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Engineering building evacuated; white powder found

In the midst of the last day of finals, the engineering and technology building was evacuated. 20 people were ordered to exit the building. Thursday morning, a white powdery substance was found on a desk in a classroom of the building. A hazmat crew was called, but the substance has been deemed harmless by the [...]

Lucky Slice is just what Ogden needed, say owners

    Every ski town that Mike McDonald had ever been to had a local pizzeria, except for Ogden. That is one reason why he thought 25th Street was the perfect location to open The Lucky Slice Pizza with his partners, Nick VanArsdel and Will Shafer. McDonald ran a pizza place in Flagstaff, Ariz., for [...]

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Wildcats running in Boston Marathon OK

Craig Oberg stopped before he crossed the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on Monday to take pictures with his wife, sister and mother. He then ran ahead, finished the race, and was walking to get his bag when he saw one bomb go off, then another. “I felt that concussion, and I could feel [...]

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Weber kicked off its first-ever “Weber Town” tradition this last weekend, in hopes of fueling the goal between the city of Ogden and the university to make Ogden a college town. However, a free concert and a “one-night excuse” to sport Weber wear isn’t going to be the driving force between a college town transformation [...]

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WSU student balances military, family and school

Jayrod Garrett is a National Guard serviceman, husband, campus employee, and former honors and BIS senator. He is also a nontraditional student who has overcome many obstacles to get his associate’s degree this semester. To be considered a nontraditional student, one must be a veteran, 25 or older, married, a parent, and/or be widowed or [...]

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New tradition starts with first-ever Weber Town

Ogden residents and former, as well as current and future Weber State University Wildcats, converged on 25th Street in downtown Ogden on Saturday night to begin a new tradition called Weber Town. The event is intended to be annual and is aimed at bringing together the Ogden and WSU communities, making Ogden more of a [...]

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