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WSU to hold HIV testing, safe-sex workshop for World AIDS Day

Weber State University will take part in commemorating World AIDS Day through a safe-sex workshop on Monday and free HIV testing on Thursday, hosted by the WSU Center for Diversity and Unity in conjunction with the Northern Utah Coalition and Planned Parenthood. World AIDS Day was first held in 1988 as the first-ever global health [...]

Clubs decorate Christmas trees for charity

The Weber State University Community Involvement Center purchased 25 Christmas trees and invited Clubs and Organizations to decorate them on Tuesday. These trees will be displayed until Dec. 17 on the mezzanine bridge of the Shepherd Union Building. The trees will then be donated to the Women’s Center Sub for Santa program and YCC. “The [...]

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Students run nearly naked for charity

Chattering teeth, shivering and goosebumps were shared by a crowd of more than 100 students who gathered outside of the Shepherd Union Building on Friday night to run a mile for charity, most wearing nothing but their underwear and shoes. The Nearly Naked Mile is an annual event that began in 2010 as an effort [...]

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Students practice self-defense

  An event presented by the Center for Diversity and Unity and the Weber State University Student Association taught students how and in what circumstances to use self-defense on Thursday in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms. Megan Gour, the college program chair for the center, organized the event as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. She [...]

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WSU to participate in national day of service

Weber State University students will have the opportunity to participate in Make a Difference Day this Saturday through projects in the community hosted by the WSU Community Involvement Center. Make a Difference Day is the nation’s largest day of community service. This year marks 20 years since it was founded by USA Weekend magazine. WSU [...]

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Four years ago, Nancy Weir walked her first half-marathon. She had trained and prepared for months. A few days before the race, she drove her car around the course, mentally preparing herself for the 13.1 miles she would soon face. The day of the race arrived, and she was ready. The friends she had made in [...]

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