1.
The Speaker of the House was voted out of the position this week. What is his name?
A. Mitt Romney
B. Kevin McCarthy
C. Matt Gaetz
D. George Santos
What major international city is facing a bedbug infestation?
A. Paris, France
B. London, England
C. Sydney, Australia
D. Tokyo, Japan
Famous singer Taylor Swift sparked dating rumors last weekend after going to another game with Travis Kelse, a player of which team?
Which A-list actor posted a warning against AI advertisements after finding a simulated version of himself promoting a dental plan?
A. Las Vegas Raiders
B. Denver Broncos
C. Minnesota Vikings
D. Kansas City Chiefs
A. Tom Hanks
B. Robert Downey Jr.
C. George Clooney
D. Will Smith
Weber State University will be sending out a test emergency notification through their emergency notification system known as Code Purple on Oct. 10.
Code Purple is used to communicate with the campus community via text messages and phone calls in cases of emergency on campus, according to WSU police captain and emergency manager Mike Davies. Code Purple is also used to send out notifications concerning campus closures.
Davies said the purpose of the emergency test is to make sure the system is working properly and to get the word out about the Code Purple app.
To sign up for Code Purple, students, faculty and staff can go to the Code Purple
portal from their eWeber account. Code Purple allows seven phone numbers and two email addresses per account. Those emails and phone numbers will all receive emergency notifications when they are sent out.
In the app, students will have access to university safety plans. There is a feature for texting with dispatchers if a phone call is unsafe. In addition, there is a button you can press if you are in danger, which will alert WSU police to your location so they can help.
For those who have to walk across campus at night or just don’t feel safe, the app has a safety walk function. Students can push a button that will alert a dispatcher of a safety walk taking place. From there, WSU police are able to make sure the student gets to their destination. If the student does not get to that location then an
officer will be dispatched to make sure the student is okay.
“There are several different safety resources on that app that go above and beyond just emergency notification that can be useful much more often than you would perceive an emergency notification,” Davies said. “You could use the resources on that app everyday to help yourself stay safe.”
In the emergency notification on Oct. 10, there will be a link provided for students to download the Code Purple app. The link will contain more information on how to set a phone’s push notification settings so that problems will not occur with the app.
This past month, conservation groups, both in Utah and nationally, filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah in an attempt to protect the Great Salt Lake.
The environmental groups suing the state of Utah include the Center for Biological Diversity, the Utah Rivers Council, the Sierra Club, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and the American Bird Conservancy.
“The primary goal of the lawsuit is to hold the government of Utah accountable for their affirmative responsibility to protect the Great Salt Lake,” Anya Korfine, community water liaison for the Utah River Council, said. “The state of Utah holds the Great Salt Lake in trust for the people of Utah … And we feel like due to their refusal to take any meaningful action to get water to the lake, not just you know, legislation that claims it’s helping to like put actual water to the lake. We feel like they have not fulfilled their duty. So this lawsuit is a step to encourage them to fulfill that duty and protect the Great Salt Lake for their people.”
The Great Salt Lake is an incredibly vital
resource to the wild and plant life of not only Utah, but the entire Western Hemisphere. If it were to dry up, the effects would be detrimental to everything that relies on the lake, from animals to plants to people.
“The Great Salt Lake is an incredible ecosystem, and it’s one of the largest remaining wetlands in the Western Hemisphere … it’s crucial for about 10 million or more migratory birds … it also supports a multibillion dollar economy in Utah,” Korfine said. “So in everything from recreation to industry, it’s an incredibly plentiful resource.”
The conservation of the Great Salt Lake, which has been a project that these conservation groups have been working on for decades, becomes more of an important topic as the drought continues and water levels deplete.
