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Scents of sizzling entrées filled the Shepherd Union Atrium on Nov. 11 as Weber Dining hosted its annual “Iron Chef”-style cooking competition, Meal Madness. Four teams consisting of students and faculty members joined to compete.

The competition included an appetizer, entrée and dessert, each to be prepared by one of the three team members from each of the four teams. The secret ingredients all four teams were required to use were dried jackfruit, fennel and Little Debbie cream sandwich cookies. Other available ingredients included a variety of fruits and vegetables, spices, herbs and proteins.

Teams had one hour to complete the cooking for the three dishes and could bring them up to the judges at any point during the competition. The judges were Weber State alumni and have experience in running and operating restaurants.

Team one, JD’z Kitchen, was representing the WSU spirit squad. Team two, Signpost Street Team, represented the Signpost stu-

dent newspaper. Team three, What the Fork, was representing faculty. Team four, Loving Our Cooking, was returning to compete for a second time.

Students and spectators cheered on the competitors. The spirit team’s spectators rallied onlookers with a WSU cheer and a backflip.

JD’z Kitchen prepared fried eggplant fingers with ragout for their appetizer, their entrée was bruschetta with prosciutto and chicken teriyaki on the side. Their dessert was a pancake with raspberry coulis and a cream cookie crumble.

Signpost Street Team’s appetizer included a springtime salad with mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots and the dried jackfruit in a red wine vinaigrette. Their entrée was spicy southwest chicken with a variety of peppers, mushrooms and hot sauce. For dessert, they created a “S’mores Delight”, which had toasted marshmallows, Nutella spread and cream cookies on top of a graham cracker crust.

Loving Our Cooking’s appetizer was the “Tropical Delight”, which had fresh pineapple, orange and dried jackfruit, all sautéed in coconut milk. “Popeye the Sailor Sandwich” was the entrée, a salmon sandwich

with spinach and mushrooms. Dessert was upgraded s’mores, a fancy take on the classic campfire dessert.

What the Fork presented the judges with a charcuterie board as their appetizer, followed by a tropical chicken curry for the second course. For dessert, they prepared blueberry lemon and Nutella orange dips.

After some deliberation, the judges ranked the different dishes of the teams and decided the winners. Signpost Street Team came in fourth place, with Loving Our Cook-

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ing coming in third. What the Fork finished in second place and JD’z Kitchen came in first place.

All contestants were given free Weber Dining dollars for competing. JD’z Kitchen team members won extra dining dollars and Ninja food processors for their victory.

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Amber Fowler, Monica Bottelberghe and Rachel Arden in the group ‘What the fork’ with 20 minutes left on the clock to finish cooking their meals.

The Meal Madness sign surrounded by ingredients used in the competition.

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By SKY MUNDELL Reporter

Weber State University students and staff now have reason to rejoice as network connectivity issues with the Eduroam wireless network have finally been resolved, according to discussions that The Signpost has had with members of WSU’s Information Technology division.

During fall 2021, WSU’s IT division received a surge of help calls regarding connectivity issues when Eduroam’s onboarding process was first changed to a certificate-based authentication system.

According to Jonathan Karras, networking and communications manager of WSU’s IT’s infrastructure services branch, these

issues could be largely attributed to quirks in the onboarding process.

This process caused difficulties in connecting with different operating systems, primarily affecting mobile devices.

For a brief period of time during the beginning of the fall 2022 semester, Wi-Fi connectivity issues became a common complaint among WSU students and staff.

Karras told The Signpost that a router was pulled out of service in September upon discovering that it was interrupting the flow of client traffic on the Eduroam wireless network.

The router caused issues on the user’s end, such as being dropped suddenly from the onboarding process mid-completion and being denied access to websites that

users on the network were previously able to access.

Although Karras couldn’t confirm whether or not this malfunctioning router was the sole reason for the connectivity issues that were experienced by WSU students and staff, he did confirm that WSU’s IT service desk saw a decline in complaints received in regards to generic connectivity issues after the removal of the faulty device.

Since the removal of the router, previously commonplace connectivity issues that have plagued Eduroam users on campus in the past appear to have been resolved.

Allison Barton, senior support operations manager of WSU’s IT’s support operations desk, commented on the current volume of calls being made to the WSU’s IT desk about

connectivity issues.

“It’s not as bad last year by any means because when we had everyone coming in and onboarding for the first time, that was rough,” Barton said, going on to explain how the majority of connectivity issues involve getting the network to work on more niche or unique operating systems.

