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Environmental club screens documentary about Great Salt Lake

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 [...]

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

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. The survey is designed [...]

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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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Although the average temperature in Utah has risen in the last decade, hydrologist Brian McInerney from the National Weather Service said the high elevation of Utah’s resorts is keeping snow on the slopes. Except for this year. “I went to Powder Mountain on New Year’s for skiing, and the snow was barely there,” said Ashley [...]

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Occupy movement comes to Ogden

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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