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WSU Police issue Code Purple almost 16 hours after armed robbery

Ezekiel Lee April 19, 2017

The Weber State University Police Department issued a Code Purple Alert on April 18 at 11:10 a.m. for an armed robbery that had occurred the night before. “Armed Robbery A2 parking lot, April...

Digital news editor Rachel Piper, left; reporters Jessica Miller, Erin Alberty and Alex Stuckey; along with Managing Editor Sheila McCann celebrate winning the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. (Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune)

WSU alumna, Salt Lake Tribune win Pulitzer Prize for campus rape coverage

Ezekiel Lee April 11, 2017

Weber State University alumna and former editor-in-chief of The Signpost Jessica Schreifels Miller, along with The Salt Lake Tribune staff, won a Pulitzer Prize on April 10 for Local Reporting in their...

President Chuck Wight during graduation April 29, 2016. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

President Wight reaffirms nonpartisan effort

Ezekiel Lee April 4, 2017

Weber State University President Chuck Wight denied allegations that an email he sent early in the spring semester was for partisan purposes. The email was in response to a Jan. 27 executive order...

Weber State University police cars sit outside the Browning Center as officials work to maintain a flood in the building and evacuate students and faculty. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Browning Center floods, ‘Marriage’ continues

Ezekiel Lee March 24, 2017

The Val A. Browning Center for Performing Arts flooded on March 23 in the afternoon."We were in rehearsal, and the fire alarm started to go off and we went to the Shepherd Union," said Riley French, a...

Thewodros Wolie Birhanu has been booked into Weber County Jail. Photo credit: Weber County Jail

Student faces threats of terrorism charges

Ezekiel Lee January 6, 2017

A Weber State University student is facing an array of charges, including three felony counts of threats of terrorism, after threatening staff at the Miller Administration Building over the holiday break.Thewodros...

Ezekiel Lee, a white Mexican. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

The white Mexican in the room

Ezekiel Lee September 15, 2016

Karen: If you're from Africa, why are you white? Gretchen: Oh my God, Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white. This iconic scene from Mean Girls makes me laugh and feel sorry for Karen’s...

XTERRA Championship to come to Ogden Sept 17-18. (Source: XTERRA)

News in Brief 9/12/16

Ezekiel Lee September 11, 2016

XTERRA returns to Ogden The XTERRA Pan America Championship off-road triathlon and the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship will be held at Snowbasin Resort and Ogden, Utah, on Sept. 17-18. XTERRA brings...

News in Brief 9/12/16

News in Brief 9/12/16

Ezekiel Lee September 11, 2016

XTERRA returns to Ogden The XTERRA Pan America Championship off-road triathlon and the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship will be held at Snowbasin Resort and Ogden, Utah, on Sept. 17-18. XTERRA brings...

July 8, 2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S - A group of protestors Hands Up in from of Police as several hundred protestors took to the street in Philadelphia in protest of the recent police involved shootings around the country. (Source: Bastiaan Slabbers / TNS)

WSU to host discussion on police and race relations

Ezekiel Lee July 26, 2016

WSU will host a town hall meeting to discuss race on Saturday, July 30 at 1 p.m. Recent events around the country — from Orlando to Dallas to Baton Rogue and now to Ft. Myers, Florida — have...

Graphic by Erik Bremmer

In a Digital Age, politics bytes

Ezekiel Lee July 18, 2016

As Hillary Clinton's email scandal continues to be a national discourse, the internet is riddled with every opinion as to what should happen to Clinton, including the occasional death threat. Killing...

Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the waves

Ezekiel Lee July 5, 2016

The United Kingdom has never truly considered itself to be European, and instead referring to their neighbors as the “continent.” And unlike it’s neighbors, the UK has never opted to...

Ogden community member, center, speaks to City Council at Ogden City Hall on Tuesday, June 21. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Towing Ordinance Approved by Ogden City Council

Ezekiel Lee June 27, 2016

The Ogden City Council passed an ordinance with a 6-0 vote on June 21 to address non-consensual towing within city limits. The new ordinance outlines exact measures that all parties must follow to ensure...

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