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Mitt Romney and Ann Romney celebrate onstage after Mitt was declared the winner of the 2018 Utah Republican Senate Primary on June 26 in Orem, Utah. Romney has won a U.S. Senate seat in Utah. (Brian Cahn/Zuma Press/TNS)

Two weeks and they were still counting

Alexa Nielson November 21, 2018

As of the evening of Nov. 19, the midterm results were still not final, and wouldn’t be until the next day. “The midterm election is two weeks out and all the answers are still not here,”...

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,...

Weber State University Students gathered over lunch in the Shepherd Union ballrooms on November 15 to discuss solutions to climate change. (Pexels)

Let’s talk about climate change, but nicely

John Wise November 18, 2017
“A lot of times people listen to respond instead of to understand," said Erin Dominguez.
Melanie Marlowe addresses a crowd during a Pizza and Politics event It is Hereby Ordered, a panel discussion on executive orders in the constitutional presidency, hosted by Walker Institute on March 22 in the Shepherd Union. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Executive orders discussed in a ’Cat packed room

Rachel Storm March 24, 2017

Wildcats and community members welcomed guest speaker Melanie Marlowe, of the Carnegie Mellon University Institute for Politics and Strategy, and Leah Murray, of Weber State University's political science...

Mary Robinson works with health worker Nadhifa Ibrahim Mohamed in Somalia in 2011. Robinson, Irelands first female president, speaks at Weber State University on March 17. (Source: Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Jennifer OGorman)

Women’s History Month Activities on Weber State Campus

Japheth Pleasant March 14, 2017

Three decades ago, Congress proclaimed that March would be the month to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American women in history, designating this month as Women's History Month. “Women's...

Political science professor Dr. Leah Murray, center-left, speaks as a panelist at the WSU Honors Programs discussion: The Role of Education in a Post-Fact World. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Panel discusses the ‘reality’ of a post-factual world

Juliana Palacio February 24, 2017

Over 45 Weber State University students and faculty attended a discussion on the meaning of post-factual, also called post-truth in education. The discussion, which consisted of a panel of three speakers,...

Bob Moses will be headlining the Rock the Vote concert. Photo credit: Subodh Samudre

Un concierto gratis para promover la votación entre estudiantes universitarios

Chris Nichols September 6, 2016

Hay tres palabras para motivar a los estudiantes universitarios para que tomen parte en la política: Rock and Roll. “Rock the Vote” es un concierto gratis, patrocinado por Walker Institute...

Weber State students learn about amending the Constitution

September 17, 2015

As a part of Weber State’s participation in Constitution week, students gathered at the Wildcat Theater on Wednesday to learn more about the way the Constitution has changed since it was first written...

Mike Moon and Leah Murray to receive Lindquist award

March 31, 2015

Mike Moon and Leah Murray are expected to receive the John A. Lindquist Award at a luncheon on April 1 at 12:30 p.m. at Weber State University’s Shepherd Union building in Ballroom B. They both will...

ADP hosts screening of State of the Union Address

January 30, 2014

President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union Address that the United States is currently experiencing the lowest unemployment rates in more than five years. In addition, for the first time...

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