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Late into the third quarter, Wildcat Sione Lapuaho was ejected from the game for un sportsmanlike conduct.
“Obviously with a new offense coming in here, people are learning things about a lot of young guys,” Haze Hadley said. “I felt like it was a great game to just get reps.”
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Jackson responded with their second 1-yard touchdown of the game and bumped Weber State’s lead to 30–5.
Sitting at 21–2, the Wildcats didn’t collect any further touchdowns in the half while Kyle Thompson made a 24-yard field goal to head into halftime with a 24–2 lead. Headed into the second half of the game, the Wildcats were struggling to find a groove in their passing game.
Similarly to the first half, the Wolves were the first to put some points on the board.
Steven Shoats-Thomas closed out the night for the Wildcats and collected their first career touchdown off of a 13-yard run.
Anthony Mack Jr. kicked it off for the Wolves after blocking Wildcat punter Jack Burgess’ punt resulting in a safety and giv ing the Wolves the early 2–0 lead. It wasn’t long before Maxwell Anderson got the ball rolling for the ‘Cats and inter cepted WOU’s pass and got the ball to the Wolves 22-yard line.
Davis led the squad with 11 carries for 53 yards, Banskton was close behind with 10 carries for 42 yards, Colter May had 35 yards and Shoats-Thomas collected 33 yards.
The Weber State University football team kicked off their home and season open er against Western Oregon on Sept. 1 at Stewart Stadium. The Wildcats handed the Wolves a 41–5 loss. Finding victories at home was previously a struggle for the ‘Cats after going 6–5 overall and 1–4 at home in the 2021 season. While working out the kinks of a new of fensive coordinator, the Wildcats turned to their run game and collected all five of their touchdowns on the ground.
Danny Cossette completed a 34-yard field goal and cut the Wildcats lead to 24–5.
Damon Bankston collected the first touch down of the season after a 6-yard rush to the endJoshzone.Davis was quick to capitalize on We ber State’s lead and found themselves in the end zone after a 5-yard touchdown. Halfway through the first quarter, the ‘Cats were look ing at a 14–2 lead.
Anderson was quick to respond with their second interception of the evening.
The Wildcats broke a new school record after allowing -34 rushing yards.
The second quarter started out slower for both teams until Kris Jackson pushed them self into the end zone off a 1-yard run.
Bronson Barron completed 16 of 28 pass es for 152 passing yards, Kylan Weisser was brought out in the fourth quarter and com pleted 1 of 2 for 13 yards and the ‘Cats col lected a total of 178 rushing yards.
Weber State will still be in state for their next game as they take on the Utah State Ag gies on Sept. 10.
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“I feel like we came out and executed,” An derson said. “I like the way that we came out with aggression, we started from the jump.”
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The Utah 360 tour features statewide town hall meetings, speaking engagements and various site visits to discuss the concerns of Utahns and answer their questions. This tour comes from Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office in an effort to engage in discussions with the people that they serve. In 2021, The United States Census reported that Utah was the fastest-growing state with a population increase of 18.4% over the past Externaldecade.growth has outpaced internal growth, with a quarter of the external growth being civilians who moved back to Utah after leavingFocusingpreviously.oninfrastructure, Cox cited this as a vital part of Utah’s growth. While the population continues to increase, the state’s infrastructure becomes more demanding. “Density and growth without infrastructure lowers the quality of life,” Cox said. “Density and growth with good infrastructure enhances the quality of life.”
An example of this demand for infrastructure comes in the form of public transportation. Ogden has been working on the construction of the Ogden Express line since 2021 in an effort to increase the use of public transportation at a low cost for passengers — and the environment. For the first time, the Utah Department of Transportation and UTA will be working together regarding infrastructure and planning. The goal is to reduce the current over-
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Managing editor The Signpost managing editor, Alexandrea Bonilla, speaks with Gov. Cox in an interview after he spoke to Weber State students.
