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Vials filled with the COVID vaccine are ready to be administered in Ogden, Utah, on Oct. 16. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost) Photo credit: Nikki Dorber

Students must choose vaccinations for 2022

Adam Rubin October 25, 2021

By spring semester 2022, all Weber State University students will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with the exception of those who have filed an exemption.Brett Perozzi, vice president of student...

A volcano erupted in the biggest explosion yet on the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean on April 12. Image from Pixabay

Do you know your news? April 13

Marisa Nelson April 12, 2021

1. Early in the morning on April 11, two men were shot where in Salt Lake City?a. Temple Squareb. A boxing gymc. Walmart parking lotd. In the street2. As the state-wide mask mandate ended on April 10,...

Weber State University nursing student Necia Wallenmeyer administers a COVID-19 vaccination to Lorna Ricks, Tuesday Mar. 16, in Ogden, Utah. (Brooklynn Kilgore/The Signpost)

Opinion: Lifting the mask mandate will be deadly

Breanna Hart March 22, 2021

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our lives for a full year now. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs, their houses, their security, their loved ones and their lives. The CDC recommends people...

The early morning of March 22 saw protests breaking out across the U.K. in response to a new bill. (Pixabay) Photo credit: Pixabay

Do you know your news? March 23

Joshua Kamp March 22, 2021

1. Gov. Spencer Cox will open vaccine eligibility to all Utahns 16 and older on what new date, which is earlier than previously expected?a. March 24b. March 29c. April 1d. April 52. On March 22, violent...

Dr. Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health for the Council on Foreign Relations, directs the Global Health Governance roundtable series. (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

The complicated issue of vaccine diplomacy

Adam Rubin February 17, 2021

The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy hosted a Zoom-accessible event on Feb. 10. Dr. Yanzhong Huang, a leader in vaccine diplomacy and global health and the founder of Global Health Governance, explained...

Random Surveillance Testing at WSU

Random Surveillance Testing at WSU

Adam Rubin February 1, 2021

Starting Jan. 22, Weber State University’s COVID-19 Task Force and volunteers have been conducting random testing for the student body and campus community. According to WSU’s COVID-19 student...

Pruebas de vigilancia aleatorias en WSU

Pruebas de vigilancia aleatorias en WSU

Adam Rubin February 1, 2021

Translated by Matias Pedreira A partir del 22 de enero, un grupo de trabajo contra el COVID-19 de WSU y voluntarios realizarán pruebas al azar para la comunidad educativa del campus. Según el sitio...

What will another COVID semester look like at WSU?

What will another COVID semester look like at WSU?

Marisa Nelson January 11, 2021

With a fresh year and a fresh semester greeting students, the pandemic was still in full force with a seven-day average of 3,118 cases. With cases at an all-time high across the United States, there will...

President-elect Joe Biden

Do you know your news? Nov. 24

Marisa Nelson November 23, 2020

1. President-elect Joe Biden has already chosen ____ leaders of his foreign policy and national security teams.a. sixb. ninec. threed. five2. Intermountain Healthcare set up a mobile COVID-19 testing site...

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Do you know your news? Oct. 20

Marisa Nelson October 19, 2020

1. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge through much of the world. We have now passed _______ cases worldwide.a. 80 millionb. 3 millionc. 40 milliond. 900,0002. This past week, Apple announced their...

Slide showing student learning preferences from the virtual faculty & staff town hall Photo credit: Catie Weimer

As COVID cases climb on campus, the university faces new difficulties

Catie Weimer October 7, 2020

Weber State University President Brad Mortensen, during the afternoon of Sept. 28, reported at the faculty and staff virtual town hall meeting that a new record had been set by WSU, but not a record to...

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