Campus Events
Despite the menacing weather on Saturday evening, over 500 people attended a free carnival held by Weber State University’s Davis campus. Lee Naylor, the president of the Student Alumni Association, provided two of the most popular events: the live goldfish-catching game and the photo booth. With the carnival, he hoped to provide exposure for the […]
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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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Jeff Davis, president and CEO of OraBrush Inc., came to Weber State University on Thursday, Sept. 8 as part of the Nye Executive Lecture series and told students the story of his company. OraBrush and its product are moving forward at the “speed of darkness,” as the company’s iPad 2 parody on YouTube suggests. Davis […]
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Lisa Trujillo, a respiratory therapy assistant professor at WSU, has an interested student write down his email address so he can receive more information about the Study Abroad Program. The Continuing Education and Community Service Department put together an information fair Wednesday in the Shepherd Union Building to enlighten students about study-abroad programs offered through […]
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State Senator Luz Robles touted the importance of higher education and being involved during a forum in Wildcat Theater Tuesday. “Obviously, there is direct correlation between education and salaries,” Robles said after her speech. “That has a direct impact on local and even national economies.” Robles represents Senate District One, which is comprised of the […]
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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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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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[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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The seventh year of the Weber State University Block Party brought students to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the WSU Shepherd Union Building. This coinciding of anniversaries is what led to the theme of the Block Party: “Blast Back to the ’60s.” Booths up and down the campus were awash in tie-dyed colors, Beatles posters and peace […]
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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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