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WSU AND OGDEN EVENTS
HOMECOMING WEEK
BLACK SCHOLARS UNITED
By DARYN STEED
On Oct. 11, the Hurst Center will host the Black Scholars United 50th Anniversary at 6 p.m. Black Scholars United is a club that promotes unity among black students through cultural understanding, academic excellence, community involvement, student engagement and leadership. Students are invited to attend the celebration to become an active participant in improving the campus experience.
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Weber State University will kick off Homecoming Week with a pep rally at the Stewart Bell Tower Plaza. The rally will take place on Oct. 8 at 12:30 p.m. The event is free and will pump students up for all the homecoming events throughout the week.
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On Oct. 9, students can meet the academic advisers for their degree and check out the services available to them at the Davis campus. Meet the Advisors will be in D2 room 241 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Weber State University
SERVICE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE On Oct. 10, WSU will hold their annual Service Day of Remembrance at the Ogden Nature Center. The event is sponsored by the Center for Community Engaged Learning and will begin at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast and orientation. At the Ogden Nature Center, students will help restore the natural habitat, clear invasive weed species and learn about sustainable ways to improve and protect the environment. Lunch will be provided.
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On Oct. 12, WSU’s Outdoor Program will host the weekly climbing night. Students can go to 9th Street Crag and climb for free. The program staff will be available to provide top rope climbing instruction. The wall will be available from 4 p.m. to sunset. Oct. 12 will be the last day to use the wall for free. pixabay.com
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Oct. 5 FRIDAY 20th Annual Diversity Conference
Oct. 10 WEDNESDAY WSU Service Day of Remembrance
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., FREE
Join throughout the day,
>>> Shepherd Union
Shepherd Union Atrium
Oct. 6 SATURDAY Mt. Ogden Hike Guided hikes departing between 8 - 9:30 a.m., FREE >>> Snowbasin Resort
Oct. 8 MONDAY Homecoming Pep Rally 12:30 p.m., FREE >>> Stewart Bell Tower Plaza
Oct. 9 TUESDAY Davis Student Services Expo 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. >>> Davis D3 Atrium
C & O Casino Night 6 - 9 p.m.
Admission: one canned food donation, which goes to the WeberCares Pantry >>> Shepherd Union Ballroom A
weber.edu/ccel >>> Ogden Nature Center and other Ogden locations
Dive-In Movie: Incredibles 2 7:30 p.m., FREE with
Wildcard, $7 without >>> Swenson Pool
Oct. 11 THURSDAY BSU 50th Anniversary Celebration 6 p.m., FREE
>>> Hurst Center, Dumke Hall
Oct. 12 FRIDAY
Women’s Only Backpack 2 days - Oct. 12 - 14 weber.edu/outdoor/womensonly-backpacking.html >>> Southern Utah Desert
Friday Night Climbing 5 - 8 p.m., FREE >>> 9th Street crag
Homecoming Dance 8:30 (dusk) - 11: 30 p.m.
