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Police Blotter July 20

Jennifer Greenlee July 19, 2021

Water Balloon BanditsA woman flagged down an officer on patrol outside of the University Village Dorms on the evening of June 27. She reported that she had been driving when she felt something hit the...

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Police Blotter 9/30

Marisa Nelson September 30, 2020

Car FightingA suspicious vehicle was spotted at University Village on Sept. 7. An officer approached the vehicle and reported that the owner of the vehicle seemed to be talking on the phone in an upset...

Accurate census statistics from college students are more challenging to collect. Students living in on-campus residences such as dorms fall under a special category. (Photo courtesy of WSU)

Counting college students crucial for communities

Deborah Wilber February 19, 2020

College students are one of the hardest populations to count in the U.S. Census, according to Evan Curtis, state planning coordinator at the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.That difficulty comes...

Sign makeing supplies for the Sustainable Flowers event at the Community Center Great Room in University Village on Tuesday night. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Reduce, reuse and plant a flower

Kierstynn King February 7, 2020

Machela Sweeney usually gets her ideas from Pinterest. That’s where she got the idea for her sustainable flower program. “When I originally saw the idea on Pinterest, people were using cans...

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Police Blotter

Jennifer Greenlee February 6, 2020

More than just a head rushA student at the Wildcat Center passed out upon standing up on Jan. 21. When the student woke up, he could not recall the fall as well as some other recent events. He was transported...

Police Blotter

Jennifer Greenlee January 23, 2020

Making out in the coldA suspicious vehicle was reported by an officer in the W5 parking lot at 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 20. The windows were fogged, and the couple had been making out. The officer confirmed that...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Jennifer Greenlee October 23, 2019

Drug violation An RA reported a drug violation at Wildcat Village on Oct. 20. Officers were dispatched to the room. The student confirmed he had been smoking marijuana. He gave officers a small bag of...

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Police Blotter 10/10

Jennifer Greenlee October 10, 2019

Suspicious Circumstances On Oct. 6, there was a truck in the Dee Event Center parking lot. The two occupants appeared to be slumped over and not moving. The officer drove up to the vehicle and could see...

Building 5 in University Village against the blue skies. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

Creating an on-campus community at a commuter school

Harrison Epstein April 18, 2019

Thirteen percent. Students who live in Weber State University housing for four years graduate at a 13 percent higher rate than their counterparts who don’t. While Weber has long been known as a commuter...

Comparing costs of off-campus housing

Comparing costs of off-campus housing

Kainoa Nunez April 3, 2019

Moving away for college can be an exciting first step into adulthood for students, but at what price? University housing can be expensive, and the idea of living in dorms may not always be appealing to...

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WSU police blotter

Jovany Bahena-Rosario November 17, 2018

Case 4409: Up on the roof without roofiesOfficers were dispatched to a safety hazard call regarding someone trying to get onto the roof of the Browning Center. Police found three men crossing the street...

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Blackout at WSU Ogden campus

Cameron Gifford October 12, 2018

Editor's note: This story has been updated to provide the approximate time power was restored, and to indicate the status of the Homecoming dance.Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 a power outage effectively...

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