Barton urges students and staff to contact the IT support desk in the event that they encounter further connectivity issues, acknowledging that all it takes is troubleshooting and a guiding hand to resolve these issues.

Another available resource for members of the campus community dealing with connectivity issues is video walkthroughs available on www.weber.edu/help through

The IT Service Desk, which is located in room 110 of Lampros Hall.

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the webpage’s wireless help portal. The video walkthroughs demonstrate how users of various operating systems should go about completing the Eduroam onboarding process.

Currently, WSU’s Eduroam wireless network offers students and staff a reliable, secure way of connecting to the internet while on campus. In addition to providing Wi-Fi connectivity to students and staff on WSU campuses, Eduroam allows WSU students to use their WSU credentials to log onto the Wi-Fi at any other educational institution that is also using Eduroam.

“The benefit of Eduroam is that you can get on with your Weber credentials in more places,” Karras said.

Karras added that students from other

educational institutions who have completed Eduroam’s certificate authentication process are able to connect to Wi-Fi.

In addition to being able to connect to Eduroam from different educational institutions across the country, Barton explained that another advantage to the certificate-based authentication is an improved level of security for devices connected to the Eduroam wireless network.

“We are no longer having people put in their username and password on their device, which is a source of exploit that bad actors will use to get their account information,” Barton said.

Once a device has completed Eduroam’s authentication and onboarding process, it won’t need to complete it again for another

five years; this means that most students should only have to complete this process once in their academic career at WSU.

WSUSecure, the former primary wireless network, is currently going through the process of being retooled for use by internal devices on campus that are incompatible with Eduroam. Barton advises students and staff to not connect to WSUSecure on their personal devices; instead, they should complete the steps required to connect their devices to Eduroam. Share this story at thesignpostwsu.com

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Coming off a close loss to Sacramento State University, Weber State University’s football team beat Idaho State University 45–7 on Nov. 12 at Stewart Stadium.

Celebrating Senior Day, Wildcat football seniors ran through a line of their team mates. Holding flowers, each player ran down the line and into the arms of family members as their bio was read, detailing their accomplishments at Weber State.

With the Wildcats receiving the ball to start the game, Bengal kicker Ian Hershey

squib kicked to avoid a reception from Weber State Cornerback/Kick Returner Abraham Williams. Williams recorded his third return for a touchdown of his sopho more career, putting him on track to reach former Wildcat Rashid Shaheed’s all-time FCS record of seven.

“We’ve been in this situation before,” Weber State head coach Jay Hill said. “For the last five years, we had Rashiid Shaheed, and not many people wanted to kick to him. When I was at the University of Utah, and we had Reggie Dunn, no one would kick to that kid. So it’s not like it’s something that we haven’t seen before. We just got to do a good job of getting the offense good field position out of it.”

The Wildcats’ first two possessions ended

in punts. It wasn’t until Idaho State quarter back Sagan Gronauer threw an interception to Weber State cornerback Eddie Heckard near midfield that the Wildcats made a scoring drive.

After the interception, Weber State running back Dontae McMillan ran up the side to the Bengals 36-yard line. During the drive, McMillan ran for 34-yards. Playing from the 12-yard line, Wildcat quarterback Bronson Barron found wide receiver Ty MacPherson open in the end zone for the first touchdown of the game.

“We do our 1/11th,” McMillan said. “As long as we take care of what we’ve got to do on our job and our responsibility, I feel like everybody’s going to make plays. Every body’s going to get in and do their part.”

Before ending the first quarter with a score of 7–0, Weber State received a punt at midfield and managed to reach the red zone. Starting off the second half near the 1-yard line, running back Kris Jackson plowed his way through the defense for another Wildcat touchdown. Weber State would score again in the second quarter after Damon Bankston ran through a hole in the defensive line on a red zone drive.

While the Wildcats poised to enter the second half on top with a score of 21–0, the Bengals retaliated before halftime. Playing from Weber State’s 40-yard line, a deep pass by Gronauer was tipped but caught by Idaho State wide receiver Xavier Guillory.

Finding their way to the 18-yard line, Gronauer found Christian Fredericksen, who

Top left: Waldo the Wildcat greeting his fans at the football game. Bottom left: Garrett Beck dodging a tackle on his way to the end zone. Right: Raoul Johnson and Spencer Niutupuivaha congratulating Garrett Beck on his touchdown.

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was able to catch the ball over his defender for a touchdown. Converting on the field goal, the score was 21–7 before the half.

Weber State was able to put unanswered points on the board during the second half. A successful field goal attempt made the score 24–7. Although Weber State could not convert on their second field goal drive, they found success later in the third.

