June 19, 2013
For the first time at Weber State University, Project Success Inc. — an Ogden-based, nonprofit community learning center — put on the 24th annual Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival on Saturday. The event was Project Success’ version of Juneteenth, the oldest and most widespread of celebrations marking the anniversary of the end of slavery in [...]
Starting July 1, new federal student loan interest rates are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent if Congress does not take action. The battle is ongoing regarding government raising interest rates on student loans. Last year, students all over the country cried out on Facebook and Twitter, and by calling their elected [...]
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Craig Oberg stopped before he crossed the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on Monday to take pictures with his wife, sister and mother. He then ran ahead, finished the race, and was walking to get his bag when he saw one bomb go off, then another. “I felt that concussion, and I could feel [...]
Continue reading …I’m not so good at goodbyes. Actually, I’m not so good at hellos, how-are-yous and everything else in between. Talking to people, really. All that eye contact is hard to maintain. Which is why I have loved — and cherished — this weekly opportunity to talk with you (or at you) about the things that [...]
Continue reading …As a part of Women’s History Month, Weber State University’s Center for Diversity and Unity hosted an event on March 27 to discuss the topic of women in the military and the new combat roles for women. Sam Mosier, an integrated studies junior at WSU, was in charge of the event. Mosier said she believes [...]
Continue reading …Hi. My name is Kory, and I am a culinary moron. I’ve always been this way. Something about the way root beer tickles my throat just sends me over the edge. I prefer Sunny D to pulpy, fresh orange juice. If I’m forced to choose between eating out at Le Petite Entree and stopping at the Chevron [...]
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