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Fashion funds politicsModels at WSU strut, raise money for Sudan
Fashion and politics were fused to ignite a sparkling array of color and good vibes Thursday night at a runway fashion show in the Union Ballroom at Weber State University. Awareness about the ongoing genocide in Sudan was the thread that tied it all together.…
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Four thousand eggs 'swept up'Davis Campus hosted Easter activities
On Saturday morning, the WSU Davis and Ogden Student Councils organized an Easter activity at the Davis Campus, where approximately 400 children of WSU students and community came to find Easter eggs, meet the Easter Bunny, make crafts and watch "Bee Movie.…
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Spring Break not just for partying
A group of 50 Weber State University students worked hard to avoid the all-too-familiar post-Spring Break blues this semester by setting out to make a difference in the world with their scholastic freedom last week.
While the majority of WSU students are now looking back over the past break's activities with remorse as they revisit the neglected Spring Break to-do lists, these students are taking pride in the tremendous amounts of time and talents they offered to others in need.…
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'Fun to be a kid again'
Students gathered at the Weber State University Stromberg gym Friday for this semester's late night activity and shared an evening of competition and fitness.
Matt Parker, who works at the gym as night supervisor, said the event had the best turn out so far.…
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Author speaks for women's history
The Willa Cather professor of history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Carole Levin, will be speaking March 24 at Weber State University.
Levin will be speaking in conjunction with WSU's observance of Women's History Month.?
Levin's presentation, "Princess Elizabeth Travels about Her Kingdom in Life, in Text, and On Stage," is part of WSU's History Lecture Series.…
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Marine reunited with dog he rescued
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego-based Marine major was reunited on Saturday with one of his closest war buddies - a 2-year-old dog named Nubs.
Nubs greeted Maj. Brian Dennis at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station when the fighter pilot returned from Iraq.
It was the first time the two were together since Dennis' family and close friends helped raise $3,500 to fly the dog to San Diego about a month ago.…
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Missouri town's new levee holds as Midwest fights spring floods
VALLEY PARK, Mo.
Residents of small towns along the Meramec River breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as the stream finally crested following days of flooding caused by torrential rainfall across the Midwest.
At Valley Park, the river rose to a peak of 37.…
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Scientists look to the gecko when designing robots
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - After the next big earthquake hits the Bay Area, emergency responders may have the superhero-like skills of the gecko to thank for keeping them safe from collapsing buildings as they try to find survivors.
Robots inspired by the gecko's multi-purpose tail and incredible sticky feet could be the first ones to explore the unstable, potentially dangerous rubble in search of life, saving time and the lives of rescuers.…
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