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In his Utah 360 tour, Gov. Spencer Cox visited Weber State University to have a conversation with University President Brad Mortensen, and students, about their worries concerning Utah’s rapid internal and external growth.
While the state has made progress in its clean air initiative, Cox said there is still much work to do. Another issue Utah and other states in the West are facing is drought.
The materials and technology, regulat ed by state law for the safety of citizens, required for a new home have become too expensive for the average Utahn. To combat this issue, Cox said he and his team are attempting to work with builders to see if there is a way to build cheaper. In addition to the materials required to build a house, Cox noted the labor shortage has made an impact on the creation of af fordable housing.
Cox’s focus on infrastructure is also demonstrated through the encouragement of clean air; an example being the OGX zero emission buses.
“How do we work on preventing unwant ed pregnancies? That’s always better than an abortion. Birth control is a really big piece of that,” Cox said. “We’re talking about how we can make birth control more available and affordable to women and men who want ac cess to birth control.”
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The state of Utah used to pay 60% of the cost of higher education, but it now pays about 40% of those costs.
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Cox said that while this drop in unemploy ment rates looks good on paper, it has not made an effect on the labor shortage Utah is facing. More people are getting jobs, but not necessarily in the fields that the state is demanding.
The cost of financing a home continues to increase as inflation causes the Federal Re serve to drive up interest levels, creating an other challenger for potential homeowners.
The topic of student loan forgiveness has been on the minds of many college students following President Joe Biden’s plan to can cel $10,000 to $20,000 in debt for lower in come individuals.
The Department of Workforce Services found that the unemployment rate in Utah has dropped drastically within just two years, from 5.4% to 2%.
This creates an opportunity for the Great Salt Lake to receive water rights, increasing the chances that water will be pumped back into it.
Zoning regulations come from the local government, decided by city councils and committees. Zoning limits the amount of building that can occur on a stretch of land, the amount of water hookups the land can have access to and more.
Another worry of college students is the access to birth control. Utah’s trigger law has almost completely banned access to abor tion, worrying younger generations about their access to birth control.
Cox said they are looking to work with the legislature on access to birth control, the support system of mothers and children and financial accountability for both parents.
“Local governments have always made that decision: how big a lot size can be, how many apartments you can put on a lot, can you have duplexes or not … this is the den sity piece of that that is so important, and the incentive is to never allow any of that,” Cox said. “I believe we can make a difference working with our local municipalities to do that.”Cox attributes Nimbyism, an opposition to housing developments and an acronym for “not in my backyard,” as another hurdle that the Utah housing crisis has faced. While recognizing these issues, local and state governments will have to work together to make a difference in the current state of cri sis.Issues regarding the changing climate were also addressed, including the chang ing air quality and the record-setting lowest water levels in the Great Salt Lake.
Cox said the conversation Utah is current ly having is about the possibility of pipelines being built to pump water back into the great basin. No final decisions have been made regarding the drought or the drop ping water levels of the Great Salt Lake.
“While the percentage of spending by the legislature in the state has gone down as a total, it has increased significantly over the years,” Cox said. “The problem is that the cost of higher education has gone up much fast er than the amount that the state has been puttingShiftingforward.”thefocus of debt cancellation to access to higher education, Cox said, “One of the things that frustrated me about the recent decision was that it did absolutely nothing to help deal with this issue that is impacting so many. I do think this is where our focus should be, how do we make edu cation more attainable, more affordable for everyone.”Emphasizing the importance of commu nication, Cox encouraged higher education students to come forward and speak to their local government about the issues they are facing.“It’sreally important for local government to hear from students or others,” Cox said. “If we’re not exercising our duties as citizens to show up and let people know what’s import ant to us, then I don’t think we will ever see change be made.”
Governor Cox and University President Mortensen riding on the new UTA bus shuttle on campus.
Utah has additionally revoked its “Use it or Lose it” law, which subjects water users to the possibility of losing their water rights if they are not being used in a “beneficial way.”
