Weber State University is expanding its digital infrastructure to keep pace with a booming demand for wireless Internet and to prepare for a future when the printed textbook is an artifact of higher education. “We never thought four years ago that we would be hitting the capacity for wireless Internet,” said Bill Fruth, director of […]
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After a 10-week summer internship with Weber State University’s Information Technology Division, four WSU students showcased their individual final projects the evening of Aug. 18. Under the direction of WSU employee Alan Livingston, each intern was assigned to a department or organization within WSU that showed interest in obtaining a smartphone app. The Davis Campus, […]
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After a city council meeting last night, Ogden City has decided not to move forward with the streetcar initiative. The proposed streetcar would leave from the Ogden Transit Center, stop at Weber State University and finish its route at McKay-Dee Hospital, and would cost the city and its taxpayers about $160 million. “Right now, the […]
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A new addition to Weber State University has recently been finished. Right outside of the pay lot near the Kimball Arts building is a new water feature. Most people assume that it is a waterfall, but looks can be deceiving. This new feature is not a waterfall at all, but something that is helping prevent […]
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Class is back in session, and so is the Ralph Nye Executive Lecture series at the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. Speakers in the series are generally Weber State University graduates or closely tied to the university. Without a designated topic, they share from their personal experience. Business challenges, career foundation and development, and ethical dilemmas […]
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Earlier last week, an op-ed entitled “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” written by entrepreneur-extraordinaire Warren Buffett, was published in The New York Times. It came as a surprise to me what he wrote. He wrote of the unnecessary tax breaks that he and his fellow mega-rich friends receive. According to Buffett, in 2010, he paid only […]
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As you are reading this column, I am relaxing in Hawaii. Well, actually, I’m back by now, in school. So, as you’re reading this, I am not actually in Hawaii, but as I’m writing it, I am. But where will I be if I start reading it? Maybe I should stop writing in the present […]
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[media-credit name=”weberstatesports.com” align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]For the third consecutive year, ex-NFL cornerback and Utah native Andre Dyson returns as cornerbacks coach for the Weber State University football team. Dyson played in the NFL for seven seasons, from 2001 to 2007. When he retired in 2008, head coach Ron McBride asked assistant head coach Matt Hammer to reach […]
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According to the Utah Women in Education Summit, female students ages 18-24 are on the decline in Utah higher education. Utah was above the national average for women in college from 1987 until 2000, and is now below average by about 5 percent. Dorothy Hill, women’s advocate and program specialist at the Weber State University […]
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Weber State University’s Volleyball team will be traveling to University of Utah this weekend to officially start their season. They will be competing in the Utah Classic tournament and will play big schools such as U of U, Northwestern University, and California State University Northridge. Captain setter Caitlin Penrod said that she is looking forward […]
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