$10 couple, $5 single >>> Shepherd Union Ballrooms
WSU Salutes 50th year Celebration 7 p.m., Open to public >>> Val. A. Browning Center
Oct. 13 SATURDAY Homecoming Fan Fest 2 - 4 p.m., FREE >>> Stewart Stadium North Lot
WSU vs. Eastern Washington Kickoff 4 p.m. >>> Stewart Stadium
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MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, ‘CATS ARE THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL By HILLARY REILLY A&E Reporter
Weber State University’s annual Homecoming Dance will take place Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms. The theme for the dance changes every year. In 2017, Wildcats dressed in disguise for a masquerade ball. This year, the theme is “Once Upon a Time.” Students can dress as their favorite fairy tale character or just use
the evening as an excuse to dress to the nines and dance the night away. The magical night will include free food, an angel card reader, fortune tellers and a photo booth. When the dance concludes at 11:30 p.m., students will have the opportunity to participate in another WSU tradition by walking to the bell tower and kissing for twelve consecutive bells to become a “True Wildcat.” Students will be channeling their
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inner royalty and joining with their fellow Wildcats to make this night one nobody in attendance won’t want to forget. Tickets for the dance can be purchased at the information desk in the Shepherd Union. Tickets are $7 for a single person, $12 per couple or $50 for a group of ten. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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IT TAKES TWO TO BE A ‘TRUE WILDCAT’ By TORI WALTZ News Reporter
Every year after the homecoming dance, students from Weber State University flock with their dates to the Bell Tower Plaza in order earn the official status of “True Wildcat” at the stroke of midnight. In this event, couples kiss under the tower for the duration of its twelve chimes in an effort to achieve the exclusive title and demonstrate school pride. True Wildcat Night is a long-lasting tradition spanning decades of WSU student life. Revered as one of the most beloved as well as one of the most obscure events surrounding homecoming, those who do know about it deem it as a critical aspect of the overall college experience. “It’s about supporting tradition,” WSU Ambassador Parker Shaw said. “It’s just fun to participate in traditions and it makes school memorable.” This year, the event will take place on Oct. 12 following the conclusion of the homecoming dance at 11:30, giving students plenty of time to congregate outside of the Shepherd Union before the midnight bell rings. According to Shaw, WSUSA representatives typically hand out chap-stick and certificates of completion to students who participate in the kissing challenge, adding to the event’s overall charm. However, aside from those small rewards, it would seem as if the “True Wildcat” label alone offers relatively no immediate benefits to those who engage in pixabay.com
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the tradition, yet that doesn’t stop countless couples from participating in the event every year. “It’s a title and you can always rub that in people’s faces because a lot of people aren’t True Wildcats,” Shaw said. Several colleges and universities throughout the state of Utah practice a kissing tradition similar to True Wildcat Night. Whether it is Utah State University’s “True Aggies,” Utah Valley University’s “True Wolverine” or Southern Utah University’s “True T-Bird,” the public lip-locking in tribute to school pride has become a critical factor in unifying the student body of several schools across the Beehive State. However, unlike those other institutions, the majority of the population at WSU remains relatively unaware of the existence of the tradition. USU takes particular pride in its True Aggie Night tradition. The university describes True Aggie Night in recruitment efforts, new-student orientations and reminds students about it on social media. Students at WSU, however, have a much harder time finding information on the event; recruitment and new-student orientation typically don’t mention the tradition, at the very least. “I think that the organizations do a lot to promote activities and a lot of times students don’t seek it out,” Shaw said. “Maybe that is because we are a commuter school, but I’ve found that the students who are involved usually know,” Those who happen to be in on the secret of this unique night however, typically find enjoyment in the tradition and build lasting relationships in the process. “My friend last year took the girl that he took to the dance and they became true wildcats together, and they just got married so that was like their third or second date,” Shaw recalled. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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By ALYSON JOHNSON A&E Reporter
Josh Harmon is the lead singer of The Backseat Lovers.
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The Backseat Lovers will be kicking off Weber State University’s homecoming game with a performance on Oct. 13. With less than six months together, the rising indie-rock band is quickly finding success and gaining a following throughout Utah. The band originally began when lead singer and guitarist Josh Harmon and drummer Juice Welch started playing together. Harmon later met guitarist Jonas Swanson at an open mic night in Provo when neither of them made it on the list to perform. After jamming on a bench outside the venue, Swanson decided to start playing with Welch and Harmon. Bass player Ethan Christensen joined the group. From there, the group met up to practice a few times and played in a Battle of the Bands in Heber City before eventually taking a year-long break. However, they got back together to perform at Velour’s Battle of the Bands in Provo. Although it was their first time playing together on an actual stage, the group exceeded their own expectations.
