Pursuing public records: The Signpost 11/22/22

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By TIM COSTELLO Section Editor

A gunman opened fire at Club Q, a gay nightclub, this past weekend. Where was the nightclub located? A. Colorado B. Florida C. Maryland

Donald Trump has announced he is running for President in which election year? A. 2028 B. 2023 C. 2258 D. 2024

Bob Iger was recently reinstated as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, following an administrative shakeup at the company. Who is he succeeding as CEO?

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A. Michael Eisner B. Josh D’Amaro C. Bob Chapek D. Kevin Feige

The new Taylor Swift concert tickets rocked the world, as supply and demand for the tickets reached highs and lows. What ticket service is currently being investigated by the Justice Department for its mishandle of the situation? A. StubHub B. Ticketmaster C. Vividseat D. Eventbrite

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By ALMA BELL Reporter

International students and students who plan on taking part in a study abroad pro gram attended a panel discussion on Nov. 16 at the Shepherd Union.

The panel spoke about some of the chal lenges international students face and the goals Weber State University can aid students in achieving.

The panel discussed different options about how transportation could be improved at WSU. Improving campus transportation would make it easier for international stu dents to get around without having to plan around a bus schedule.

Another challenge international students face is the difficult process of opening an account at a credit union in America without having a social security number. This challenge adds extra steps to get settled into

living in the United States.

Coupled with the challenges of trying to find rides and getting access to credit cards, housing nearby or on campus can be diffi cult to find. Many of the housing suites want students to tour in person or use a credit system that is specific to the U.S., something many international students can’t do before arrival.

“The system of this country is great if you’re an American citizen, but not if you are not,” Elizabeth Hammond, assistant director of In ternational Admission and Recruiting, said. Another topic discussed was the challeng es of traveling abroad for school. Some students are worried about how the culture they’re traveling to will receive them and how they are going to fit in.

“I’ve been here for about four years, so now I have friends, but when I first came, I had left all my friends back home,” William Frobe, an international WSU student, said. “So, be

friends with them.”

The panel highlighted ways students could help international students feel more wel come by inviting them into conversations and giving them a space to talk about their own culture, experiences and life outside of the U.S.

Hammond moved from Ghana and men tioned that she had professors that would take time from the discussion to make sure she was able to have a say on the topic from her unique perspective being the only person not from the U.S. “A good way you can do that is to go out of your way to ask your international students, ‘how is it like in your country?’” Hammond said.

Hammond said that current issues in the U.S. are most likely being talked about in other countries as well, so expanding beyond the worldview of the U.S. can be beneficial to learning new perspectives and

information.

The panel also touched on the idea of glo balizing campus and ways to go about it.

Casey Beckenthaw mentioned how she re cently met students from Ukraine, and how she personally made an effort to include them in conversations, especially about their home towns and Ukraine, while still re maining conscious of the difficult emotions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

For WSU students hoping to travel abroad for a semester, the study abroad team has worked on their goal of making study abroad options accessible to more students by offering students the chance to stay an entire semester working on an internship worth up to 12 credit hours.

The panel of speakers at the International Student Panel, made up of both professors and students.

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By HUNTER LINDSEY Reporter

The College Media Association held its second-ever confab on Nov. 15. The main presentation was led by Lindsie Rank, a former journalist, University of North Carolina law school graduate and Student Press Counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

During her discussion, Rank talked about the best practices in covering and writing about crime on campus, along with where and how to find crime-related documentation and information.

The first topic of discussion was about public records and how to obtain them.

Rank mentioned that the Freedom of Information Act and its accompanying laws help students, journalists and freelance writing professionals request documentation.

“Public bodies that are going to be subject to these public record laws include security departments, administrations and police departments on campus,” Rank said. She also said that these laws can sometimes apply to private universities and police forces as well.

Some documents Rank mentioned can be requested include arrest logs, incident reports, complaint logs, 911 call records and the local police or security blotter.

Requests can be denied and will almost certainly not be granted in cases where an investigation is in process. This is to protect

the police’s process of investigation and assure confidentiality even after prosecution is complete.

