The Signpost: 07.21.20

Tuesday | July 21, 2020 | Volume 92 | Issue 08

CAPTURING THE ELEMENTS PAGE 6 BRIELLE HARKER | The Signpost

BLOCK PARTY » PAGE 3

CAREER BITES » PAGE 5

COVID-19 TAKES BLOCK PARTY

CHOMPING AT THE BIT FOR CAREER TIPS WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS?

By MARISA NELSON Section Editor

1.) This past week, an anti-mask protest in Provo, Utah saw parents upset about Utah schools’ mask mandate refusing to send their kids back to school. One woman did what to her mask before speaking? a. Spit her gum into it b. Burned it c. Wore it while speaking d. Threw it at a member of the audience

a. Changed

c. China d. Russia 4. UDOT has stated that Ogden Canyon will be closed this weekend to fix parts of the roadway and a bridge.

What state route was closed from July 17 to July 19?

b. Disappeared c. Moved d. All of the above 3.) The National Security Agency has said that they have seen multiple attempts to steal vaccine information.

What country have the attacks been coming from?

b. Landscapers c. Artists d. Dancers

c. State Routes 40 and 60

b. Afghanistan

5.) Ogden City is looking for two

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a. Architects

b. State Route 55

d. None of the above

An anti-mask protest in Provo, Utah took over the schedule City Council meeting and caused it to adjourn.

_______ to help bring some more life and creativity to the town.

a. State Route 39

a. Canada

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2.) Public data about coronavirus and hospital statistics have ________ from the Center of Disease Control’s

website after President Donald Trump’s administration took over.

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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

BLOCK PARTY NO MORE

By FRANCIA HENRIQUEZ BENSON Asst. Section Editor

Due to COVID-19, the annual fall semester Weber State University Block Party has been canceled. After a long process of proposed alternatives to the event that

attracts thousands of students, the school decided that the best option was to cancel it.

The Wildcat Block Party is a major event that brings students and faculty together and is an opportunity for students to learn about the different services provided by

the university.

The annual event also kicks off the school year. Among the many activities is the President’s Purple Pancake Breakfast, where WSU administrators serve free breakfast.

Due to the concern of the spread of COVID-19, Block Party is another university event that has been canceled.

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For nontraditional students, childcare is an essential part of heading back to school. With COVID-19 changes and protocols, this service will look different for the fall semester at WSU. The Nontraditional Student Center holds hourly childcare for those students who need it. With the new class formats, the center will only offer childcare for those who have face-to-face classes and those with virtual class time.

Debbie Cragun and Brandi Hernandez of the Nontraditional Student Center also note that, as things continue to change, so will the way the center is run.

Cragun and Hernandez said having access to childcare is important for helping students continue their education. The center will follow CDC and health guidelines to protect children. Parents will drop

children off at the back entrance with teachers who will escort them inside.

The Davis Campus Nontraditional Student Center will be closed for the semester, and no extended hours will be offered.

With ever-changing circumstances, it could also mean that Davis could open later in the semester for just a few hours.

Returning parents will have priority and will need to fill out an application on the Nontraditional Student Center website.

The application deadline for returning parents is July 20 and the deadline for new parents is Aug. 3.

The hours during the fall semester will now be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and evening care will only be provided if more than five children are enrolled on a given night.

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When COVID-19 struck Utah, Weber State University staff sprang to action to see how they could help. The pandemic shut down the economy, but it inspired Director of Goddard School of Business and Economics, Brett Merrell, and Economics Marketing Manager, Niki Tonks, to create a webinar series to assist the community in getting back on their feet.

“It was put in place directly to support people during the COVID crisis because of the unemployment spike,” Tonks said.

In reaching out to see where the greatest need was, Tonks learned many people were filing for unemployment after losing their jobs in the pandemic. These people needed help finding new positions.

Merrell also witnessed the unemployment impact on students and alumni, and he approached Tonks about how they could help solve this problem. The two of them created Zoom Career Bites and launched it on May 20.

Merrell believes this webinar will give job seekers the edge they need to get ahead. Before COVID-19, he said students had to visit campus to access this type of information and training, but now it’s available to everyone over Zoom.

“There are not very many good things coming from COVID-19, but one good thing is that it’s forcing upper education to think differently and to be innovative in how we use technology,” Merrell said.

Tonks credits Merrell’s marketing connections and contacts in making it possible to create the 30-minute webinars to help people get tips on how to sell themselves to employers in a competitive job market. Many of the webinar speakers are senior vice presidents who are looking for people to hire within their own companies.

