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A specially-made cake welcoming Veteran Services to its new home in the Nontrad Center. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

New location, same mission for veterans

Joshua Muir June 17, 2019

Military veterans and family members of veterans at Weber can now have their cake and eat it too: literally. Weber State Veterans were treated to a camouflage cake on June 7 in celebration of the Veteran’s...

Program and flag handed out at the front door In Loving Memory of Maj. Brent Taylor. (Bella Torres / The Signpost).

Ogden mayor laid to rest at Ben Lomond Cemetery

Daryn Steed November 22, 2018

On Nov. 17, Mayor Brent Taylor was laid to rest at Ben Lomond Cemetery. Hundreds of community members and friends gathered to pay their respects to the Utah National Guard Major and father of seven.Taylor...

It was a Monster Bash

It was a Monster Bash

Ana Lichfield November 3, 2018

Witches, zombies and monsters of all ages came out to scare and socialize at Ogden’s annual Witchstock Festival on Oct. 27. The event kicked off with The Ogden Junior League’s Witches Tea fundraiser...

Deana Froerer, candidate for Utah House District 8 (photo from Deana Froerer).

A Friend in Froerer

Hannah Olsen October 30, 2018

“That is just the climate, something needs to change,” said Deana Froerer, economics instructor at Weber State University for over 20 years and now-candidate for House District 8 here in Utah....

Do not lock me in a box

Do not lock me in a box

Melissa Jensen October 6, 2017

I was nine when I happened upon a letter from my dad’s young lover, who later died from the effects that AIDS had on his frail body. I didn’t understand what I had read, only that this man...

Daniel and Cathy Ray. Photo credit: Daniel Ray

March Madness is my mother-son tradition

Daniel Ray March 16, 2017

There are several reasons I look forward to spring. The sun comes out, the weather warms up, everyone seems to get a little bit happier and another semester is almost in the books. All of that is enjoyable,...

Rosa Arambula, chingona. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Being a woke brown chingona

Rosa Arambula March 14, 2017

  Chingona - noun. 1. a Spanish slang term meaning “bad-ass woman.” Being a woman has given me the strength to be unapologetic, especially in a society that tries to silence women of color. To...

Non-traditional Valentines Days can be just as fun. Photo credit: Maddy Van Orman

Valentine’s Day: A family affair

Kara Larsen February 15, 2017

As Valentine’s Day approaches, many couples around campus prepare to celebrate their love. Although the typical symbols like roses, chocolate and conversation hearts retain their popularity, there...

Pollo frito con morunas de pan es un plato común de alimento del alma de la cocina afro-americana. (Fuente: Tribune News Service)

Comida Del Alma

Emily Padilla February 6, 2017

Durante el movimiento por los derechos civiles a mediados de la década de 1960, el término "soul" o alma se usó mucho para referirse a la cultura negra. Palabras como "soul music" o incluso...

Cpl. Brandon Garner. (Source: Brandon Garner)

Fighting for freedom and family

Daniel Ray November 11, 2016

As he looked across the desert sands at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cpl. Brandon Garner of the 23rd Truck Company of the United States Marines thought about just why he chose...

Travis Phillips reads a book on the floor in the Stewart Library. (Christina Huerta / The Signpost)

Avoid burnout: Study smarter, not harder

Kellie Plumhof August 29, 2016

  It is vital to set aside ample time in your weekly schedule to study. I know that life can get busy when work, school, family, friends and extracurricular acctivities are all desperately...

Alex Rowe at the Ogden Music Festival.  (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Music unites the ages

Mathew Walker June 6, 2016

So often, the media and newspapers will attend a music festival and focus on the bands. But it's not always the story of the bands that is the most interesting.Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music held the...

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