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Winter is here, pollution is near

Winter is here, pollution is near

Tori Waltz January 24, 2019

Utah winters are a time for outdoor activities like skiing and snowboarding. However, residents have lately been forced to remain indoors due to bad air quality. With a blanket of inversion spreading throughout...

Parking tickets: a memorable start to the semester

Parking tickets: a memorable start to the semester

Deborah Wilber January 17, 2019

Back-to-back snow storms wreaked havoc on parking Jan. 7. WSU’s Parking Services issued 142 tickets the first day of Spring Semester, 22 of which were issued for blocking another parked vehicle....

The Cleveland Clinic estimates that 4 to 6 percent of Americans suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder). (Dennis Balogh/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

School’s back in session, and so is depression

Danya Gil January 10, 2019

Winter rolls around with its abundance of celebrations, but some people —particularly students — shy away from festivities and increasingly isolate themselves when the temperatures drop and...

The Outdoor Program is leading a series of hikes through July and August. Photo credit: Pixabay

Find your adventure with WSU’s Outdoor Program

Hillary Reilly July 3, 2018

Weber State University offers an Outdoor Program that supplies affordable equipment for adventures and provides new experiences for students and community members. The program has been going since the...

The Signpost guide to the Olympics

Brandon May February 3, 2018

Ski Jumping and figure skating have been mainstays at the Olympics since the beginning and will continue to be in Pyeongchang. The United States is predicted to win medals in both events. The ski jumping...

A man runs across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, during a weekend snow storm blanketing the East Coast in snow. (Source: Tribune News Service)

Winter Training options for runners

Alex Flitton October 27, 2016

Winter may seem like an unavoidable obstacle for runners and bikers, but snow on the ground doesn’t mean that all progress needs to cease. There are a handful of ways that athletes can stay in shape...

Graphic by Maddy VanOrman

WSU competes to clean up air during July

Jasmine Pittman July 5, 2016

The first of July officially marked the beginning of the second annual Clear the Air Challenge. Weber State University's sustainability office is challenging the university to go green this month in order...

Visitors enjoy the wintery scene created by the recent El Nino storm at the Mount Baldy Ski Are on Jan. 7, 2016. (Genaro Molina/ Los Angeles Times/TNS) Photo credit: MCT & Tribune News Service

You, me and El Niño

Abi Laub February 22, 2016

Over the past few months the phrase "El Niño" has been thrown around a lot and if you're still wondering what El Niño exactly is, don't worry—you're not alone.You may have seen Chris Farley’s...

Rusty Conway and daughter Kyann Conway, 7, sled at Mt. Ogden Park. (Christina Huerta / The Signpost)

Cheap Weekly: Sledding 101

Emilee Atkinson January 13, 2016

Utah is infamous for its crazy weather. For one half of the year we get severe heat waves, and for the other half we get serious snow storms. While summer is a time for sprinklers and the drive-in,...

Ice endangers WSU’s pedestrians

Ice endangers WSU’s pedestrians

Keela Disterhaft January 9, 2016

As the semester winds down, the winter weather picks up, and snow and ice threaten cross-campus travelers. Over the Thanksgiving break, snow blanketed the campus just in time for students returning...

Ice endangers WSUs pedestrians

Ice endangers WSU’s pedestrians

Keela Disterhaft December 18, 2015

As the semester winds down, the winter weather picks up, and snow and ice threaten cross-campus travelers. Over the Thanksgiving break, snow blanketed the campus just in time for students returning...

Old man winter may bring the blues

Old man winter may bring the blues

Michael Bunderson December 17, 2015

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects people each year around the same time. The most common time those affected will feel this is during the fall and winter seasons;...

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