The speakers give insight on how job candidates can differentiate themselves from others.

“When you get into the interview, no matter what the questions are, you can always find a way to spin your answers to come back focused upon your strengths,” Merrell said.

Viewers learn how to do this step-bystep in Zoom Career Bites. Episodes cover resume writing to get the interview, creating personal brand and networking on LinkedIn, as well as other topics.

The specific, intentional focus of each episode on what to do to get hired is why Merrell and Tonks believe the series will help people hone their skills to get the job they want.

“In the big picture, as an accredited business school we need to provide a positive societal impact. With all the unemployment we are experiencing, we think this program offers the needed insights to help people who need employment to be well-prepared to land their next job,” Goddard School of Business and Economics Dean, Matthew Mouritsen, said.

The free webinars aren’t just for students but are also meant to help everyone in the community. Merrell and Tonks pushed the seminars out to the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce as well as through Weber County Economic Development to reach more people who need the information. They also opened it up to Snow College students.

“The two of them deserve all the credit for creating this innovative program to deliver useful information for our students and anyone else who wants to participate,” Mouritsen said about Merrell and Tonks.

Zoom Career Bites runs at noon each Wednesday and is scheduled through July. Each webinar is posted online about a week after it airs so that people can go back and watch what they missed. If the demand continues, Mouritsen and Tonks said the series will also continue.

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Susan Hostetter addresses what recruiters want to see in job candidates during July 15 Zoom Career Bites.

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Matt Christensen discusses how to stand out from other job candidates during the Zoom Career Bites on July 8.

Brett Merrell introduces the speaker for the Zoom Career Bites on July 15.

Matt Christensen discusses how to stand out from other job candidates during the Zoom Career Bites on July 8.

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MANIPULATING SHUTTER SPEEDS FOR WATER VERSUS FIRE PHOTOS

By ROBERT LEWIS Photography Editor

By BRIELLE HARKER Assistant Photography Editor

BriElle Harker and Robert Lewis are photographers for The Signpost at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. During summer vacation, they have been practicing their craft and trying different techniques to give readers some ideas for taking their own photographs.

Hi, Robert here. This week, I took some photos of water. I know it sounds boring. But you can be creative and change how the photos look by varying the shutter speed. With a fast shutter speed, you can take a picture that looks turbulent. To make the water look smooth, increase the time of the shutter. For example, take a glance at two photos of the Ogden River off of Canyon Road in Ogden, Utah.

The top photograph was taken at 1/250 of a second and the one below at 0.5 of a second.

Both photos were taken on a DSLR in manual

mode without a tripod. Keep in mind that your hands have to be steady to prevent the blurring of the photograph as the shutter time is increased. To take these I sat down on a rock, placed my elbows on my knees for support and slowly pressed the shutter button. I have tried shooting free hand with shutter speeds longer than a half second but blurring occurred in my photos.

To prevent blurring, the next photos were taken with the use of a tripod and the internal self-timer on the camera for a two-second de-

lay of the shutter.

The left photo was taken with 1/250 of a second for the shutter time, the middle photo at 0.5 second and the right photo at one second. I like the way the water cascades over the spillway at the longer shutter speed. In my opinion, using a longer shutter time to photograph moving water provides a more tranquil appearance.

Let’s see what BriElle has been working on this week.

Hello, this is BriElle coming back after a

short break. This week, I took photos of steel wool burning. Now this may seem like a weird idea, but it can create a really cool effect.

Igniting steel wool and then spinning it around quickly causes it to shoot bright sparks in all directions. This, mixed with a long shutter speed on the camera, creates a very unusual photo.

This can also be very dangerous. Before trying this, make sure to have adequate distance from people and anything that could catch on fire. Also, always be prepared by having a fire

wool, lanyard or string to tie to the whisk and a nine volt battery or lighter to ignite the steel wool.

I had my friend spin the steel wool while I took photos on my Canon Rebel T7. It is best to use a tripod so the camera does not move while taking long exposures. I forgot mine. So, like Robert, I knelt on the ground with my elbows on my knees.

It was still sunset when I was taking my photographs, so I was unable to take super long exposures. The longest exposure I was able to

Two second exposure with a water reflection.

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Ogden River off of Canyon Road in Ogden, Utah.

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Shutter time of 3.2 seconds was used for this exposure.

