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Evading LGBTQ+ stereotypes in the media

Evading LGBTQ+ stereotypes in the media

Ally Nelson March 27, 2019

The gay best friend character is a narrative often used in today’s media. WSU LGBTQ Awareness Chair, Savannah Deichmann, educated students and community members about the history of LGBT stereotypes...

Steve Hawk and Gary Hammerslag engaging in a Q & A session. (Marissa Wolford / The Signpost)

Outdoor Weber Competition Peaked at Film Fest

Landin Griffith March 22, 2019

Weber State University’s Outdoor Weber competition awarded over $75,000 to its top three finalists at the two-day film festival and keynote speaker events at Peery’s Egyptian Theater on March 20...

Haitian Prime Minister Jean Henry Ceant, center, during his oath of office, at the National Palace, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Sept. 17 2018. Haitis Lower Chamber of Deputies fired Prime Minister Ceant and his government Monday. (Jean Marc Herve Abelard/EFE/Zuma Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 21

Nic Muranaka March 21, 2019

1. Cyclone Idai hit what country on March 15, leaving an official death count of 84 and displacing upwards of 400,000 people? a. Kenya b. Mozambique c. Somalia 2. Which country just fired its governmental...

Ron Stallworth, a well known infiltrator of the Ku Klux Klan and subject of recent Spike Lee movie, spoke to a packed out WSU audience. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

The man behind the black klansman

Danya Gil February 9, 2019

From the beginning, Ron Stallworth wanted to work undercover; he didn't like uniforms. He got his wish when he became part of a long-term infiltration of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Wearing joggers,...

The cast of Black Panther during the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Do you know your news? Jan. 31

Nic Muranaka January 31, 2019

1. Which 2020 Democratic president hopeful recently criticized tech giant corporations for sponsoring the LibertyCon conference in Washington because the conference included a session denying climate change?a....

Weber graduates are in this together

Weber graduates are in this together

Daryn Steed December 12, 2018

Four years ago, I sat down for my first class at Weber State. It was intro to literature, and my professor didn’t make us go around the room to share fun facts that aren’t ever fun, so we were...

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander and Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski in The Crimes of Grindelwald.

‘Cats chat ’bout wizard spat

Daryn Steed November 17, 2018

Nic: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the second in a five-movie franchise. Since we know Grindelwald's fate from a one-page mention in the books, the next three movies have 18 years to cover...

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‘Caviar and cigarettes’ and box office hits

Alyson Johnson November 15, 2018

At six years old, one of my greatest dreams in life was to one day be in a rock band. On almost a daily basis, I convinced my younger brother to tie pots and pans around our waists and with wooden spoons...

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‘If the Shoe Fits’, share it

Matisse Mosher November 3, 2018

Weber State University’s Studio 76 is heading to the international film festival, Filmapalooza, after raking in awards at a local competition on Jun. 10. “If the Shoe Fits,” a short film created...

Make a splash with annual homecoming movie

Tiana Pack October 5, 2018

Campus recreation will be hosting the annual Dive-In Movie on Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Swenson Pool. Attendees will enjoy the newly renovated pool while watching Incredibles 2.Rebecca Mabile, the Aquatics...

Dr. Stacy Palen talks to an audience about the significance found within the movies use of astronomy. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

Stars show the way among the waves in ‘Moana’

Jennifer Guzman September 14, 2018

It’s no lie that Walt Disney Animation Studios spent years trying to perfect their knowledge of Pacific culture for their 2016 motion picture “Moana,” but their exceeding attention to...

Coachella, CA: 1969. United Farm Workers Coachella March, Spring 1969. UFW leader, Dolores Huerta, organizing marchers on 2nd day of March Coachella. © 1976 George Ballis/Take Stock / The Image Works       NOTE: The copyright notice must include The Image Works DO NOT SHORTEN THE NAME OF THE COMPANY

Story of activist legend coming to WSU

Ana Lichfield September 12, 2018

The 2017 documentary "Dolores," the story of 88-year-old civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta, will be screened at Weber State University's Wildcat Theatre Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 with a...

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