“Saving Great Salt Lake is the most important issue,” Deeda Seed, a senior campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity, said. “Any of us who live here will be involved and if we don’t save the lake, we’re really not going to be able to live here anymore and have any quality of life. You know, toxic dust storms, we’ve seen examples of them in places like California where a water body called
Owens Lake was dried up. It’s not good. It’s kind of apocalyptic … But it’s gonna take effort from all of us to prevent that from happening. And really what we need to do is ask our elected leaders to dedicate themselves to getting more water, more wet water, not promises of water, but actual water.”
Though last year’s snowy winter brought a lot of water to Utah, it still wasn’t enough to save the lake. Though more moisture-rich years would be ideal, there are things that can be done without a change in weather.
“We always encourage people to reach out to their legislator … they are the voice of the people, we elect them and they have an obligation to represent their people… call them, email them, contact them. It’s a little scary, but it’s really easy to do and it has a really powerful impact,” Korfine said.
Though many environmental issues seem to be complex, with no clear answer, the Great Salt Lake is something that can be saved. With the help of the community working with their legislators and these conservation groups, the Great Salt Lake is something that can be saved before it’s too late.
“Well, I think there is a solution,” Seed said. “This isn’t one of those problems, where
we don’t have the resources, where we do not have the water. We just need to reallocate how we use the water. So it’s a solvable problem. But having said that, it’s also a problem that’s going to take a lot of effort from all of us to solve because of the politics.”
The lawsuit against the state of Utah is still in its early stages, but a solution to the depletion of the Great Salt Lake is possible. These conservation organizations are working with the state of Utah and on their own in order to save the Great Salt Lake and fight for the resources that the state of Utah has.
“The Utah Rivers Council is committed to this fight,” Korfine said. “We are not going to give up and we have the power to change the trajectory of the Great Salt Lake, it’s not a hopeless cause. It’s not too far gone, but the time to act is now and we’re rapidly running out of time. So while it’s scary, there’s hope. And we’re excited to work together with all Utahns to solve this crisis.”
Este mes pasado, grupos conservatorios, de ambos Utah y nacionales, presentaron una demanda contra el estado de Utah en un intento de proteger el Great Salt Lake.
Los grupos conservatorios demandando el estado de Utah son el Center for Biological Diversity (Centro de Diversidad Biológica), the Utah Rivers Council (Ríos de Utah Consejo), the Sierra Club, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (Médicos de Utah para un Entorno Saludable) y the American Bird Conservancy (Conservación de Aves Americanas).
“La meta primaria de la demanda es responsabilizar al gobierno de Utah por su responsabilidad afirmativa de proteger el Great Salt Lake,” dice Anya Korfine, enlace de agua de la comunidad para el Utah Rivers Council. “El estado de Utah mantiene el Great Salt Lake
en confianza para la gente de Utah… Y sentimos que es el resultado de negarse a tomar medidas significativas para que entre agua en el lago, no solamente leyes que dicen que están ayudando pero que si haiga agua dentro del lago. Sentimos que no han puesto de su parte. Esta demanda es un paso para que ellos puedan cumplir con su deber y proteger el Great Salt Lake para su gente.”
El Great Salt Lake es un recurso vital para la vida silvestre y vegetal y no solamente para Utah, sino también para todo el hemisferio occidental. Si se secara, los efectos serían terribles para todo que necesita el lago, desde los animales y la gente.
“El Great Salt Lake es una ecosistema increíble, y es uno de los humedales más grandes que quedan en el hemisferio occidental… es crucial para casi 10 millones o más aves migratorias… también soporta una economía multimillonaria en Utah,” dice Korfine. “Entonces de todo hasta la recreación e industria, es un recurso abundante.”
La conservación del Great Salt Lake, es un
proyecto que estos grupos de conservación han hecho por décadas, se hace más importante como la sequía continúe y los niveles de agua no suben.