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Water cascades from Camp Kiesel to Causey Reservoir near Hunts- Water cascades from Camp Kiesel to Causey Reservoir. ville, Utah.

get was 3.2 seconds, which still worked rather well. The longer the exposure, the more sparks and longer the trails will be.

Shutter speed is a very important part of taking photographs. Shooting water and fire are good ways to learn how it works and can create amazing results. We encourage everyone to go out and take photos using different shutter speeds and see what you can create.

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Ogden River off of Canyon Road in Ogden, Utah.

extinguisher or a bucket of water nearby.

For my photos, I went to the beaches of the Great Salt Lake by The Great Saltair. This allowed me to get away from people and anything flammable.this is an image There are some supplies needed in order to achieve these photos. You can find steel wool at an auto parts store or a home improvement store. The finer grade material is better; if it is too thick it will not burn.

The other supplies are a fire extinguisher, whisk or metal container to hold the steel

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NO WIMBLEDON?

NO PROBLEM. WELCOME TO

WEBERDON

By ADAM RUBIN Senior Reporter

The Center for Community Engaged Learning’s motto, “Better Together,” continued on this summer, although members of the department were let down by the news of the 2020 Wimbledon Tennis Championship cancellation.

Hearing that the championships were canceled due COVID-19, CCEL decided to bring the competition to WSU, with a virtual contest called Weberdon.

According to the Wimbledon website, the last time that the world-renowned tennis championships were “interrupted” was during the World Wars.

“I would like to thank all those who love Wimbledon for their understanding of these unique and unquestionably challenging circumstances,” Robert Lewis, Chief Executive, said on the official website.

In past years, CCEL has hosted a casual showing of the Wimbledon Championship at the school where students, faculty and staff could stop in and enjoy a place to watch the tennis championships and Olympics during the slower summer months.

Weberdon, though, asked participants to record themselves in a variety of activities. The signups to participate in Weberdon ended on July 3.

“The first activity was to create a Wimbledon-themed Virtual Backdrop combined with a Tennis Haiku that participants would read their poem in front of and send into us,” said Teresa Martinez, Student Engagement Coordinator at WSU’s Center for Community Engaged Learning.

Martinez described the next activity as the Paddle Paper contest. Participants record themselves bouncing wads of paper off of paddles, which can be anything made from a hard surface, such as a notebook.

The first round of the Weberdon activities, the Virtual Backdrop and Tennis Haiku, were judged on July 10; the next round’s activity, the Paddle Paper Contest, was judged on July 17; in the event of a tie, the tiebreaker is to create a Wimbledon decorated food platter.

The winner of these submissions will receive a gold-colored tennis racket as a trophy.

The idea came when Martinez first heard about the cancellation of the Wimbledon Championships; she immediately thought of her colleagues and how they wouldn’t be able to spend time together and celebrate the match as they had in past years. She hopped on a Zoom call and the Weberdon challenge was born.

“Whenever we find ways to stay connected,” said Martinez. “We are ‘better together,’ and it just so happens that we have things like Weberdon that come out of that.”

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BUILDING FUTURES WITH PRE-ARCHITECTURE

By ADAM RUBIN Senior Reporter

Weber State University is adapting to the changing field of architecture, hoping to better equip graduates for the moment they enter the workforce. The new pre-architecture degree is the latest tool in the students’ proverbial belt.

At the Davis Campus, the Construction and Building Sciences Program offers four degrees: Building Design and Construction, (a combination of architecture and construction); Interior Design; Construction Management and Facilities Management.

The new pre-architecture associate’s degree is designed to prepare students to go to work for construction companies and/or architectural firms doing design — this spans from single-family homes to larger companies that work on larger buildings, such as hospitals

and schools.

“The associates degree prepares students for entry-level jobs, as draftsman and beginning designer work,” Jeremy Farner, Associate Professor and Wadman Center of Excellence Director, said. “The bachelor’s degree prepares students to be architectural designers for residential buildings only.”

The industry approached Weber State University roughly 10 years ago presenting the architectural industry’s needs, which is to have students understand both the design aspect as well as the construction side of the industry. The new degree will open communication between the design and the construction aspects of architectural work.

The pre-architecture degree will, for the first time at WSU, allow students to be able to understand how to design, how to estimate costs and how to judge project length from start to finish.

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To become a licensed architect, Utah students need to earn master’s degrees.

“Weber State University prepares students to go out and design homes, up to a fourplex,” Farner said. “If they want to be the architect in-charge they will need more schooling than what Weber State University offers currently.”