“We played our first show and we were like, ‘Wow, we actually have some pretty good stage chemistry. This is a lot of fun,’” Harmon said. After winning the competition the first night, the Backseat Lovers continued on to the finals and won that as well. “It changed us from just being a band that practiced a few times in the garage just having some fun, to now we all know that we have potential to do stuff with this,” Harmon said. Harmon and Swanson both agreed the energy and enthusiasm from their performances came easily because of their friendship and chemistry. “Without even talking to each other, we’re just four or five steps ahead of the game and we know what each other’s thinking,” Welch said. Since winning the Battle of the Bands, the band has released five songs off of their EP, “Elevator Days“ which can all be found on Spotify and iTunes. The Backseat Lovers’ visit to Weber State will be their first time performing in Ogden. They’ll perform at Stewart Stadium before the homecoming football game. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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A 162% FUNDED A sampling of James’s white-on-black tarot deck design. By ZAC WATTS S&T Editor
Weber State University senior Addison James began a Kickstarter project for a tarot card deck on July 8. At the end of its funding period one month later, the project was 162 percent funded. James has established a deadline with her manufacturers to have all the ordered decks ready by Oct. 26. James said the idea for the project came about a year ago when she drew the first card on her iPad for a digital illustration class. “The first card I did was a screen print of The Empress, which is one of the tarot cards in the Major Arcana,” James said. “My original idea was to do two or three, but I decided to just keep going with it.” James received positive feedback on her designs from classmates, friends and family, which led her to a decision to manufacture an entire deck rather than simply design a handful of them digitally. James said part of that decision came from hating the way the first ten looked digitally. The original funding goal of James’s tarot deck was $4,500. It finished its onemonth funding period at $7,272. “That goal was ambitious,” James said. “I was so scared. I would check twice or three times a day, and so would my friend. I just wanted people to like it so much.” James said the project took close to
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200 hours of work before it was ready for funding, so the stakes were high. James said she hardly did any social media marketing of her own and that 89% of her project’s revenue came from people who’d seen the project while on Kickstarter. “They were people who had already backed other projects,” James said. “They saw something they liked and decided they wanted to support it.” The project funding period stretched
from July 8 to Aug. 7. It was 40% funded in two days. Despite the significant funding surplus, James said she is barely able to compensate herself for the hours spent on the project. “I’m barely making minimum wage,” James said. “I didn’t do this to make a lot of money. I really just wanted to make the cards.”
“I WAS SO SCARED. I WOULD CHECK TWICE OR THREE TIMES A DAY, AND SO WOULD MY FRIEND. I JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO LIKE IT SO MUCH.”
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IN MEMORY OF OTHERS By HANNAH OLSEN News Reporter
The Service Day of Remembrance at Weber State University recognizes not only those who dedicated their lives to service and have since passed away but also represents the continuation of service the deceased’s loved ones uphold in their names. It has evolved to stand for a legacy of service. The 7th Annual Service Day of Remembrance will be held Oct. 10 as it is traditionally held the Wednesday of Homecoming week at WSU. This year, Teresa Martinez, the program coordinator of the Center for Community Engaged Learning, has been in charge of organizing the day. “This day was created to honor those who have passed away, whose life was dedicated to service,” Martinez said. She said that the day was originally created to fill the need of a group-service day for WSU and to remember one specific student. Early college freshman Adrian Maxson was killed during his senior year at DaVinci in an auto-pedestrian accident. On his way home from an Amnesty International benefit concert, he was struck by a car on Harrison Boulevard and killed. Maxson loved service, particularly relating to social justice and politics. WSU created a scholarship in Maxon’s name, specifically encouraging DaVinci students and those with a passion for social justice to apply. Maxson’s parents wanted a little more to honor their son, and with the help of WSU and DaVinci behind them, they created a collaborative, group day of service to remember him. WSU decided to take Maxson’s name out of the title of the Service Day to acknowledge
Cody Ray Odekirk as well. Odekirk died in a plane accident while doing humanitarian work building houses in Guatemala. In honor of them both, WSU felt it should make the day, “an umbrella day of service,” as Martinez said. DaVinci still keeps his name in the title today. In honor of Odekirk, Maxson and all other volunteers lost, there will be two simultaneous events happening on Oct. 10. “Everyone, from staff and faculty to students to community members, are welcome to come serve together,” Martinez said, all under the goal of honoring those who dedicated their lives to service. DaVinci’s Adrian Maxson Service Day of Remembrance will be at the Ogden Nature Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. They expect 15 to 20 volunteers throughout the day. “We try to partner with different community organizations every year,” Martinez said. WSU has partnered with the Ogden City Cemetery this year. Ogden City has asked for 20 to 25 volunteers per shift from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “We ask for at least 2 hours of time,” Martinez said. However, if you are able to stay through both shifts, free lunch is provided. For volunteers, the morning of Oct. 10, go to The Center for Diversity and Unity at 7:30 a.m. for information, instructions and explanations on how to record service hours. All volunteers will also receive a free homecoming t-shirt. For more information about the scholarships or service events go to the CCEL page on www.weber.edu or go to the homecoming list of activities on WSU’s website. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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SKI SALE SLIDES INTO WSU By DERREK BALLARD Correspondent
