MThursday | September 13, 2018 | Volume 90 | Issue 14
Wild weekend ahead for Wildcat Athletics Bella Torres | The Signpost
NEWS » PAGE 6
FROM OGDEN TO QUANTICO: FBI RECRUITERS AT WSU
Diversity » PAGE 8-9
VAST MAJORITY OF FILMS LACK MINORITY ACTORS
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SEPT. 13
There will be a showing of the film Dolores, which focuses on the life of Civil Rights activist Dolores Huerta. It will be show in the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater beginning at 10:30 a.m. and is free to all students that wish to attend. L.. Merril Bryan the retired CIO of Union Pacific will speak at the Wattis Business Building at 12 p.m. The event is a part of the Ralph Nye Lecture Series and is free to the public. The speech will take place in room 326.
SEPT. 14 The Weber State University softball team will begin their fall season against the Utah State University-Eastern. First pitch is scheduled to take place at 3:00 p.m. at the softball field. Admission is free for students. The WSU women’s soccer team will take on UC Santa Barbara at 7:30 p.m. at the soccer field. Admission is free for students.
SEPT. 15 The WSU football team will take on the University of South Dakota at 6:00 p.m. at Stewart Stadium.
SEPT. 16 The Wildcat Tennis Invitational will conclude on Sept. 16. The tournament will be hosted by Weber State and begins on Sept. 14.
By JENNIFER GREENLEE Assistant News Editor
1.What did President Donald Trump put pressure on the Justice Department to investigate this past week? a. An anonymous opinion piece published in the New York Times b. Emails sent to several democratic senators c. Brazil’s President 2. For which country is Maria Butina accused of being a spy? a. Venezuela b. Iran c. Russia d. Mexico 3. CBS Corps. CEO Leslie Moonves resigned this week without a severance package amid which accusation? a. Insurance Fraud b. Insider Trading
c. Sexual assault d. Falsifying sources 4. Which hurricane is baring down on North and South Carolina? a. Faith b. Florence c. Fiona d. Felicity 5. Mark D’Amico, who is accused of misusing GoFundMe donations for the homeless Samaritan Johnny Bobbitt, was arrested for what on September 10th? a. Embezzlement b. Fraud c. DUI d. Other outstanding warrants Accused foreign operative Maria Butina pictured in 2013.
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people not eating animals..or each other.
VEGAN MEET AND GREET IN SLC Good Free Photos
By WESTON LEE S&T Reporter
Salt Lake City VegFest, organized and presented by the Utah Animal Rights Coalition, hit Salt Lake City Library Square Sept. 8 with a combination of over fifty different vegan vendors, food trucks, restaurants and nonprofits. The community came together over live music, speakers, workshops, a film screening, a children’s area and a beer garden. According to the Utah Animal Rights Coalition, this event was a unique opportunity for non-vegans to learn how easy it is to eat vegan. With a recommendation to bring empty stomachs, the plethora of animal-product-free vendors gave festival-goers access to a wide variety of vegan foods. For the entire festival duration, a long-line could be seen leading to the popular LA-based Southern Fried Vegan. Other local eateries Vertical Diner and Zest, and Ogden-native Lavender Kitchen and Z’s Hot Sauce were also in attendance. Locally brewed kombucha, beer, and other beverages
could be found across many of the various vendors. A Vegan Health & Fitness panel was held featuring Nurse Practitioner Martie Nightingale, CNM, DNP, certified nutrition specialist; Personal Trainer Health Coach Lexi Purrington; and PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door 2015 winner Victor Ivan. As well as being an animal rights activist and fitness enthusiast, VegFest attendee Victor Ivan eats primarily a whole-foods plant-based raw vegan diet. “I seasonally change my diet habits,” said Ivan. “During the summer, I try to be as raw as possible. Anything that is cooked or heated I don’t put on the table. It’s actually easier than you think. I turn ceviche into a raw vegan version for lunch. My diet is mostly fruit and vegetables, and I love greens.” In response to the question, “where do you get your protein?”, the panelists responded after a period of laughter from the audience. Ivan continued the discussion with, “If you do the research, there is actually protein in everything we eat. Even as a raw vegan, it’s really not that difficult for me to find