Rank said that in times when requests get denied, a good practice is to send in another request with the caveat that any personally identifiable information be redacted.

Information requests can be submitted to a wide array of departments. “This applies to any department that is housed at a public institution,” she said.

It is important to request specific information or documents, as general requests are less likely to be granted and can cost more money than specified requests. When sending in requests, Rank advised to send it to all applicable agencies. For example, if a crime happened on campus, send a re-

quest of information to the campus police, administration and local police.

She also said that departments and agencies might believe that they must deny requests due to FERPA, which is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

“FERPA does not constrain the university, or specifically, the security or police department at your university from releasing disciplinary records,” Rank said.

This is because FERPA doesn’t apply to police and security records.

“There’s actually an exception that was drawn out in FERPA that specifically says that when you’re talking about records of crime or police activity on campus that are held by those security and police departments,” Rank said. “That’s not considered

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an educational record.”

In some states, however, she mentioned that courts have deemed crime as educational records. Outcomes of investigations are not protected as educational records.

“Once there’s an outcome,” Rank said, “you can usually get the name of the person who received discipline, the violation they were found responsible for and the sanction they received.”

Another way to find information and documentation is through the request of court records.

“The court records can be a really good way to sort of bypass your university and get a lot more information about what has actually happened than the university may be willing to release to you,” Rank said.

Some of the documents that may be requested from court records include search warrants, indictments, information motions and briefs filed with the court. Search warrants can show the evidence that lead to suspicion and the search and or seizure of property. Indictments can show more information on what the person is potentially going to be charged with and why. Information motions and briefs filed with the court will contain information from later in the process. This could include attorneys motioning for suppression of evidence, unlawful searches or obtaining of evidence. Rank also said that the clerk’s office of any department is a great resource for finding more information. She said they are required to keep a campus crime log,

at public and private institutions. The log should include the location and time of the crime and a general description of what occurred.

“These daily crime logs have to be updated every 48 hours,” she said.

“There are a lot of institutions that don’t do this, that wait weeks and don’t keep their logs updated like they should,” Rank said.

“This is a violation of federal law.”

The information found on the logs will typically be available for 60 days after the crime happened. After those 60 days, the crime logs can still be requested. A specific day should be given and it can take a few days for the information to be available.

“I do recommend putting in your request that you are happy to take documents as

they become available,” Rank said. This is because some records are readily available, while some may take weeks or even months to gather. That way, records that are available will be sent right away, without having to wait for the lengthier processes associated with other requested records.

The difference between slander and libel was also discussed. Slander is making a false, untrue claim about someone or something verbally. Libel is making a false statement about someone or something in writing.

“Truth cannot be libelous,” Rank said. It is important to verify the truth of something before publishing it.Share this story at thesignpostwsu.com

The public safety building is open on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Weber State University’s Technical Training Center was the place to be on Nov. 18. The Outdoor Recreation training center held their 2nd annual Blacklight Bouldering Competi tion.

Walking into the Technical Training Center, students found the usually plain looking climbing wall was covered in neon tape. The climbing holes were a vibrant color due to the blacklights set up. Balloons hung above their heads as they climbed the wall. Amy Knight, the outdoor program coordina tor, said that the training center was closed from Nov. 14 to Nov. 17 in order to prepare for the event.

“We used the week leading up to the competition to put up blacklights, tape and balloons,” Knight said. “We also made sure to take the climbing holes out of the wall to wash them, let them dry and then reset the climbing routes the way we wanted them to be.”

This year’s Blacklight Bouldering Competi

tion had 60 students participate. Students and attendees paid $20 to compete in the Bouldering Competition. The competitors received a white t-shirt and neon paint to paint themselves, according to Knight.

“I’ve been on a lot of backpacking trips and have always been interested in the outdoors, climbing is a relatively new thing,” Cameron Hart said. Hart decided to paint a humorous warning on his shirt, saying he was new to climbing.