This Wednesday marks the 15th year of the Weber State University Outdoor Program’s Annual Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap. The sale is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower Bell Tower Plaza next to the Shepherd Union. This event not only helps the WSU Outdoor Program finance the day-to-day running of the shop and get more recreational equipment into the community, but local retailers use the sale to kick off their busy season. With the winter months fast approaching, they are hoping to raise over $10,000 in funds during that sale. This years vendors include Gear:30, Black Diamond, Alpine Sports, Z-works, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, The Front Climbing Club, Klymit, Utah Ski Gear, WSU Bookstore and Crossroads Skate Park & Shop. The event also welcomes any private sellers who would like to sell their own equipment. “You can come and put your gear down and sell it for whatever you want,” Kayla Goldberg, the outdoor program assistant coordinator,
said. “You don’t have to pay anything to try to sell it.” The outdoor program will be selling paddle boards, inflatable kayaks, canyon coolers, dry bags, paddles, rafts, life vests, tents, backpacks, stoves, skis, snowboards and snowshoes, with some being sold at reduced prices. “Some of these paddle boards retail for $1,200, and $400 is a screaming deal, and all the repairs have been done by the manufacture,” Goldberg said. “I would buy an inflatable kayak because you don’t have to put a hard shell kayak on your car, and you can just roll it up and put it in the back of your car.” Other highlighted items include over 30 pairs of Atomic Skis, 6 Arbor snowboards, Osprey backpacks in multiple styles and two full sized rafts. Most of the equipment has not been used for more than a season or two and have been maintained by a staff of professionals. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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By JOE TRAUB & CALEB HINTZ Asst. Sports Editor & Sports Reporter
When the Weber State University football team takes the field on Oct. 13 for their homecoming game, they will be looking to extend a streak. The Wildcats have won three straight homecoming matchups at Stewart Stadium and will put their success on the line against Eastern Washington University, ranked No. 5 in the FCS. WSU head coach Jay Hill said he hopes the fans provide a significant amount of support. “I would love nothing more than Eastern to come running out of the tunnel and see a completely packed house,” Hill said. “I would love Stewart Stadium to look like the Montana schools when the fans are going crazy.” Weber State and Eastern Washington met in the Pacific Northwest last year, and the ‘Cats emerged victorious 28–20 amid snow flurries. The Eagles have not visited Ogden since 2012, when the Wildcats were handed a 32–26 defeat. Hill said he expects a close contest between the two Big Sky Conference front-runners. “I know they look at this like we are definitely a contender,” Hill said. “We look at them as a team that we are going to have to play well against.” The Eagles soared offensively this season, averaging an eye-popping 43.4 points per game en route to a 4–1 start. In the last two games, EWU outscored their opponents by a combined score of 104–34, including a 70–17 drubbing against the California Polytechnic State University Mustangs. The Wildcats are no slouch, as they started the season 3–1. Following a season-opening defeat at the University BELLA TORRES | The Signpost
of Utah, they clawed their way to a No. 6 ranking in the FCS STATS poll. WSU is coming off three consecutive victories, one of which was a 27–10 slamming of nationally ranked South Dakota. Position-by-position, the Wildcats and Eagles are relatively evenly matched. All statistics are through Oct. 5. Starting at quarterback for Eastern Washington is redshirt senior Gage Gubrud, who boasts a near-perfect 156.78 quarterback rating. He has connected on 99 of his 160 pass attempts for a colossal 1,416 yards and thrown 13 touchdowns to eight different targets, compared to five interceptions. Gubrud also made the news after his team lost to Weber State last year. According to the Easterner, EWU’s student-run newspaper, he was arrested on obstruction charges roughly seven hours after the game. Gubrud was suspended the following week, and the charges were dismissed a month later. Weber’s starter is sophomore quarterback Jake Constantine, who continues to progress. He holds a 124.81 quarterback rating, completing 39 of 65 passes for 392 yards. Constantine has thrown four touchdowns and two interceptions after assuming the lead role midway through the second game of the season. Constantine is in his first season with the Wildcats, after he originally began his career at Boise State University. He said he is focused on improving his play. “I’ve done decent at times,” Constantine said. “But I don’t think I have played even close to my full potential yet. I just need to keep working.” A key component of the Eagles high-flying attack is their core of wide receivers. In total, they have racked up 1,429 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. The notable standouts include redshirt seniors Nsimba Webster and Zach Eagle.