protein. I’ve shifted my thinking from ‘Am I getting enough protein?’ to ‘Am I getting enough greens?’” “You do get quite a big amount of protein from fruits and veggies,” said Nightingale. “For people that are really concerned, they can do the tracking on a program like Fitness Pal or Chronometer, and see where they are getting things, and I think they will be shocked at how much is really in there and how quick you get it.” Purrington added, “Greens are a big source people definitely don’t look at. I get a lot of bigger guys as clients, and they hear vegan, and it scares them because they don’t know about it and they may not know that green things do have protein in them.” Ivan mentioned that plant-based sources of protein are cleaner and do not have the saturated fats and cholesterol that animal-based protein has. According to the Utah Animal Rights Coalition, over 5,000 people attended the conference last year. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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SIGNPOST EXPELLED FROM EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
By DEBORAH WILBER News Reporter
In previous years, under different leadership, WSUSA executives clashed with The Signpost over whether or not journalists had the right to attend executive meetings and report on them. A reporter from The Signpost was politely excused from the Sept. 5 Weber State University Student Association executive meeting. Among new business in the senate, a bill was proposed that would allow members to close all or part of executive meetings, whether or not they be personal discussions. Primarily, however, WSUSA wants to keep student’s private matters private when they come up in discussion in the meetings. According to the bill, “Meetings of the WSUSA Executive Branch shall be considered open to the general public and members of the media unless voted on by unanimous consent to close part or all of the session for personnel issues and discussions. “ A vote will take place during the Sept.
17 meeting of the senate. Current WSUSA President Jordan Slater continued to encourage The Signpost to attend. However, he noted reporters may be asked to leave when the board is discussing individual team members, in order to protect their privacy. “We want to be transparent,” Slater said. The issue also affects students who wish to attend the meetings on their own time. Senator Crittenden wanted to know why the senators felt the need to close part of the meeting from the public. According to the meeting minutes from Sept. 10, WSUSA reported the need is strictly to protect student’s privacy in certain circumstances. There are two ways of keeping informed of what happens in WSUSA executive meetings: being on the board oneself, or allowing the press to cover these meetings, held every Wednesday. The Signpost cannot account for what is or is not said in these meetings when asked to leave, and, because of this, the public will have no knowledge of protected occurrences within the executive branch. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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WSU VS. SDU
By CALEB HINTZ Sports Reporter
1–1 Overall Quarterback:
Kaden Jenks 0 Touchdown Passes 60 Passing Yards Jake Constantine 1 Touchdown Pass 84 Passing Yards
Receiver
Rashid Shaheed 6 Catches for 56 Yards
Running Back Josh Davis 173 Rushing Yards 2 Touchdowns.
Defensive Line Adam Rodriguez 3.5 Tackles For Loss
Linebackers Landon Stice 1 Interception 19 total tackles
Defensive Back Keilan Benjamin 12 total tackles Trey Hoskins 1 pass breakup
Special Teams Trey Tuttle 2 of 4 Field Goals Doug Lloyd 699 Punt Yards
The University of South Dakota will make a visit to Stewart Stadium for WSU’s home opener on Sept. 15. The Coyotes began their season with a nail-biter of a loss at Big 12 power Kansas State, before defeating Big Sky Conference opponent Northern Colorado 43–28 on Sept. 8. Weber State held a brief lead over the University of Utah in week one before falling 41–10. The Wildcats bounced back on Sept. 8 in San Luis Obispo as they defeated Cal Poly by a final score of 24–17. On offense, it’s possible sophomore quarterback Jake Constantine will make his first start for the Wildcats. Constantine relieved freshman starter Kaden Jenks against Cal Poly on Sept. 8 after Jenks went down with an injury. Constantine posted a quarterback rating of 129 with his limited playing time, connecting on 60 percent of his targets for 84 yards and
a touchdown. South Dakota junior signal caller Austin Simmons has posted a rating of 137 over his first two games with a stat line to match. He connected on 57 percent of his passes for 719 yards and five touchdowns. As for Weber State’s wide receivers, freshman star Rashid Shaheed has been the top target thus far. Rashid has hauled in six catches for 54 yards and a touchdown, but he is perhaps even more dangerous in the return game. Rashid has amassed 97 return yards thus far. The Coyotes possess a triple threat from their receiving core. Sophomore Levi Falck, senior Shamar Jackson and junior Trystyn Ducker are the usual suspects. Falck has amassed 14 catches for 164 yards, Jackson seven for 146 and a touchdown, and Ducker four for 131 and a touchdown as well. Standout freshman running back Josh Davis is a top candidate to start for the Wildcats on Saturday after he piled
