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After a tense final two minutes, Weber State University’s football team left the west coast with their fourth-straight win of the season against the University of California, Davis, beating the Aggies 17–12 on Sept. 23.

The Wildcats received the ball at the be ginning of the game, but their possession didn’t last long. Lining up in shotgun forma tion, Weber State running back Josh Davis ran to the outside, where the ball was fum bled and recovered by UC Davis.

Starting in field-goal range, the Aggies couldn’t get past Weber State’s defense to land in the end zone. UC Davis tried to

run up the middle on first down but was stopped at the line of scrimmage. The Ag gies then handed the ball to Trent Tomp kins for a 7-yard run. On the play, UC Davis starting center Connor Pettek went down with an injury and had to be replaced by junior teammate Peter Povey.

A yard short from a first down after a 2-yard throw, Aggie kicker Isaiah Gomez came onto the field to make a field goal from the 25yard line, putting UC Davis up 3–0.

Back on the field for the first time since Davis’ fumble, Weber State struggled against the Aggies’ defense. The Wildcats made two crucial penalties during their possession, with receiver Jacob Sharp fum bling the ball and nearly turning it over on a 9-yard play.

Weber State punted the ball back to the

Aggies after three plays. Starting from their own 27-yard line, UC Davis advanced to the Wildcats’ 32-yard line with a few plays and a 17-yard pass from quarterback Miles Hast ings to C.J. Hutton.

Looking to expand on their lead, UC Davis failed to break past the Wildcats’ defense, forcing Gomez to attempt a 50-yard field goal. As Gomez’s kick was on its way, Weber State cornerback Maxwell Anderson tipped the ball, putting it outside of the goalposts and giving the Wildcats possession at their own 32-yard line.

Still down 3–0, quarterback Bronson Bar ron came onto the field determined to put points on the board for Weber State. Barron threw a total of 52-yards, including a pass that put Davis in the end zone. With a suc cessful extra point attempt, the Wildcats

were up 7–3.

The Aggies started their next possession with a 10-yard pass from Hastings to Lan Larison. However, Weber State’s defense forced UC Davis to punt after their next set of downs.

With the ball back, Barron started off the drive with an 8-yard pass to receiver Sharp. The quarterback then found receiver Ty MacPherson in the middle of the field for a 27-yard pass to put the Wildcats on the Ag gies’ 40-yard line. Barron and MacPherson connected again for 18 yards, nearly putting Weber State in the red zone.

Starting from UC Davis’ 22-yard line, Don tae McMillan avoided a mess on the line of scrimmage and ran to the 6-yard line. After a sweep pass from Barron to Haze Hadley, Mc Millan ran the ball up the middle and into

Weber’s Ty MacPherson sets up for a play against UC Davis during a football game in 2021.

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the end zone, putting the Wildcats up 14–3.

A 41-yard field goal from Gomez would make the score 14–6 before the end of the second half. Coming in with possession in the third quarter, the Aggies started strong with running back Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. car rying the ball up the sideline and battling with Wildcat safety Desmond Williams for a 33-yard gain.

At the Wildcats 31-yard line, the Aggies found themselves in fourth down with three yards to go. Despite being in field goal range, UC Davis attempted a pass to Gilliam up the side. Hastings’ pass flew over Gilliam’s head resulting in a turnover on downs.

Starting from their own 31-yard line, Barron found Sharp three times during the Wildcats’ possession, racking up 42 yards

together. Coupled with a 26-yard run up the side from Davis, Weber State drove to the Aggies’ 6-yard line. Not taking the same risk as UC Davis had earlier, Weber State sent kicker Kyle Thompson out, who made a 23yard attempt to put Weber State up 17–6.

With the ball at the 25-yard line, Hastings came on the field hungry for a UC Davis touchdown. The Aggies slowly worked their way up the field, relying on runs and small passes. With a new set of downs on the Wildcats’ 19-yard line, Hastings threw to an open Hutton, who ran into the end zone. A failed two-point conversion made the game 17–12.

Both teams entered a standstill after, with seven punts taking place after Hutton’s touchdown. With 2:22 left in the fourth quarter, Davis ran the ball up the middle,

fumbling on a 2-yard drive. The ball was recovered by UC Davis linebacker Cole Han sen.