While most of the event took place on the climbing wall, there was also a slackline available to competitors in the training center for tricklining.

Tricklining is where a person steps onto a slackline and tries to walk across the line without falling off. Oftentimes people try to do tricks on the line, hence the word trickline. The winners of the competition got to choose between a variety of coffee mugs for their prize. The official winners of the Blacklight Bouldering Competition are posted in a list on the Technical Training Center’s website.

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Top left: A student looks down to the ground during their climb. Bottom left: Balloons hanging above the climbing wall. Top right: Hunter Caldwell climbs the brightly colored wall. Bottom right: Covered in neon paint, students used their hands to create the artwork on their t-shirts.

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By KARLI AKI

With Thanksgiving break quickly approaching, the Wildcat Lanes hosted a fun night of bowling, pool and other games on Nov. 16.

Students and community members were able to come together for strikes, spares and school spirit.

Many of those in attendance were taking a crack at billiards, while others were setting up friendly yet competitive games of bowl-

ing. In between games, the food table found itself popular with the crowd. A selection of burger sliders and potato wedges with multiple toppings were stocked all night with hot and ready to serve finger foods. In the sport of bowling, the term “turkey” is used to refer to three strikes in a row. A few skilled bowlers were close to getting perfect scores, but try as they might, no bowlers from the night had any luck securing the coveted turkey. It looks like everyone will

just have to wait until their Thanksgiving meals to get their turkey.

As cheerful groups filled the bowling alley, the billiards room held a much more serious tone.

The event was the perfect way for students to gather and burn off steam before the upcoming finals week. It got many people involved and interested in trying new activities around campus.

A lot of people are trying new skills and

pushing themselves to branch out of their comfort zones. As games ended, new personal scores were achieved, as well as personal lows, but everyone who was in attendance left with memories and new experiences to tell around the dinner table on Thanksgiving.

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Hyland Squire lining up his form in hopes of a winning strike.

Lucas Steele sinking his last shot before going for the eight ball.

The billiards room full of students testing their skills.

Wildcat Lanes and Games keeps its lights on for a fun night.

Wildcat Lanes lined with pins, balls and competitive students. Before stepping up to bowl, it’s important to choose the perfect ball.

Striking display of shoes cleaned and ready for the nights activities.

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Weber State’s football team defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Kyle Thompson secured a last minute field goal on Nov. 19, and the ‘Cats left Flagstaff with the Red Rock Rivalry trophy in hand after a 33–31 victory.

The Wildcats finished the regular season 8–2, with their losses coming from Montana State and Sacramento State.

Both teams started their first possessions of the game with a quick three and out, the Wildcats were put into good field position following Hudson Schenck 30-yard punt return.

Following the return, the Wildcats went on a four play drive that finished with Bronson Barron connecting with Ty MacPherson for a five-yard touchdown pass. The ‘Cats took a 7–0 lead with just under ten minutes remaining in the first quarter.

The ‘Jacks had a slow start to the game and weren’t able to produce any scoring opportunities, and three and out again. The

Wildcats used this to their advantage, and on their following drive’s second play, Josh Davis ran for a 40-yard gain. Creyton Cooper was brought out for a one yard rushing touchdown pushing the ‘Cats to a 14–0 lead.

The Lumberjacks’ offense picked up to start the second quarter when RJ Martinez connected with Hendrix Johnson for a 45yard touchdown, the ‘Jacks cut their deficit to 14–7 with just over 11 minutes left in the second quarter.

Abraham Williams responded to the Lumberjacks’ touchdown with one of his own, collecting their fourth 100-yard kickoff return on the season and giving the Wildcats a 21–7 cushion. Williams was named the FedEx Ground National Special Teams Player of the Week and now holds the Big Sky Conference’s single-season record for kickoff returns for a touchdown.

NAU answered back with back-to-back touchdowns, the first coming from a 12yard rush by Draycen Hall, and the second coming from Martinez, who threw a five-yard touchdown pass to receiver Isaiah Gerena to end the half 21–21.