up 173 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries in his debut against Cal Poly. For South Dakota, sophomore Kai Henry typically takes the workload, as he has rushed for 81 yards on 29 carries. Defensively, senior linebacker Landon Stice and junior defensive end Jonah Williams stood out with 34 combined tackles. Stice has an interception, while Williams has recovered a fumble. The Coyotes’ defense features senior linebacker Alex Gray, sophomore defensive back Phillip Powell and junior defensive lineman Darin Greenfield. Gray and Greenfield each have two sacks and three tackles for loss, while Gray additionally has nabbed an interception and a fumble recovery. Greenfield has delivered massive contributions in two games with a pair of interceptions and fumble recoveries for his team. Comment on this story at
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1–1 Overall Quarterback:
Austin Simmons 5 Touchdown Passes 719 Passing Yards
Receivers
Levi Falck 14 Catches for 164 Yards Shamar Jackson 7 Catches for 146 Yards
Running Back Kai Henry 80 Rushing Yards 1 Touchdown
Defensive Line Darin Greenfield 2 Sacks 9 Total Tackles
Linebackers Alex Gray 17 Total Tackles 2 Sacks 1 Interception
Defensive Back JPhillip Powell 2 Interceptions
Special Teams
Ethan James 626 Kickoff Return Yards
Kicker
Mason Lorber 2 of 5 Field Goals
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WHO WANTS TO BE A SECRET AGENT?
By HANNAH OLSEN News Reporter
To FBI Special Agent Benton Larsen, who served as deputy prosecuting attorney on cases in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, there was no better way to remember the tragedy of the attacks on that day than with the recruitment of tomorrow’s defenders of our nation. “Our mission, in the simplest terms, is to protect the American Public” said Larsen, pointing to his American flag tie. “I am unabashedly wearing this tie today.” He said this in jest before asking a room full of potential FBI recruits to share in a moment of silence with him. Larsen borrowed words from a superior to communicate his ultimate message to the prospective FBI recruits. “Live your life like you want to be an FBI Agent,” Larsen said, “and plan your career like you don’t.” Psychology freshman Rickie Davis was among those interested in the FBI recruitment meeting, which took place the afternoon of Sept. 11 in the Student Union building. When asked if she wanted to go into the FBI, Davis responded that she wasn’t completely sure. “I don’t know yet, I just want to help people,” Davis said, which seemed to be the exact type of answer the FBI is searching for. Because of the long journey to joining, and the myriad of specific traits the FBI is looking for, Larsen advised the prospective recruits that nothing could set them
apart more than training and working in an area they loved, developing the skills and love for the work in that field first. Constitution, respect, compassion, fairness, integrity, accountability, leadership and diversity are the founding principles and guiding words of the FBI and, therefore, the main qualities they search for in potential employees. Larsen emphasized that becoming an FBI agent is no walk in the park. He described the application and testing process in great detail, especially the grueling demands of a special agent. “You need thick skin if you’re going to work for the FBI,” Larsen said. First, Larsen described the interview process. It takes at least one year to even get an interview because agents have go through an extensive background check, which typically takes six to nine months. Then, agents undergo a physical fitness test, which he said has been tested on professional athletes, police force and military personal who have not passed. Finally, there are three interviews, one of which includes a polygraph test. Ultimately, Larsen said five percent of those who apply are offered a position. Larsen himself has served as a special agent for 16 years, after his stint as a prosecuting attorney. Larsen said he, “never would’ve envisioned in a million years the things I’ve gotten to do.” He went on to tell the group how he has been to Nepal, the UK and North Korea on behalf of the FBI, including
