Watching reports on the controversy that sprang up about President Barack Obama’s citizenship over the summer was an entirely different experience for Lonald Wishom II, depending on which cable news outlet he was tuned to. “I see how different (news stations) are and I realize the truth is somewhere in the middle,” said Wishom, diversity […]
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Since when were we OK with religious bigotry? No one can get away with racist discrimination in a national election. Anyone who said anything about Barack Obama’s race during the 2008 campaign was given a well-deserved proverbial crucifixion by the media. However, during this latest election, several disturbing incidents have occurred regarding discrimination amongst the […]
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Has anyone heard about the student senate-led discussions about creating a so-called “smoke-/tobacco-free” campus? I heard about it briefly a few months ago, but didn’t think it was serious until I saw a poster on the first day of school encouraging students to voice their opinions on the discussion board of the student senate’s Facebook […]
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[media-credit name=”Source: Paul Pilkington” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit] Weber State University’s Sarah Callister competes in a meet last year. The Big Sky Conference picked WSU’s women’s team to win the conference this year. The men’s team was picked third overall. Their first meet is on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Utah State Invitational. The Weber State University’s […]
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[media-credit name=”Catherine Mortimer” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit] Weber State University’s Jessie Baddley goes against three Utah State University defenders. WSU lost to USU at Rio Tinto Stadium with a final score of 1-0. They recently played Utah Valley University and won with a final score of 1-0. The Weber State University Women’s Soccer Team racked up their […]
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The game is tied with only a minute left. It’s a time-out, and he looks to his left and to his right and sees his teammates looking right back at him. He looks up to his coach and sees the confidence in his eyes. He knows it; the impossible can be done with the help […]
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With the new fall semester comes a fresh batch of students preparing to launch themselves head first into the unfamiliar world of university life. These freshmen might encounter a variety of obstacles, such as unmet expectations, being unable to find their way around campus, having difficulties finding parking places, or just not knowing where to […]
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Christian students looking for a social meeting might consider InterVarsity, a Christian group that welcomes all students to gather and discuss God and other topics involved in the Christian community. InterVarsity began six years ago with only one weekly Bible study. The president of WSU, F. Ann Millner, realized that there were no Christian organizations […]
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I’ve learned and grown so much since I began in 2007. Back then, I was an anthropology major with long brown hair and a fear of all things social. Now, four major changes and hundreds of boxes of red hair dye later, I’ve finally settled on journalism as my area of study. Last week I […]
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[media-credit id=2 align=”alignnone” width=”300″][/media-credit]On Friday, Aug. 26, thousands of students and members of the surrounding community descended upon Weber State University to attend the seventh annual Block Party. WSU students encountered more than 100 booths set up by WSU’s various departments, clubs and organizations. At the end of the day, students could also attend the […]
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