“Our air is cleaner now in Utah than it has been in any of our lifetime,” Cox said. “Our air is about 40% cleaner now than it has been for the last 10 years.”
The Utah housing crisis has also made its way to Weber State, with student housing at max capacity and over 100 students waitlist ed. Cox specified four issues contributing to the housing crisis, citing them all as an issue of supply: cost of building, labor shortages, cost of financing a home and government zoning.While the cost of supplies continues to increase, the way houses are constructed is becoming less affordable.
El Departamento de Servicios Laborales de Utah descubrió que la tasa de desempleo en Utah ha descendido drásticamente en tan sólo dos años, del 5,4% al 2%.
“La densidad y el crecimiento sin infraestructuras reducen la calidad de vida”, dijo Cox. “La densidad y el crecimiento con buenas infraestructuras mejoran la calidad de vida”.Un ejemplo de esta demanda de infraestructuras es el transporte público. Ogden ha estado trabajando en la construcción de la línea Ogden Express desde 2021 en un esfuerzo por aumentar el uso del transporte público a un bajo costo para los pasajeros - y el medio ambiente.
Cox dijo que, aunque este descenso de la tasa de desempleo parece bueno sobre el papel, no ha tenido ningún efecto sobre la escasez de mano de obra a la que se enfrenta Utah. Más personas están consiguiendo trabajo, pero no necesariamente en los campos que el estado está demandando.
La gira Utah 360 incluye reuniones municipales en todo el estado, discursos y varias visitas a lugares para discutir las preocupaciones de los habitantes de Utah y responder a sus preguntas.
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Además de los materiales necesarios para construir una casa, Cox señaló que la escasez de mano de obra ha repercutido en la creación de viviendas asequibles.
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Para combatir este problema, Cox dijo que él y su equipo están tratando de trabajar con los constructores para ver si hay una manera de construir más barato.
En su gira Utah 360, el gobernador Spencer Cox visitó la Universidad Estatal de Weber para mantener una conversación con el presidente de la universidad, Brad Mortensen, y con los estudiantes, sobre sus preocupaciones relativas al rápido crecimiento interno y externo de Utah.
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Esta gira proviene de la oficina de Cox y de la vicegobernadora Deidre Henderson en un esfuerzo por entablar conversaciones con las personas a las que sirven. En 2021, el Censo de los Estados Unidos informó de que Utah era el estado de más rápido crecimiento, con un aumento de la población del 18,4% en la última década. El crecimiento externo ha superado el crecimiento interno, y una cuarta parte del crecimiento externo son civiles que volvieron a Utah después de haberse ido anteriormente. Centrándose en las infraestructuras, Cox citó éstas como una parte vital del crecimiento de Utah. Mientras la población sigue aumentando, las infraestructuras del estado son más exigentes.
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Gov. Cox arrived on the Wildcat Shuttle on Aug. 31 to speak to students and address issues and concerns.
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Por primera vez, el Departamento de Transporte de Utah y la UTA trabajarán juntos en materia de infraestructura y planificación. El objetivo es reducir el actual solapamiento al que se enfrentan UDOT y UTA.
El coste de la financiación de una vivienda sigue aumentando a medida que la inflación hace que la Reserva Federal eleve los niveles de interés, lo que supone otro reto para los posibles propietarios de viviendas.
Cox especificó cuatro cuestiones que contribuyen a la crisis de la vivienda, citándolas todas como una cuestión de oferta: el coste de la construcción, la escasez de mano de obra, el coste de la financiación de una vivienda y la zonificación gubernamental. Mientras el coste de los suministros sigue aumentando, la forma de construir las casas
“¿Cómo hacemos que sea más barato, cómo hacemos que sea fiable y cómo hacemos que esté más cerca de donde está la gente? Cuando se consiguen esas tres cosas, el tránsito se abre para todo el mundo”, dijo Cox.La crisis de la vivienda en Utah también ha llegado a Weber State, con las viviendas para estudiantes al máximo de su capacidad y más de 100 estudiantes en lista de espera.
es cada vez menos asequible. Los materiales y la tecnología, regulados por la ley estatal para la seguridad de los ciudadanos, requeridos para una casa nueva se han vuelto demasiado caros para el habitante medio de Utah.