Webster has 25 catches for 505 yards and four touchdowns, while Eagle has 14 receptions for 186 yards and a touchdown. Redshirt freshman Andrew Boston has also been a contributor with 13 catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns. The Wildcats passing assault has been well spread out so far in 2018. The favorites have been sophomore Rashid Shaheed, freshman Devon Cooley, and senior Darryl Denby. Shaheed hauled in 136 yards on nine targets for two touchdowns, Cooley seven catches for 80 yards, and Denby five receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Shaheed has also put his talents to work in the return game, where he racked up 224 yards on six return attempts, including an electrifying 100yard touchdown against the Universtiy of Northern Colorado on Sept. 22. WSU senior fullback Brady May has been a quiet, but steady contributor. He hauled in eight catches for 52 yards and provided crucial blocking on the offensive line. May said he feels a budding rivalry between his team and Eastern Washington. “The games (between WSU and EWU) have ultimately had a lot to do with the Big Sky and the playoffs,” May said. “I think both teams know that coming into this one.” Eastern’s senior running back Sam McPherson has been a go-to weapon, as he has accumulated 569 yards and five touchdowns on 70 attempts. The team proved to be just as well-balanced in their run game as their passing game, spreading around eight touchdowns between four different backs excluding McPherson. Weber State freshman sensation Josh Davis has been the bell cow for the ‘Cats, slicing and dicing opponents for 499 yards and four touchdowns on 80
attempts, in three games he has played this season. Additionally, Davis has put forth 125 yards on seven punt returns. Defensively, senior linebacker Ketner Kupp, redshirt freshman defensive lineman Mitchell Johnson, and redshirt senior linebacker Kurt Calhoun topped the stat chart for the Eagles. The three have a combined 83 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles on the season. Kupp is the younger brother of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who has hauled in four touchdown receptions to help his team to a 4–0 start. The elder Kupp also played his college career at EWU. The Wildcat defense has been particularly punishing this year. Senior linebackers LeGrand Toia and Landon Stice have led the effort, as well as junior defensive end Adam Rodriguez. The group has 86 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, six quarterback hits, 6.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions split among them. May believes his team will build off energy from the crowd in the matchup. “We love playing at home and protecting Stewart Stadium,” May said. “It’s a big deal for us to play here in Ogden.” Additionally, May said the support of the community means everything to his team. “I don’t know if we can thank the community and school enough for coming out and supporting us,” May said. “It really is a big deal for us and goes a long way in helping us with the home-field advantage.” The Wildcats have won 16 of their last 19 home games, dating back to the end of the 2014 season. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com SAMANTHA VAN ORMAN | The Signpost
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Gamble for free at Weber State University’s Clubs and Organizations Casino Night. Well, not for free: admission costs a can of food as a donation to the Weber Cares Food Pantry in exchange for the chips to use in activities. This year, Casino Night will be in the Shepherd Union Ballroom A from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 9. Traditional casino-themed games and amenities like blackjack, poker and a “dirty” soda bar will be available to attendees. Casino Night is a long-running WSU tradition meant to bring club members and students together for an evening of enjoyment, socialization and learning. The event encourages students to get involved on campus and create a fun environment highlighting the many societies and