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Simonson Says: Getting old in Utah

On Friday, I turned 24 (that’s why they really closed the campus that day). The Monday right before that, the first day of the semester, marked the beginning of my sixth year at Weber State University (and not even for a lucrative degree). And, though I am married, I don’t have any kids yet, nor [...]

The best advice for driving in the winter? Don’t. Unfortunately, we live in Utah, and there’s a better chance of the Super Bowl being cancelled for inclement weather than classes being canceled. So we trudge on to school through the snow, and being prepared for the weather is the best way to avoid accidents. With [...]

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Weber State University’s Environmental Club showed a work-in-progress film Tuesday about the evaporating shorelines of the Great Salt Lake in the Wildcat Theater. “The biggest issue that we face is that people are not aware that we could potentially lose the Great Salt Lake,” said Shirley Gorospe, director and executive producer of the documentary. “When [...]

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For Weber State University alum Shaun Hancock, owning one of the only indoor sky-diving/surfing facilities in the country is hard but satisfying work. Thanks to his unique business, Hancock and others were able to host The Trifecta of Shred this weekend, where athletes competed in three events: skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. The surfing competition was [...]

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Utah students more passive-aggressive

[media-credit name="Spencer Garn" align="alignright" width="300"][/media-credit]An unusually high rate of passive-aggressive behavior among students at Weber State University has been discovered by Michael Stevens, professor and department chair at Weber State University’s business administration department. Routinely over the past 20 years in all of his teaching capacities, Stevens has submitted a short questionnaire to his students. [...]

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Tennis team falls to Utes

For the second straight week, the Weber State University men’s tennis team was swept by an in-state rival when they fell 7-0 to the University of Utah over the weekend. WSU’s Ben Rode said he felt the team was hurt by a slow start and didn’t give themselves a chance to win. “I feel like [...]

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