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With a few simple tips dehydration, sunburn and overheating can all be avoided as we battle through this hotter months. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: MCT & Tribune News Service

How to beat the heat without getting burned

Kellie Plumhof July 5, 2016

Summer is here in full force and does not seem to be letting up anytime soon– just ask my most recent sunburn and the constant band of sweat on my forehead if you have any doubts.During summer, it...

(Graphic by Maddy VanOrman / The Signpost)

Fish out of water

Jasmine Pittman June 27, 2016

I have always had a fascination with water. It is gorgeous, calming and sometimes massive, such as the case of the ocean. That is what always had me in awe. I have always admired those that could swim,...

Children make visual art pieces at Arts in the Parks at Lorin Farr Park on Friday, June 10. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Parents learn from children through imagination

Mathew Walker June 13, 2016

Imagination is something that is too often thought of as childish and for kids, but sometimes adults can also benefit from the use of their imagination. On June 9, Weber State hosted Arts in the Parks...

Science Weekly: Reversing Milk Allergies

Science Weekly: Reversing Milk Allergies

Kellie Plumhof December 2, 2015

Milk allergies are becoming more common, and it's likely that you either know someone who has a milk allergy or have one yourself. Alternative milks and dairy products now provide many options for...

Technology and the role it plays at WSU's Children's School

July 6, 2015

It should come as no surprise that the job of teaching children everything they need to know is easier said than done. There’s a considerable amount of pressure riding on this process and on the teachers. Schools...

Science Weekly: Good memory linked to lying

June 28, 2015

Researchers have found a link between a good working memory and a child's ability to lie effectively. Dr. Tracy Alloway, an associate professor of psychology at the University of North Florida, was a...

Viewpoint: Children come first, even if Uintah doesn't say so

February 11, 2014

Kids are a sensitive subject for everyone. Whether for love or hate, desire or denial, interest or disinterest, society is anything but apathetic when it comes to children. This enthusiasm was recently...

Student-parents balance school and family

November 27, 2012

Nicole Rowley, a Weber State University student, spends her days teaching pre-kindergarten children various subjects at a local school, but at the end of her day, the teacher becomes the student. Rowley...

Simonson Says: Hitting children is as wrong as hitting anyone else

October 6, 2012

A week or so ago, many of us saw an article trending on Facebook about Taylor Santos, a 15-year-old Texas schoolgirl whose mom is understandably on the warpath after the male vice principal administered...

Wildcats juggle school and parenthood

August 18, 2012

To many students, the concept of juggling school, work and their social lives along with the pressures of parenthood would be unthinkable — yet many Weber State University students find themselves in...

Quantum physics and the three-year old

August 13, 2012

My life has just changed forever, because by the time this story is printed, I'll be holed up in a small room across the street -- A delivery room on the 4rd floor of the McKay-Dee Hospital -- awaiting...

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