By: Jessica Schmoe

The banking industry has remained under stress the past year and for the beginning of this one. The FDIC added 450 institutions to the already lengthy list of anonymous challenged lenders ending at 702 in 2009. This list has hit an all-time high since 199...

By: Rob Sanders

Weber State University is getting more national attention because of students like Curtis Funk, who was recently featured in Inc. magazine’s Cool College Start-ups. Funk’s start-up is featured alongside students from schools such as Harvard. N...

By: Rachael Storey

In July of 2004, Stephanie DeGraw launched her business from her dining room table in Ogden, Utah. Her business started out as Power Media Group, a full-service advertising agency designing marketing plans, handling media buys, and filming and producing t...

By: Mary Watson

From the down-turning economy to the dry season, Utah still comes through in supporting its local resorts. A major source of help for Weber State University students is the WSU Outdoor Program, formerly known as the Wilderness Recreation Center. “Th...

By: Brian Grow

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) took effect on Monday, Feb. 22. Among other things, the new law seeks to discourage college students from racking up excessive debt. Under the new law, anyone under 21 must have a pa...

By: Jessica Schmoe

Technological advancements in the automotive industry occur quite frequently, which could cause professors and students within the field to fall behind. The technology of automobiles is constantly changing and advancing, not to mention the changes and dif...

By: Jennifer Dobner

Nearly 100 Salt Lake County employees have taken early retirement since the county began offering new incentives about a year ago, helping to avoid layoffs. “We knew that we needed to have expenditures decrease,” said Darrin Casper, the county...

By: Rob Sanders

Some Weber State University students are concerned about the effects of air quality in regards to a person’s health, but few are aware of the effects on the economy if air quality standards are not met. Each year Utah receives federal funding for in...

By: Jessica Schmoe

Hopefully Valentine’s Day offered up some pleasant memories this year, because the pocket books definitely took a hit. Valentine’s Day, a day to spend with your honey, is also a day to fork out the cash. Last year alone, over $17 billion was s...

By: Rachael Storey

The Career Services Center at Weber State University has been conducting mock interviews for over 18 years. A mock interview is free job-interview practice for students. Students can make appointments at the Career Services Center and are matched with cou...

By: Rob Sanders

Every year millions of Americans deal with one of the certainties of life ­— taxes. Weber State University students make the decision to have their taxes prepared by a professional or prepare their taxes themselves using computer software. Accor...

By: Jessica Schmoe

Celiac Disease is a digestive disorder in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley and other foods. Eating foods that contain gluten creates an immune-mediated toxic reaction that caus...

By: Andrew Morgan

Due to the current problems they have been battling, Toyota has been in the headlines a lot lately, and the attention has not served them well. Even comedians such as Jay Leno have commented about Toyota’s recent struggles. “To give you an ide...

By: Mary Watson

Apple Inc. has recently introduced its newest product, the iPad. The iPad, due on the shelf around the end of March, will feature multi-touch interaction with print, video, photo, audio multimedia and Internet browsing and will run applications designed f...

By: Rob Sanders

Money from last year’s stimulus package has been awarded to six Weber State University projects. A total of $800,000 is going toward supporting the growth and development of Utah start-up companies. To date, there has been $189,000 awarded with more...

By: Rachael Storey

WileyPLUS is a national publishing company that has given health science professors at Weber State University access to their online server. This means that professors have the ability to create, edit and customize their own online health labs and post th...

By: Paul Foy

An electronic data center the National Security Agency plans to build in Utah will be self-contained with its own water supply, sewer system, power backup system and anti-terrorism defenses, a government bid document states. The core of the 1-million-squa...

By: Rachael Storey

The Floating Doctors is a medical non-profit organization made up of 15 crew members who sail to poor countries and islands to offer medical care and education about nutrition, sanitation and pregnancy. Dr. Benjamin Labrot recently founded Floating Doctor...

By: Mary Watson

“Houston, tranquility base here. The eagle has landed.” Memorable words spoken by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, but why is there so much buzz floating around those words now? Salt Lake City-based Reagan National Advertising has commissioned...

By: Jessica Schmoe

All across the Weber State University campus, at any time of the day, students can be found sleeping in precarious positions. That fact alone might suggest that WSU students are not getting enough sleep. Students all over, not limited to Utah, use the wee...