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Notable activist promotes civil change within communities

Jennifer Guzman September 28, 2018

Dolores Huerta, a well-known Chicana activist for immigrant farmworkers, visited Weber State in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event took place with the help of Chief Diversity Officer Adrienne...

No on Prop. 2 means no medical marijuana

No on Prop. 2 means no medical marijuana

Jennifer Guzman August 31, 2018

An overwhelmingly negative response swept public opinion in response to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ statement asking members to vote against Proposition 2. Proposition 2 is an...

Community members in Ogden held a rally to Unite the Families. (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

Community members rally for family unification

Jennifer Guzman July 3, 2018

On June 20, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at calming the public outcry over the separation of children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.The “zero tolerance” policy initially...

Women sing along as thousands pack the streets for the Women's March on Washington rally outside the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. A new study has found that social and structural barriers continue to obstruct the advancement of female members of Generation X and millennials. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Check your current events: June 27

Ashton Corsetti June 26, 2017

1. This country threatened to treat U.S.-led coalition aircraft as targets after a Syrian government warplane was shot down:a) Iranb) Russiac) North Korea2. The Senate Judiciary Committee argued on June...

Chetan Chandrashekhar, a University of Washington freshman who describes himself as a moderate Democrat, said he supports a mix of changes to Social Security, including raising the tax cap and the retirement age, an approach commonly cited by local millennials. (Erika Schutlz/The Seattle Times/MCT)

Under the protests, the generation war wages

Ashton Corsetti November 28, 2016

All prejudice is ridiculous in its nature, and generational resentment is one of the worst.Most forms of prejudice can be traced to an “accident of birth” in sex, ethnic background or even...

Graphic by Maddy VanOrman Photo credit: Maddy Van Orman

Make your mark and maybe even make Mark Ruffalo get naked

Gwyneth Allred September 30, 2016
The company Save the Day uses the Avengers and other celebrities to encourage people to vote and promises that if they do, Mark Ruffalo will do a nude scene in his next film.
Latinos se reunen para apoyar al candidato presidencial Donald Trump.  (Fuente: Tribune News Services)

Su voto cuenta

Paula Ninataype September 16, 2016

Los tres grupos de minoridades más grandes de los Estados Unidos, Afroamericanos, Hispanos y los Asiáticos, estuvieron bien representados en las elecciones presidenciales del 2008. "El electorado...

Voting matters

October 23, 2014

How important is it to vote in state elections? Many citizens will only cast a vote every four years for national elections. Some believe the presidential races are the only elections that matter. And...

WSU community watches Scotland vote to stay in U.K.

September 23, 2014

While citizens of Scotland were voting on whether to leave the United Kingdom Sept. 18, in Ogden, Weber State University staff member Donna C. Hernandez watched in amazement. In a vote of 55.3 percent...

Women's rights still a work in progress

September 16, 2014

“I still can’t believe I still have to protest this s---,” an Equal Rights Amendment shirt states. In honor of Constitution week here at Weber State, I decided it was a good time to discuss some...

Viewpoint: We need to vote for our student representatives

March 25, 2014

Now that the dust has settled from the executive campaigns, Weber State students are left to review the decisions they made during last week's voting. Congratulations are in order for all who ran, victorious...

Students voice opinions about local elections

November 3, 2012

With the upcoming elections on Tuesday, Weber State University students have the opportunity to vote for candidates who will affect the university. WSU student Ashley Brimhall said it is important for...

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