With the game now on the line, it was up to Weber State’s defense to secure the win. The Aggies started their possession 25-yards away from the end zone. After an 11-yard pass from Hastings to tight end Mc Callan Castles and a 1-yard pass to Hutton, Weber State called a timeout with 54 sec onds remaining.

UC Davis stepped on to the 11-yard line on third down with 9 yards to go. Hastings threw a screen pass to Tompkins, which was pushed into the backfield for a loss of 4 yards. It was now fourth down with 13-yards to go for UC Davis.

Pressured in the pocket, Hastings threw the ball out into the end zone to Marque

Collins, who couldn’t find the ball in the sea of Weber State defensive backs. The play re sulted in a turnover on downs, allowing the Wildcats to kneel out the clock.

Barron ended the game with 201 yards, one touchdown and one interception, find ing MacPherson for 70 yards and Sharp for 64. Josh Davis ended the game 100 yards and a touchdown catch with McMillan run ning for 52-yards and a touchdown.

Weber State’s next game will be at Stew art Stadium against Eastern Washington University on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m.

Faces of defeat play across the defense following a UC Davis touchdown in 2021.

Weber State’s Josh Davis (#20) runs to position for Kylan Weisser (#16)during their game in 2021.

The Aggies make a run against the Wildcat defense. Sherwin Lavaka (#13) wraps at the ankles to put a stop to the carry in 2021.

Wildcat’s Dontae McMillan fights to gain yardage against the Aggies in 2021.

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Weber State University’s volleyball team redeemed themselves with a 3–1 win against Northern Arizona University on Sept. 24 after losing their Big Sky opener to Portland State University 3–0 on Sept. 22.

“Losing the opener was hard,” Wildcat setter Kate Standifird said. “Especially against Portland, who’s a good team, and I think something we wanted to do was come out and compete better.”

Weber State was quick to capitalize on a lead and went on an 11–0 run to kick off the first set. NAU found themselves on the board after a kill from Savannah Hasson.

The Lumberjacks looked to keep the mo-

mentum going, but weren’t able to catch the ‘Cats before the first set ended 25–13 for the Wildcats.

The second set went back and forth for the first half before Northern Arizona went on a 5–0 run. Weber State made it a bit further than NAU did in the first set but wasn’t able to seal the deal, dropping the set 25–17.

“We started off super well, and then we dug ourselves a big hole in the second set,” Standifird said. “Coming into the third set, we kind of talked a lot about, like, just going and competing.”

After entering the third set, the ‘Cats didn’t look back. Emma Mangum opened the set with two kills and Standifird pushed

The ‘Jacks weren’t able to produce anything before the ‘Cats went on a 5–0 run with kills from Mangum and Dani Richins. NAU assisted Weber State’s lead by giving the Wildcats attack errors. The ‘Cats won the third set 25–15.

Of the four sets, NAU was closest to a comeback before falling in the final set 25–18.

Mangum led the squad with 14 kills and seven blocks. Richins was close behind with 12 kills. Baylee Bodily collected five kills with nine blocks, and Ashley Gneiting had five kills with two blocks.

Makayla Sorensen made history as the 13th Wildcat to collect her thousandth dig. In her historic performance, Sorensen col-

lected 22 digs, with Richins close behind with 21.

The Wildcats currently sit at 7–6 overall and 1–1 in conference play.

Weber State will hit the road and travel to Idaho to take the Idaho State University Bengals on Sept. 30.

The Bengals previously reverse-swept the reigning Big Sky Tournament champions, the University of Northern Colorado Bears, on Sept. 22.

The ‘Cats will be on the road against EWU and the University of Idaho before hosting Sacramento State on Oct. 13 at the Swenson Gym.

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Dani Richins, Charli Bouquet, Makayla Sorensen and Jayda Tupea lined up on the volleyball court.

Dani Richins right after hitting a volleyball.

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Weber State University’s women’s soccer team fell 3–1 to Eastern Washington University on Sept. 25.

Eastern Washington scored 12 minutes into the first half, with their first goal being scored by Gillian Martin, assisted by Maddie Morgan. Six minutes later, Morgan scored another goal for Eastern Washington, making the score 2–0.