“Salvando el Great Salt Lake es lo más importante,” dice Deeda Seed, activista para el Center for Biological Diversity. “Los que vivimos aquí vamos a estar involucrados si no salvamos el lago, no vamos a poder vivir aquí y tener calidad de vida. Sabes, las tormentas de polvo tóxico, hemos visto ejemplos de esto en lugares como California cuando un cuerpo de agua llamado Owens Lake se secó. No es cosa buena. Es un poco apocalíptico… Pero va a tomar deber de todos para prevenir eso de pasar. Y lo que sí debemos hacer es pedir a nuestros líderes electos que se dediquen a agarrar mas agua, mas agua mojada, no promesas de agua, pero agua actual.”
Aunque la nieve del año pasado trajo bastante agua a Utah, no fue suficiente para salvar el lago. Bastantes años con agua serían ideales, hay cosas que no pueden cumplirse sin un cambio en el clima.
“Siempre tratamos de tener a la gente hablar con su legislador… ellos son la voz de la gente, los elegimos y tienen una obligación a representar su gente… llamenlos, manden correos electrónicos, contáctenos. Da un poco de miedo, pero es una cosa muy fácil y tiene un impacto poderoso,” dice Korfine.
Aunque hay muchos problemas ambientales que son complejos, sin respuesta clara, el Great Salt Lake es algo que sí podemos salvar. Con la ayuda de la comunidad trabajando con sus legisladores y estos grupos conservatorios, el Great Salt Lake es algo que sí se puede salvar antes que sea muy tarde.
“Pero si creo que hay una solución,” dice Seed. “Esta no es una de esas problemas, donde no hay recursos, donde no hay agua. Nada más necesitamos reasignar como usamos
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On Oct. 2 and 3, Weber State University’s Shepherd Union Atrium was filled with music and colorful vendors, signifying the return of El Mercadito.
El Mercadito is a small market of local businesses selling goods from Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador and Guatemala.
Monica Rodriguez, Hispanic and Latino multicultural program manager for the Centers for Belonging and Cultural Engagement, said some households support large families while earning only a $25,000-$30,000 yearly income.
“They have to become very creative in trying to bring in extra income home,” Rodriguez said. “We want to support that effort to the Hispanic Latina communities. We also want the families to understand that at Weber State, the door is open to their kids to build their future.”
The process of getting vendors for this year started when last year’s Mercadito vendors wanted to return this year for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Over the summer, Rodriguez traveled around Utah in search of sellers who were interested in attending.
“It’s a great experience because we have contact with students, and it lets us show our culture,” Reyna Hernandez, a vendor at El
Mercadito, said.
El Mercadito is only one part of the celebrations for Hispanic Heritage Month. During the market, the WSU’s Ballet Folklórico performed a flash mob in the Atrium.
The flash mob was conducted by Jennifer Duenaz, WSU Hispanic senator, who has been dancing since she was five.
Additionally, two displays have been put up in the Union building. Lining the walls of the Sky Bridge between the Union building and the Student Services is the LatinArte, Arts of México en Utah showcase. On Oct. 2 the artists were near the bridge and the Atrium to display and talk about their art.
Traditional clothing pieces can be found in the window display next to the Copy Center
in Shepherd Union.
On Oct. 10, the Wildcat Theater will host a keynote speech from Utah’s first Latino federal judge, Samuel Alba, at 12:30 p.m. Alba served as a magistrate judge for the United State District Court, Utah District from 1992 to his retirement in 2012.
Hispanic Heritage Month will wrap up with the Indigenous Peoples’ Day poem and short story contest on Oct. 12.
“Many times the younger generations are not encouraged to use Spanish, so sometimes their reading and their writing is not so strong in an academic setting,” Rodriguez said. “We want to promote the good use of the Spanish language.”
El 1 y 2 de octubre, el atrio de Weber State University en Shepherd Union se llenó de música y comerciantes coloridos, lo que significaba la vuelta de El Mercadito.
El Mercadito es un pequeño mercado de negocios locales que venden productos de México, Perú, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador y Guatemala.