associations the school has to offer. “It’s important to join clubs because you literally get to hang out and socialize with like-minded individuals that share same passions and interests,” Tara Peris-Caputo said, the director of student involvement. With as many as 120 registered clubs and organizations representing the student population in academic, athletic and artistic spheres, the event offers a multitude of activities for students to participate in. Small giveaway prizes will also be awarded throughout the night, with the opportunity for students to enter to win the grand prize or funding for their clubs during game play. Casino Night is open to the student body, but anyone interested can attend and enjoy the friendly atmosphere with their peers. “If a student wasn’t part of a club but wanted to come to
Casino Night, they could. It’s not exclusive by any means,” Peris-Caputo said. Additionally, in partnership with the Weber Cares Food Pantry, officials of the event want to draw attention to the subject of food scarcity among college students and to increase contributions. According to the New York Times, roughly 30 percent of students attending community college and 20 percent of those at a four-year college experience food insecurity. In order to keep students at WSU on the path to finishing their degree and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, the food pantry is always eager to accept donations. “Serving the pantry and students on campus that are in need or have that food insecurity, I think, is the main thing to support Weber students,” Peris-Caputo said. In addition to a variety of non-perishable foods, the pantry supplies personal hygienic products and other resources to students and faculty struggling to make ends meet. “It is a great way for the pantry to receive the items they need and help clubs and orgs know that there is a pantry on campus that they can use,” Katherine Giddens, the clubs and organizations vice president, stated in an email. The Food Pantry is located in room 402 in the Shepherd Union building and is open to any student with a valid WSU ID. For more information or to get involved, visit the Weber Cares website at https://www. weber.edu/ccel/weber-cares. html or email wsu.webercares@gmail.com. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com Monika Clarke | The Signpost
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ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT AND FIRE REPORT 2017-18 Welcome to Weber State University. Our Police Department is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. To that end, Weber State University wants to work together with you to create a fun, healthy and vibrant campus community. We are pleased to present the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This report is issued the first of October each year and is intended to comply with the requirements of the Clery Act and associated Federal regulations. The information contained in the annual report pertains to all WSU properties; more specifically you will find information on the University’s policies and procedures for reporting crime, safety and security prevention and protection programs, victim assistance services, fire safety, and other materials to assist you in maintaining your safety and security. I encourage you to read the information contained in the report and consider how it can help you and the WSU community to prevent and protect yourself against crime. To request a paper copy of this brochure please contact the Weber State Police Department at 801-626-6460 or you can go to the link below and view an electronic copy. Thank you for taking time to review this information and helping to make WSU a safer community. A copy of the annual report can be found at http://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/police/clery%20Book.pdf
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PURPLE IN PRIDE FLAG By DANYA GIL
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Weber State’s pride is a way for LGBTQ students to not feel alone.