For the next 20 minutes, both teams went back and forth until Chloe Pattison for Eastern Washington scored the Eagle’s third goal.

At the end of the half, Eastern Washington was up 3–0, shutting the Wildcats out in the first half.

Coming out in the second half, the Wildcats came out with more energy and scored their first goal of the game. Wildcat forward Morgan Furmaniak scored the team’s first goal, assisted by Olivia Tucker.

The only penalty card given throughout the game was a yellow card for Weber State’s Rachel Twede. After the Wildcats scored, both teams played lock-down defense for the rest of the game, with no one scoring goals.

“It was frustrating to be down, but I think we did a good job of persevering and coming back and playing a better second half,” goalkeeper Mekell Moss said.

Moss said the mentality changed after they had come together as a team and focused on the defensive side of the ball.

In that second half, the Wildcats committed fewer fouls than the first, with only six. They had

14 fouls for the overall game. The whole game was physical, with 31 fouls between both teams.

Moss said that, as a team, they need to be better on the defensive side of the ball and work on making their shots when they get the opportunity to score.

“It sucks. It’s not what we wanted. We just have to move forward to the next game,” forward Morgan Furmaniak said about the loss.

Furmaniak said that, going into the next game, they want to play in front of their fans, be proud of what they do as a team and be there for one another to achieve at the highest level.

The Wildcats face Northern Arizona University on Sept. 29, hoping to break their five-game losing streak in Ogden.

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The Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church hosted their annual Greek Food Festival in Ogden on Sept. 23 and 24 to celebrate and share their culture with the rest of the surrounding community.

This year’s event was located at the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in South Ogden. Visitors were welcomed with the smell of Greek foods of all sorts and sizes

and a long line of hungry customers.

The church offered many popular Greek meals like a gyro dinner, which included a gyro, one tiropitakia, two dolmathes and rice pilaf. The church cooked and served other meals, including souvlaki dinners, chicken dinners and many different kinds of pastries.

The pastries served at the event were crescents, baklava, kourambiethes, pasta flora, finikia, melomakarona, paximadia and koulourakia.

There was also an option for customers to buy single food items in large quantities. All

of the dinners and food items sold in large quantities were $20, and the pastries varied from $3 to $10, according to their menu at the event.

Meals were pre-packaged on six tables near where the food was prepared. The food was then moved to its labeled place on a long line of tables where customers were advised by staff to line up and select the food they wished to buy.

A stage inside a building near the food line also hosted a group known as the Ogden Greek Dancers.

The dancers present were a collection of children and teenagers who danced to Greek music throughout the festival. Occasionally, audience members would walk up to the edge of the stage and throw money at the young dancers’ feet. By the end of the night on Sept. 24, the church had completely sold out of food, according to their website.

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One of the customers grabbing a dinner selection.

A take-out menu at the event for customers waiting in line.

The front of the Transfiguration Community Center.

The spot where the souvlaki dinners will be placed.

By LEXIE ANDREW Asst. Section Editor

The Moving Company at Weber State University has the opportunity to go to Panama to teach dance and learn about the culture and lives of the Panamanian people through Movement Exchange.

Amanda Sowerby, co-director of the Moving Company, said the Movement Exchange is a non-profit program that works with universities to go to rural areas in Panama and provide dance education. They will be there for seven days teaching dance and learning about their culture.

The Moving Company was teamed up with Karlies Kelly, a choreographer from Panama, who is choreographing a piece for them and helping them prepare for their time in Panama.

The piece is about migration and the Panamanian culture. The dancers are wearing traditional skirts called polleras to showcase the culture.

Kelly hopes that, through her piece, people can see we are all connected, even with our different cultures.

“I hope that for these students to really not think about this dance or experience to be something interesting, but more of themselves being interested,” Kelly said.

Dancers are going to a country some aren’t familiar with, but they are preparing now to be able to teach and communicate with those in Panama.

One of the ways the dancers are preparing is brushing up on their Spanish. Kelly will use Spanish during their rehearsals and has also helped share some of the Panamanian culture.