four years he spent on a Native American Reservation working on a mission to solve an extreme human trafficking epidemic. “It’s been a heck of a ride,” he said. All employees of the FBI are required to spend at least one week at Quanitco, the FBI Training Facility. But depending on the job, the training could end after that one week, or it could extend to the 20 week
“(I) never would’ve envisioned in a million years the things I’ve gotten to do.” BENTON LARSEN FBI Special Agent
intensive-training special agents endure. “The job doesn’t get easier either.” Larsen said. “I’ve missed birthdays. I’ve missed holidays. I have missed things I didn’t want to miss. Because you have to answer the bell.” Special agents must be willing to work and live anywhere, anytime. To even apply, a prospective recruit must have three years full time work experience, or two years if he or she already has an advanced degree. There is also a very strict drug policy, which includes no marijuana use in the past three years and no other illegal drug use of any kind in the past 10 years. All applicants must also be U.S. citizens. However, Larsen emphasized that the FBI needs more diversity, particularly
women. “Plain and simple, the FBI isn’t diverse enough,” he said. Of the almost 14,000 Special Agents, 2,000 of them are females. “That is not enough,” Larsen said. Although the process is strict and taxing, the FBI understands that no one is perfect. “We don’t expect you to be perfect, just perfectly honest,” Larsen said. One perk Larsen noted, unlike other jobs where you have to earn respect from nothing, it is understood that if someone has been offered a position he or she has earned respect already. Although the path is long and hard, once you walk in the door, “you are family,” Larsen said. Larsen left the eager prospective recruits with some words of wisdom. “Just be willing to plunge forward and accomplish the mission,” Larsen said. There is a highly competitive, paid summer internship with the FBI open now. Applications close Oct. 14. For more information, visit the FBI website. The application and selection process follows the same procedures as hiring actual agents. The critical skills the FBI looks for, as well as the list of programs within the FBI, are also on the website. For more information about jobs go to fbijobs.gov or contact Special Agent Larsen personally, as he is the recruiter, at belarsen@fbi.gov. FBI Jobs also keeps up a public presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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THE FIGHT FOR REPRESENTATION
STARTS IN THE COMMUNITY
AND ENDS ON THE SCREEN Leads by Gender, Top Theatrical Films 2011-2016
Minority Cast Share by Share of Top Theatrical Films 2011-2016
Leads by Race, Top Theatrical Films 2011-2016
Share of Film Roles by Race 2016
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By JENNIFER GUZMAN
Diversity Editor
Hollywood’s film and television industry has flourished since its rise in the early 1920s. While movies and TV are in abundance, and their cost of productions go up each year, there continues to be an overwhelming amount of underrepresentation for both women and ethnic minorities. A Hollywood diversity report released by UCLA earlier this year gave detailed information on the heavily Caucasian industry where both women and ethnic minorities fall, especially when it comes to lead roles. The report examined 174 theatrical films alongside 1,251 series that aired or streamed during the 2015-2016 season. The report found lead acting roles were primarily held by white actors, averaging 86.4 percent of the time, while minorities only held an average of 13.6 percent of lead roles. In short, approximately 1.4 in every 10 lead actors in the film industry are people of color. Women leads average approximately one third to their male counterparts, having risen from 25.6 percent to 31.2 percent. So where does the divide for women and ethnic minority actors start? Andres Orozco, WSU communications digital media professor and screenwriter, says it begins with the script and in the writer’s room. “A lot of messages are encoded in screenplays, and if you see the films that were done in the 40s, 50s and 60s, with stereotypical images more prevalent back then, they weren’t really written for ethnic minorities,” said Orozco. “They aren’t going to get a lot of the cultural nuances right, but the (screenplay still) makes it onto the screen. Once it gets on the screen, it gets in people’s faces, and once people see it, they feel like that’s the reality when in fact it’s far from reality.” The Hollywood diversity report also had background data for television creators and writers and directors for top theatrical films. Approximately, 1.3 in every 10 directors are a person of color while less than 1 out of every 10 directors are female.