Monica Rodriguez, manager del programa multicultural hispano y latino para los Centros de Pertenencia y Compromiso Cultural, dijo que en muchos hogares hay familias que se mantienen ganando solo un salario anual de
$25,000-$30,000.
“Tienen que volverse muy creativos intentando traer ingresos extra a casa”, dijo Rodriguez. “Queremos apoyar esos esfuerzos de las comunidades hispanas y latinas. También queremos que las familias entiendan que en Weber State, las puertas están abiertas para que sus niños construyan su futuro.
El proceso para conseguir nuevos vendedores para este año comenzó cuando el pasado año los comerciantes del Mercadillo quisieron volver este año para el Mes de la Herencia Hispana.
Durante el verano, Rodriguez viajó por Utah en busca de vendedores que estuvieran interesados en participar.
“It’s a great experience because we have contact with students, and it lets us show our
culture,” Reyna Hernandez, a vendor at El Mercadito, said.
El Mercadito is only one part of the celebrations for Hispanic Heritage Month. During the market, the WSU’s Ballet Folklórico performed a flash mob in the Atrium.
The flash mob was conducted by Jennifer Duenaz, WSU Hispanic senator, who has been dancing since she was five.
Additionally, two displays have been put up in the Union building. Lining the walls of the Sky Bridge between the Union building and the Student Services is the LatinArte, Arts of México en Utah showcase. On Oct. 2 the artists were near the bridge and the Atrium to display and talk about their art.
Traditional clothing pieces can be found in
the window display next to the Copy Center in Shepherd Union.
On Oct. 10, the Wildcat Theater will host a keynote speech from Utah’s first Latino federal judge, Samuel Alba, at 12:30 p.m. Alba served as a magistrate judge for the United State District Court, Utah District from 1992 to his retirement in 2012.
Hispanic Heritage Month will wrap up with the Indigenous Peoples’ Day poem and short story contest on Oct. 12.
“Many times the younger generations are not encouraged to use Spanish, so sometimes their reading and their writing is not so strong in an academic setting,” Rodriguez said. “We want to promote the good use of the Spanish language.”
Whether you study at the Ogden or Davis campus or prefer virtual meetings, Weber State University can provide the academic help you need through its free tutoring centers. They cover various subjects, such as math, science, writing and foreign language, and students can choose between drop-in sessions
or appointments to fit their schedule.
In addition, TRiO, a federally-funded program, consists of selective cohorts like the Veterans Upward Bound program for student veterans and Student Support Services for low-income, first-generation and disabled students.
Some majors also have their own centers or labs, like the Math Tutoring Center in Tracy Hall Science Center or the Writing Center in
Elizabeth Hall.
Joseph Atkin, a veteran and tutor at WSU, believes students should take advantage of these centers as they are safe and quiet environments. Another tutor, Karuna Leyva, said tutoring helps students reduce stress, improve understanding and earn greater independence over assignments.
Tutoring centers provide one-on-one, personalized assistance accessible to all students
regardless of their academic level. Kelsey Rule, an Elementary Education major, said tutoring has helped improve her grades and become more confident in her learning skills. Tutors have demonstrated efficient techniques for her educational objectives. Tutors also often provide campus connections, resources and preparation for graduation.
For information regarding tutoring services at WSU, visit weber.edu/tutoring.
Ya sea que estudies en el campus de Ogden o Davis o prefieras reuniones virtuales, Weber State University puede brindarte la ayuda académica que necesitas a través de sus centros de tutoría gratuitos. Cubren diversas materias, como matemáticas, ciencias, escritura e idiomas extranjeros, y los estudiantes pueden elegir entre sesiones sin cita previa o citas que se ajusten a su horario.
Además, TRiO, un programa financiado con fondos federales, consta de grupos selectivos como el programa Veterans Upward Bound para estudiantes veteranos y los Servicios de Apoyo Estudiantil para estudiantes de bajos ingresos, de primera generación y discapacitados.
