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A march supporting Martin Luther King Jr.s dream of equality took place on Jan. 17 in Ogden, Utah. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost)

Marching toward the future of equality

Alexandrea Bonilla January 19, 2022

On Aug. 28, 1963, over 200,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to march for economic rights and equality. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I...

Joel Johnson and Thomas Simpson talk strategy with fellow WSU teammate while waiting to hear the refs call. (Marissa Wolford / The Signpost)

Getting back on the ice

Alec Cipollini August 27, 2021

The fall semester is just around the corner, and the Weber State club hockey team will be lacing up their skates and hitting the ice soon for the 2021-22 season with nine new additions to the team. Due...

Peaceful protestors gather June 6, 2020, to stand together for the Black Lives Matter movement. Photo credit: Sarah Earnshaw

Inclusion can only be acquired through true improvement

Raymond Lucas April 21, 2021

In this country, each state has a reputation that may or may not be fair, but Utah is viewed as a seat of racism, and it’s up to the Beehive state to change that. On Feb. 5, Emily Anderson of the...

Many people gathered to listen to the speakers as a part of the MLK Freedom Breakfast event.(Israel Campa / The Signpost)

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Adam Rubin January 23, 2020

The following story was written and reported by Adam Rubin and Sharon Valverde Vargas. There was a strong sense of community at the Marshall White Community Center on Jan. 20th at the MLK Freedom Breakfast...

(Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

Clubs y organizaciones

Danya Gil April 3, 2019

Traducido por Ingrid OsegueraLos años menos satisfactorios de mi carrera universitaria fueron cuando era una transéunte. Asistía a las clases y salía antes de que el profesor pronunciara...

(Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

Finding a home away from home

Danya Gil April 3, 2019

For a Spanish translation, click here.The most unfulfilling years of my college career were when I was just a bystander. I attended classes and got out before professors could utter what the homework was....

Dr. Forrest Crawford (past BSU member) and Byron Warfield-Graham being presented awards by current BSU members. Photo credit: Danya Gil

Black Scholars United reflects on the past, looks to the future

Danya Gil October 14, 2018

Members of Black Scholars United (BSU), past, present and future, gathered at the Hurst Center on Oct.11 to reflect and celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary.The social and dinner included...

Got game? WSU clubs offer sports for everyone

Got game? WSU clubs offer sports for everyone

Brandon May March 31, 2018

Weber State University offers a variety of club sports, from archery and fencing to traditional sports like hockey and soccer. Weber State also offers two seasons of intramurals, one in the fall semester...

The Black Scholars United feature in the 1982 version of Weber State College’s yearbook “The Acorn.” (Signpost Archives)

BSU’s journey promoting black culture continues 50 years later

Alyson Johnson February 9, 2018

After 50 years of promoting leadership and education for black students at Weber State, Black Scholars United continues to inspire, encourage and provide support for all minority students.BSU was established...

Dr. Forrest Crawford, professor of education at Weber State University and an LGBT advocate, speaks at Equality Utahs 2016 Allies Dinner at Salt Lake Citys Salt Palace on Oct. 21. “You do these things because you’re fighting the good fight, smoothing the jagged edges and rocky roads for somebody else, for a more perfect union,” Crawford said. (Tara Carrasco / The Signpost)

WSU professors share stories of civil rights

Deborah Wilber January 31, 2018

Compassion is hardly forgotten, an observation which teacher education professor Forrest Crawford carried with him in his pursuit for equality and diversity at Weber State University. Born in 1952, Crawford...

Kelly Clark of the United States competes in the womens halfpipe event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in North Vancouver, Canada, Thursday, February 18, 2010. Clark captured a bronze medal in the event. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

The world convenes for Winter Olympics

Brandon May January 26, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are less than a month away, and the 23rd Winter Games will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea from Feb. 9–25 in the Taebak Mountains.Olympics fans along the Wasatch...

Forward Zak Tollet sprints towards the puck to drive it down the rink during the game on Saturday night.  (Ariana Berkemeier / The Signpost)

Cougars ice ’Cats in shootout loss

Brandon May January 25, 2018

The Weber State University hockey team was back in Ogden to face in-state rival, the BYU Cougars, at the Ogden Ice Sheet, losing 3–2 in a shootout on Jan. 20.The Wildcats entered the game on a five...

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