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By BRISA ODENTHAL Section Editor

After nearly eight years of planning and construction, Utah’s amusement park, Lagoon, held the grand opening for which ride on Sept. 15?

A. Catapult

B. Primordial

C. Samurai

D. Rockin’ Rollercoaster

TThe acting president of which East Coast university died suddenly this week?

A. Temple University

B. Brown University

C. Penn State

D. Duke University

A detained Wall Street Journal reporter’s appeal was denied to be considered this week in which country?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Parts of Walt Disney World were temporarily shut down after sightings of what animal?

A. Black bear

A. Syria

B. Libya

C. Mexico

D. Russia

B. Alligator

C. Bobcat

D. Panther

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By JACEY ROE Reporter

Weber’s Dining’s newest marketing manager has inside knowledge of what students may want. Elsa Hassett, a recent Weber State University graduate and former cheerleader for the university, has been working in the Shepherd Union building and has an inside scoop on our students.

“You know, being like our age, we kind of know what people like,” Hassett said.

As an interpersonal and family communications major, Hassett wasn’t aiming for marketing. But while working as a campus recreation employee,she learned how to plan events,leading to an interest in marketing. Jessica Alford, the Weber Dining general manager, saw this interest and thought she’d be perfect for the marketing manager position, especially as Hassett is a for-mer student.

“I would be lying if I said that Elsa’s history as a student and a student-athlete didn’t help, in terms of me thinking about her as a perfect candidate for this position,” Alford said. Other than being a former student, certain qualities led Alford to believe Hassett would be the perfect candidate.

“It’s because a student-athlete that is as successful as she is, has had the discipline, they have to be driven,they have to be good [at] time management, they have to be able to juggle a

lot,” Alford said. “And as, you know, a successful student and then an elite athlete, she has to have all of the qualities that you would really hope that any employee would have, and so much else can be taught.”

As an elite athlete and a former cheerleader for WSU, Hassett believes she can help boost the number of students who come to the dining room for meals.

“In certain ways, because I have, like, a community here already,” Hassett said. “I’m like, Hey, come to this thing. So I can kind of get, like, a little bit more business for dining and, like, get people at the events that we’re doing.”

Adding more business for dining and having a freshly graduated student working in the dining room has also helped promote social media posts to encourage more people and students to attend events.

“When I, in my old age, asked her questions, like, you know, what do you think the

students would respond to? I can count on her to have a valid and recent experience with respect to that can help guide whatever that is,” Alford said.

Not only has working with Hassett helped promote social media and events, but she is described as having all the characteristics of a hard worker.

“She was picking up things so quickly, and what I noticed in particular that I really appreciated was her desire to find out the questions, the answers to her questions,” Alford said.

Hassett has worked with the rest of the Weber Dining team to create a good environment for students who do eat on campus and to increase the awareness of options that Weber Dining provides.

“It’s always our number one goal to to make the students happy and to be a good part of their day to be a positive part of their day,” Alford said.

Elsa Hassett is the current marketing manager for Weber Dining.

The sign over the entrance of Weber Dining located in the Shepherd Union.

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El comedor de la universidad de Weber State tiene información que los estudiantes quieren. Elsa Hassett, una recién graduada de Weber State y ex animadora para la universidad, ha estado trabajando dentro de Shepherd Union y tiene algo que los estudiantes quieren escuchar.

“Sabes, que en nuestra edad, sabemos lo que le gusta a la gente,” dice Hassett. Como su especialidad es en comunicaciones interpersonales y familiares, Hasset no planeaba estudiar marketing. Pero mientras estaba trabajando como empleada de recreación del campus, aprendió cómo planear eventos, lo que le interesó en marketing. Jessica Alford, la coordinadora de Weber Dining, vio este interés y pensó que ella sería perfecta para la posición de gerente de marketing, especialmente porque ella era una estudiante.

“Te estaría mintiendo si te diría que su historia de siendo estudiante y atleta no le

ayudó siendo la candidata perfecta para esta posición,” dice Alford.

Además de ser exalumna, ciertas cualidades dejaron que Alford creyera que Hassett sería una buena candidata.