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El estado de Utah solía pagar el 60% del coste de la educación superior, pero ahora paga alrededor del 40% de esos costes.
Cambiando el enfoque de la cancelación de la deuda al acceso a la educación superi or, Cox dijo: “Una de las cosas que me frus tró de la reciente decisión fue que no hizo absolutamente nada para ayudar a tratar este problema que está afectando a tantos. Creo que es aquí donde debemos centrar nos, en cómo hacer que la educación sea más asequible para todos”.
Además, Utah ha revocado su ley “Úsalo o piérdelo”, que somete a los usuarios del agua a la posibilidad de perder sus derechos de agua si no se utilizan de forma “benefi ciosa”. Esto crea una oportunidad para que el Gran Lago Salado reciba derechos de agua, aumentando las posibilidades de que se bombee agua de nuevo a él. Otra preocupación de los estudiantes universitarios es el acceso al control de la natalidad. La ley de activación de Utah ha prohibido casi por completo el acceso al aborto, lo que preocupa a las generaciones más jóvenes sobre su acceso al control de la natalidad. “¿Cómo podemos trabajar en la pre vención de embarazos no deseados? Eso siempre es mejor que un aborto. El control de la natalidad es una parte muy impor tante de eso”, dijo Cox. “Estamos hablando de cómo podemos hacer que el control de la natalidad esté más disponible y sea más asequible para las mujeres y los hombres que quieren tener acceso al control de la natalidad”.
thesignpostwsu.com | September 6, 2022 | 7 comités municipales. La zonificación limita la cantidad de edificios que pueden constru irse en una franja de terreno, la cantidad de conexiones de agua a las que puede acceder el terreno y mucho más. “Los gobiernos locales siempre han toma do esa decisión: qué tamaño puede tener un terreno, cuántos apartamentos puedes poner en un terreno, puedes tener dúplex o no... esta es la parte de la densidad que es tan importante, y el incentivo es no permitir nunca nada de eso”, dijo Cox. “Creo que po demos marcar la diferencia trabajando con nuestros municipios locales para hacerlo”. Cox atribuye al nimbyismo, una oposición a las promociones de viviendas y un acróni mo de “no en mi patio trasero”, otro de los obstáculos a los que se ha enfrentado la crisis de la vivienda en Utah. Aunque recon oce estos problemas, los gobiernos locales y estatales tendrán que trabajar juntos para marcar la diferencia en el actual estado de crisis.También se abordaron cuestiones rela cionadas con el cambio climático, como el cambio en la calidad del aire y el récord de niveles mínimos de agua en el Gran Lago Salado. “Nuestro aire es más limpio ahora en Utah de lo que ha sido en toda nuestra vida”, dijo Cox. “Nuestro aire es ahora un 40% más limpio de lo que ha sido en los últimos 10 años”.Elinterés de Cox por las infraestructuras se demuestra también con el fomento del aire limpio; un ejemplo son los autobuses de emisiones cero de OGX. Aunque el estado ha progresado en su ini ciativa de aire limpio, Cox dijo que aún que da mucho trabajo por hacer. Otro problema al que se enfrentan Utah y otros estados del oeste es la sequía. Cox dijo que la conversación que man tiene actualmente Utah es sobre la posib ilidad de que se construyan tuberías para bombear agua de vuelta a la gran cuenca. No se han tomado decisiones definitivas en relación con la sequía o el descenso de los niveles de agua del Gran Lago Salado.
Cox dijo que están buscando trabajar con la legislatura en el acceso al control de la na talidad, el sistema de apoyo de las madres y los niños y la responsabilidad financiera de ambos padres.