Juan Carlos Claudio, co-director of the Moving Company, has also been helping students learn Spanish. Claudio encourages dancers to use the Spanish language as much as they can, in greetings and throughout the rehearsal process, so they can train their ears to the language and understand it a little better.

Dancers are also conducting their own research that connects their field of study with a part of Panama or the Spanish culture.

“Each one of the 11 have a very distinct research project they’re working on, where they explore cultural diversity, accessibility, inclusivity and advancing their own field of study,” Claudio said.

The Moving Company is also doing an outreach program at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Weber-Davis. Dancers go every Friday to teach a dance lesson.

“As they prepare to teach in Panama, they are devising lesson plans, which they’re us-

ing and crafting when they go to the boys and girls club,” Sowerby said.

Dancers are learning about the development stages of children and which movements are appropriate for those age groups.

WSU students and the Ogden community can see Kelly’s piece along with student choreographed pieces and an aerial artist’s performance in the dance program’s fall concert series on Nov. 3-5.

Stacee Perry, a student choreographer on the Moving Company, choreographed a piece for the concert that gives a platform for student voices. Perry collected responses from students and is using it for her music.

The performance will also have audience members surrounding the stage in hopes to get them to feel a part of the performance as well.

The Moving Company and dance program aim to bring more cultural awareness and diversity to Weber State and become a more inclusive community.

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Weber State University’s Orchesis Dance Theatre performing “Where Dance Breathes” in November 2021.

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El grupo Moving Company de Weber State University tiene la oportunidad de ir a Panamá para enseñar danza y aprender de la cultura y la vida del pueblo panameño a través de Movement Exchange.

Amanda Sowerby, codirectora de Moving Company, dijo que el Movement Exchange es un programa sin fines de lucro que trabaja con las universidades para ir a las zonas rurales de Panamá y proporcionar educación en danza. Estarán allí durante siete días enseñando danza y aprendiendo sobre su cultura.

The Moving Company se asoció con Karlies Kelly, una coreógrafa de Panamá, que está coreografiando una pieza para ellos y ayudándoles a preparar su estancia en Panamá.

La pieza trata sobre la migración y la

cultura panameña. Las bailarinas llevan faldas tradicionales llamadas polleras para mostrar la cultura.

Kelly espera que, a través de su pieza, la gente pueda ver que todos estamos conectados, incluso con nuestras diferentes culturas.

“Espero que estos estudiantes no piensen en esta danza o experiencia como algo interesante, sino que se interesen por ella”, dijo Kelly.

Los bailarines van a un país con el que algunos no están familiarizados, pero se están preparando ahora para poder enseñar y comunicarse con los de Panamá.

Una de las maneras en que se están preparando es repasando su español. Kelly utilizará el español durante sus ensayos y también ha ayudado a compartir algo de la cultura panameña.

Juan Carlos Claudio, codirector de la Moving Company, también ha ayudado a los estudiantes a aprender español. Claudio anima a los bailarines a utilizar el idioma español tanto como puedan, en los saludos

y durante todo el proceso de ensayo, para que puedan entrenar sus oídos al idioma y entenderlo un poco mejor.

Los bailarines también realizan sus propias investigaciones que conectan su campo de estudio con una parte de Panamá o de la cultura española.

“Cada uno de los 11 estudiantes tienen un proyecto de investigación muy distinto en el que están trabajando, en el que exploran la diversidad cultural, la accesibilidad, la inclusividad y el avance en su propio campo de estudio”, dijo Claudio.

La Moving Company también está llevando a cabo un programa de divulgación en los Boys and Girls Clubs de Weber Davis. Los bailarines van todos los viernes a dar una clase de baile.

“Mientras se preparan para enseñar en Panamá, están ideando planes de lecciones, que están utilizando y elaborando cuando van al club de niños y niñas”, dijo Sowerby.

Los bailarines están aprendiendo sobre las etapas de desarrollo de los niños y qué movimientos son apropiados para esos gru-

pos de edad.

Los estudiantes de la WSU y la comunidad de Ogden pueden ver la pieza de Kelly junto con las piezas coreografiadas por los estudiantes y la actuación de un artista aéreo en el concierto de otoño del programa de danza del 3 al 5 de noviembre.