Starting from their own 22-yard line off a punt, the Wildcats made a strong attack on the ground to midfield. Playing from Weber State’s 43-yard line, McMillan managed to find a hole in the defense and ran up the sideline, where he was tackled at the Ben gals’ 3-yard line. Barron then threw a short pass to tight end Justin Malone for a Wildcat

touchdown.

With the score 31–7, the Bengals made a quarterback change before the fourth quarter. Limping on the sideline after a run, Gronauer was replaced by quarterback Hunter Hays.

With a mix of effective plays, Hays was able to put the Bengals on Weber State’s 27-yard line.

While trying to throw, Hays was stripped of the ball by Wildcat linebacker Winston Reid. In the sea of players, Weber State line backer Garrett Beck found the ball and ran it all the way back to the end zone.

“I was a little winded when I picked up that ball, but the ball was clear as day when Winston got that sack,” Beck said. “When I

picked it up, it was just all the help from the defense helping me, escorting me to the end zone.”

The touchdown was Beck’s first across his high school and college career. With the score 38–7, Weber State found their way into the end zone on one more drive. Starting from the 37-yard line, Barron found wide receiver Jacob Sharp, who scrambled to midfield.

After a holding call put the Wildcats on the 30-yard line, MacPherson caught a Barron pass and spun out of a defender’s tackle, managing to step out of bounds at the 12-yard line. With two runs, McMillan was able to find his way into the end zone for the Wildcats’ final points of the night.

“A lot of good today,” Hill said. “I thought in spurts both sides of the ball played abso lutely outstanding football.”

Barron finished the game completing 61% of his passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns while McMillan netted 139 yards and a touchdown. Finishing the game with seven tackles and two sacks, Reid was named Stats Perform FedEx Ground FCS Na tional Defensive Player of the week as well as Big Sky conference player of the week.

Weber State will travel to play their next game at Northern Arizona University on Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.

Left: Justin Malone celebrating his touchdown at the football game against Idaho State.Top Right: Weber State against Idaho State at their football game on Nov. 12. Bottom Right: Alema Tupuola tackling one of Idaho State’s player who was in possession of the football.

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Playing a total of 19 games with a record of 11–6–2, Weber State University’s men’s club soccer team finished the season with Gorge’s Classic Soccer Tournament in Las Vegas.

Going into this season, the program decided to expand the men’s team outside of the traditional 22-player roster, giving Weber State the ability to have two teams for the first time since 2018.

Weber State named the second squad “Black Team.” By creating more opportunities for players to showcase their talents, the move added tremendous opportunities within the program.

Winning most of their games, the Wildcats managed to score 61 goals this season, keeping the goal differential to +20 and only allowing 41 goals. Forwards Jaiden Marriott and Mason McRae were the team’s top scorers, scoring 14 goals each this season.

Weber State’s “Black Team” has played seven games and has two games remaining this season. The team currently sits at a record of 4–2–1. They have an even goal differential of 10 goals and only 10 goals conceded. The top goal scorer for the “Black Team” is forward Jake Williams, with a total of four goals on the season.

Recently, the first squad competed in regionals. The team’s first game resulted in a 4–2 win over Utah State. Left winger Mason McRea scored the first tournament goal for the team. Striker Jaiden Marriott was able to secure two goals during the match and Ruben Alvarez scored the fourth and final goal for the Wildcats.

Heading into the second game of regionals against the University of Utah, the Wildcats were put

to the test, losing 3–0. This loss brought the first team’s season to a halt.

After competing in Las Vegas, the team brought down a 23-man roster to compete in Gorge’s Classic Soccer Tournament from Nov. 4-6.

“We’re having fun coming out and playing, it’s a good tournament where there’s experienced players all around and they are ready to play whenever,” captain center-back Kolton Kitchens said.

The Wildcats faced off against Frontera United from Mesa, Arizona, for their first match on Nov. 4.

Starting off the first half, the Wildcats kept possession of the ball and created plenty of scoring opportunities, but they were still trying to push the ball to the back of the net. Although they had a limited amount of time with the ball, Frontera United stayed aggressive on offense, trying to weaken Weber State’s defensive third.

Heading into the second half, the game was still scoreless. Frontera managed to rack up four yellow cards against Weber State. As physical as the first match was, the Wildcats knew this win wasn’t going to come easy. Within the final minutes of the game, center midfielder Jake Allen dribbled the ball down the right side of the field to give striker Jesus Tomasi an easy tap-in finish.

