December 2, 2012
A Weber State University alumnus was elected mayor of Ogden Tuesday, defeating a fellow alumnus. “We’re absolutely thrilled with the victory,” said Mike Caldwell, the mayor elect. “It’s been a long six months. I mean, to be honest right now, we feel really tired.” Caldwell, 40, will replace another WSU graduate, Matthew Godfrey — who [...]
This week, football Head Coach Ron McBride announced his retirement from his coaching careeer. He was a hero and a legacy and did wonderful things for Weber State University’s football program. He has produced several athletes who have gone on and played in the National Football League. Coach Mac has been the WSU football head [...]
Continue reading …Weber State University’s student senate discussed concerns of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population during its meeting held at the Davis campus this week. LGBT students have expressed an interest in representation in student senate as well as a desire for a place to congregate among their peers, similar to the Women’s Center and [...]
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After 20 years of coaching Division I football and seven years as the head coach of Weber State University’s football team, Ron McBride has announced his retirement at the end of the 2011 season in a press conference at Stewart Stadium on Tuesday. McBride said he decided it was time to step down because, while [...]
Continue reading …To be completely honest, I had given little to no attention to the “Occupy” movement that has swept through several major cities and thousands of smaller communities across the globe. The movement, to the unobservant, myself included, could appear to be nothing more than a bunch of lazy, unemployed underachievers yelling at those whom they [...]
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Laughter rang from the Shepherd Union Building’s Ballroom B at Weber State University on Tuesday as former national football player and businessman Herschel Walker spoke. WSU Convocations brought Walker to speak on overcoming life’s challenges. Amongst his own personal struggles was overcoming dissociative identity disorder during the high point of his career. “We chose Herschel [...]
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