“We just got to execute,” head coach Jay Hill said. “We had some drop balls that hurt us, missed throws that hurt us and some coverage things hurt us.”

The third quarter was all Thompson for the Wildcats, who put six points on the board following two field goal attempts. The first coming with just over ten minutes left in the quarter and for 39 yards and the second with just over four minutes remaining and for 29 yards.

NAU took their first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter, Martinez connected with Johnson for a six yard touchdown, the pair’s second touchdown of the game. This score put the Lumberjacks up by one.

Thompson answered for the ‘Cats again following the Wildcats’ ten play drive with a 41-yard field goal, putting them up by two.

On the next drive with ‘Jacks following drive, like the ‘Cats, went on a ten play drive that resulted in a 39-yard field goal by Collin Robbins, giving NAU the advantage by one, 31–33.

With just under three minutes remaining in the game, the Wildcats started their last

drive. On second and ten, Barron connected with MacPherson on a 33-yard dagger, putting the ‘Cats in field goal position. With eight seconds left, Thompson kicked a 23yard field goal right down the middle to put the Wildcats up by two and win the game, 33–31.

Coach Hill highlighted that there were times they looked good, but they had to give Northern Arizona credit for their explosive offense.

On offense, Barron threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, Davis led the Wildcats with 82 yards rushing and Macpherson led Weber with 97 yards receiving.

Selection Sunday was held on Nov. 20 for the FCS division and Weber State was select ed to host the University of North Dakota, a previous member of the Big Sky Conference, in the first round of the Playoffs on Nov.26 at Stewart Stadium.

Sophomore corner back Abraham Williams (38) runs for a touchdown during a Big Sky Conference football game against Northern Arizona University at the Findlay Toyota Field in Flagstaff, Ariz. on Nov. 19, 2022.

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After suffering an 8–2 loss to Metro State on Nov. 11, Weber State’s hockey team was ready to bounce back by hosting the Beehive Showcase.

“It’s the last four games of this semester and we know that we are going to be playing all four of them against difficult teams,” coach Yosh Ryujin said.

On Nov. 17, the Wildcats kicked off the show case against Montana State and handed the Bobcats a 5–2 loss with all of the Wildcats’ goals scored by freshmen.

The first goal of the game was scored by Weber State forward Carter Merritt in the second period. The opportunity arose off of a rebound from Cory Mater.

The second goal was off of a fast break finish by Weber State forward Rob Simmons. After an early 2–0 lead in the second period, the Wildcats were able to hold off Montana State for the remainder of the match.

Simmons was able to secure another goal, giving him two for the night. Andrei Shma kov and Mater scored the fourth and the fifth goals for the Wildcats.

“That was a big win for us, and we had a good week of practice and we knew how big of a game that was going to be, they were a great team and our effort was there for all 60 minutes,” Ryujin said.

On to the next game, the Wildcats hosted Michigan State on Nov. 18

After a MSU player was called for tripping in the first few minutes of the first period, the Wildcats were able to execute with the extra man and a shot from Jack Jones was able to give the Wildcats an early 1–0 lead.

”We were riding the high of the huge win last night, so we came into this game with the same mentality of guns and blazing,” Jones said.

Rob Simmons got a rebound heading into the second period, and Osmn Cholak and Bryon Fobair capitalized on the last two goals for the Wildcats.

Weber State collected their second win of the weekend over Michigan State with a score of 4–2.

Michigan State gave it their all, scoring two late goals. The first was from Ryan Goodfel low in the final seconds of the second period, and the second goal was scored by Torrey Schwartz with a minute left to play in the third.

The third game of the weekend was against Northern Colorado University and the ‘Cats walked away with a 5–4 victory. The game was tied at the end of regulation and was sent to overtime and the Wildcats were able to score off a fast-break goal from Shmakov.

Rob Simmons was able to score 3 goals in this match, getting first hat trick of the season.

The last game of the weekend was against Grand Canyon University on Nov. 20. Weber State was able to edge in front and get the 3–1 victory over GCU. Defender Kody Good win scored the first goal for the Wildcats with a slap shot from distance.

