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A Black Lives Matter protest takes place on the steps of the Ogden/Weber Municipal Building in Ogden, Utah on May 30. (Francia Benson).

Do you know your news? June 2

Marisa Nelson May 31, 2020

1.) This past week President Donald Trump tweeted about a new development that would take place locally in Ogden, Utah. His tweet referenced which project?a. A wallb. A bus servicec. A hospitald. A super...

This land is our land

This land is our land

Danya Gil July 22, 2019

On July 14, Donald Trump tweeted about four Democratic congresswomen, telling them to “go back” to the “broken and crime infested places from which they came.” While he did not...

Put your branding where your mouth is

Put your branding where your mouth is

Danya Gil June 24, 2019

Rainbow flag banners, a rainbow-hued trailer park and some of the most prominent Hollywood LGBT members set the scene for Taylor Swift’s latest music video, “You Need to Calm Down.” After...

Aunjanue Ellis and Ethan Herisse in the Netflix series "When They See Us." (Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix/TNS)

Yesterday’s biases, today’s convictions

Danya Gil June 4, 2019

Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise — dubbed the Central Park Five — falsely confessed to the rape and assault of a jogger after being coerced, intimidated...

Community members pray during a vigil at the Bridge Church Saturday evening June 01, 2019. A vigil was held after 12 people were killed after a mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center Friday afternoon May 31, 2019. (Jonathon Gruenke/Virginian Pilot/TNS)

News Quiz 6/3

Jennifer Greenlee June 3, 2019

1. A shooter at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May 31 killed how many? a. 5 b. 7 c. 12 d. 15 2. On May 29, police found the body of missing 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley, which was...

An attendee held a sign in memorial of the victims of the Christchurch attack.(Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

Salam, peace: Ogden mourns Christchurch victims

Danya Gil March 29, 2019

“My innocence was gone when I saw a man live-streaming the slaughter of 50 worshipers in the Al Noor mosque in New Zealand,” said Mary Khalaf, a Muslim-American who ran for Ogden City Council...

The East Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 25, 2018. (Evan Golub/Zuma Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 28

Nic Muranaka March 29, 2019

1. Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election to Attorney General William Barr, who summarized Mueller’s findings to Congress. What...

As ice glaciers melt, denials of climate continue to burn

As ice glaciers melt, denials of climate continue to burn

Daryn Steed February 21, 2019

I was standing in front of the Sólheimajökull glacier in 2018, lacing my boots before we started our climb to a wall a few hundred yards up the ice. Our guide was telling us the height of the...

Take a walk on the cultured side

Take a walk on the cultured side

Alyson Johnson February 9, 2019

Ogden City's fine art community opened its gallery doors to the public for the First Friday Art Stroll, which takes place the first Friday of every month. The First Friday Art Stroll is a community function...

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,...

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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...

Investigative journalist Ronan Farrow gives a speech and then a Q&A. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Ronan Farrow give long-awaited speech at WSU

Harrison Epstein January 21, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Val A. Browning Center’s Austad Auditorium on Jan. 19. Farrow came to Weber State University as a part of the ongoing...

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