“Es porque ella era una estudiante-atleta exitosa, ella tiene disciplina, tienen que ser fuertes, y tienen que ser buenos con el tiempo, tienen que saber ser bastantes cosas a la misma vez,” dice Alford. “Y como sabes un alumna exitosa y luego un atleta elite, ella tiene que tener todas las cualidades que esperas que una empleada tenga, y se puede enseñar mucho más.”

Como una atleta elite y ex animadora para Weber State, Hassett cree que ella puede aumentar el número de estudiantes que entran al comedor.

“De cierta manera, es como si ya tuviera una comunidad aquí,” dice Hassett. “Les digo ‘Oye, vengan a esta cosa que tengo. Para que haya más negocio para el comedor’ y la gente viene a los eventos.”

Agregando más negocio para el comedor y tener a alguien que recién se ha graduado trabajando en el comedor que también pueda subir a las redes sociales anima a la gente y

estudiantes a atender los eventos.

“Cuando yo, en mi vejez, le pregunté qué piensas que los estudiantes respondan? Puedo contar con ella para tener la experiencia para ayudar con lo que sea,” dice Alford.

No solamente ha ayudado a Hassett subiendo a las redes sociales y eventos pero también la pueden describir como alguien que tiene las características de una buena trabajadora.

“Le resulta bien fácil y bien rápido el trabajo, lo que si note es que me gustaba su deseo para hacer preguntas, y respuestas a las preguntas,” dice Hassett.

Hassett ha trabajado con el resto de Weber Dining equipo para crear una buen lugar para los estudiantes que no comen en campus y aumentar el conocimiento de las opciones de comida que tiene Weber Dining.

“Siempre es nuestra primera meta tener a los estudiantes felices y ser una parte positiva de su dia,” dice Alford.

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Outdoor seating at the Weber Dining patio.

A board with info for students about the Wildcat Dining Room sitting outside of the entrance.

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By JACOBA JONES Reporter

Weber State University’s women’s cross country had their second race of the season in Missoula, Montana, at the University of Montana Invitational on Sept. 15. With 13 teams battling against each other, the Wildcats were able to place second with a score of 61 points. The 13 universities that competed were Weber State, Montana State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Eastern Washington University, University of Montana, Carroll College, Rocky Mountain University, Clark College, Montana State University Billings, Dawson Community College, University of Montana Western, Montana State University–

Northern and the University of Providence.

“The women did a great job in this race,” assistant coach Lindsey Anderson said. “They were further along in training than we were two weeks ago, and they were excited to go out and be competitive with the other athletes/teams who were racing. They ran smart and executed the plan well. Everyone walked away excited for more to come.”

The Wildcats had five runners in the top 25 and had all 10 runners placed in the top 36. Bailey Winter placed third overall with a time of 17:45.38, and Laurie Murphy followed shortly after placing fourth with a time of 17:49.53. Hailey Low finished 13th at 18:16:45, Saga Hagelin finished 23rd at 18:25.35 and Frances Hudson finished 25th

at 18:31.06.

“Coming into my final year, I have had a lot of mixed emotions, but more than anything I just want to make the most of it,” Winter said. “I want to be able to finish the season feeling like I gave it my all. My motto for this year is ‘run with your heart.’ Mainly because running is so mental and a lot of times my mind takes charge, and I want to truly focus on ignoring those thoughts and running with my heart.”

Starting this season, Anderson is back as an assistant coach for men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams. She is a former Weber State athlete and the first student-athlete at Weber State to qualify for the Summer Olympics.

“I’m very excited to be back at Weber,” An-

derson said. “I’ve loved being back, working with Coach Pilkington again, and getting to know the athletes. It’s a fun group. I think the biggest thing I’ve learned is that you must put in a lot of hard work and be consistent for a long time in order to be successful at this sport. You have to fall in love with the effort you put in.”

The Wildcats have three more meets before the Big Sky Championships. Their next race will be at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, on Sept. 29.

Women’s cross country takes second at Montana Invitational.