Fobair and Merritt scored the second and third goals for the Wildcats. By beating GCU, the sweep was secured for the weekend. The Weber State men’s hockey team was able to come out 4–0 in the Beehive Showcase.

Looking into the spring semester, Weber State men’s hockey will have their first home game of 2023 against Utah State on Jan. 7.

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Forward position Yegor Khomyakov guarding the puck as he skates towards the goal.

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Defensemen Jack Jones racing after the puck against two Grand Canyon University players.

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By ANGELINA FONTENOT Reporter

Weber State University’s volleyball team lost to Montana State University on Nov. 17 and beat the University of Montana on Nov. 19, wrapping up their 2022 season, The Wildcats started their match against the Bobcats strong, putting the first two points on the board. The game remained close, with both teams tied at 9. It was after this, however, that Montana State began to pull away.

With the score 21–14, the Wildcats began to rally back after a kill from opposite Emma Mangum. With players like middle blocker Baylee Bodily, outside hitter Dani Richins and middle blocker Brielle Rueckert scoring, the Wildcats were able to take ad vantage of Bobcat errors and cut the deficit to 24–21.

Stopping the comeback, middle blocker Camryn Greenwald scored to end the first

set, putting Montana State up 1–0. Despite leading at the start, Weber State lost control of the second set after the Bobcats tied them at 13 points. Feeding off their momentum, Montana State slowly put the set out of reach, winning 25–20.

The Wildcats seemed like they were going to force a fourth set. Behind 23–13 howev er, the Bobcats rallied back and scored 7 unanswered points. Tying the game at 24, Montana State scored two more points to end the match, sweeping the Wildcats 3–0. Coming off their loss, Weber State started their first set against the University of Mon tana Grizzlies by going on a 7–0 run. “I think we just brought a team intensity,” opposite Emma Mangum said. “We wanted to compete together and that’s just exactly what we did.”

The Wildcats dominated with back-to-back service aces from Emma Mangum and 11 kills from Bodily, helping Weber State finish the set 25–9.

Montana came into the second set with something to prove. Being tied at 10, the Grizzlies pulled away from the Wildcats. Up 21–16, Montana was called for back-to-back attack errors, giving Rueckert and libero Makayla Sorenson a chance to lead the Wildcats back into the set.

With the score tied at 23, outside hitter Ash ley Gneiting scored the first point to give Weber State the lead. Montana responded with 3 unanswered points to win the set and tie the match at 1–1.

The Grizzlies started much of the third set ahead. Down 15–10, the Wildcats put up 5 unanswered points to tie the game. After battling for the lead and tying at 23, the Wildcats secured their second win with a kill from Bodily and a Montana attack error, 25–23.

With the game on the line, the fourth set was a hard fought battle. A game with multiple ties near the end, fans started to stand in the bleachers, cheering yet paying

attention.

With Weber State ahead 24–23, setter Kate Standifird’s serve could not be returned by diving defensive specialist Sarah Ashley. The ball went out of bounds, giving the Wildcats the win.

A win on senior night, Weber State com memorated their two seniors: Mangum and opposite Riley Weinert.

“It’s just the community that we have here on this team, it’s like no other,” Mangum said while reflecting on her time as a Wild cat. “It’s just really special to be a part of.” As the season ends, Weber State will com pete in the Big Sky Championship. With the second best record in the conference, the Wildcats will play on Nov. 23 in Swenson Gym.

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LEFT: Makayla Sorensen jumping for the volleyball at the game against Montana State. RIGHT: Mary Sumrall getting ready to hit the ball over the net.

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Dominating in their season home opener, Weber State University’s women’s basket ball team beat Utah Valley University 55–44 on Nov. 19.

“It was great. I’m so appreciative for so many people that came out,” Wildcat guard Laura Taylor said. “Now we’ve got that win, so we can keep firing up and use that to fuel us.”

