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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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 […]
Read moreHazardous Simulation
[media-credit id=13 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]The high pitch of an alarm reverberated through University Village dormitories as its hallways filled with smoke. “You could barely see,” said Shaun Webb, a resident assistant at UV and student of Weber State University. Webb was one of several students who participated as victims of a simulated chemical spill. “We need […]
Read moreThe Libyan civil war and WSU
[media-credit name=”Associated Press” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]Weber State University was represented on the ground in Benghazi from the outset of the civil war — not by soldiers, but by WSU alumnus Neil Brandvold. Brandvold, an employee of the Middle East Policy Council and aspiring freelance photojournalist, headed to Libya shortly after the war began to document the […]
Read morePop-tastic!: Lindquist Pops Concert
Community members were treated to a plethora of colorful fireworks Sunday during the Lindquist Pops Concert and Fireworks. Driving on to Weber State University’s campus Sunday, one would see thousands of people studying — not homework, but the sky. Thousands of people were in attendance at the 33rd annual Lindquist Pops Concert and Fireworks. “This is […]
Read moreBoys take the state
For 25 years, Weber State University has been the venue of the Boys State program, which has sought to instill knowledge of politics in high-school boys for several generations. The program took place this past week, involving the setup of a mock government by high-school juniors from around the state. Utah Governor Gary Herbert […]
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