One of the things the school does each year is allow students to design and build a building in Ogden, in collaboration with Ogden City and The Ogden Civic Action Network.

“One of the things that we’re trying hard to do is get out of the classroom,” Farner said.

“And into the working world environment.”

Another unique opportunity is the annual service-learning trip.

Usually, these service-learning projects are either health- or school-oriented projects where students visit developing countries, to build the class-designed projects.

“We just recently finished a project in Fiji,” Farner said. “Where we finished an addition to a school for a computer lab, and then we took 30 laptops over and set up their computer lab, so those students can start using computers in the 8th grade.”

During spring break 2021, students plan to go to Guana Island to build a school that Weber State University students’ have designed, in order to help victims of human trafficking learn marketable skills that they then can offer society and create a new life for themselves.

Groups have also visited Mozambique, Peru and Thailand to work on projects that they have developed.

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RACIAL EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND 21 DAYS TO LEARN

By ADAM RUBIN Senior Reporter

YWCA

The Racial Equity and Social Justice 21Day Challenge, spearheaded by Weber State’s Diversity Department, is open to anyone who would like to participate with respect and share their opinions on socially-relevant topics. The challenge began July 6 and ends on July 27.

Tia Nero, the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Coordinator for the Diversity Department, has been heavily involved in creating a safe and open-to-all atmosphere for the WSU community and an opportunity to bring together different individuals with unique beliefs, points of view and general questions.

“I know that there are a lot of students who are tired of the buzzwords,” Nero said.

“I think that if you want to find out why, why are people saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ rather than ‘All Lives Matter,’ why are people trying to get rid of The Washington Redskins’ name, as an educational institution it is important to find out the facts from both sides.”

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State University have come together to video or listening to a podcast.

These challenges provide a safe place to offer an informative challenge, to get opinWSU is signed up for the daily chal- discuss what people may not want to disions and perspectives out there as well as lenges and announcements to show up in cuss in a less organized manner. provide a place for individuals to express Wildcat email inboxes. The topics will also “There is a space for everyone,” Nero their thoughts on these topics. be available after the event’s end. said. “So with the 21-Day Challenge, expe“We have had 100 participants sign up,” “From my personal knowledge, it takes riencing that kind of exclusion, then being Nero said. “And more people signing up 21 days for someone to train their minds,” able to be a part of this type of inclusive every day, the numbers keep going up.”

Nero said. “And that’s why, I believe, YWCA process, is something that I can’t give up.”

Each day, there are three options for set up this as a 21-day challenge, rather Comment on this story at racial equity and social justice learning than having a four-day long challenge.” signpost.mywebermedia.com opportunities. There’s a five-minute option for those who are interested, yet short on time; a 10- to 15-minute option for those who want to delve deeper and a 30- to 40-minute plus option, which could be watching a The YWCA 21-day challenge focuses on empowering women from many cultural backgrounds and has been brought to WSU by the Diversity Department.

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS? QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 2

1. The correct answer is A. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the woman spit her gum into the mask, crumpled it up and said it was garbage and didn’t work.

Exit Strategy, said that when he tried to collect the data from the CDC, it had disappeared.”

3. The correct answer is D. According to NPR, Russian hackers have been trying to gain access to information about the U.S. development of a coronavirus

2. The correct answer is B. According to CNBC, “Ryan Panchadsaram, who helps run a data-tracking site called Covid

vaccine.

4. The correct answer is A. According to The Standard Examiner, this is part of a 6 million dollar bridge rehabilitation project from 2019 for State Route 39.

5. The correct answer is C. According

to The Standard Examiner, the city would like artist applicants to submit submissions before Aug 31. The artwork will be featured on 25th Street in Ogden.

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Ogden Canyon was closed between July 17 and July 19 due to roadway and bridge construction.

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Sports Editor Raymond Lucas raymondlucas@mail.weber.edu

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Asst. Sports Editor Miles Shaw milesshaw@mail.weber.edu

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Webmaster David Morris david.lee.morris@ gmail.com Adviser Jean Norman jeannorman@weber.edu Ad Manager KC Sanders kcsanders@weber.edu The Signpost is a student publication, written, edited and drafted by Weber State University students. Student fees fund the printing of this publication. Opinions or positions voiced are not necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and to refuse to print any letters. Letters should be submitted online to thesignpost@weber.edu and read letter to the Editor in the subject box. Letters should not exceed 350 words.

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