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Terri Hughes and Myniah Vaa take part in a protest about racial equality by pumping their fists in the air at the end of Hughes protest speech. Photo credit: Kennedy Robins

Calling for more than conversation

Noah Lutman January 14, 2022

A student protest interrupted the Promoting Student Success series lecture where speaker Tia Brown McNair, vice president of diversity, equity and student success at the Association of American Colleges...

Students participating in the sit in at the Shepherd Union on Nov. 4 Photo credit: Caitlyn Nichols

Calling out campus contention

Jennifer Greenlee November 8, 2021

Protestors set up in the Shepherd Union on the morning of Nov. 4 in response to the white supremacist posters put up in at least the Shepherd Union and the Student Services building on the morning of Nov....

University President Brad Mortensen and Executive Director of Marketing and Communication John Kowalewski Photo credit: Marisa Nelson

Conversing toward a change in campus climate

Jennifer Greenlee November 5, 2021

Following the protest on Nov. 4, University President Brad Mortensen scheduled an impromptu meeting on Nov. 5 in the Diversity and Inclusion Center with protestors and campus diversity leaders and advocates....

Peaceful protestors gather June 6, 2020, to stand together for the Black Lives Matter movement. Photo credit: Sarah Earnshaw

Inclusion can only be acquired through true improvement

Raymond Lucas April 21, 2021

In this country, each state has a reputation that may or may not be fair, but Utah is viewed as a seat of racism, and it’s up to the Beehive state to change that. On Feb. 5, Emily Anderson of the...

Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist, spoke to the WSU community on Feb. 18. Bridges was the little girl depicted in Norman Rockwells painting of the beginning of the desegregation of local schools in Louisiana in 1960. Photo credit: Weber State University

A walk back in history with Ruby Bridges

Lissete Landaverde February 22, 2021

In a webinar held by Weber State University for Black History Month, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shared her story with the community over Zoom on Feb. 18. At six years old, Bridges was one of the...

Many people gathered to listen to the speakers as a part of the MLK Freedom Breakfast event.(Israel Campa / The Signpost)

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Adam Rubin January 23, 2020

The following story was written and reported by Adam Rubin and Sharon Valverde Vargas. There was a strong sense of community at the Marshall White Community Center on Jan. 20th at the MLK Freedom Breakfast...

Benjamin Jealous, Civil and Human Rights Leader speaks at the 21st Annual WSU Diversity Conference (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Luchar Por La Justicia Social: Es una Causa A La Vez

Andres Rodriguez October 10, 2019

Ben Jealous, un activista de derechos civiles y ex presidente y CEO de el NAACP, se dirigió a los estudiantes y facultad de WSU en la 21st Annual Diversity Conference. Jealous pidió a los estudiantes...

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

The people v. celebrity activism

Danya Gil January 21, 2019

Black Lives Matter and The #MeToo Movement united to fight for Cyntoia Brown’s release from prison. She was granted clemency on Jan. 7. Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency after Kim Kardashian...

Participants carried decorated signs as they marched from 28th Street to 25th Street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Photo credit: Chloe Walker

Community members gather together in honor of MLK

Ally Nelson January 18, 2018

The Marshall White Community Center’s gymnasium was packed with family and friends on Jan. 15, gathering to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. As guest speakers spoke about continuing...

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his, “I Have a Dream,” speech on Aug. 28, 1963. Weber State University commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 16.  (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

MLK Breakfast reminds WSU that the dream requires real work

Juliana Palacio January 19, 2017

Weber State University celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day with a breakfast on Jan. 16, entailing breakfast at the Marshall White Center and a panel of speakers chosen based on some of the work each...

Food drive to help Weber Cares pantry

April 2, 2015

Tucked away in a room no bigger than a utility closet in the Shepherd Union is a place for hungry students to find help. Weber Cares Food Pantry is packed with a variety of canned fruit and vegetables,...

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