Weber State’s LGBT resource center is looking to rally members of the community and their allies this upcoming Oct. 8-12 with multiple events scheduled for pride week. The resource center hosts pride week to coincide with National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, because a majority of students are not on campus during the official pride month of June. Jayson Stokes, the LGBT resource center coordinator, said pride week is a time for the campus to learn about available resources and to ask questions whether it be on identity or how to be a better ally. “The resource center doesn’t serve just students that identify as LGBT,” Stokes said. “We serve all of our students.” Parts of Utah, like Salt Lake City, have a strong, visible LGBT community Stokes said. He added that Ogden has members, but because it’s not as visible, it would be difficult for someone who feels isolated to find the help they need. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends states collect data about teens’ sexual orientation to aid the prevention of LGBTQ youth suicide. Utah has not followed the suggestion, according to Equality Utah. Between 2011 and 2016, Utah youth suicide rates almost doubled. According to Equality Utah, LGBTQ youth who come from highly judgmental families are about eight times more likely to attempt suicide. When a person is a part of a racial minority, they share and often go through the same experiences and challenges as those in their family in addition to those cause by being LGBTQ. Members of the LGBTQ community may not know people who are like them, and their families do not understand
what they are going through. That creates a form of isolation according to Stokes. “One of the important things about Pride Week is that even if an individual doesn’t meet people and build friendships, it reminds them that there are other LGBT people around,” Stokes said. Pride Week kicks off Oct. 8 with an information fair and tabling at the Shepherd Union Atrium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. One booth will highlight programs and resources the center offers, and another table will provide answers through “Ask an LGBTQ Person.” The Northern Utah Coalition, a local nonprofit organization, will offer free HIV and Hepatitis testing in room 321 of the Shepherd Union on Oct. 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A Safe Zone Ally training will be offered on Oct. 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the LGBT Resource Center. This is an opportunity for those who do not identify as LGBTQ to learn about how they can become stronger supporters for the community. Student representatives with a variety of identities across the sexual and gender spectrum will host the “Coming Out of My Cage (and I’ve been doing just fine!)” panel on Oct. 11 in the Wildcat Theater. There will be a free film screening and discussion on “Saturday Church” on Oct. 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater. The center chose this film because the transgender community is often left out of the discussion when talking about pride. It’s important to the center to highlight gender expression and identities, according to Stokes. “Pride has a long history of being a time where LGBT people get to be their authentic self,” Stokes said. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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By RYAN MARION S&T Reporter
This semester, all Community Engaged Learning (CEL) designated courses will be completely replacing WeberSync with a new app, Weber Connect, for the app’s soft rollout. As of Oct. 3, the Weber Connect app, available on Apple and Android devices, has an overall rating of 2.7 stars from seven reviews on Google Play with over 500 downloads and a single one-star rating on the Apple App Store. Currently, there is no way to access Weber Connect’s services online without installing and navigating through the app specifically. According to Jenny Frame, the community partner coordinator for the Center for Community Engaged Learning, WeberSync was around for about five years. When it came time to renew their contract it was decided by a council of stakeholders that Weber Connect was more appealing. To Frame’s knowledge, the council mainly included key stakeholders and was unsure if any Weber State University faculty or student representative attended the meeting. WSU communication adjunct professor Matthew Gerrish teaches Interpersonal & Small Group Communications, a communications course that helps students volunteer and engage in community activities in groups. Gerrish said his class had previously used WeberSync to log in their hours. “I directed students to the WeberSync Community Partner service directory,” said Gerrish. He noted that his students were not, however, required to find service opportunities from those partners alone. “Second, I used it to track individual students’ service hours, as they were logged throughout the duration of the semester,” Gerrish said. According to Frame, WeberSync was originally also a platform for clubs and organizations on campus to organize events. The hope was that Weber Connect’s mobile friendliness and convenience will better engage students. “This, we believe, is a tool that will help get students engaged,” said Frame. “Because WeberSync wasn’t a mobile platform, we found pretty much students only used WeberSync for logging their hours for their classes or student leadership.”
Frame believes that the scheduling of Weber Connect’s release was poorly timed and hopes that a better, more polished version of the app will be available to users at Weber State sometime in Spring 2019. “We were really hoping that we would get this app much earlier in the summer to have a stronger rollout for the fall,” said Frame. “It is a soft rollout, we have only pushed it to our CEL designated courses because we had to in order to track community engagement.” Currently WeberSync is still available to students, but since their contract was not renewed Frame believes this service could be pulled anytime in the near future. Requiring many professors and organizations to use Weber Connect despite it’s rough rollout period for the remainder of the year. Students who engage with community organizations that are not CCEL’s Community Partners will have to self-record their hours through the Co-Curricular Record. “Organizations could check those student’s hours if they reached out to us,” said Frame. “It’s a little bit harder because they don’t have administrative access because they’re not a vetted community partner. We’re not just going to give access to everyone.” Originally in WeberSync, non-community partners would be able to personally verify a student’s logged hours on the website themselves. Frame said this mechanism isn’t yet built into Weber Connect but she believes it’s something that can hopefully be included in the future. In years when Gerrish’s class had used WeberSync, his only issue was making sure students were added to his “portal,” enabling him to view their logged hours and grade them accordingly. For Gerrish, this was nothing more than a minor inconvenience. Gerrish said his class will be using Weber Connect for this semester, however, they have as of yet to utilize its services for the purposes of the course. “In theory, it will provide the same features and information about community-based learning except now it will be available within the mobile app, which I’m told has a ton of other non-service related features that will appeal to students for their time at Weber State,” Gerrish said. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
NEW APP STRUGGLES TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS
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Weber Connect is a newer app that is supposed to replace WeberSync, but students aren’t engaging with it.