Stacee Perry, coreógrafa estudiantil de Moving Company, coreografió una pieza para el concierto que da una plataforma a las voces de los estudiantes. Perry recogió las respuestas de los estudiantes y las utilizó para su música.

La actuación también contará con miembros del público que rodearán el escenario con la esperanza de que se sientan también parte de la actuación.

Moving Company y el programa de danza esperan traer más conciencia cultural y diversidad a Weber State y ser una comunidad más inclusiva.

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Weber State’s Orchesis dancers perform dances choreographed by an African dancer they call Zim Zim, performed in 2021.

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Students received the opportunity to learn about different jobs on campus in the “Jobs You Didn’t Know You Wanted” lecture series. The series started with its first installment on Sept. 23 and will continue on Oct. 28 and Nov. 11.

The lecture series offers insight to students on science-related jobs that are available to them in the community while also discuss ing ways to get a job after college.

These events were organized by Michelle Paustenbaugh, a WSU chemistry professor, to get students thinking about careers after college.

The first edition of this series brought in three guest speakers from different fields who shared their work experiences with the group.

Paustenbaugh said she wants students

to know these jobs exist and everything the College of Science provides will help lead students to those jobs.

One of the presenters was Rachael Bush, a botanist, artist, author and WSU alum. Bush shared with students how her career has changed over the years.

Bush got her degree in botany, working as a botanist right out of school. She started teaching botany classes at charter schools while selling her art. She is now working to wards illustrating and publishing her botany textbooks.

“The community in this state is very small,” Bush said. “Just keep that in mind when you’re interacting with other people. Even if you think you might never see them again, you might.”

The second speaker was Megan Cook, an autopsy assistant supervisor at the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner and Weber State alum.

Cook discussed her time at Weber State

and how her involvement in the zoology program gave her the human anatomy background to be an autopsy assistant for the state.

Cook shared various entry level positions at the Medical Examiner’s Office alongside internships that could get you started in this career field.

The last speaker was Abigail Weymouth, an environmental health scientist for the Weber-Morgan Health Department.

“I’m the only one at the office who has a general health degree,” Weymouth said. “it gives me a little bit of an edge.’’

Weymouth discussed how in her general health program, she learned how to write grants that are important in her career field, along with her knowledge of how to man age sewage. Weymouth also discussed her specialization in testing and cleaning hous es that had been exposed to meth.

“I recommend taking a lot of classes to find out what you don’t want to do,” Bush

said. “It is a really great way of doing the pro cess of elimination.”

Some students gained insight on how to apply what they learn at WSU into their ca reers, no matter how small the skill is.

“It was also cool, just like, seeing how they combine different aspects of what they do like into one career,” Tias Nevarez, a WSU student, said.

The lecture series will continue to provide students who attend the classes with free pizza and the opportunity to learn about var ious science careers that are available in our community.

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Students listening as the different speakers give advice about entering different science career fields.

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This fall semester is the inaugural semester of the brand-new Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center, or MARS Center. The center cut the ribbon this summer and was funded in large part by a donation from the Larry H Miller & Gail Miller Family Foundation.

The MARS Center is located in Clearfield, near the west gate of Hill Air Force Base. The center focuses primarily on aerospace advancement, but is also home to government departments and aids with national security.

The Department of Defense and the Department of Energy will both be present to work alongside students. Entry into the center is by appointment only, and access must be given by the individual with whom an ap-

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The center will be able to provide a more hands-on experience for students interested in aerospace or national security manufacturing.

The hope is that the center will also become a hub where small businesses and entrepreneurs with big dreams can collaborate together and work on projects to completion. This may also help students with networking and finding employment post-graduation.

It is reported that the Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative has a research and development center for missile and energy research in the MARS Center.

Time will tell the effect the building has on the Weber State student experience, the economy and growth of Utah’s economy, specifically in the tech and defense fields.

It is speculated that the center will be able to bring students, faculty, the community

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The MARS Center marks a continuing expansion of the university. Some other recent additions to campus include the Computer & Automotive Engineering Building on Davis Campus, the Noorda Engineering, Applied Science & Technology Building and the Engineering Technology Building will be receiving a remodel.

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The Department of Defense and the Department of Energy will both be present to work alongside students.

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