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Title of the work, which greets attendees of the exhibit. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Expanding world views through art

Jake Lueckler September 15, 2017

Renowned video artist Isabel Rocamora has brought her artistic presentations to Weber State. On Friday, September 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the Kimball Arts Center, Rocamora’s pieces were opened to the...

Graphic by Maddy VanOrman/The Signpost

A bigot in sheep’s clothing is still a bigot

Kellie Plumhof March 16, 2017

  In the summer of 2016, the Department of Education and Department of Justice presented a list of guidelines to public schools concerning bathrooms. These urged schools to allow transgender...

Rosa Arambula, chingona. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Being a woke brown chingona

Rosa Arambula March 14, 2017

  Chingona - noun. 1. a Spanish slang term meaning “bad-ass woman.” Being a woman has given me the strength to be unapologetic, especially in a society that tries to silence women of color. To...

Mary Robinson works with health worker Nadhifa Ibrahim Mohamed in Somalia in 2011. Robinson, Ireland's first female president, speaks at Weber State University on March 17. (Source: Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Jennifer O'Gorman)

Women’s History Month Activities on Weber State Campus

Japheth Pleasant March 14, 2017

Three decades ago, Congress proclaimed that March would be the month to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American women in history, designating this month as Women's History Month. “Women's...

A new study revealed that girls are more likely to believe that boys are more intelligent by the age of six. (Source: Tribune News Service)

Science Weekly: Young girls believe boys are naturally smarter

Kellie Plumhof February 14, 2017

Young girls are more likely associate intelligence with males rather than females, a new study from New York University, the University of Illinois and Princeton University said.Lin Bian, doctoral student...

Parents and daughters test their drawbridges at Weber State University's Parent-Daughter Engineering Day in the Shepherd Union on Nov. 19. The annual event hopes to encourage women to pursue STEM fields. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Event helps emphasize importance of women in STEM

November 20, 2016

Teams of parents and their daughters spent Nov. 18–19 learning to problem solve and work together to find creative engineering solutions. The 6th annual Parent-Daughter Engineering Day was held at...

Matt Naparlo and Lila Tomlinson attend Parent-Daughter Engineering Day at Weber State University in fall 2014. (The Signpost Archives)

Calling all future women engineers

Emilee Atkinson November 15, 2016

The focus of Weber State University’s annual Parent-Daughter Engineering Day is to bring in successful female engineers to encourage seventh- and eighth-grade girls with an interest in engineering....

Kari Byron, former Mythbusters host, in July 2010. Byron speaks to Weber State University students at the Tech Expo on Oct. 18. (Source: User YGX / Wikimedia Commons)

Former ‘Mythbusters’ Kari Byron keynotes Tech Expo

Leah Higginbotham October 23, 2016

Members of the Weber State University and Ogden communities got the chance to hear Kari Byron — former "Mythbusters" host, current host of "Headrush" and the upcoming host of the "White Rabbit Project"...

Alexandria Scott attended the Women's Center discussion about feminism on Thursday, September 22. (Dalton Flandro/ The Signpost)

A first taste of the Third Wave

J. Michaela Funtanilla September 25, 2016
Women's Center helps expose students to feminism through Generation F*: Feminism 101 workshops.
Teams gather around the newly revealed challenge to ask questions and begin planning their designs for the FIRST Tech Challenge. (Kellie Plumhof / The Signpost)

Robotics season kick-off reveals new challenges

Kellie Plumhof September 11, 2016

Crowds gathered at the Weber State University Davis campus early on Sept. 10 to watch the global premiere of the FIRST Tech Challenge game reveal.For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,...

Love, sex, comedy and pursuing happiness

Tyler Hoffman September 22, 2015

Emily Fox is a single parent raising two kids, working full time and using comedy to inspire herself and others. She loves and empowers herself as a woman. She embraces the idea that it is OK to have...

WOW Awards highlight amazing women

March 26, 2015

Staff, faculty, students and special guests filled the Shepherd Union ballroom Thursday to honor women at Weber who have gone above and beyond to make a huge impact on those around them. This year...

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