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Some booths include games or things to hand out to attendees, generally with some connection to their business.
JOSHUA WINEHOLT | The Signpost
ALL’S FAIR IN WORK AND MORE By CAMERON GIFFORD Correspondent
Over 75 employers, and hundreds of prospective employees, gathered at the Davis Technical College on Oct. 4 for the Standard Examiner Career Fair. Attendees ranged from aerospace companies like SpaceX and Northrop Grumman, to beverage manufacturers, healthcare services and transportation companies. Each table was littered with pens, water bottles, flashlights, lanyards, chapstick and fidget spinners in an attempt to attract attendees. Employer Engagement Manager for DTC Alexander Johnson, who organized the event, said the career fair happens once a year and is usually hosted in October. He noted they typically have high attendance from employers, as they have more openings than they can fill. “We deal a lot with manufacturing and production, those types of industries that are trades,” Johnson said. “They’re in such demand that they’re constantly knocking on our door trying to find potential applicants.” The DTC, Johnson said, has a niche in
industry certifications. A plumbing apprenticeship, which is a four-year program, has the potential to earn as much money as someone that has a master’s or bachelor’s degree. Johnson said they encourage following certifications with traditional four-year degrees, but the demand is such that it’s often helpful for students to use professional certifications to first find a lucrative trade. Students can then use that money to support further education and subsequently supplement their wages. Additionally, Johnson said it’s important to remember employers aren’t solely looking for technical training. “You may have all the skillsets, but if you don’t have the soft skills – you’re reliable, you show up to work on time and have a good work ethic – that’s in the most demand,” Johnson said. “Combine that with a technical education and a four-year university degree, and that’s a recipe for success. That’s what we promote.” Mandy Christiansen, a recruiter for Northrop Grumman, said they participate in the DTC career fair every year and have a whole team devoted to college and tech
school recruitment. She said they have open positions in everything ranging from engineering and composite technicians to maintenance and material handlers. Christiansen espoused the value of a good work ethic and punctuality as well. “We look for somebody that’s willing to come and work hard, be open minded, (has) good attendance (and) someone that’s willing to learn new things,” Christiansen said. “A lot of what we do is highly technical, so we want somebody that will progress, and we have positions throughout the whole company for them to grow their career.” Manuel Briones, a recruiter for the U.S. army, said it’s important to make sure people take care of themselves physically, mentally and morally. These traits are especially important for someone looking to join the military. “Physically, we want people to be healthy. When we say mentally, they take the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) test and that gauges what jobs they’re going to be qualified for. Morally, we do a background check to make sure they aren’t a felon,” Briones said.
Even local law enforcement is looking for new talent to help support the community. Human resources generalist for the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, Jennifer Hansen, said they plan on participating in five or six career fairs per year. “We’re looking for good people that are passionate about law enforcement. It’s hard to hire for law enforcement in general … You want somebody that’s driven, a hard worker, someone that’s going to show up on time ready to work and manages their time well,” Hansen said. Though many of their positions are specific to the sheriff’s department, openings consist of everything from correctional officers and deputy sheriff paramedic positions to case managers. For any employers looking to fill open positions, Johnson says it’s as simple as reaching out. “We urge that employers come on campus, work with career services, and reach out to our students to put a face to a job posting,” Johnson said. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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Students and attendees engage with the varying businesses present at the career fair.
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