“As soon as the ball came into the box, I already knew what to do. It was automatic for me,” Tomasi said.

“Whenever Jake Allen opens to one of the sides, just know that he is going to play the ball into the box.”

Tomasi’s last-minute goal was enough to secure the victory for Weber State as they beat Frontera United 1–0.

“We play in a formation to where we allow creativity for our players up top,” Weber State head coach Renan Mougenot said. “We have

solid defense to contain players once we make a mistake up top, and we have the solidity on the back to give liberty to our players up top.”

As for the first game and the following, the Wildcats made plenty of formation changes during the tournament, switching between 5-3-2 and 4-3-2-1 formations.

“It allows creativity to the players and for them to play as they want, and they know they have people behind their backs watching out for them,” Mougenot said.

Concluding a successful first game, the Wildcats headed into the second day with a doubleheader, playing against Spark FC from Austin, Texas; and Los Potros from Fullerton, California.

Before playing Spark FC, the team decided to have a meeting about the day prior and the big one ahead of them. They talked about mistakes they made against Frontera, but also applauded themselves for the good work they had done. Coming into the match, the Wildcats started with a 5-3-2 formation.

Spark FC kicked off the ball to

begin the first half. They started off strong, keeping possession from Weber State. Within the first minutes of the first half, Spark FC scored a goal. Weber State goalkeeper Tyler Bagley had pulled up from his penalty box and unintentionally gave Spark FC the open net. Keeping with the momentum from the first goal, Spark FC was able to take over the game, scoring two more times before the half to make the score 3–0.

The halftime talks weren’t as carefree as the day before.

The Wildcats discussed many of the problems encountered within the first half, leading to a drastic change in play during the second.

“It’s more constructive criticism,” Kitchens said. “I’m never going to bash on my guys, but if we need a formation switch, then I just communicate that with the players and coaches.”

Though they had not communicated well in the first half, Weber State was able to jump on the same page in the second.

Down 3–0, Kitchens was able to keep his team collected.

After a difficult loss of 4–0

against Spark FC, the ‘Cats bounced right back for their second game of the evening against Los Potros.

Within the first half of the game, Weber State was called for a handball in their penalty box.

Now in a penalty kick situation, Bagley dove right into the ball for a save to give his team early momentum in the match.

“You can’t succeed with a bad goalkeeper,” Mougenot said.

“Tyler keeps us in the game and radiates security and confidence to the rest of the players.”

Within the first few minutes of the second half, Weber State winger Jumaah Alfaihani passed a ball up and over a defender to striker Brandon Pierce. Pierce chipped a shot off the goalie, giving the Wildcats a 1–0 lead.

Within the dying minutes of the game, Los Potros received a red card, putting them down to 10 men. With a free kick outside of Weber State’s penalty box, Los Potros were able to score the equalizing goal with a header. The game ended in a 1–1 draw.

“The overall tournament was great for us,” Pearce said. “Even when you lose or tie, it definitely

teaches you more.”

Needing a win against Los Potros to advance, the Wildcats were knocked out of the tournament. Their overall record for the tournament was 2–1–1.

The team fought for one last win during a consolation game against Fenix FC on Nov. 6. The game resulted in a 4–2 victory for the Wildcats. Williams was able to score two goals during the game, while Belal Omar and Pearce were able to score the other two goals for the ‘Cats.

“This isn’t only a learning experience, but it’s a humbling experience,” Mougenot said. “Football is always unpredictable, and

we cannot be cocky with it.”

Though they didn’t win, the team is still leaving Las Vegas with a positive mindset, ready to take the remainder of the fall 2022 season head-on.

The “Black Team” has two more games left before the season ends, facing Swat FC on Nov. 16 and Southern Utah University on Nov. 19 at home.

After a strong performance within the regular season and regionals, the Weber State men’s soccer program was invited to play at nationals in Round Rock, Texas, on Nov. 17-19.

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Jugando un total de 19 partidos con un récord de 11-6-2, el equipo de fútbol masculino de la Universidad de Weber State terminó la temporada con el Torneo de Fútbol Clásico de Gorge en Las Vegas.

Al entrar en esta temporada, el programa decidió ampliar el equipo masculino fuera de la lista tradicional de 22 jugadores, dando a Weber State la posibilidad de tener dos equipos por primera vez desde 2018. Weber State nombró a la segunda escuadra “Black Team”. Al crear más oportunidades para que los jugadores muestren su talento, el movimiento agregó enormes oportuni dades dentro del programa.

