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Professors, students talk capitalism
Business professors discussed the issues of capitalism in a panel on Thursday at Weber State University. Many questions were asked during the discussion. Lonald Wishom, vice president of diversity at WSU, asked most of the questions as host of the event. He said they were trying to keep the topics broad. “We try to [...]
“We are the 99 percent.” This is the slogan that sparked the beginning of the occupation of Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, New York City, as part of the Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Together movement. The movement has gained widespread attention from mainstream media across the world and sparked other cities — from Boston to Sydney [...]
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Despite the cold weather, protestors joined together at Ogden City Hall with home-made signs to join in the Occupy movement. Several Weber State University Alumni showed up at the protest, which reached numbers of around 50 in attendance. Several shared stories, some from their experience fighting in wars, including the Vietname war and the conflicts [...]
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Although the job market is a cutthroat place at the moment, those with a degree have the lowest unemployment rate, according to Winn Stanger, director of Career Services. Undergraduate students who are graduating this fall may also be heartened by Utah’s economic climate as reported in Utah on the Move, a presentation which strives to [...]
Continue reading …As part of the Ralph Nye Lecture Series in the Goddard School of Business, Floyd Norris of The New York Times presented “What’s Wrong with the American Economy?” on Thursday. “The New York Times has a reporting philosophy in respect to the economy that’s fairly specific,” said John Hoffman, business instructor at Weber State University. [...]
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Students rush through the Shepherd Union Building between classes. That mass of students has grown in the last year, as enrollment rose by roughly 1,300 students this school year. Some of that growth could be from students returning to school in lieu of searching for a job. Students who have attended Weber State University [...]
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