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Weber’s new landscape cuts down water usage

McKinna Baird, Reporter September 12, 2023

Since Weber State University presented their new Water Action Plan, Facilities Management has taken a new approach to landscaping on campus. Xeriscaping, a landscaping style that prioritizes low water...

Welcome back to the theater

Cooper Hatsis, Reporter August 28, 2023

Weber State University theater department is bringing original and adapted plays to campus this coming fall and spring semesters. Coming in October is an adaptation of the classic novel “Jane Eyre”...

Pamphlets containing more information about the Intermountain Sustainability Summit for those attending the Summit.

Weber State hosts the Intermountain Sustainability Summit

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter March 30, 2023

Weber State University hosted the Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 23 and 24 in the Shepherd Union Building. The summit featured multiple environmentalist speakers who spoke on issues relating...

Filmmaker, producer and director, Larry Confino speaking to students about the process of film making.

Documentarista Larry Confino visita WSU

Nathanael Stout and Cooper Hatsis March 30, 2023

Larry Confino, un director, productor y cineasta de documentales independientes, visitó la universidad Weber State el 23 y 24 de marzo para estimular sus películas recientes. Confino es graduado del...

Filmmaker, producer and director, Larry Confino speaking to students about the process of film making.

Documentarian Larry Confino visits WSU

Cooper Hatsis, Reporter March 30, 2023

Independent documentary filmmaker, producer and director Larry Confino visited Weber State University on March 23 and 24 in promotion of his recent films. Confino is an alum from New York University’s...

Analeah Vaughn (right) the Sustainability Coordinator and Green Department Program Manager at WSU, and Korynn Martinez (left) a student sustainability coordinator at the sustainability office at WSU promote the Clear the Air ‘23 challenge, Jan. 31.

Community air care

Adam Rubin, Reporter February 21, 2023

Weber State University’s commitment to environmental sustainability is well-known among the Wildcat Family. The campus goal of being carbon-neutral by 2040 is supported by the “Clear the Air Challenge,”...

A single solar panel sitting outside of the Shepherd Union building.

A greener Weber

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter February 7, 2023

WSU’s Department of Energy and Sustainability has been working hard to offset carbon production from the university. The campus, which is already 18.7% powered using renewable energy from Rocky Mountain...

Hey Waldo, can we go thrift shopping?

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter January 26, 2023

Weber State University’s Energy and Sustainability Office is hosting a swap meet on Jan. 25 and 26. WSU’s students, faculty and community have been able to participate by donating or receiving items...

The new plants that will start to decorate the landscape around campus once planted.

Sustainable ‘scaping

Aaron Lowe, Reporter October 13, 2022

On Oct. 5, Weber State University’s Sustainable Clubs, landscapers and the Center for Community Engaged Learning hosted a xeriscaping service project. This project focused on inviting students, faculty...

The Colorado River’s Upper Basin Water Supply has decreased from 4.5 million acre-feet per year to below 2 million, and the deficit is 35% from where it was when the 20th century began, according to the Utah Rivers Council. Photo credit: Grace Haglund

Utah’s water: Decisions now, consequences later

Alec Cipollini April 18, 2022

The drought in Utah didn't give any favors in 2022, and it will continue to worsen if nothing is done to stop global warming and the handling of how water is distributed in the state, advocates and experts...

The final section of the Browning Center bus stop will be finished in the next year. Photo credit: Summer Muster

OGXpectations

Alexandrea Bonilla March 28, 2022

Weber State students can expect construction cones and detours around campus for the foreseeable future. Students can and should continue to expect changes in the shuttle system and what travel to and...

The event hall where the period project took place. (Camryn Johnson/ The Signpost) Photo credit: Camryn Johnson

Ending period poverty.

ezra striley-weinman February 14, 2022

The overlooked social problem of period poverty, the lack of access to period products, in Utah was addressed at the event with the Walker Institute of Politics and Public Service in conjunction with The...

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