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Weber State University Police Department Chief Dane LeBlanc listens to Lillian Llanos in 2015, a WSU student at the time, and the importance of students safety from sexual violence. (The Signpost Archives)

Know your Title IX rights: Stay safe on campus

Ashton Corsetti April 2, 2017

  Sex discrimination and sexual violence are pressing issues on college campuses, but Weber State University has established resources for victims. Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments...

Senecca Corsetti poses with her brother Ashton Corsetti at his high school graduation in the Dee Events Center on June 2, 2016. (Source: Ashton Corsetti)

People with disabilities are not an object of inspiration

Ashton Corsetti March 21, 2017

My sister Senecca and I had one of our usual discussions earlier this week concerning societal views of people with disabilities. As someone who has a physical disability, people often approach her in...

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University on Friday, March 17. (Dalton Flandro/ The Signpost)

Former Irish president talks human rights implications of climate change

Ashton Corsetti March 19, 2017

The first female president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, spoke about the dangers of global climate change and gender inequality during the eighth Annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 17. Robinson...

Lola Moli, Vice President of Service at Weber State University. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

La nueva vicepresidenta de servicio se esfuerza por la efectividad del equipo

Ashton Corsetti January 31, 2017

Como la nueva vicepresidenta de servicio de WSUSA, Lola Moli planea maximizar la participación de los estudiantes, generar ideas de proyectos y construir una comunidad más fuerte."Como estudiantes,...

Lola Moli, Vice President of Service at Weber State University. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

New service vice president strives for team effectiveness

Ashton Corsetti January 31, 2017

Starting as the new WSUSA vice president of service, Lola Moli plans to maximize student involvement, generate project ideas and build a stronger sense of community. “As students, we get so busy,...

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President Emeritus Rodney Brady dies at 83

Ashton Corsetti January 13, 2017

  Rodney Brady, Weber State University’s 17th president, died the night of Jan. 9 in his Salt Lake City home. He was 83. As a high school student, Brady wrote a list of goals that included...

Utah trooper Eric Ellsworths casket is brought into Weber State Universitys Dee Events Center for the fallen officers public funeral on Nov. 30. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

“He’s a hero”: UHP Trooper remembered for his service

Ashton Corsetti December 2, 2016

Red, white and blue of the American flags fluttered above the steps of the Dee Events Center on the morning of Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Ellsworth’s funeral.Eric Ellsworth, a second-generation...

Chetan Chandrashekhar, a University of Washington freshman who describes himself as a moderate Democrat, said he supports a mix of changes to Social Security, including raising the tax cap and the retirement age, an approach commonly cited by local millennials. (Erika Schutlz/The Seattle Times/MCT)

Under the protests, the generation war wages

Ashton Corsetti November 28, 2016

All prejudice is ridiculous in its nature, and generational resentment is one of the worst.Most forms of prejudice can be traced to an “accident of birth” in sex, ethnic background or even...

A flighter pilot headset is on display among other headsets and veteran uniforms at Weber State University on Nov. 10. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Veteran Services showcases history

Ashton Corsetti November 11, 2016

Veteran Services coordinator Charlie Chandler sees the problem with understanding history as generational, and “the farther we get away from each conflict, the more we get out of the touch with the people...

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To leave your faith is to find yourself

Ashton Corsetti November 9, 2016

My story started the same as most other apostates — when I heard something I didn’t quite agree with.Now, I know Old Testament God can’t be blamed for not having his coffee yet, but I...

Russel Goodman, left, and Timothy Dunn, right, talk with guests about the dangers of testicular cancer and ways to give self-exams at the Testicular Cancer Awarenss Foundation booth on Novermber 4. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

A touching solution to testicular cancer

Ashton Corsetti November 6, 2016

Testicular cancer is most common among men ages 15–35, and more men with testicular cancer than women with breast cancer die from the disease, according to the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.The...

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