Ganando la mayoría de sus partidos, los Wildcats lograron anotar 61 goles esta temporada, manteniendo el diferencial de goles en +20 y permitiendo solo 41 goles. Los delanteros Jaiden Marriott y Mason McRae fueron los máximos goleadores del equipo, anotando 14 goles cada uno esta temporada.

El “equipo negro” de Weber State ha jugado siete partidos y le quedan dos esta temporada. El equipo tiene actualmente un récord de 4-2-1. Tienen una diferencia de goles igualada de 10 goles y sólo 10 goles encajados. El máximo goleador del “Equipo Negro” es el delantero Jake Williams, con un total de cuatro goles en la temporada. Recientemente, el primer equipo com pitió en los regionales. El primer partido del equipo se saldó con una victoria por 4-2 sobre Utah State. El extremo izquierdo Ma son McRea marcó el primer gol del equipo en el torneo. El delantero Jaiden Marriott consiguió dos goles durante el partido y Rubén Álvarez marcó el cuarto y último gol de los Wildcats.

De cara al segundo partido de los regio nales contra la Universidad de Utah, los Wildcats fueron puestos a prueba, perdien do 3-0. Esta derrota hizo que la temporada del primer equipo se detuviera.

Después de competir en Las Vegas, el equipo bajó una lista de 23 jugadores para competir en el Torneo de Fútbol Clásico de Gorge del 4 al 6 de noviembre.

“Nos estamos divirtiendo al salir y jugar,

es un buen torneo donde hay jugadores experimentados por todos lados y están listos para jugar cuando sea”, dijo el capitán del equipo, el central Kolton Kitchens.

Los Wildcats se enfrentaron a Frontera United de Mesa, Arizona, en su primer partido el 4 de noviembre.

Al comienzo de la primera parte, los Wild cats mantuvieron la posesión del balón y crearon muchas oportunidades de gol, pero seguían intentando llevar el balón al fondo de la red. Aunque tuvieron una cantidad limitada de tiempo con el balón, Frontera United se mantuvo agresivo en la ofensiva, tratando de debilitar el tercio defensivo de Weber State.

De cara a la segunda parte, el partido seguía sin goles. Frontera consiguió acumu lar cuatro tarjetas amarillas contra Weber State. Por muy físico que fuera el primer partido, los Wildcats sabían que esta victoria no iba a ser fácil. En los últimos minutos del partido, el centrocampista Jake Allen regateó el balón por la parte derecha del campo para que el delantero Jesús Tomasi pudiera rematar con facilidad.

“En cuanto el balón llegó al área, ya sabía lo que tenía que hacer. Fue automático para mí”, dijo Tomasi. “Cada vez que Jake Allen se abre hacia uno de los lados, simplemente sé que va a jugar el balón en el área”.

El gol de Tomasi en el último minuto fue suficiente para asegurar la victoria de Weber State al vencer a Frontera United por 1-0.

“Jugamos con una formación en la que permitimos la creatividad de nuestros ju gadores arriba”, dijo el entrenador de Weber State, Renan Mougenot. “Tenemos una de fensa sólida para contener a los jugadores una vez que cometemos un error arriba, y tenemos la solidez en la parte trasera para dar libertad a nuestros jugadores arriba”.

En cuanto al primer partido y los siguien tes, los Wildcats hicieron muchos cambios de formación durante el torneo, cambiando entre formaciones 5-3-2 y 4-3-2-1.

“Esto permite la creatividad de los jugadores y que jueguen como quieran, y saben que tienen gente detrás de sus espal das cuidando de ellos”, dijo Mougenot.

Tras un exitoso primer partido, los Wild cats se dirigieron a la segunda jornada con un doble encuentro, en el que se enfren taron al Spark FC, de Austin (Texas), y a Los

Potros, de Fullerton (California).

Antes de jugar contra el Spark FC, el equi po decidió tener una reunión sobre el día anterior y el gran día que les espera ba. Hablaron de los errores que com etieron contra Frontera, pero también se aplaudieron a sí mismos por el buen trabajo realizado. Al entrar en el partido, los Wildcats comenzaron con una formación 5-3-2.

El Spark FC sacó el balón para em pezar la primera parte. Empezaron fuerte, manteniendo la posesión de Weber State. En los primeros minu tos de la primera mitad, el Spark FC marcó un gol. El portero de Weber State, Tyler Bagley, se había retirado de su área de penalti y, sin querer, le dio a Spark FC la red abierta. Manteniendo el impulso del primer gol, el Spark FC fue capaz de hacerse con el partido, marcando dos veces más antes del descanso para hacer el marcador 3-0.

