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Valentina Rodriguez posing for a photo with Senator Luz Escamilla.

Interview with Luz Escamilla: Minority leader of the Utah Senate

Nathanael Stout, Translator April 11, 2024

Original Spanish version written by Valentina Rodriguez and Tanner Scott Translated to English by Nathanael Stout This article, originally written in December 2023, has been edited for length. Luz...

Mekell Moss as Assistant Coach for Goalkeeper Development.

Goal-getter: Mekell Moss and the soccer team

Zaira Coria and Collyn Cowles March 26, 2024

Weber State University women’s soccer hired former goalkeeper Mekell Moss as assistant goalkeeping development coach. Two years after Moss’s graduation from Weber State, she was appointed by head coach...

An illustration of Geraldine Jerrie Mock, was the first woman to fly solo around the world.

Empoderamiento en feminidad: una vista de la interseccionalidad de la historia de la mujer

Nelly Hernandez Tejada, Traductor March 12, 2024

Bastantes pueden acordarse de la historia de Amelia Earhart, la primera aviadora que voló sola sobre el océano atlántico. Su historia, que ha inspirado a bastantes personas, ha sido presentada en libros,...

The womens center offers a safe enviorment for women to socialize and study. (AJ Handley/The Signpost)

Empowerment in Womanhood: A Look into Intersectionality in Women’s History

Gracie Woodbury, Reporter March 12, 2024

Many can recall the classic story of Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Her story, which has inspired many, is featured in books, some of the country’s top-grossing...

Bathrooms, bills and bad news

Bathrooms, bills and bad news

Megan Swann, Culture Editor February 8, 2024

On Jan. 30, Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 257. This means schools and government buildings will now require people to use bathrooms, showers and locker rooms corresponding to their sex assigned...

Forward Dillon Jones (2) getting past a Utah Tech player. Photo taken in Dec. 2022 at the game against Utah Tech University.

Shooting for a good season

Collyn Cowles, Section Editor October 26, 2023

Women’s basketball After finishing the 2022-2023 regular season with a 6–25 overall record and a 2–16 record in the Big Sky Conference, the women’s basketball team made a handful of off-season...

The LGBTQ Resource and Womens Center located inside of the Shepard Union building at the Ogden Weber State campus.

El centro de la mujer llama la atención sobre la violencia doméstica

Nelly Hernandez Tejada, Traductor October 17, 2023

Cada año desde 1987, el mes de Octubre marca el mes de concienciación nacional de violencia doméstica, y el centro de mujeres (Women’s Center) de la universidad de Weber State está atrayendo conciencia...

T-shirts displaying messages against violence hang by clothespins in Shepard Union for the Clothesline Project.

Recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month

McKinna Baird, Reporter October 10, 2023

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and the Weber State University Women’s Center is hosting a few events to raise awareness. One such event is the Clothesline Project. According to the Clothesline...

Colleen Ballard at the hospital for egg retrieval surgery, part of the in vitro fertilization process.

A peek into PCOS

Jessica Krok, Contributor April 18, 2023

Colleen Ballard found out at age 21 she had a genetic reproductive condition that would prevent her from having children. “I was too scared to share with family and friends what was happening,” Ballard...

A portrait taken of Louise Glück. The former poet laureate and Nobel Prize winner will be speaking at WSU on March 30.

News Quiz 3/28

Tim Costello, News editor March 28, 2023

Questions: 1. What new graduate program did Weber State University launch in January? A. Respiratory Therapy B. Physician Assistant C. Social Work D. Data Science 2. What local Ogden restaurant...

The centerpieces on the tables made with national flags and photos of influential women.

Recordando mujeres influyentes en la historia

Marianna Lopez Luritta, Traductor March 23, 2023

Bertha Benz, inventora alemana y esposa y compañera del inventor de automóviles Karl Benz, decidió el 5 de agosto de 1888 coger a sus dos hijos, Richard y Eugen, y recorrió 105 km por carreteras sin...

And that’s on period! WSU expands free menstrual products

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter March 21, 2023

Weber State University students may have noticed an increase in the availability of free menstrual products around campus. This is due to efforts from the Scientistas Student Club, in partnership with...

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