November 28, 2012
With the holiday season reaching a fervor, one Weber State University professor is helping to keep it in check. On Tuesday afternoon, L. Kay Gillespie, a retired WSU professor, gave his annual “Anti-Claus” lecture. The near-infamous lecture discusses the myths, realities and historical background of Santa Claus as a uniquely American character. “It’s just sort [...]
Though it’s getting dark earlier and earlier, Ogden nights will be a little brighter throughout the holiday season, all beginning with Ogden City’s Electric Light Parade and opening ceremony for Ogden’s Christmas Village, which took place Saturday evening. As dusk hit, thousands of spectators lined the curbs of Washington Boulevard between 22nd and 26th Street [...]
Continue reading …In order to share food, culture and traditions and help combat holiday homesickness, the International Student Center has teamed up with the Center for Diversity and Unity to put on a Thanksgiving dinner for Weber State University students. The dinn Order viagra online without Prescription er will be held today from 4-7 p.m. in Room [...]
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Hoping to raise awareness and promote tolerance and support when it comes to gender identities and definitions, the Center for Diversity and Unity at Weber State University is hosting two interactive workshops focused on transgender awareness. The first workshop, Transgender Awareness Training 101, took place Friday afternoon from 12-4 p.m. in the Center for Diversity [...]
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Friends of the Stewart Library hosted its annual book sale at Weber State University this week. The sale began on Thursday and will continue into next week, taking place on the lower level of the Stewart Library inside the west entrance. The proceeds of the book sale will go to Friends of the Stewart Library, [...]
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Weber State University hosted the second annual Expect the Great conference on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The conference is a college and career readiness fair aimed at African-American communities throughout Utah. “It was an initiative that was started in response to a need to reach out to African-American students to get them [...]
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