Las conversaciones del descanso no fueron tan despreocupadas como las del día anterior. Los Wildcats discutieron muchos de los problemas encontrados en la primera mitad, lo que llevó a un cambio drástico en el juego durante la segunda.

“Es una crítica más constructiva”, dijo Kitchens. “Nunca voy a criticar a mis chicos, pero si necesitamos un cambio de formación, lo comunico a los jugadores y a los entrenadores”.

Aunque no se habían comunicado bien en la primera mitad, Weber State fue capaz de ponerse de acuer do en la segunda. Con un 3-0 en con tra, Kitchens fue capaz de mantener a su equipo tranquilo.

Después de una difícil derrota de 4-0 contra el Spark FC, los ‘Cats se recuperaron para su segundo partido de la noche contra Los Potros.

En la primera mitad del juego, We ber State fue llamado por una pelota de mano en su área. Ahora, en una situación de penalti, Bagley se lanzó a por el balón para detenerlo y dar a su equipo un impulso temprano en

el partido.

“No se puede tener éxito con un mal portero”, dijo Mougenot. “Tyler nos mantiene en el partido e irradia seguridad y confianza al resto de los jugadores”.

En los primeros minutos de la segunda parte, el extremo de Weber State Jumaah Alfaihani pasó un balón por encima de un defensa al delantero Brandon Pierce. Pierce remató un tiro del portero, dando a los Wildcats una ventaja de 1-0.

En los últimos minutos del partido, los Potros recibieron una tarjeta roja, dejándo los con 10 hombres. Con un tiro libre fuera del área de Weber State, Los Potros fueron capaces de anotar el gol del empate con un cabezazo. El partido terminó con un empate a uno.

“El torneo en general fue genial para no sotros”, dijo Pearce. “Incluso cuando pierdes o empatas, definitivamente te enseña más”.

Al necesitar una victoria contra Los Potros para avanzar, los Wildcats fueron elimi nados del torneo. Su récord general en el torneo fue de 2-1-1.

El equipo luchó por una última victoria durante un partido de consolación contra el Fénix FC el 6 de noviembre. El partido resultó en una victoria de 4-2 para los Wild cats. Williams fue capaz de marcar dos goles durante el partido, mientras que Belal Omar y Pearce fueron capaces de marcar los otros dos goles para los ‘Cats.

“Esto no es sólo una experiencia de aprendizaje, pero es una experiencia de humildad”, dijo Mougenot. “El fútbol es siempre imprevisible, y no podemos ser arrogantes con él”.

Aunque no ganaron, el equipo se va de Las Vegas con una mentalidad positiva, listo para afrontar el resto de la temporada de otoño de 2022.

Al “equipo negro” le quedan dos partidos más antes de que termine la temporada, enfrentándose al Swat FC el 16 de noviem bre y a la Southern Utah University el 19 de noviembre en casa.

Después de una fuerte actuación dentro de la temporada regular y los regionales, el programa de fútbol masculino de Weber State fue invitado a jugar en los naciona les en Round Rock, Texas, del 17 al 19 de noviembre.

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Weber State hockey fell to Metropolitan State University of Denver 8–2 on Nov. 10 at the Ice Sheet.

Despite the ‘Cats sharing game night with Weber State basketball across the parking lot at the Dee Events Center, the hockey team was able to play in front of a large gathering of fans.

MSU Denver was quick to establish a lead by scoring four goals in the first four minutes of the first period. Matt Clift opened up scoring for the Roadrunners; Owen Hardy, Luke Flay and Romeo Luna followed. Wildcat Kyle Lane was pulled after allowing the fourth goal and the Wildcats brought out Robbie Brennan to try and slow down the Roadrunners.

“That was incredibly disappointing to go down 4–0 in the first four minutes of the game,” head coach Yosh Ryujin said. “We put ourselves in a really big hole, and we could never climb out of it.”

Cory Mater answered for the Wildcats’ comeback hopes by scoring a goal with over eight minutes remaining in the first period. Yegor Khomyakov and Andrei Shmakov assisted Mater’s goal.

Brennan was able to cut down on MSU Denver’s momentum and didn’t allow a goal until just over five minutes remaining in the first period, when Luna scored their second goal.

The first half of the second period was quiet for both teams until the Roadrunners were able to answer with back-to-back goals from Christopher Miller and Tanner Caldarola within a minute of each other.

Brennan was pulled after allowing three total goals and Lane was brought back out for the ‘Cats.