The majority of screenwriters are Caucasian, being credited at over 90 percent, while minorities stay stagnant, falling between 7 percent and 8 percent. Similarly, men are credited more than women, averaging 88 percent while women fall closer to 11 percent. Films produced last year, made after the statistical count of the Hollywood diversity report, involved ethnic screenwriters, such as Adrian Molina for “Coco,” Joe Robert Cole and Ryan Coogler for “Black Panther” and Adele Lim for “Crazy Rich Asians.” “When they make a movie like ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and it just blows up financially, (the producers) are all scratching their heads wondering, ‘This is incredible! How did this happen?’ Because there’s a need for it! There’s a thirst to see (minorities) as they are,” Orozco said. The conversation about more representation isn’t new, but it’s now better publicized thanks to news outlets and social media allowing users and writers to voice their opinions on what viewers want to see. From NPR to Huffington Post to the L.A. Times, the talk about representation is making its way around the table. “We have more people banding together like a brotherhood. Everyone is like ‘Hey! We need to support these (films) coming out, and we need them to be mainstream,” said Andrea Baltazar, WSU communication professor in digital media and film. While lack of representation in media is helping start a conversation and the mobilization of cultural groups, it’s also starting a movement, which in turn promotes a boycot of what can be deemed an “oppressive” industry to ethnic minorities on production teams, on the screen and audience. Groups like the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and the National Latino Media Council (NLMC) have banded together to boycott Paramount Studios, as they have “shameful numbers” regarding their Latino workers, both behind and in front of the camera. The information helping to fuel the boycott of Paramount Studios by NHMC and NLMC are from the Hollywood diversity report itself.
The data concluded in 2016, from a list of top 100 films, the top 12 that came from Paramount studios did not have any Latino directors, lead actors or writers. “One thing is true is that if you are a person of color, you have to work 10 times as hard as someone else who is Caucasian,” said Baltazar. “That’s just how it is, but that’s how we (people of color) grew up. Now everyone is realizing that we don’t need to do this just in our everyday lines of work, we have to do that in the media.” While protests and boycotts are happening in California, home to most major studios, there is active participation for both women and ethnic minority inclusivity, especially within Ogden and Weber State. Weber promotes diverse films and the community each semester through various departments such as diversity and inclusivity and foreign languages. Similar to theatrical films, Weber’s student demographics are not the perfect representation of Ogden. According to the U.S. Census Bureau from 2016, approximately one third (31.8 percent) of residents within Ogden identify as Hispanic/Latino. Students who identified as Hispanic/Latino during the fall 2017 semester estimated to be about 11 percent of the student body. The majority are students who identify as Caucasian, taking up around 75 percent. “Our school should be representative of our community. If our community is one third Latino, we should have one third Latino students here in school,” said Baltazar. “It’s a conversation that doesn’t just involve brown people, It involves everyone.” Beneath the surface, there are efforts in place to both have a film program at WSU focused on recruiting students of color, via the Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities. Programs like GEAR UP and clubs like Latinos in Action are helping these students make their way to college, not just Weber. In Ogden, local ethnic minorities are working to showcase Latino arts, especially film. Cirilo Franco, a representation of a grassroots group
known as ACTION (Americans Coming Together for Immigrants in Ogden and Nationwide), and his small team of representatives have set out to premiere Ogden’s very first Latino short film festival. Within just a matter of five weeks, Franco and his team have put together this festival for the Ogden community. Franco wanted Latino arts to be showcased around the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. “You see a lot of change in the film industry, and you have films like Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians that do really well. It’s slowly changing but when it comes to Latinos, I think we still have a long road ahead of us,” said Franco. Although Franco and his team have faced roadblocks, mostly via sponsorships, they’ve continued in making this festival a reality. Franco disregards the use of stereotypical roles in films and states that we, as consumers, have the power to stop studios from doing so. “The power is in the money. If we stop supporting films like these, that’ll get the attention of the film industry and that’s the biggest and most effective way of making change,” Franco said. The first Latino short film festival is a 21 and over event and will take place at Bewvies in Ogden on Sept. 16. As Franco and his team hope to make this festival happen annually, with the help of volunteers and local film makers, they encouraged community members to reach out and email at ogdenlatinofestival@ gmail.com. Although the fight for ethnic minorities and women to have a seat at the table when it comes to films continues, Orozco believes the next generation, one that has been exposed to films like Moana and Coco, will be the new voices of the filmmaker’s world. “Millennials and Gen Z-ers speak in film language. They know storytelling better than any other generation, and we need to create avenues where they can tell stories and give them the tools to tell stories,” Orozco said.
