each year an average of 80 Utahns are murdered, many at the hands of their spouse or partner, leaving behind devastated families needing legal aid to protect their loved ones’ assets and seek justice...

A photo of Brian Housley provided by his mother, Darcie Housley.

Recogiendo los Pedazos: cómo ayuda un organización no lucrativo de Utah después de tragedia

Nelly Hernandez Tejada, Translator January 16, 2024

Cada año un promedio de 80 personas de Utah son asesinados, bastantes a manos de sus parejas, dejando familias devastadas necesitando asistencia legal para proteger activos y obtener justicia contra sus...

A profile photo of Patti ONeal.

The story behind the scholarship: The legacy of Patti O’Neal

Star Neil, Graphics Editor December 5, 2023

The Patti O’Neal Dance Scholarship memorializes a professor’s love of art, compassion for her students and her fighting spirit that she used to bring topics surrounding racial injustice onto center...

Dr. Emily January Peterson will be teaching the Barbie studies class starting in the Spring 2024 semester.

The bustling business of Barbie

Star Neil, Section Editor November 21, 2023

A new class is aiming to take a deeper dive into the issues surrounding women’s and gender studies through the playful lens of Barbie, giving students a new view of this icon. Emily January Petersen,...

A photo of Jennifer Wilcox when she was 18-months-old.

A lifetime of learning and leading

Star Neil, Section Editor November 7, 2023

Editors note: This story was edited as of Oct. 7, 2023 to correct Jennifer Wilcox’s birth year Jennifer Wilcox, adjunct instructor at Weber State University, shares her passion for teaching after...

A student entering the learning center located on the first floor of Tracy Hall in room 101 in 2017.

Resources for new and returning students

Star Neil, Section Editor October 24, 2023

Math and English placement testing is currently free to all students at Weber State through Dec. 9. This is one of multiple ways Weber State plans to help new and returning students successfully integrate...

Breanna Hart, former editor-in-chief of The Signpost, holding up the award for General Excellence along with others who won the same award in different groups.

Another year, another haul

Breanna Hart, Editor-in-chief June 6, 2023

The Signpost recently attended the Utah Press Association’s Better Newspaper Awards dinner, and just like every other year, The Signpost competed against colleges all across Utah and, once again, brought...

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