El tema de la condonación de los présta mos estudiantiles ha estado en la mente de muchos estudiantes universitarios tras el plan del presidente Joe Biden de cancelar entre 10.000 y 20.000 dólares de deuda a las personas de menores ingresos.
Haciendo hincapié en la importancia de la comunicación, Cox animó a los estudi antes de educación superior a acercarse y hablar con su gobierno local sobre los prob lemas a los que se enfrentan.
“Es realmente importante que el gobi erno local escuche a los estudiantes o a otras personas”, dijo Cox. “Si no ejercemos nuestros deberes como ciudadanos para presentarnos y hacer saber lo que es impor tante para nosotros, entonces no creo que veamos que se realicen cambios”.Sharethis story at thesignpostwsu.com Weber State President Brad Mortensen standing with Gov. Cox as he speaks with students. Gov. Cox addressed issues pertaining to growth in Utah, transportation, the current housing crisis and other concerns brought up by students.
“Aunque el porcentaje de gasto de la leg islatura en el estado ha bajado como total, ha aumentado significativamente a lo largo de los años”, dijo Cox. “El problema es que el coste de la educación superior ha subido mucho más rápido que la cantidad que el estado ha estado poniendo”.
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“My friend wanted me to try curling. “It was difficult, but it was really interesting,” Moskalenko said. “And so, I started to play curling.”While curling was the reason the team came to America, they also got the opportu nity to learn some of the English language and other languages, like French, from many different people, all while practicing for up coming tournaments.
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Making the long trip all the way from Ukraine, a team of nine Ukrainian curlers known as the National Ukrainian Curling Team visited both North America and Europe for curling competitions over this summer.
The team hosted multiple volunteers across Utah to help teach them different languages while in Ogden, including Claire Hughes, the Writing Center coordinator at Weber State University, and Tom Mathews, Spanish professor and Chair of Performing Arts.“This has been more valuable for me, think, than it has been for you,” Mathews told the team while saying goodbye to them for the last time on Aug. 17. “It’s been a joy to meet with your team.”
The last time the team was in Europe, they won second place in the European Curling Championships while Ireland received first place, according to Kalinichenko, who hopes to someday be a part of the Winter Sports Olym pic curling games.
While the flags were being held by Utah Military Academy Honor Guard personnel, a bagpipe was played and a woman sang the Ukrainian national anthem, after that the Unit ed States national anthem was sung as well.
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Utah Military Academy Honor Guard standing at attention with the United States of America flag, a Ukrainian flag, a Utah state flag and the United States Air Force flag.
In a classic curling game, the sport in volves four players, each one with a different position. The basics of the game include one player sliding a large granite stone with a col ored handle representing their team across an ice sheet, while two other players sweep the ice in front of the stone as it travels across the ice in an attempt to reach the middle of a target.Stones in the center of the target at the end of the game earn the team two points, while stones in the outer ring of the target earn one point.
“When I was a first year student, I studied the subject of winter sports at our University,” 20-year-old Ukrainian curler Polina Putintse va said. “I liked it and so I started curling.” Most of the Ukrainian team members met at their Eastern European University, where they started curling together. However, the youngest of the team, 18-year-old Diana Moskalenko, has a different story about how she became a part of the team.
Tom Mathews, Spanish professor and Chair of Performing Arts, and Claire Hughes, coordinator of the Writing Center on campus, teaching the Ukrainian curling team English through a game.
Curlers Artem Suhak, Nikolov Eduard and Anastasiia Kotova on the ice.Anastasiia Kotova, Nikolov Eduard and Yaroslava Kalinichenko preparing to sweep the ice in front of a granite stone. story at thesignpostwsu.com
Curling is known to most people through the Winter Olympic Sports, although it first originated in 15th-century Scotland, accord ing to 20-year-old Ukrainian curler Yaroslava Kalinichenko.
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While the team is away from their friends and families, they are able to use their phones to contact their friends and families in Ukraine, whose country is currently at war with“OurRussia.families are in Ukraine right now,” Putintseva said. “It’s dangerous.”
