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Slow moving prisoner WSUPD dispatched an officer to Wildcat Village on Sept. 10 at 11:54 a.m. regarding a turtle. The officer spoke with parking services and housing staff before taking the turtle into custody. The turtle was taken via the prisoner transport section of the police vehicle and released near the duck pond without incident. The turtle has not been charged with a crime. Late night drinking Officers responded to an alcohol offense at University Village on Sept. 7, just past midnight. WSUPD met with an RA and student at Wildcat Village Hall 1. The alcohol was disposed of, and the student was given a warning and a report was completed.
An alarming discovery WSUPD responded to a hold-up alarm at an undisclosed location on Sept. 7 at 3:07 p.m. Officers found that the alarm button had fallen off of the underside of a desk. The button was then secured to the desk. Underage hot rods A WSU officer responded to a call regarding several teenagers on a golf cart driving recklessly near the area of the Dee Events Center on Sept. 6 around 4 p.m. The teens started in the Events Center lot and were found east near Taylor Avenue. The officer informed the group that, because none of them had a driver’s license, driving the cart in the street was illegal. The officer told the group to take the cart home and leave it there. No further action was taken.
Late night encounters Officers responded to a call at Stewart Wasatch Hall on Sept. 3 around 11:45 p.m. The complainant was walking to her apartment that night an hour prior to the call, when she noticed a male following her and described him as 5’10,” having brown skin and thin with a blue plaid shirt. She was advised about on-campus safety escorts and asked if she needed further help. The male was not found when officers patrolled. Urinating at University On Sept. 3, an officer approached an individual who was reportedly urinating on a wall near University Village. The person was asked to leave, and soon left via Lyft. Follow up Officers went on extra patrol on Sept. 1 in response to a suspicious circumstance report
of a man who was seen naked the week before near WSU Ogden campus. The officer spoke with a witness and got a further description of the suspect and the specific circumstance. Minor fender bender On Aug. 27, WSUPD received a report of a hit and run that damaged a car parked on Edvalson Street. There was a slight paint transfer on the front driver’s corner of the bumper and minor dents to the fender that made it difficult to open the driver’s door. The other driver is yet unknown. Vandalism is not a joke Officers responded to a criminal mischief report on Aug. 26 in which a shuttle bus used on the WSU Ogden campus had been vandalized. A fire extinguisher was found near the bus that was used on the inside of the bus. No other damage was reported. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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CORRECTION On Sept. 14, The Signpost published a story with the headline “20 years later: Weber County remembers,” which stated that Gov. Spencer Cox assisted with a booth. This is incorrect, and it was Lynda Cox who was assisting with the booth. It also states that the event was held on Sept. 11 and 12, but it was held on Sept. 9, 10, and 11.
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The sun shone on the faces of an audience with tent-shielded eyes fixated on Forrest Gander, as he explained to his listeners the connections he makes to the real world through his poetry. The event was the first of the “Visiting Writers and Open Mics” series, hosted by the Weber State University English Department, and was the only one that’ll be in person. The audience, loaded with books and journals and noticeably lacking cell phones, listened as Gander’s writing voice intertwined with his actual voice — one he described as similar to learning how to dance. “I think, for a lot of people, you find your voice the same way you learn to dance — by imitating other people and then slowly figuring out these things that are distinctive about these imitations that are your own,” Gander said. “The longer that you do anything, the more you’ll be comfortable at it, which gives you the confidence to be more exploratory. Then, your voice begins to come to you.” Long before he became a Pulitzer Prize winner in 2019, Gander had many trying experiences. In high school, he felt as if he was a “hot poet,” but when he got to college, he re-
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Dr. Scott Moore, a Weber State University assistant professor at Medical Laboratory Sciences, will be recognized as a recipient of 2021’s 40 Under 40 award, presented by the nation-wide American Society for Clinical Pathology. Moore’s research is focused on diabetes reversal. “Diabetes is one of these low-hanging fruits, which is completely reversible, but people don’t think it is,” Moore said. According to Moore, the east bench — where the WSU main campus is located in Ogden — has the highest percentage of Type 2 Diabetes cases in Utah, so geographically, it seems like the perfect area for his study to take place. The impact of Moore’s research may extend well beyond the state as Moore is now funded to do upcoming studies on the reversal of diabetes. “We’re still designing the trial right now,” Moore said. “This is going to be a huge ask; we’re probably asking for $750 thousand, almost a million.” Scott Moore has a success story which shines and starts at Weber State University, where he met his wife, Ashley Moore. Moore wasn’t certain of what he wanted to do or where he wanted to go in life. However, after finding a mentor, Moore decided to go to medical school. His success story took an unexpected twist: being hit by a car during his