Cole VanOrman was the second and last Wildcat to score for the night with just over eight minutes remaining in the second period off an assist from Shmakov. The final score of the night came from the Roadrunners’ Dylan Mcgee with under five minutes remaining in the second period.

“I think all of us, once we got down, we kind of had the mindset that we had to score,” said VanOrman. “I think a lot of us were gripping our stick too tight, kind of putting too much pressure on ourselves.”

The Wildcats collected five penalties throughout the game coming from Jaden Hewes, Kody Goodwin, Jordan Jaramillo and two from VanOrman. MSU Denver collected six penalties with Miller leaving

the game off of a misconduct.

In the Wildcats’ last two games they have been outscored 14–3 between Montana State on Nov. 6 and MSU Denver on Nov. 10.

“This definitely wasn’t our best game,” VanOrman said. “I think we’re kind of all over the place right now but we’re about to make a change.”

Looking to turn things around, the Wildcats are set to close out the fall semester with a four game home series against Montana State, Michigan State, the University of Northern Colorado and Grand Canyon University Nov. 17-20.

LEFT: WSU and MSU Denver players rushing in to grab the hockey puck as the ref sets the puck down on the ice sheet. MIDDLE: Defensemen Kody Goodwin (7) and goalie Robbie Brennan (79) preparing for MSU Denver to hit the hockey puck in their direction. RIGHT: The Hockey team huddles together

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“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a gothic musical by Stephen Sondheim. It is a musical adaptation of the 1973 play by Christopher Bond, though most people probably recognize the title from the 2007 movie by Tim Burton. It is the current musical being put on by the Weber State University Theater department and will be running until Nov. 19.

Director Andrew Barratt Lewis said he has been wanting to put “Sweeney Todd” on for a few years now, but didn’t want to perform a dark musical during the pandemic. “Sweeney Todd” is about a barber who is wrongly convicted and wants to get back at the man who sent him away and tried to steal his wife. On his journey for revenge, he runs into people he met before he was sent away, including Mrs. Lovett, a failing pie maker. Their partnership makes for pies that are truly “to die for.”

Mr. Todd first appeared in the 1847 melodrama penny dreadful “The String of Pearls” written by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest in a weekly episode format. Several adaptations of “Sweeney Todd” existed before Sondheim’s, but Todd truly became a pop-culture icon of horror thanks to the 1979 musical.

The musical tells a similar story to the movie adaptation with a few of its own unique on-stage twists. While the story’s ending is

spoiled in the beginning of the musical by the chorus, the movie keeps the plot a secret to the viewer. The movie also takes itself a bit more seriously, while the musical acknowledges the humorous plotline and characters.

The theater department brought the grimy streets of 19th century London to the stage thanks to costume designer Catherine Zublin and scenic designer Porter Lance.

Dixon Trumbo, a WSU student, played a young boy named Tobias Ragg, his character goes from helping a conman to being adopted by Lovett and Todd.

Trumbo was always interested in the performing arts as a kid, and when he saw the auditions for “Sweeney Todd,” he decided to try out. “Everyone is just so nice and I love just being able to be myself in this part,” Trumbo said.

The audience seemed to be engaged and enjoying the performance.

Rebecca Nolan and Genevieve Nolan attended the show to support the theater department and because they loved the movie version.

“It’s really good so far,” Nolan said during the intermission. “I’m really liking Mrs. Lovett. I like her comedy.”

The musical will continue to run until Nov. 19 and will be the last show put on by the Theatre Department until 2023.

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The cast of Sweeney Todd during their dress rehearsal on Nov. 9.

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Taylor Garlick playing as Sweeney Todd during his rehearsal on Nov. 9.

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Weber State University alumni, students and faculty flocked to Dumke Legacy Hall on Nov. 8 to witness physics professor John Sohl’s last lecture. Attendees wanted to honor Sohl for his outstanding volunteer work, achievements and ground-breaking research during his time at WSU.

For the past 33 years, Sohl has taught within the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Sohl also holds a position in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and has made a significant impact on many WSU students and staff.

The Last Lecture is a WSU tradition and

honor where an outgoing professor is nom inated and given the opportunity to present a final lecture. Sohl’s lecture was titled “Can one person save the Earth?”

The event had a large turnout. In order to fit everyone into the lecture, they had to bring more chairs. The audience seemed to be fully engaged during the entire lecture. They responded to surveys, participated in discussions and visibly enjoyed their time at the lecture.