The Ukrainian curling team left the United States in the beginning of September to trav el back to Europe in order to compete in five more curling tournaments. After the tourna ments are over, they will head back to their homes abroad.
The game of curling first became an offi cial Olympic sport during the 1924 Olympics according to Time Magazine. Before that, it was played outside on a large body of frozen water. Nowadays, the sport is rarely played on frozen lakes or ponds due to the unpre dictability of the ice.
As a way to show people that Utah is aware and cares about what is going on in Ukraine during their war with Russia, the Utah Mili tary Academy Honor Guard brought out the Ukrainian flag, as well as a United States of America flag, a Utah state flag and the United States Airforce flag.
The Ukrainian curling team mentions the English language is easier to learn than learning the Ukrainian language; however, “it’s still difficult to learn,” Kalichenko said. “The Ukrainian language has more rules than the English language.” Aside from learning the English language, competing and practicing curling, the Ukrainian curling team would venture out and try new things in the area. Their adventures varied from hiking, play ing music and swimming in Pineview Res ervoir, to going to Farmington City’s Lagoon amusement park, visiting Park City and try ing new foods in different restaurants.
The Ukrainian curling team competed and received first place at the Weber County Sports Complex ice sheet located in Ogden City on Aug. 19, which was also where some of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games took place. In this curling tournament, the team split up into two teams in order to make the numbers even for the tournament. One of the teams re ceived first place in a landslide, while the other team got second place. At the end of the game, all of the players gathered their brooms and beat them against the ice to make a rhythmic sound while getting in a line around the ice sheet.
The National Ukrainian Curling Team left on Sept. 2 to finish up the rest of their tournament in Europe.
The curlers would practice curling in the morning and learn English at a house they stayed at in Ogden during the afternoon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, accord ing to Mathews.
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Haciendo un largo viaje desde Ucrania, un equipo de nueve curlistas ucranianos con ocido como el Equipo Nacional de Curling de Ucrania visitó tanto Norteamérica como Europa para participar en competiciones de curling durante este verano.
Además de aprender el idioma inglés, competir y practicar el curling, el equipo de curling ucraniano se aventuraba a probar co sas nuevas en la zona.
“Cuando era estudiante de primer año es tudié la asignatura de deportes de invierno en nuestra Universidad”, cuenta la curista ucraniana de 20 años Polina Putintseva. “Me gustó y por eso empecé a practicar el curling”.
La mayoría de los miembros del equipo ucraniano se conocieron en su Universidad de Europa del Este, donde empezaron a prac ticar el curling juntos. Sin embargo, la más joven del equipo, Diana Moskalenko, de 18 años, tiene una historia diferente sobre cómo llegó a formar parte del equipo.
Los curlers practicaban el curling por la mañana y aprendían inglés en una casa en la que se alojaban en Ogden durante la tarde los lunes, miércoles y viernes, según Mathews.Elequipo ucraniano de curling menciona que el idioma inglés es más fácil de aprender que el ucraniano, sin embargo, “sigue siendo difícil de aprender”, dijo Kalichenko. “El idio ma ucraniano tiene más reglas que el inglés”.
“Nuestras familias están ahora mismo en Ucrania”, dijo Putintseva. “Es peligroso”.
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El equipo que haga caer sus piedras al fi nal del juego en el centro de la diana recibe dos puntos, mientras que las piedras en el anillo exterior de la diana reciben un punto.
El juego del curling se convirtió en deporte olímpico oficial por primera vez durante los Juegos Olímpicos de 1924, según la revista Time. Antes de eso, se jugaba al aire libre en una gran masa de agua congelada, hoy en día el deporte rara vez se practica en lagos o estanques congelados debido a lo impre decible del hielo.
“Mi amiga quería que probara el curling, era difícil pero realmente interesante”, dijo Moskalenko. “Y así, empecé a jugar al curl ing”.