third year as a medical student in Arizona. With Moore’s accident came a brush with death, a Life Flight to Flagstaff Medical Center, a life-threatening brain bleed and an immediate medical operation on his head. Upon waking in the hospital, amnesia ensued. The last memory Moore had was getting ready to go to church on the previous Sunday with his wife, two days before being hit by the car. Moore’s reality would never be the same. He had a full year of recovery time, and it was necessary for Moore to relearn everything after the crash — how to read, write, walk, talk, brush his teeth and so on, including neural habilitation for about a year. There were few things Moore could remember before his accident. Moore remembered his wife Ashley, and he also knew he was a medical student — although having forgotten all his medical knowledge, Moore knew within himself he was a medical student. “I became a study machine,” Moore said. “Leading up to it, I probably studied for about 12 to 16 hours a day for about 4 months up to the exam. About a year after my accident, I passed the exam, so I could go back to school.” The exam Moore passed, first try, took relearning all the first year of medical school, and passing the second board examination. He finished medical school, and Moore attributes the success of his recovery to his support network: his wife, his neurological team, his parents and his religious community.
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Moore now has the ability to pass different approaches to studying onto his students. His neuropsychologists and recovery team helped Moore to identify how humans are receiving that learning. “I have been able to study the science behind learning,” Moore said. “I have been able to formulate different methods to resonate with students as good as possible. The students can put in the least amount of time for the most amount of knowledge that they gain.” Moore is able to provide new approaches to teaching his students in the MLS program from what he has learned from his own re-
learning caused by ramifications of the accident. Now, Moore is now researching the reversal of diabetes. The most effective way to reverse diabetes is to place people on a whole-food, plant-based diet, so he plans to create a community trial that can reverse diabetes across the world. “One thing is, in order for these patients to be successful, we need to have them have support — community support and family support.” Moore said. “There’s no way they’re going to be successful if their kid is bringing home pizza all the time. They’re going to want pizza. So if their whole family is on board and they are like hey, you know what? You’re going to help cure diabetes if you’re eating what dad’s eating.” Moore describes the upcoming study as a “community intervention” and will incorporate the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: wholefood, plant-based diet, adequate activity, adequate amount of sleep, stress management, social engagement and avoidance of risky behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs. The trial will include not only the person with diabetes, but their entire family. According to Moore, the primary factor for diabetes reversal is the plant-based, whole-food diet. The study will last one year. This will not only be a community intervention study, but it will include something that has never been attempted before. The study will be mapping out the genetic transcription
through something called Transcriptdome analysis. According to Moore, the Transcriptdome analysis will allow the study to uncover whether diabetes reversal is plausible or not for the entire scientific community, which will be new insight for scientists to better understand the realities of the problem of diabetes. “Diabetes reversal is not just a goal anymore, but it is also feasible,” Moore said. “It should become the norm. It should become the standard treatment.” Moore stated that diet is everything, yielding effective results to combat diabetes. On Sept. 7, the American Diabetes Association announced that diabetes reversal is possible within just three months. However, Moore’s trial will be one year with clients, including checkups for progress monitoring about every three months. Dr. Matthew Nicholaou, Chair of the MLS Department, has been chair for six years. When Moore applied for a job at Weber State University During the hiring process, Nicholaou was the Chair of The Search Committee. He describes Moore as an asset not only to the MLS Department, but to the university as a whole. He praises Moore’s outside-of-the-box, innovated and student-oriented approaches to the teaching process and his whatever-it-takes approach to student successes after their higher education. Nicholaou said Moore is ensuring that any student involved in the MLS Department will be able to take care of future loved ones and people all over the world by readying them to be hands-on medical professionals right after they earn their degrees. “Something we always look for is real-world or additional experience, that we thought Scott really had,” Nicholaou said. “He really started to win us over with his willingness and effort.” Moore has been a member of the faculty since January of 2017. “We are inspired by these engaged and passionate young professionals, who are driven to improve healthcare delivery by doing innovative and creative work for their institutions and beyond,” ASCP President Kimberly Sanford said in a press release released on June 24. “ASCP’s 40 Under Forty program is a unique opportunity to recognize these outstanding individuals and to give them the support they need to foster their continuing leadership potential and growth.” The actualization of diabetes reversal is something that the entire world will see as revolutionary.
