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Murder mysteries are a great way to spend a quiet fall afternoon. Photo credit: Rebecca Gonzales

Practically perfect plot holes

Breanna Hart November 3, 2021

Halloween has come and gone, but that doesn't mean murder mystery books aren't in season still. Fall and winter are the perfect seasons to read murder mystery books, but you might want to think twice about...

Sometimes the best plan is having no plan at all. Photo credit: Aubree Eckhardt

My plan is . . . that I have no plan

Kierstynn King April 5, 2021

The amount of times I’ve attempted to write this column is thoroughly embarrassing. I’m not great at goodbyes — I suck at them. That's what this column feels like: a lengthy goodbye that...

Weber State University nursing student Necia Wallenmeyer administers a COVID-19 vaccination to Lorna Ricks, Tuesday Mar. 16, in Ogden, Utah. (Brooklynn Kilgore/The Signpost)

Opinion: Lifting the mask mandate will be deadly

Breanna Hart March 22, 2021

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our lives for a full year now. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs, their houses, their security, their loved ones and their lives. The CDC recommends people...

A nontraditional graduation experience

A nontraditional graduation experience

Catie Weimer November 16, 2020

Even though commencement has been postponed, graduation is just around the corner. As a non-traditional student, I have different feelings about it this year.I am a senior, and after this fall semester,...

Women try to balance many roles, but each woman has to figure out her own path. Photo credit: Aubree Eckhardt

The extraordinary role of women

Marisa Nelson October 19, 2020

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I have seen many strong examples of what women can accomplish. But, I have also seen many who judge others in our religion because others’...

Mask display at WSUs The Signpost. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

The heated debate between pro-maskers and anti-maskers

Francia Benson August 22, 2020

Pro-maskers and anti-maskers have been involved in fierce debate and drawn-out fights. There is a broad range of reasons some people refuse to wear a mask. Anti-maskers believe the government doesn’t...

Starting college can be challenging in a lot of ways. Many students choose to live on campus, which comes with its own complications. (Aubree Eckhardt / The Signpost)

Making a dorm feel more like a home

Kierstynn King April 6, 2020

Each new fall semester brings an abundance of Wildcats to Weber State. Some are even moving far from home and into the dorms.Here at Weber, there are two on-campus living options. The first option is to...

Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

Biden tromps Sanders in key primary states

Daryn Steed March 11, 2020

On March 10, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in the first head-to-head battle for the Democratic nomination.Biden emerged victorious, winning Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho. Sanders won...

Snow falls on Weber campus Feb. 6, 2020.  (Nikki Dorber / The Signpost)

Weber’s accessibility is a nightmare for disability

Kierstynn King February 26, 2020

Weber State has a beautiful campus, but it can be tricky to navigate, and that’s just on a good day. When winter hits campus, it becomes a snowy, slushy, icy monster. That makes trying to get to...

Sharon and her mother holding hands together. (Sharon Valverde Vargas / The Signpost)

Looking beyond “daddy issues”

Sharon Valverde Vargas February 6, 2020

Most of the time when I bring up a conversation with someone over the topic of “daddy issues,” they seem to follow it with a slight giggle. The words do sound kind of silly when you say them...

Celebrating a football victory in Cedar City with the Destruction Zone.

So long for now, but not farewell

Joe Traub April 12, 2019

As I look back on my time as a student at Weber State, I wonder where the time has gone. It feels like yesterday that a wide-eyed 18-year-old just fresh out of high school moved to Ogden from New Mexico. I...

Weber graduates are in this together

Weber graduates are in this together

Daryn Steed December 12, 2018

Four years ago, I sat down for my first class at Weber State. It was intro to literature, and my professor didn’t make us go around the room to share fun facts that aren’t ever fun, so we were...

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