Weber State Athletics

POR JACOBA JONES Reportero

El comedor de la universidad de Weber State tiene información que los estudiantes quieren. Elsa Hassett, una recién graduada de Weber State y ex animadora para la universidad, ha estado trabajando dentro de Shepherd Union y tiene algo que los estudiantes quieren escuchar.

“Sabes, que en nuestra edad, sabemos lo que le gusta a la gente,” dice Hassett.

Como su especialidad es en comunicaciones interpersonales y familiares, Hasset no planeaba estudiar marketing. Pero mientras estaba trabajando como empleada de recreación del campus, aprendió cómo planear

eventos, lo que le interesó en marketing. Jessica Alford, la coordinadora de Weber Dining, vio este interés y pensó que ella sería perfecta para la posición de gerente de marketing, especialmente porque ella era una estudiante.

“Te estaría mintiendo si te diría que su historia de siendo estudiante y atleta no le ayudó siendo la candidata perfecta para esta posición,” dice Alford.

Además de ser exalumna, ciertas cualidades dejaron que Alford creyera que Hassett sería una buena candidata.

“Es porque ella era una estudiante-atleta exitosa, ella tiene disciplina, tienen que ser fuertes, y tienen que ser buenos con el tiempo, tienen que saber ser bastantes cosas a la misma vez,” dice Alford. “Y como sabes un alumna exitosa y luego un atleta elite, ella tiene que tener todas las cualidades que es-

peras que una empleada tenga, y se puede enseñar mucho más.”

Como una atleta elite y ex animadora para Weber State, Hassett cree que ella puede aumentar el número de estudiantes que entran al comedor.

“ De cierta manera, es como si ya tuviera una comunidad aquí,” dice Hassett. “Les digo ‘Oye, vengan a esta cosa que tengo. Para que haya más negocio para el comedor’ y la gente viene a los eventos.”

Agregando más negocio para el comedor y tener a alguien que recién se ha graduado trabajando en el comedor que también pueda subir a las redes sociales anima a la gente y estudiantes a atender los eventos.

“Cuando yo, en mi vejez, le pregunté qué piensas que los estudiantes respondan? Puedo contar con ella para tener la experiencia

para ayudar con lo que sea,” dice Alford. No solamente ha ayudado a Hassett subiendo a las redes sociales y eventos pero también la pueden describir como alguien que tiene las características de una buena trabajadora.

“Le resulta bien fácil y bien rápido el trabajo, lo que si note es que me gustaba su deseo para hacer preguntas, y respuestas a las preguntas,” dice Hassett.

Hassett ha trabajado con el resto de Weber Dining equipo para crear una buen lugar para los estudiantes que no comen en campus y aumentar el conocimiento de las opciones de comida que tiene Weber Dining.

“Siempre es nuestra primera meta tener a los estudiantes felices y ser una parte positiva de su dia,” dice Alford.

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The Weber State Womens Cross Country, running in the 2022 Gans Creek XC Classic.

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By AJ HANDLEY

On Sept. 17, Snowbasin Resort celebrated its third week of Oktoberfest. Everywhere in sight were Steins of brewed beer surrounded

by local vendors and the sound of blues music.

Guests participated in traditional Oktoberfest events like the Stein holding competition, and a costume contest of traditional German Lederhosen and Dirndl dresses. Dogs were

also welcome at Snowbasin, but were required to be leashed at all times. During the festival, the crowd was serenaded by blues music from Tony Holiday, who is on tour from Memphis, Tennessee.

Entry to the festival is a $29 ticket for the

Needles Gondola, which is valid for rides all day during the festival. Oktoberfest at Snowbasin will continue every Sunday until Oct. 8.

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The youngest contestant in the costume competition.

Festival attendees enjoy a friendly game of cornhole.

Leather bracelets for sale by vendors at the Oktoberfest. The winner of the dog costume competition.

Tony Holiday and his band perform blues and jazz music for the Oktoberfest crowd.

A large crowd gathers on the lawn to spectate the live music.

Beautiful jewelry for sale at Oktoberfest being displayed.

A couple wearing traditional German Oktoberfest attire. Discount massages

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El 17 de septiembre, Snowbasin Resort celebró su tercera semana de Oktoberfest. Por todas partes se veían Steins de cerveza fermentada rodeadas de vendedores locales y al son de música blues.

