November 28, 2012
Construction begins today on not just a new building at Weber State University’s Ogden campus, but a dream three years in the making. Prior WSU student body presidents Victoria Thompson and Kyle Braithwaite gathered on Tuesday with current members of the WSU Student Association, including Legislative Vice President Brady Harris, to break ground for the [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading …Jayrod Garrett, a creative writing senior, said he loves to play racquetball. He plays in Weber State University’s Stromberg Gym whenever he gets the chance, but he can’t play alone. Garrett’s father also loves to play, and so does his wife. But, unlike Garrett, his wife and his father aren’t students and must pay $6 [...]
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Weber State University’s student senate voted on Josh Hunt and swore him in as the diversity vice president at the senate meeting on Monday. He was ratified by a three-fourths vote from the senators. Last week, the Diversity Vice President Search Committee nominated Hunt. The senate then waited a week to vote on him. “We [...]
Continue reading …On Tuesday morning, an outside contractor accidentally mixed chemicals while servicing the pool in the Swenson Gym, which caused a chemical reaction and a campus scare. “(The contractor) had added chlorine to the pool chlorination system, which is a normal process,” according to a press release issued by the Ogden City Fire Department. “Upon completion, [...]
Continue reading …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 [...]
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