May 19, 2013
Mark Jenkins, the CFO of Petersen Inc., said Wednesday that social networking sites can be an important factor when considering a prospective employee. “Everything is going electronic,” Jenkins says. “If I were a young college graduate looking for a job, I would definitely have my linked-in profile up to date and current.” Jenkins was a [...]
Continue reading …Derek Shaw, a physics major at Weber State University, recently presented his data on X-ray fluorescence detection techniques to help detect lead in the human body. Commonly referred to as lead poisoning, the buildup of lead within a human system does not have any obvious or immediate symptoms. The effects of high concentrations of lead [...]
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[media-credit id=11 align="alignright" width="200"][/media-credit] The Olympic rings adorn the Ice Sheet in Ogden, which hosted curling events during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Ten years ago, when the 2002 Winter Olympic Games came to Salt Lake City, many news stories were published discussing winners of events, current happenings, sportsmanship stories, celebrity sightings and more. Some of [...]
Continue reading …During a presentation by Weber State University professors on Wednesday, a shared opinion was that the United States needs to decrease its dependence on foreign oil for economic and environmental reasons. Nazneen Ahmad, assistant professor of economics at WSU, said in her presentation that the “supply of oil is finite and decreasing while demand is [...]
Continue reading …A sign posted on the door of room nine in Weber State University’s Stewart Library warns, “No Studying.” This room is strictly reserved for students utilizing the video game equipment provided by WSU in the video game lab. Matt LaMour loads an NHL hockey game into a Playstation 3, which is one of three video [...]
Continue reading …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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