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Achievement unlocked: surviving game development

Achievement unlocked: surviving game development

Cameron Gifford December 7, 2018

It’s hard to be a video game developer, especially in Utah. Even someone relatively familiar with the game industry could be forgiven for not realizing development happens in Utah at all. Most...

Tori Nybo preforming Define Me for the Dance Form. (Bella Torres / The Signpost).

Time and space take FORM in collaboration

Cameron Gifford November 17, 2018

Collaboration and choreography was the name of the game in Orchesis Dance Theatre’s fall 2018 production. The production, which ran from Nov. 15-17, was a major collaborative effort between the dance,...

Sorry everyone, your problem is in another castle

Sorry everyone, your problem is in another castle

Cameron Gifford November 8, 2018

I’ve been playing video games for over two decades. When I was very young, it was a way to bond with my mom. We used to spend hours playing together. Well, I played. She watched. It was just a way...

John Keeffer and Makall Larsen were the main hosts of the live fact check at Weber State University. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

Check the facts, run the numbers

Cameron Gifford October 27, 2018

Weber State University became the first college in Utah to host a student-run live fact checking event on Oct. 17. Students, faculty and members of the community tuned into Utah’s 1st Congressional...

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Just the facts: WSU prepares for debate

Cameron Gifford October 14, 2018

Oct. 17 marks a historic night for Weber State University; from 6 to 7 p.m., WSU will be hosting a live fact check event of the debate for Utah’s First Congressional District. Republican incumbent,...

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Blackout at WSU Ogden campus

Cameron Gifford October 12, 2018

Editor's note: This story has been updated to provide the approximate time power was restored, and to indicate the status of the Homecoming dance.Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 a power outage effectively...

Some booths include games or things to hand out to attendees, generally with some connection to their business. (Joshua Wineholt  / The Signpost)

All’s fair in work and more

Cameron Gifford October 6, 2018

Over 75 employers, and hundreds of prospective employees, gathered at the Davis Technical College on Oct. 4 for the Standard Examiner Career Fair. Attendees ranged from aerospace companies like SpaceX...

Steel Concepts CEO Eli Willis gives a lecture on building a culture of success. (Cameron Gifford / The Signpost)

Know yourself, know success

Cameron Gifford September 29, 2018

The key to success lies in discovering and using tools you already possess. It’s that simple. The latest in the Ralph Nye Lecture Series, Steel Concepts CEO Eli Willis gave a lecture on Sept. 27...

Dan Flores speaking about wolves in America in the Lindquist Alumni center. (Sarah Catan / The Signpost)

There is humanity in the coyote

Cameron Gifford September 22, 2018

Dr. Dan Flores was a guest of Weber State University on Aug. 21 as he regaled listeners with the history of coyote in the Garden Room of the Alumni Center. The lecture was organized by Mason Lytle and...

A devil in my head and an angel in my bed

A devil in my head and an angel in my bed

Cameron Gifford September 21, 2018

Self-worth has never been my strong suit. I recognize that, ironically, it’s never entirely been under my control. Both of my parents suffer from chronic depression and anxiety disorders, and I won...

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Mary Jane and a CEO strained

Cameron Gifford September 17, 2018

It’s been a tumultuous couple of months for serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Elon Musk. Tesla stock plummeted by over $17 per share on Sept. 7 following Musk's appearance on the “Joe...

Candy and Dorothy comes to Weber for Utah premiere

‘Candy and Dorothy’ comes to Weber for Utah premiere

Cameron Gifford June 12, 2018

The GLAAD Award-winning production “Candy and Dorothy” is set to debut in Utah at Weber State University on June 20 after the members at IN THE NOW PRODUCTIONS came together independently in...

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