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The Weber State men’s basketball team’s non-conference schedule has been finalized. Before the season gets underway, Concordia University will face off with the Wildcats at the Dee Events Center in an exhibition game on Nov. 4. Weber State begins the new season and a pursuit to the Big Sky Championship game on Nov. 9, when Western Colorado arrives in Ogden for the team’s first non-conference clash. Crossing the country to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Wildcats will take on Duquesne University on Nov. 15, followed by a trip to St. George to Dixie State on Nov. 27. A battle of the cats will ensue on Dec. 8 in a showdown with the Washington State Cougars at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman. The game’s a highlight of the non-conference road games for the Wildcats. The Cougars finished last season with a 14– 13 record and No. 10 in the Pac-12. At the Dee, Weber State will defend its home court against the University of Maine, Fort Kent on Dec. 11, followed by marquee matchups
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against in-state rivals Utah State and BYU. The Aggies visit Ogden on Dec. 15, and the Cougars from Provo arrive on Dec. 18. Weber State will end its non-conference slate against the Fresno State Bulldogs at the Dee on Dec. 23. The Wildcats finished last season 12–3 in conference play and 17–6 overall, but a hole in the roster left by departing senior and First Team All-Big Sky guard Isiah Brown will be filled by incoming transfers Koby McEwen, Jamison Overton and Dyson Koehler. McEwen’s a senior and previously played at Marquette and Utah State, while Koehler’s a native Utahn form Jordan High School in Salt Lake City and comes to Ogden after a year at Cal Poly. Overton’s a senior from San Diego who played for Utah Valley and Saddleback College. Weber State’s locked and loaded and ready for action in Randy Rahe’s 16th season as the Wildcats’ head coach. The Gem City of Boise, Idaho, will host the Big Sky Tournament once again from March 9-12.
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The No. 9 Weber State Wildcats are set to host the No. 3 James Madison University Dukes at Stewart Stadium on Sept. 18. The ‘Cats are currently 1–1 for the preseason after being handed their first loss at the No. 24 University of Utah with a score of 40–17 and received their first dub of the season at Dixie State, scoring 41–3. JMU is currently 2–0 for their preseason.
The Dukes kicked off their season against Morehead State and brought home a 68–10 win, and in the following week, the University of Maine fell to JMU 55–7. This will be the third matchup between the two FCS powerhouses and their first face-off in Ogden. Both teams have previously been in the postseason, where the Dukes have hosted the Wildcats at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. “We’re really excited to get them here,” wide
receiver Rashid Shaheed said. “We’re ready. They’re ready. This will be an exciting game.” The Wildcats currently sit at 0–2 against the Dukes. The first matchup between the schools was Dec. 8, 2017, when the unseeded Wildcats traveled to the No. 1 Dukes. This heartbreaker of a game ended for the Wildcats when a 46yard field goal pushed the Dukes to 31–28 as the clock ran out. The Wildcats collected 238 passing yards and 91 rushing yards while the Dukes had
359 passing yards and 190 rushing yards. The Dukes found success again on Dec. 21, 2019, in their second game against the ‘Cats with a 30–14 win in the semifinals. The Dukes were able to capitalize on a 10-point lead in the first quarter and followed up with another 7 points in the second. Weber State didn’t see any points on the board until late in the second quarter, when former WSU quarterback Jake Constantine got the ball to Kevin Smith with a little over a minute left in the first half.
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Weber State was able to hold JMU to 6 points in the second half. Constantine found Ty MacPherson for the ‘Cats second touchdown of the night, but their efforts weren’t enough as the clock ran down. You’ll see familiar faces on Sept. 18 that have played the Dukes in the past including Josh Davis, who had 61 rushing yards on 13 carries; MacPherson, who had five catches for
83 yards; Conner Mortensen, who had 13 tackles and Eddie Heckard, who had a sack. Quarterback Bronson Barron looks to be sitting out after an injury from the ‘Cats game down south against Dixie State. Randall Johnson is a likely candidate for the Sept. 18 game. “He has embraced his role really well,” Shaheed said about Johnson. “He’s always ready. Last week, he came in, and he played really
well for us.” Following JMU, the Wildcats will kick off Big Sky play by hosting the UC Davis Aggies on Sept. 25 at Stewart Stadium.
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