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IN 48 HOURS
By JAPHETH PLEASANT
Sports Reporter
This weekends slate of football, volleyball, soccer, tennis and hockey offers a lot of options for Weber State University students. The action starts on Sept. 14 with the women’s tennis team, who are hosting a 3-day Wildcat Invitational Tournament. Former All-Big Sky second-team star Caitlin Herb, who has had the most total wins on the team two years in a row following her transfer from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, will be leading the Wildcats. Herb looks to lead her team to a great start this weekend on their road to a Big Sky Championship. Friday is also the beginning of the club hockey season. Weber State will face-off against the rivals to the north, Utah State. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. Not too far from the Ice Sheet, the women’s soccer team will be playing a non-conference matchup against UC Santa Barbara, also starting at 7:30 p.m. This young group has started the season 1–2–3 after picking up a road win against Utah Valley last week, their first of the young season. Weber State looks to build on that recent success and put the brakes on a skillfull UC Santa Barbara team that’s won six of its first seven games this season. The ball keeps rolling on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. when the Wildcat volleyball team, 4–3, squares off against an 8–0 BYU team in the Swenson Gym. The Wildcats are 5–1 in their last six games heading into their road match with Utah State on Sept. 14. Riding a hot streak, the
Wildcats are hoping for fans to arrive in droves for their matchup with the No. 1 ranked volleyball team in the country. At the conclusion of that game, fans can mosey over to the Fan Fest Tailgate at 4:00 p.m. at Stewart Stadium before the football team takes on the University of South Dakota in their annual Blackout game. South Dakota is coming into the game ranked as the No. 22 team in the FCS STATS poll. When stadium gates open at 4:30 pm, the first 3,000 fans will receive “Blackout” T-shirts. Kickoff is at 6:00 pm, but right before the game, there will be an official ground breaking ceremony opening the construction of the Sark’s Boys Gateway and the Barbara & Rory Youngberg Football Center. The first 6,500 fans will be able to turn dirt at the gate as part of the ground breaking. The groundbreaking is also being promoted by the athletic department as an opportunity to set a new world record. In Weber State’s 24–17 victory over Cal Poly last week, redshirt freshman running back Josh Davis ran for 177 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns. Davis’ efforts earned him FCS national freshman of the week honors. Davis and the Wildcats will look to keep the ball moving against a tough Coyote team. Soccer, volleyball and football are all free with Wildcat ID, and students can bring four guests to each event. Hockey is $7 without a student ID and $2 for students with their Wildcards. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
Forward Madison Garlock recieves a pass during the ‘Cats’ game against UTEP.
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GET’EM TO THE GREEKS By ALEXA NIELSON News Reporter
By MATISSE MOSHER A&E Reporter
Greek organizations set up recruitment stations around Weber State University’s campus for Rush Week to introduce students to the school’s fraternities and sororities. Rush Week is the best time and place for students to interact with the organizations and find out if Greek life is the life for them. WSU has a long history with Greek life. The organizations are rich with tradition and offer students invaluable opportunities to develop close friendships and experience personal growth. Greek life is about more than just fun. Kappa Omega Eta has a large community presence and has raised over $5,000 for the Homeless Youth Shelter. “Our sorority is really about being spontaneous and adventurous. A lot of the stuff we do is about exploring the world and ourselves,” said Gina Kim, the founder of Kappa Omega Eta. One of the oldest sororities on campus, Delta Chi Nu, acts as a philanthropy-based sorority whose motto is “To promote harmony, wisdom and truth within the world and to develop friendships with our sisters.” Hilary Robertson was sworn into the association in 2009 and is now the Alumni president. She came to WSU knowing she wanted to be in a sorority because she was an out-of-state student. “I didn’t know a single soul here,” Rob-
ertson said. “Then I met Delta Chi Nu and found where I fit in.” Delta Chi Nu has worked at donating money to cure cancer as part of its philanthropical endeavors. Robertson described how each member has known someone with cancer, and they hope to do what they can to fight the disease. Fraternity Phi Gamma Lambda has three pillars members must follow in their organization: chivalry, loyalty and physical health. Ray Ruiz, secretary of the fraternity, said, “Chivalry means to treat women and other men with the upmost respect. Loyalty means staying loyal to the brotherhood always, and physical health means taking care of all aspects of your body.” Being a member of a Greek organization often leads to developing close friendships with brothers and sisters. “The best part about being in a fraternity is getting to know people,” said Ryan Romero, vice president of Pi Theta Xi. “I’ve met some of my best friends here.” Greek organizations can also improve chances of landing a job. “Greek life is one of the greatest resume builders,” said Colton Bell, former president of Psi Phi Psi and current activities vice president. Bell added that there are many small leadership roles members have access to. Joining a sorority or fraternity in college is not for everyone, but Rush Week offers students a chance to discover for themselves. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
Sarah Vigil and Zoie Greenwood run the Delta Chi Nu booth in the Union.
