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Student resources now more accessible for students

Colton Heward April 3, 2019

The Student Resources tab is the newest addition to Weber State’s Canvas page, giving students a one-stop-shop for all their academic, health and financial needs. The Student Resources tab was created...

Beyond your phone: communicating in a screen world

Beyond your phone: communicating in a screen world

Hannah Olsen March 11, 2019

Riaz Patel, the twice-Emmy nominated producer for NBC, Discovery and the Oprah Winfrey Network, has made a life out of communicating in a media-driven world, and he's got a rule for everyone about being...

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Safety first, spring break second

Hannah Olsen February 1, 2019

Three of the original nine Alternative Spring Breaks — two for students, one for staff and faculty — have been canceled due to safety risk. The two student trips were going to Catalina Island and...

According to National Sexual Violence Research Center, 20% of women are sexually assaulted while in college. (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

Safety doesn’t happen by accident

Chris Nichols June 12, 2017

Move over pepper spray. A new type of technology is making its way in the world of safety on college campuses. Several tech companies are promoting new “safety devices,” intended to help campus...

Weber State University Police Department Chief Dane LeBlanc listens to Lillian Llanos in 2015, a WSU student at the time, and the importance of students safety from sexual violence. (The Signpost Archives)

Know your Title IX rights: Stay safe on campus

Ashton Corsetti April 2, 2017

  Sex discrimination and sexual violence are pressing issues on college campuses, but Weber State University has established resources for victims. Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments...

Pricing options are listed on the SafeTrek website.  (Kellie Plumhof / The Signpost) Photo credit: Kellie Plumhof

App of the week: SafeTrek

Kellie Plumhof September 12, 2016

App: SafeTrek Cost: Free for the first week, prices vary on package   Available: Apple, Android Description: SafeTrek is an app that allows users to alert the police when they're in...

Researchers found that vision was improved by passing electrical currents through the part of the brain that processes visual information. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: MCT & Tribune News Service

Science Weekly: ‘Shocking’ research toward improving vision

Kellie Plumhof July 5, 2016

From eyeglasses to contacts to Lasik, the world is constantly looking for ways to improve our vision. Several researchers have a new method involving electrical currents to do just that.In the latest issue...

Foodborne illness serious enough to report

Tanoya Poulsen October 21, 2015

Foodborne illness is often an overlooked area of public health. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported over 13,000 cases resulting in 16 deaths. This may seem like a small...

Science Weekly: Dangers of fireworks

July 2, 2015

It should come as no surprise that Americans love Independence Day festivities. It should also come as no surprise that the festivities include overeating, drinking and lighting things on fire. Fireworks...

South Ogden ranked one of Utah's safest cities

April 21, 2015

South Ogden has been declared the 18th safest city in Utah with North Ogden ahead by a slight margin. It is stated on Safewise.com, a website that deals in security systems, that due to South Ogden’s...

Feeling unsafe alone? There's an app for that

April 13, 2015

When you’re with friends, it’s common to look out for each other’s well being. You text when you get home safely, or you stay in groups. But who watches your back when you’re alone? If you have...

New York Times reporter discusses dangers of technology

March 20, 2015

  Own a cellphone, but don’t let that cellphone own you, was the message to Weber State University students and faculty members from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel. “I’m...

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