Los visitantes participaron en los actos tradicionales del Oktoberfest, como el concurso de Steins y el concurso de disfraces típicos de Lederhosen y Dirndl. Los perros también eran bienvenidos en Snowbasin,

pero debían ir con correa en todo momento. Durante el festival, el público recibió una serenata de blues de Tony Holiday, que está de gira desde Memphis, Tennessee.

La entrada al festival es un tiquete

de $29 para la Góndola Needles, que es válido para montar todo el día durante el festival. El Oktoberfest de Snowbasin continuará todos los domingos hasta el 8 de octubre.

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The Needles Gondola returning passengers down the mountain.

A dog enjoying a drink outside of Earl’s Lodge at Oktoberfest.

Tony Holiday and his band were one of the live music acts performing blues and jazz at Oktoberfest.

Festival attendees playing a game of Stump.

A crowded patio outside the Snowbasin lodge. Hand-made

By TERRA BELL Reporter

On Sept. 1, Ogden Arts, Culture and Events held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the unveiling of The Corner as a year-round information booth and store for Ogden.

“It was an old building that was closed almost all year, except for the Christmas village,” Lorie Buckley, the arts administrator, said.

Located at 2501 Washington Blvd, The Corner sits on the edge of the Nine Rails Creative District, which is the space between Grant Avenue and Madison Avenue, and 24th Street and 26th Street.

Renovation on The Corner was proposed by the Ogden Arts in 2018. In June 2019, the Ogden City Council approved the project for the public work of art. In 2020, the artist call was sent out for artists nationwide to apply for, with 189 submissions from different studios. In January 2021, the project fully began with Hou de Sousa being the chosen artist studio.

One of the goals for this project was to create a piece that could be enjoyed by both cars passing by and pedestrians walking around the area.

Joshua De Sousa and Nancy Hou, husband and wife artist duo and owners of Hou De Sousa, collaborated with Hogan & Associates Construction and Io LandArch to create the art piece that would be a part of the Corner Plaza.

Hou and De Sousa began drafting designs in their Manhattan-based studio where both artists decided placement for the openings and the seating.

High sloping was designed to work well with the sharper angles of the plaza and to be reminiscent of the mountaintops surrounding the city. De Sousa said the local architecture also in-

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spired the balance between curves and angles in the piece.

After design and construction had finalized the design, Hou and De Sousa sent it off to Arup, an architectural firm which confirmed the plate thickness and anything else needed to make sure the piece was sound for production. After Arup made sure the design was up to code, it was sent off to Metal Arts Foundry in Lehi.

Metal Arts Foundry constructed each individual panel and assembled it in the shop while it was still bare metal to make sure everything lined up properly. Once everything fit properly, it was then disassembled, painted, re-assembled and shipped to Ogden where a crane was used to lift it over the trees and into the proper location. Ogden residents and visitors of the community can now enjoy this piece of art for years to come.

The “New Range” art installation that can be seen near the Corner Building. A closer look inside of the piece, “New Range.”

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El 1 de septiembre, Ogden Arts, Culture & Events organizó una ceremonia de corte de cinta para celebrar la inauguración de The Corner como caseta de información y tienda para Ogden que abrirá durante todo el año.

“Era un edificio antiguo que estaba cerrado casi todo el año, excepto para el pueblo navideño”, dijo Lorie Buckley, la administradora de arte.

Ubicado en 2501 Washington Blvd, The Corner se encuentra en el borde del Nine Rails Creative District, que es la zona entre Grant Avenue y Madison Avenue, desde la calle 24 a la 26.

La renovación de The Corner fue propuesta por Ogden Arts en 2018. En junio de 2019, el Ayuntamiento de Ogden aprobó el proyecto para la obra de arte pública. En 2020, la convocatoria de artistas se envió a todo el país para que aplicaran, con 189 presentaciones de diferentes estudios. En enero de 2021, el proyecto comenzó oficialmente con Hou de Sousa siendo el estudio artístico elegido.

