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Early bird shoppers rush for the shopping carts at Kohls in Plano, Texas, to take advantage of Black Friday Nov. 2010. (Source Tribune News Service)

Black (and blue) Friday from the eyes of a retail worker

Sarah Earnshaw November 30, 2016

Shopping on Black Friday is like gazing at the Christmas lights on a house. You can appreciate the experience, but you can’t always see the work that goes into it. On Nov. 26 a customer told me...

Kristin Beck, transgender activist and former Navy Seal, speaks on a panel at Weber State Universitys Fireplace Lounge for a Transgender Awareness Day discussion on Nov. 17. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Day of Remembrance recognizes Trans struggles, history

Sarah Earnshaw November 20, 2016

Participants held candles on their laps as they gathered together on Nov. 17 in the Shepherd Union ballrooms. They assembled in solidarity for the transgender community at Weber State University for Transgender...

Gia Ghanbari, program coordinator for the Women’s Center, speaks at Generation F* workshop, funded by the Womens Center at Weber State University on Nov. 8. (Sarah Earnshaw / The Signpost)

Generation F* reforms student knowledge on social justice movements

Sarah Earnshaw November 13, 2016

  Generation F* brought students together to discuss organizing and supporting social justice movements on Nov. 8 in the Shepherd Union Building. The workshop was hosted by the Weber State...

The word free got many students to go to KWCRs table of free CDs for College Radio Day Nov 4. (Abby Van Ess / The Signpost)

KWCR celebrates College Radio Day

Sarah Earnshaw November 6, 2016

  In celebration of College Radio Day this year on Nov. 4, KWCR’s goal was to fill the Shepherd Union at Weber State University with boisterous music and laughing voices. Their hope was...

Ron Dittemore introduces himself to students attending the Ralph Nye Lecture Series at Weber State Universitys Wattis Business Building on Oct. 27. (Sarah Earnshaw / The Signpost)

Former NASA employee shares key points in lecture

Sarah Earnshaw November 2, 2016

On Oct. 27, a former NASA employee touched base at Weber State University. Business students gathered around the lecture hall in the Wattis Business Building at noon, anticipating the weekly launch of...

Guests come dressed for the Wildcat Halloween Carnival at Layton Hills Mall on Oct. 22. (Sarah Earnshaw / The Signpost)

Halloween Carnival highlights WSU; Line proves problematic

Sarah Earnshaw October 25, 2016

When community members walked through the doors of the Layton Hills Mall on Oct. 22, the sound of children filled the hall and ghoulish monsters stalked every store. For the second year, the annual Wildcat...

Tom Mathews, professor of spanish at Weber State University, speaks at an LGBT rally held near the campus bell tower on Wednesday, Oct. 12. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

LGBT Pride Week Rally advocates for openness

Sarah Earnshaw October 13, 2016

On Oct. 12, the first annual LGBT Pride Week Rally was held at the Bell Tower Plaza. Members of the LGBT community, alongside community allies, gathered together in support of this event. Students milled...

Masters student Amy Pittman prepares to teach her first Beginning Chinese class at Weber State Davis campus on Sept 24. (Sarah Earnshaw / The Signpost)

Beginning Chinese class teaches community members

Sarah Earnshaw September 29, 2016

Community members convened 9 a.m. on a Saturday, prepared to learn Mandarin. With a class of eight, master's student Amy Pittman, who grew up with a Chinese-speaking mother and an English-speaking father,...

Laughlin McDonald, Special Counsel and Director Emeritus of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Voting Rights Project. (Source: ACLU of Utah)

Director of the Voting Rights Project speaks in Constitution Day address

Sarah Earnshaw September 19, 2016

  With Constitution Day being on Sept. 17 this year, there have been multiple panels and lectures going on throughout the week, especially those concerning the rights of minorities when it...

Luis Lopez, Ogden City At Large Seat C, Oscar Mata, Executive Director for Weber County Democratic Party, Jesse Garcia, former city councilman and Martha Syme, OWATC Diversity and Outreach Coordinator, sit on a panel for Making Your Voice Count in the Hispanic Community, hosted by Weber State Universitys Center for Diversity & Unity on Thursday, Sep 15. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Realities of Hispanic voting rights explained

Sarah Earnshaw September 15, 2016

Ogden City Councilman Luis Lopez and other important community members spoke Sept. 15 in a panel hosted by Weber State University’s Center for Diversity & Unity entitled “Making Your Voice...

Luis Lopez, Ogden City At Large Seat C, Oscar Mata, Executive Director for Weber County Democratic Party, Jesse Garcia, former city councilman and Martha Syme, OWATC Diversity and Outreach Coordinator, sit on a panel for Making Your Voice Count in the Hispanic Community, hosted by Weber State Universitys Center for Diversity & Unity on Thursday, Sep 15. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Realities of Hispanic voting rights explained

Sarah Earnshaw September 15, 2016

Ogden City Councilman Luis Lopez and other important community members spoke Sept. 15 in a panel hosted by Weber State University’s Center for Diversity & Unity entitled “Making Your Voice...

Chuck Kaiser, visiting Professor of Business Administration, joins Bennion in fielding questions from attendees. (Joshua Wineholt  / The Signpost)

Bennion talks business with aspiring entrepreneurs

Sarah Earnshaw September 9, 2016

Students gathered in room 206/207 in the Wattis Business Building Smith Lecture Hall on the Weber State University Ogden Campus on Sept. 8, marking the beginning of this year’s Ralph Nye Lecture...

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