Sohl talked about what people could do to potentially save the planet and its relation to climate change. Throughout the presentation, Sohl showed the effects and his thoughts on climate change.

Sohl said he cares about the environment

because his students will be around for a long time, so change has to start now. Nicola Corbin, director of the Teaching and Learning Forum, said the most import ant thing to remember is that everyone has to do something; it doesn’t matter how big or small.

“We need to vote to put people in power who will do the right thing for the climate, and we need to call on our state repre sentative to get them to do what they are supposed to be doing for the future, for us and our children moving forward,” Nicola Corbin, director of the Teaching and Learn ing Forum said.

Sohl isn’t cutting his ties with WSU quite yet, but he also won’t be working 70-hour

workweeks, either. Sohl said he wants to continue working closely with both his present co-workers and any future college hires to the department.

With his newfound free time, Sohl wants to accomplish things he hasn’t had time to do and explore the globe by spending more time hiking, sailing, rock climbing and traveling.

Colin Inglefield, department chair and professor of physics and astronomy, said life without Sohl in the department is “scary because he does a lot of things.”

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Los estudiantes, facultad, y antiguos alumnos de la universidad Weber State se congregaron en el salón Dumke Legacy el ocho de noviembre para asistir al discurso final del profesor de física John Sohl. Los asistentes querían honrar a Sohl por su trabajo voluntario destacado, sus logros y su investigación pionero durante su tiempo en WSU.

Durante 33 años Sohl enseñó en el de partamento de física y astronomía. Sohl tam bién tiene un puesto en el departamento de

ciencia terrenal y ambiental y ha influido a muchos estudiantes y facultad de WSU.

El discurso final es una tradición y honor WSU en que se nomina y se da la opor tunidad a un profesor saliente a ofrecer un discurso final. El discurso de Sohl se titula “¿Puede una persona salvar el mundo?”

El evento tenía muchos participantes. Para caber a todos se tenía que traer mas sillas. La audiencia parecía muy enfocada duran te el discurso entero. Respondió a unas encuestas, participó en conversaciones y disfrutó visiblemente el tiempo del discurso.

Sohl habló de lo que pueden hacer las personas para salvar potencialmente al planeta y su relación con el cambio climáti co. Durante la presentación, Sohl demostró los efectos y sus pensamientos del cambio

climático.

Sohl dijo que a él le importa el medio ambiente porque sus estudiantes estarán por mucho, así que un cambio tiene que empezar ahora mismo.

Nicola Corbin, el director del foro didáctico y discente, dijo que la cosa más importante para recordar es que todos necesitan hacer algo, no importa lo grande o lo pequeño que es.

“Tenemos que votar para dar el poder a los que harán lo bueno para el clima, y necesitamos instar a nuestro representante de estado a hacer lo que debe de hacer para el futuro, para nosotros, y para nuestros hijos a partir de ahora,” dijo Nicola Corbin.

Sohl no se está despidiendo ahora mismo, pero tampoco estará trabajando por

setenta horas a la semana. Sohl dijo que quiere seguir trabajando en estrecha colabo ración con sus colegas actuales y cualquier empleado futuro del departamento.

Con su nuevo tiempo libre, Sohl quiere lograr las cosas para las que no ha tenido tiempo y explorar el mundo al pasar más tiempo haciendo senderismo, navegando, la escalada en roca, y viajando.

Colin Inglefield, jefe del departamento y profesor de física y astronomía, dijo que la vida sin Sohl en el departamento es “temible porque él hace muchas cosas.”

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The answer is B, $392 million. According to NPR, 40 states have allegations against Google for illegal location tracking after the location tracking had been turned off. Attorneys general say this payout is the “largest-ever multistate privacy settlement.”

The answer is A, Skyrim. According to Bethesda’s website, Skyrim: Anniversary Edition has all the qualities of Skyrim: Special Edition along with 500+ new individual elements from the Creation Club such as quests, items, armor and houses.

The answer is D. According to Dragonsteel’s official website, the convention highlights the many written works of prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Sanderson recently broke the record for the most successful kickstarter campaign in the history of the platform. The convention is designed to promote and celebrate the release of Sanderson’s new book, The Lost Metal, available where all books are sold. The convention will feature panels, booths, games and merchandise centered around Sanderson’s works.

The answer is C, 4. According to KSL, there are four RSV vaccines in the U.S. that are nearing review by the FDA. Globally, there are more than a dozen vaccines going through trials. So far, there is no specific treatment for RSV in healthy children, and for patients with pre-existing conditions or those who were born prematurely there is only one monoclonal antibody treatment.

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