Uno de los objetivos de este proyecto era crear algo que pudiera ser disfrutado tanto por los coches que pasan como por los peatones que caminan por la zona.

Joshua De Sousa y Nancy Hou, el dúo artístico marido y mujer, y propietarios de Hou De Sousa, colaboraron con Hogan & Associates Construction y Io LandArch para crear la obra de arte que formaría parte de la Corner Plaza.

Hou y De Sousa comenzaron a crear diseños en su estudio en Manhattan, donde ambos artistas decidieron dónde colocar las aperturas y los asientos.

La inclinación fue diseñada para que quedara bien con los ángulos más agudos de la plaza y para evocar las montañas que rodean la ciudad. De Sousa dijo que la arquitectura local también inspiró el equilibrio entre curvas y ángulos de la obra.

Después de que diseño y construcción finalizara el diseño, Hou y De Sousa lo enviaron a Arup, un estudio de arquitectos que confirmó el grosor de la placa y otras cosas necesarias para asegurarse de que la pieza estuviera en buen estado para la producción. Después de que Arup se asegurara de que el diseño estaba preparado, fue enviado a Metal Arts Foundry en Lehi.

Metal Arts Foundry construyó cada panel individual y los montó cuando eran metal al

descubierto para asegurarse de que todo estuviera alineado correctamente. Una vez que todo encajaba, se desmontó, se pintó, se volvió a montar y se envió a Ogden, donde una grúa lo levantó sobre los árboles y lo colocó en el

lugar correspondiente.

Los habitantes de Ogden y los visitantes de la comunidad ahora pueden disfrutar de esta obra de arte por muchos años más.

The artist and members of the local business community, cut the ribbon at the unveiling of a new art piece.

The unveiling of the new Corner Building at its reopening.

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By MCKINNA BAIRD Reporter

At the beginning of the fall 2023 semester, Weber State University students were frustrated with ongoing Wi-Fi problems.

According to Jonathan Karras, networking and communications manager at WSU, the network was overwhelmed with the amount of new users, most of which were attempting to use the guest network as opposed to the student one.

“What happens is a lot of phones are behind the scenes trying to get places and they’re kind of overloading that captive portal,” Karras said. “Due to the load on the system, that captive portal was struggling to allow people through.”

Karras also said devices are constantly updated and doing more that users aren’t even aware of. Due to this, even if there isn’t some sort of spike in students at Weber, the network still has work to do.

“That was purely a high load issue,” Karras said. “We’ve made some tweaks to the system so that it shouldn’t be as overloaded again if we see that same sort of thing.”

During this initial Wi-Fi crisis, Karras’ team was forced to shut down the network for two days to make the necessary adjustments. The network help desk stayed open during the closure and informed students about the student network, which will work more efficiently going forward.

Karras said the eduroam network at WSU can also connect students to Wi-Fi when they’re at public libraries, public schools and at other Utah colleges.

“Maybe you’re in sports, and you end up at SUU or something, you can get on their network … you’ll just connect,” Karras said.

Overall, both Karras and the network help desk urge students to connect to eduroam going forward; it should work better, connect automatically after you log in and keep the system running smoothly for everyone.

A server at the NOORDA Engineering and Technology building on campus.

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS? QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 2 2.

The answer is B, Primordial. According to the Standard Examiner, the ride, which has been in the making for eight years, was opened to the public on Sept. 15 and will continue to stay open to guests of the park until late October at the end of the season.

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The answer is A, Temple University. According to The New York Times, JoAnne A. Epps, the acting president of Temple University, died in a hospital on Sept. 19. She was 72 years old and fell ill while onstage at a memorial service. She was announced as acting president of the university in April after the previous president stepped down over controversy regarding enrollment rates. Epps’ cause of death has not been announced.

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The answer is D, Russia. According to The Wall Street Journal, Evan Gerschkovich, a WSJ reporter who has been detained in Russia for almost six months, tried to file an appeal with the Russian government. The Russian government declined to consider the appeal and Gerschkovich will remain in detention.

1. 3. 4.

The answer is A, Black bear. According to NPR, on Sept. 18, parts of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, were temporarily shut down after park guests made reports of spotting a black bear in the park.

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