La mayoría de la gente conoce el curling a través de los deportes olímpicos de invierno, aunque su origen se remonta al siglo XV en Escocia, según la curlingera ucraniana de 20 años Yaroslava Kalinichenko.
Una de esas personas que se ofreció para enseñar al equipo diferentes idiomas fue el profesor de español y presidente de artes es cénicas de la Universidad Estatal de Weber, Tom“EstoMathews.hasido más valioso para mí, creo, que para vosotros”, dijo Mathews al equipo mientras se despedía de ellos por última vez el 17 de agosto. “Ha sido un placer reunirme con vuestro equipo”.
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En un juego clásico de curling participan cuatro jugadores, cada uno con una posición diferente. Los fundamentos del juego consis ten en que un jugador desliza una gran pie dra de granito con un mango de color que representa a su equipo a través de una placa de hielo, mientras que otros dos jugadores barren el hielo delante de la piedra mientras ésta se desplaza por el hielo en un intento de alcanzar el centro de un objetivo.
El equipo acogió a varios voluntarios de todo Utah para ayudarles a enseñar difer entes idiomas mientras estaban en Ogden, entre ellos Claire Hughes, la coordinadora del Centro de Escritura de la Universidad Es tatal de Weber.
Sus aventuras variaban desde hacer sen derismo, tocar música y nadar en el embalse de Pineview, hasta ir al parque de atracciones Lagoon de Farmington City, visitar Park City y probar nuevas comidas en diferentes restau rantes.Mientras el equipo está lejos de sus amigos y familias, pueden utilizar sus teléfonos para ponerse en contacto con sus amigos y famil iares en Ucrania, cuyo país está actualmente en guerra con Rusia.
Aunque el curling fue la razón por la que el equipo vino a Estados Unidos, también tuvieron la oportunidad de aprender algo de inglés y otros idiomas, como el francés, de muchas personas diferentes, todo ello mien tras practicaban para los próximos torneos.
Ukrainian curling team captain, also known as the skip, Nikolov Eduard guides his team across the ice.
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Al final del partido, todos los jugadores rec ogieron sus escobas y las golpearon contra el hielo para hacer un sonido rítmico mientras se ponían en fila alrededor de la placa de hie lo.Como forma de mostrar a la gente que Utah es consciente y se preocupa por lo que está ocurriendo en Ucrania durante su guerra con Rusia, la Guardia de Honor de la Academia Militar de Utah sacó la bandera ucraniana, así como una bandera de los Estados Unidos de América, una bandera del estado de Utah y la bandera de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos.Mientras las banderas eran sostenidas por el personal de la Guardia de Honor de la Aca demia Militar de Utah, se tocó una gaita y una mujer cantó el himno nacional ucraniano, tras lo cual se cantó también el himno nacional de Estados Unidos.
En este torneo de curling, el equipo se dividió en dos equipos con el fin de que los números fueran parejos para el torneo. Uno de los equipos obtuvo el primer puesto de forma aplastante, mientras que el otro quedó en segundo lugar.
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El equipo ucraniano de curling dejó Esta dos Unidos a principios de septiembre para viajar a Europa con el fin de competir en otros cinco torneos de curling; una vez terminados los torneos, regresarán a sus hogares en el extranjero.Laúltima vez que el equipo estuvo en Europa, obtuvo el segundo puesto en los Campeonatos Europeos de Curling, mientras que Irlanda obtuvo el primer puesto, según Kalinichenko, que espera formar parte algún día de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de curling.Elequipo ucraniano de curling compitió y obtuvo el primer puesto en la pista de hielo del Complejo Deportivo del Condado de We ber, situado en la ciudad de Ogden, el viernes 19 de agosto, que fue también donde se cel ebraron algunos de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2002.
Oleksandra Kononenko, Polina Putintseva and Mykyta Velichko curling on the ice sheet.
