Campus Community
A volunteer works in a field of more than 3,000 American flags, putting biographical information on each for every victim of the 9/11 attacks, as well as one each for every U.S. service casualty since 9/11, on Friday in Sandy, Utah. Ten years have now passed since Sept. 11, 2001, but many students and faculty at […]
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On Friday, the Nontraditional Student Center sponsored an activity where nontraditional students of all ages and backgrounds gathered for a movie, pizza and ice cream. The activity included a showing of the movie Inception, various types of Papa John’s pizza, as well as ice cream sundaes with all the toppings. Students in attendance came with […]
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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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Some students may have noticed the difference between the younger students who come fresh and eager out of high school and the middle-aged college students with families who are trying to start a new life. Perhaps some of us have even laughed at how many of them don’t seem to follow the same norms as […]
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Between navigating the campus, buying textbooks and registering for classes, being a new student can be a little intimidating. The Weber State University student ambassadors are one resource to new students that make all of those things easier to handle. “Ambassadors are here for the students; that’s our job and we all love to do […]
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It would be safe to say that I’m quite a nerd. There are more contributing factors to my nerd status than I would like to admit, but one of them, undoubtedly, is my love of school and academics in general. The thought of sitting in a classroom and listening to a lecture on international law […]
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Sept. 6-10, the Greek Life of Weber State University will be holding their Rush Week, an event period at the beginning of the semester in which students are invited to attend activities hosted by the sororities and fraternities and express their interest in possibly becoming members. The Greek groups on campus are described as local, […]
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Respiratory therapy major Beth Lantz is one student who falls under the “nontraditional” category at Weber State University. She was married last year and has spent that time with her husband adjusting to married life as a student. Even with two incomes, Lantz said that she and her husband still have to be careful with […]
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Forty members of the Future Educators of America stood and sang “Birthday” to a girl with Down syndrome at an FEA event. The girl’s parents later thanked them for making their daughter feel so special on her birthday. Members of FEA say that this is part of what FEA is about — helping people. “We often […]
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