Weber State had a hard time containing the Wolverines early in the game. Starting with a layup from guard Eleyana Tafisi, Utah Val ley went on a 6–0 run that lasted till Wildcat forward Daryn Hickok made a layup. After Hickok stopped the run, a 3-pointer at the top of the key from Taylor cut the Wolverines momentum and tied the game. Taylor ended the game with three 3-point ers.

“They enjoy playing that way,” Weber State

head coach Velaida Harris said. “[They] enjoy getting into people defensively and then making sure we can run as a result of it. We have young women who can shoot and so we want to play inside out.”

Taylor’s 3-pointer tied the game at 8, lead ing to a battle for the lead. Despite Taylor and forward Jadyn Matthews finishing the quarter with 6 points each, the Wildcats entered the second quarter slightly behind, 19–18.

After the break, Weber State forward Vicky Parra fought for an early lead, scoring off an offensive rebound. Both teams battled defensively in the second quarter as Utah Valley scored 6 points, gaining a lead after holding the Wildcats scoreless for over sev en minutes. Weber State’s scoring drought ended after guard Charlotte Hegvold found Hickok for an open layup.

Hickok scored again later in the quarter with a long 2-pointer, cutting the Wolver ine’s lead to 25–24 at the half.

With the score close in the third, the Wild cats began taking a lead. After Weber State opened the quarter with 6 points, Utah Valley forward Jaeden Brown scored inside during the middle of the quarter, cutting the Wolverine’s deficit to 32–30. Utah Valley wasn’t able to build off of Brown’s shot as the Wildcats’ defense stopped them from scoring for the rest of the quarter. Working primarily inside, Weber State ended the quarter 41–30. The Wildcat’s continued to build on their lead in the fourth. Feeding off an assist from Weber State guard Kaiija Lesane, Hick ok made a 3-pointer to start the quarter. Despite making three free throws, the Wolverines didn’t score a field goal in the fourth till guard Abby Conlee made a jumper inside with 4:18 to go. Down 35–50, Conlee’s jumper gave Utah Valley momentum.

Holding the Wildcat’s scoreless till thirty seconds were left on the clock, the Wolver

ines scored 7 points to cut their deficit to 50–42. Locking down on defense, Weber State stopped Utah Valley from threatening their lead, ending the game 11-points ahead.

Matthews, Hickok and Taylor all ended the game with over 10 points. Both Matthews and forward Amelia Raidaveta finished the game with 8 rebounds as Parra finished with 7.

“I want them to understand that we have to be our biggest believers,” Harris said. “If we lock down and play defense like we did in the third quarter, like we did at the end of the second quarter, like we did in most of the fourth quarter, if we sit down and play defense, we’re able to play the way we want to, which is run.”

The Wildcats will be on the road for the Providence tournament, playing their first game against Bryant University on Nov. 25 at 1 p.m.

LEFT: Forward Daryn Hickok attempting to grab a basketball after a UVU player knocks it out of her hands. RIGHT: Forward possition Jadyn Matthews (5), reaching into the air to grab a basketball as it falls back to the court floor while teammate, Vicky Parra (20) prepares to be passed the ball.

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The answer is A, Colorado. According to NBC News, on Nov. 19 a dozen people were injured and five were killed during a mass shooting carried out by suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich. Police Chief Adrian Vasquez praised at least two heroic individuals who prevented the shooting from escalating further. The shooter is currently facing murder charges and Colorado Police are still investigating it as a hate crime.

The answer is D, 2024. According to NPR, former President Donald Trump announced his bid for a 2024 presidential run on Nov. 15. The Republican Presidential nominee is still unknown and it is unclear if any other candidates will step up to challenge Trump. Also unknown is how the January 6 committee’s subpoena and testimony of Trump will affect his chances at obtaining the Presidency.

The answer is C, Bob Iger. According to Variety, Iger has been reinstated as the CEO of Disney, replacing Bob Chapek. Iger had previously stepped down as Disney’s CEO in February 2020, leaving the company in turmoil. In response to Iger’s reinstatement, Disney stock jumped 8% in pre-market trading early morning on Nov. 21.

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