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The campus police department also had a table at the block party, promoting the new WSU Code Purple app that students can use to get up-to-date information and important campus alerts.
Masha Mwanganyi, a senior and part of the Institute of Religion club, visited differ ent tables with her friends and met a hand ful of new friends.
Tara Peris, director of Student Involve ment and Leadership, helped plan the block party and was present with the WSU Student Association.“We’revery excited about the turnout today, both in the number of booths that wanted to participate and in the number of students that have shown up,” Peris said.
Seth Cawley, chief of campus police, en couraged students to download the app. “Today we are asking students to down load the app that allows them to do a safety walk with a friend and it also gives the op portunity to provide the police department with any tips or information about danger ous things happening at WSU,” Cawley said.
There were 135 tables set up for the block party, spanning from the Women’s Center, Multicultural Center and more. The amount of tables at the block party has been cut down over the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I got a really cool backpack that can carry all of my stuff and a lot of really cool infor mation from so many places on campus that I have never visited before,” Mwanganyi said.Ashley Poll, senator of the Non-Traditional Student Center, was tabling with her fellow WSUSA members.
“The block party is a great way for stu dents to see what their student fees are pay ing for and how to get involved on campus,” PollRileysaid.Roberts, a junior and a sprinter on the track team, explained this is her third block party she got to spend with her WSU
By LUCAS MOORE Section Editor Weber State Universiy softball player Brooke Moeai helping student Connie Lopez understand more about the Ohana Association at WSU.
Weber State University kicked off its an nual campus block party today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students were able to visit differ ent tables set up by a plethora of campus clubs, organizations and departments.
Most booths had games to win prizes and Wildcat gear. “I think all of the little essentials have gone a long way, and it’s really nice to see us all be able to come together as a community to celebrate WSU and to show students the many resources they have here,” Peris said.
Purple pancakes were served during the morning hours at the Block Party.
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Cheering and dancing away, the WSU spirit squad made an appearance at the Block Party.
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Aiming a nerf gun at toy cars at the Parking Center booth, Alexis Knight tries to win a free parking pass. Roe Schoof and Camille Lopez handing out booklets with infor mation about their booth. The Block Party extended into the Shepherd Union building, where a balloon mural of Mario was and sodas were available in the Shep herd Union building.
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“I feel like the block party helps bring stu dents together, you get to meet new friends and branch out to determine what you really want to get into here at WSU,” Roberts said.
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Like many campuses around the country, finding parking at Weber State University can be difficult. One of WSU students’ biggest complaints is difficulty in finding parking near their classes. “Two of the biggest gripes for students was one, trying to find a parking spot, and two, the cost of parking,” James Larson, UTA public relations specialist, said. “It seems like every space was filled,” Preston Thomas, WSU freshman student, said. “I was looking for a space for like 20 minutes thisAnothermorning.”student, Cassie Simpson, said the difficulty finding parking spaces has made her late for class, especially for classes in the Tracy Hall Science Center. “It’s something I deal with a lot,” Simpson said.To combat this, the Dee Events Center parking lot is now free for students and features Ogden Express shuttles that will bring students to campus. This adds a large amount of parking spaces for students to use. WSU has a total of 9,300 parking spaces on all of their collective campuses, according to Crystal Taylor, director of Event Facilities andTheParking.university is also planning on adding an additional parking lot near the Campus Services building, where Birch Street enters campus, adding even more parking for studentParkinguse. permits can be purchased to use the on-campus parking lots. A-Permits are offered first to seniors and veterans, allowing for parking in any A, W or R lots. The cost is $135 per year and $86 per semester. R/W-Permits are offered to students living on campus. They allow for use of W and R parking lots. The cost is $88 per year and $58 per W-Permitssemester.canbe purchased by any student and allow access to all W parking lots on campus. The cost is also $88 per year and $58 per semester.. No permits are required to use the parking lot at the Dee Events Center and shuttles are provided for students free of charge. The Dee Events Center is about a mile from the Stewart Library and central campus.
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