November 29, 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 …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 [...]
Continue reading …As part of Geography Awareness Week, Ogden mountaineers Will Carlton and Tom Burton visited Weber State University on Wednesday to tell their story about climbing Mount Everest earlier this year. The two are among the few in Utah who have reached the summit. About 130 slides of pictures were shown of the events that took [...]
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The Standard-Examiner hosted the Holiday Fair in the Shepherd Union Building Ballrooms Saturday where community members set up about 70 booths to sell crafts and homemade food. “It’s a fun one,” said Jennifer Thorpe, the special events coordinator for the Standard-Examiner. “We wanted to do something around the holidays.” This is the third year that [...]
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The Community Involvement Center hosted the second annual Hunger Banquet on Thursday evening in hopes of teaching people about poverty. “I think people are less aware of hunger and poverty in the U.S. because it is such a rich country, but even though it is such a rich country, there are people that are living [...]
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