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Psi Phi Psi members Colton Bell, Jeffery Loefer, and Brayden Vera stand by their booth in the Union.
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By ANA LICHFIELD A&E Reporter
The 2017 documentary “Dolores,” story of 88-year-old civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta, will be screened at Weber State University’s Wildcat Theatre Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 with a discussion to follow. “Dolores” chronicles the life of Huerta as a young Chicana living in California, who stepped into help after she realized the social injustices of local migrant farm workers, women and minorities, a decision that led her to the lifetime of activism she continues today. Huerta, “…is a true iconic figure for women in historical movements,” said Teresa Martinez of Weber State’s Center for Community Engaged Learning. “We hope many people from the WSU and surrounding communities take the opportunity to come learn about her story and how they can make a difference in their own communities.” Through grassroots community organizing, Huerta and famed labor leader Cesar Chavez mobilized private citizens to protest the farmers and the government responsible for the unfair treatment of migrant laborers.
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This led to the formation of the United Farm Workers in 1962, one of the earliest national labor unions, which helped usher in the environmentalist movement as growers adopted safer pesticides for industrial crops. The film reveals Huerta overcoming sexism among her peers. When Chavez died, the UFW board voted against her being his successor because she was a woman. Huerta faced government push-backs and violence severe enough to hospitalize her. She survived after several months of recovery and then resumed her work. “These screenings are a chance to spread knowledge of Dolores Huerta’s work and legacy and give recognition to this incredible activist whose work was overlooked because of her gender,” said Alex Dutro-Maeda of the Weber State Women’s Center. On Sept. 25, Huerta will deliver the keynote speech at the culmination of the WSU’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Her speech will take place at the Ogden campus from 6:30–8 p.m. in Ballrooms B and C of the Shepherd Union. Parking is free, and the public is invited to attend.
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Evacuations from North and South Carolina began Sept. 11.
1. a. An anonymous op-ed piece in the New York Times raised concern in the White House when it claimed many of Trump’s subordinates were trying to undermine his presidency. According to the Los Angeles Times, “The Justice Department declined to comment on whether it planned to take action in response to the president’s request.”
3. c. “Bowing to pressure brought on by a sexual harassment scandal, CBS Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves resigned Sunday,” according to the Los Angeles Times. CBS announced the Moonves’ will be donating $20 million dollars to organizations that support the #MeToo movement. Moonves was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.
2. c. Butina has been imprisoned for allegedly spying for Russia. Efforts by Russia to secure her release have called into question her ties to the U.S. “Prosecutors say that while at American University in Washington, Butina attempted to make contact with two presidential candidates and exert influence over politics through prominent conservative groups, which media accounts have identified as the National Rifle Association and the National Prayer Breakfast,” according to Bloomberg News.
4. b. Hurricane Florence is rapidly approaching North and South Carolina and has gained wind speeds up to 140 mph. It is now a Category 4 Hurricane, and evacuation took place on Sept. 11. According to CNN, “The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the coast from Duck, North Carolina, and the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, to the South Santee River, South Carolina. Hurricane warnings are issued 36 hours before tropical storm force winds hit the areas, and indicate hurricane con-
ditions will follow.” The storm is expected to land on Sept. 13 or 14. 5. d. Mark D’Amico was arrested for having several warrants out for his arrest that were unrelated to the GoFundMe scandal, regarding the $400,000 raised for Johnny Bobbitt that went missing. According to Fox News, “A New Jersey man at the center of an investigation into where the $400,000 raised for a homeless Samaritan went was arrested for unrelated outstanding warrants Monday night.”
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