WSU alumnus running for mayor

[media-credit name=”Brandon Stephenson” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]When Brandon Stephenson graduated with an MBA from Weber State University 11 years ago, he had no intention of entering politics. Now, after serving nearly eight years on the city council, and hearing that Ogden’s current mayor, Matthew Godfrey, would not be seeking a fourth term, Stephenson is hoping to win the upcoming […]

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Casino Night Food Drive

Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Weber State University Greek Council, Pi Theta Xi and Delta Chi Nu, joined together with Resident Life to bring a taste of Las Vegas to WSU students. The WSU Greek Council decided to continue a service tradition that started last semester called Casino Night and Food Drive. The event was held […]

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DECA

Weber State University’s Collegiate Distribution Educational Clubs of America organization is making quite a name for itself. Students may know it as Delta Epsilon Chi, its name prior to the 2010-2011 academic year. Collegiate DECA is an organization designed to get students ready for their career. “Collegiate DECA gives [students] the opportunity to show that […]

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New building in the works

David Matty, the recently appointed dean of the College of Science, said he knows that much has changed since 1969 — the advent of the Internet, eBook readers, Intel’s i7 quad core processor. However, one thing remains unchanged — Weber State University’s Science Lab Building. ‘Think of all of the changes in the past four years. […]

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Josh Booker profile

[media-credit name=”Bryan Butterfield” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]This Saturday, Weber State University opens up the 2011 season against the University of Wyoming Cowboys. As the Wildcats look to improve on last year’s six-win, five-loss season, one player to keep an eye on is redshirt sophomore running back Josh Booker. Last year as a freshman, Booker had 91 rushing […]

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Wildcats prepare for volleyball home opener

[media-credit name=”Bryan Butterfield” align=”alignright” width=”200″][/media-credit] Bethany Wray spikes the ball at a practice this summer. Volleyball’s first home game will be Saturday against BYU-Hawaii. The Weber State University Women’s Volleyball Team will play their first home game of the season Friday, when they take on Brigham Young University-Hawaii. WSU lost to in-state rival Brigham Young […]

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Viewpoint: End political extremism and pettiness

One of the biggest hindrances that is currently facing America is the ridiculous political extremism that is currently on display in Congress and across the country. There are people who would be more likely to vote for a chimpanzee than for a member of the political party they aren’t affiliated with. It seems that recently […]

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Football faces off in first match of the season

[media-credit name=”Bryan Butterfield” align=”alignright” width=”200″][/media-credit] Mike Hoke trains during the fall season. WSU football starts their season off at University of Wyoming on Saturday. Weber State University’s Football Team will travel to Laramie, Wyo. on Friday to play the University of Wyoming for the first football game of the 2011 season. This year, WSU was […]

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Abstract Academic: Reduce, reuse, reconsider

There’s something I really need to admit. Something very embarrassing. I really love bottled water. I know, I know. It’s the worst thing to be into these days, like dog-fighting, or working for Rupert Murdoch, or being a Cowboys fan. But drinking bottled water is one of those nasty habits that I fear I can’t […]

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