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From the UK, Cennydd Bowles took the time to lecture to Weber state students and staff (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

Ethics and technology: promise or peril?

Francisco Ruiz October 29, 2019

London-based author and futurist Cennydd Bowles called attention to the ethical challenges facing tech companies, governments and its citizens as society progresses into the next decade, becoming much...

The ethics behind Sokal Squared were debated by professors in the Social Science fields. (Monika Clarke)

A grievance with gender studies

Jennifer Greenlee January 31, 2019

The Sokal hoax began in 1996 when Alan Sokal submitted an article to Social Text to test the academic rigor and to see if editors were swayed by personal opinion. The article was published and later revealed...

Dr. Bradley R. Agle, George W. Romney Endowed Professor at BYU, gives a lecture about business ethics at the ethics panel on Jan 31. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Former Enron VP addresses business ethics in guest lecture

Juliana Palacio February 3, 2017

The Center for Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility explored business ethics and leadership on Jan. 31 in the Wattis Business Building.Brad Agle, Ph.D., Brigham Young University ethics professor,...

The Richard Richard Institute for Ethics is located in the Social Science Building in room 280. (Abby Van Ess / The Signpost)

Ethical presidential candidates: They do exist

Natalie Martin January 25, 2016

Recently, the community, the state and the country seem to be ill at ease about the current state of the presidential candidates for the 2016 election. The further into the campaign we get, the less...

Finding fun in general education

Pascal Friedmann September 1, 2015

If you are a new student at Weber State University, there is a good chance that the list of potential general education classes to choose from is confusing and perhaps even overwhelming to you. While...

Ejerciendo valores éticos

March 26, 2015

La ética puede interpretarse como subjetiva, porque es una disciplina de lo que uno cree que es moralmente bueno y malo. No se puede decir que cada uno de nosotros en El Signpost cree que las mismas cosas...

Communication department discusses "The Black List"

April 9, 2013

Seeking the truth and reporting it while remaining independent and minimizing harm are only a few of the ethics principles journalists follow while writing stories. The Weber State University Communication...

Simonson Says: In response to "Why should the baby live?"

March 3, 2012

Remember in elementary school when our teachers read dystopian fiction to us, and we thought killing newborns and elders because they were inconvenient to society was pure fantasy, a cool but far-fetched...

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