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National Guard protects Utah Capitol. (Sarah Earnshaw/ The Signpost) Photo credit: Sarah Earnshaw

Utah Capitol stayed quiet after presidential inauguration

Sarah Earnshaw January 27, 2021

When we got to the Utah State Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 20, shortly after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, it was eerily quiet. Having gone to a Black Lives Matter protest in June of...

Brad Mortensen giving his inaugural address.  (Nikki Dorber / The Signpost)

Charging into a new era

Adam Rubin January 9, 2020

The inauguration of Weber State University’s 13th President, Brad L. Mortensen, will be permanently marked in the records of Utah’s education history and will be remembered as the start of...

Students, staff, faculty and Weber State community members climb Mt. Ogden for the annual homecoming hike on October 5, 2019.
Photo by Weber State University

Q&A with President Brad Mortensen

Marisa Nelson January 4, 2020

With Weber State University President Brad Mortensen's inauguration set for Founder's Day, Jan. 7, The Signpost took the opportunity to sit down with him and introduce him to the student body. Where did...

Incoming Senate President Parker Hughes accepts his new gavel. (Chris Nichols / The Signpost)

WSUSA Senate passes the baton to next year’s group

Chris Nichols April 11, 2017

The Weber State University Student Association Senate held its last official meeting for the 2016–2017 academic year on April 10. The overall senate meeting was broken up into two separate sessions:...

A Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearsal at the  Mormon Tabernacle in Temple Square, Salt Lake City. The group will perform at Donald Trumps inauguration. (Source: Tribune News Service)

Singer resigns Tabernacle Choir due to inauguration performance

Jeweliette Cordero January 19, 2017

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has become a house divided after being asked to perform at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. Jan Chamberlain, a member of the choir for four years, posted her...

Donald Trump held his first press conference since the election on January 12, 2017. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

Political correctness is respectful not restricting

Kellie Plumhof January 19, 2017

Over the past several years, there has been a plethora of stereotypes associated with millennials. People will say that my generation is dependent on technology. Okay, fair enough. I do love my iPhone....

Whats Appening: Apps to relax

What’s Appening: Apps to relax

Leah Higginbotham January 19, 2017

Welcome to What's Appening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Let’s be honest, no matter who you voted for, Inauguration Day is stressful. The transition of power from...

The 2016-17 WSUSA Senate leaders raise their hands to be sworn into office. Photo credit: Lindsey Parkinson

Weber inaugurates new WSUSA leaders

Lindsey Parkinson April 17, 2016

As this school year draws to a close, Weber looks toward the future. The new WSUSA leaders were inaugurated into office on April 15. “Friends, students, Wildcats: Lend me your ears one last time,”...

WSU inaugurates Charles A. Wight as president

October 22, 2013

Students, faculty, staff, community members and state representatives packed the Val A. Browning Center's Austad Auditorium on Tuesday to celebrate the inauguration of Charles A. Wight as president of...

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