Algunas especialidades también tienen sus propios centros o laboratorios, como el Cen-
tro de tutoría de matemáticas en el Centro de ciencias Tracy Hall o el Centro de escritura en Elizabeth Hall.
Joseph Atkin, veterano y tutor de WSU, cree que los estudiantes deberían aprovechar estos centros, ya que son entornos seguros y tranquilos. Otra tutora, Karuna Leyva, dijo que la tutoría ayuda a los estudiantes a reducir el estrés, mejorar la comprensión y ganar mayor independencia en las tareas.
Los centros de tutoría brindan asistencia personalizada e individualizada, accesible a todos los estudiantes, independientemente de su nivel académico. Kelsey Rule, estudiante de educación primaria, dijo que la tutoría la ha ayudado a mejorar sus calificaciones y a tener más confianza en sus habilidades de apren dizaje. Los tutores han demostrado técnicas eficientes para sus objetivos educativos. Los tu tores también suelen proporcionar conexiones con el campus, recursos y preparación para la graduación.
Para obtener información sobre los servicios de tutoría en WSU, visite weber.edu/tutoring.
Weber State University’s linebacker, Winston Reid, was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after a successful game against the University of Northern Colorado on Sept. 30. Reid led the Wildcats with 10 total tackles, and with 1:46 to play in the fourth quarter, he intercepted a Northern Colorado pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to give Weber State a 28–21 victory.
“Playing Northern Colorado, record-wise, we were a better team, but we can’t go in there thinking we are a better team,” Reid said. “What I learned is to prepare in the right way, respect the opponent, control what we can control and play the way we play and not let other people affect the way we play.”
Reid started his career at Weber back in 2017 as a walk-on, and he redshirted his first year. He has played 40 games at Weber, and
he now has 217 career tackles and 22 tackles for loss.
Last season, he earned All-American Honors, and this year has been named Big Sky Preseason Defensive MVP. Reid currently leads the Big Sky and is No. 10 in the country in tackles at 10.8 per game. He is also second in the conference in tackles for loss with 5.5.
“I have been playing football since I was 8 years old,” Reid said. “Every year I’ve been learning something new and progressing to be here.”
As a result of Reid’s dedication, he has been named on the watch list for the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl, the prestigious pre-draft game in February. He is one of the five players from the Big Sky on the preseason watch list.
Reid was also on the team for the four straight years Weber won the Big Sky Championship, 2017-2021. In 2019, he played five games and helped the team win the Big Sky Championship and advance to the FCS semi-
finals.
In 2021, due to COVID-19, Weber played in the spring as well as in the fall. Reid played in all six games that season and helped the team reach the fourth Big Sky Championship. He recorded 15 total tackles, with 10 solo tackles with at least one tackle in every game.
“We have been there, but we haven’t won the Big Sky in a few years, so just the mentality of it is different,” Reid said. “Going in and beating every team you play — that is the mindset of winning the Big Sky again.”
On Oct. 7, Weber State will be home for the rivalry black-out game against Northern Arizona University. The game starts at 6 p.m.
The answer is B, Kevin McCarthy. According to CNN, in a historic first-ever event, McCarthy was voted out of the position on Oct. 3 in a 216-210 vote.
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The answer is A, Paris, France. According to KSL, Paris has been dealing with an infestation of bedbugs in hotels, on public transport and in other public settings. Because of this, many Parisian officials are concerned about the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
The answer is D, the Kansas City Chiefs. According to The Associated Press, Taylor Swift came to watch the Chiefs, and her rumored boyfriend Travis Kelse, play against the Mets this week in New York on Oct. 1. This is the second time Swift has made the news for attending a Chiefs game.
The answer is A, Tom Hanks. According to KSL, Hanks posted to instagram warning about a video going around with his likeness advertising a dental plan. Hanks spoke against AI and the use of an actor’s likeness without their consent. This issue is a big part of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
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