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Boys will be boys, girls will be shamed

Boys will be boys, girls will be shamed

Danya Gil March 13, 2019

On March 1, Jordyn Woods did what Tristan Thompson has not and cannot do: she faced the music. Bombarded with hate from the media, the public and a family who once took her in as their own, 21-year-old...

Beyond your phone: communicating in a screen world

Beyond your phone: communicating in a screen world

Hannah Olsen March 11, 2019

Riaz Patel, the twice-Emmy nominated producer for NBC, Discovery and the Oprah Winfrey Network, has made a life out of communicating in a media-driven world, and he's got a rule for everyone about being...

Joe McQueens saxophone sits waiting for him before the show. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Spotlighting Jazz at Weber State

Landin Griffith February 21, 2019

Weber State University orchestrated its third annual jazz festival at the Val A. Browning Center on Feb. 16. The festival highlighted performances from a few of northern Utah’s middle school and...

McQueen watches as speakers express their admiration for him, and gratitude for his work. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Honoring 100 years of jazz

Landin Griffith February 14, 2019

Jazz musician Joe McQueen celebrated his pre-100th birthday at the Utah State Capitol building on Feb. 7. Friends and family at the celebration honored McQueen for his lifelong devotion to preserving a...

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The people v. celebrity activism

Danya Gil January 21, 2019

Black Lives Matter and The #MeToo Movement united to fight for Cyntoia Brown’s release from prison. She was granted clemency on Jan. 7. Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency after Kim Kardashian...

Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, will be speaking at Weber State University Jan. 19. (Wikimedia Commons)

Truth, justice and Ronan Farrow

Hannah Olsen January 4, 2019

Ronan Farrow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, regular contributor to The New Yorker and the author of “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence,” will speak...

Change the channel on objectification

Change the channel on objectification

Tiana Pack November 10, 2018

In 1965, Congress passed the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, which required tobacco companies to issue a surgeon general’s warning on cigarette labels, stating that smoking may be...

Twilight falls on SLC

Tori Waltz July 3, 2018

After months of patiently waiting, Utah residents can finally mark their calendars for the return of one of the most popular events of the summer: the Salt Lake Twilight Concert Series. The music festival...

Fryecon Convention held at Davis Campus on 6/22 to promote local passions. (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

Fyrecon tempers the crafts of artists and writers

Jennifer Guzman June 25, 2018

Fyrecon isn't just another comic book convention. With workshops and master classes personalized to help attendees hone their craft, Fyrecon is able to create a contained synergy as guest instructors interact...

Performer Michael Jackson is shown in concert Oct. 24, 1988, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (Steve R. Nickerson/Detroit Free Press/TNS)

News Quiz June 25

Colton Heward June 25, 2018

1. At the end of 2017, the United Nations estimated that ______ people had been forced to leave their homes around the world for various reasons including war, persecution and human rights violations....

From left, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley backstage at the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

75th Golden Globes goes black for a night of solidarity

Madeline Thorpe January 11, 2018

The 75th Golden Globes, which took place on Sunday night, was more than awards and designer gowns. In fact, there was very little designer recognition at all when it came down to what the attendees were...

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‘Civility in Modern Times’ comes to WSU

Briana Whatcott January 5, 2018

Noted philosopher, political activist, author and Harvard professor Cornel West will be speaking at Weber State University on Jan. 12 in the Austad Auditorium. The theme of the evening is Civility in Modern...

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