Education Renovation: The Signpost 1-26-23

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Pothole alert

The Weber State University Police Department assisted a motorist with a flat tire caused by a pothole on Jan. 18. The pothole is located at the north entrance of the A1 parking lot. WSUPD would like to remind everyone to be vigilant drivers and to be on the lookout for potholes that are around the Weber State campus.

A helping hand

Officers were dispatched to the Dee Events Center on Jan. 19 regarding a male having a medical emergency and who was taking his clothes off. An usher was able to gain the young man’s attention and get him dressed again. He was helped into his mother’s vehicle, and no further action was needed.

Seizure at Tracy Hall

Officers were dispatched to Tracy Hall on Jan. 20 for a medical call regarding a

seizure. Medical officials were escorted into the building where the student was located. The student declined to go to the hospital after being evaluated. No further action was taken on behalf of the WSUPD.

Saving a life

WSUPD officers were requested on Jan. 20 to help unlock a vehicle with a female inside who was having a medical emergency. Medical officials smashed through the vehicle’s front-right window to get her out. WSUPD cleared the scene, and no further

action was needed.

Hot shower incident

An officer was dispatched to a fire alarm at Wildcat Village on Jan. 21. The alarm panel showed the alarm was coming from a smoke detector within one of the dorms. The officer went to the room of the alarming smoke detector and discovered that the resident had just come out of the shower. No further action was needed after resetting the alarm.

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By SKY MUNDELL Reporter

The Weber State University student senate meeting on Jan. 23 was focused on the amount of funding money that was charitably donated by the student senate through funding requests that were passed during the session.

Prior to the meeting, the balance of the budget for the rest of the academic year was around $10,000. During the meeting, the student senate passed a total of three funding requests during the day’s session that totaled $7,700.

The first funding request on the docket was one to help fund the alternative breaks program. Run through WSU’s Center for Community Engaged Learning, the program gives students the opportunity to spend spring break traveling abroad and participating in volunteer opportunities that are working towards making positive impacts on

current social issues such as public health or homelessness.

“A lot of people have served me, and I want to pay it forward,” Ruby Vejar, director of the alternative breaks program, said.

During the meeting, Vejar shared how CCEL and participating in alternative spring break trips have significantly improved both her experience on campus and her career prospects.

Housing and residence life senator Isaac Staszkow also pointed out how much funding Vejar and her team have acquired from sources other than the student senate, announcing that the amount collected from external sources was around $10,000.

The $5,000 funding request was unanimously passed after agreement amongst the senators on how the opportunities that alternative breaks give students makes the hefty price tag well worth it.

The next funding request was presented on behalf of the Walker Institute and its in-

Garrett Potokar, the executive vice president of WSUSA, addressed the attendees at the senate meeting on Nov. 28, 2022.

terns. They requested $200 that would help pay for snacks for the interns. On account of the funding request’s cause and the low amount of funds requested, the funding request was unanimously passed.

The last funding request was WSU’s Future Healthcare Professionals chapter’s request for assistance in funding the group’s trip to Dallas for 2023’s HOSA International Leadership Conference.

HOSA’s funding request to help send students to this year’s HOSA ILC in Dallas was initially presented in a senate meeting last October, where it was tabled indefinitely while HOSA sought funding from additional external donors.

After establishing that HOSA has done all that it could within reason to obtain funding from donors other than the student senate, their $2,500 request was approved.

The senate also voted on a resolution to eliminate or significantly change WSU’s late fee policy.

Brexton Olesky-Lee, chair of WSU’s Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter, had expressed during the meeting how the passing of this resolution would indicate the senate’s solidarity with and compassion for students who have struggled personally and financially due to circumstances brought on them as a result of WSU’s late fee policy.

Olesky-Lee and WSU’s YDSA chapter announced they have collected over 300 signatures in agreement with the initiative, and around 90 student testimonials detailing how students have been negatively affected by late fees, which carry a 12% compounding interest.

The bill was passed in hopes of solidifying the senate’s commitment to the initiative presented by Olesky-Lee and WSU YDSA.

Senate meetings are held every Monday in the Shepherd Union with the next meeting on Jan. 30.

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Weber State University hosted an internship and career fair on Jan. 24 for students to connect with employers offering careers for a wide variety of majors.

“There’s a lot of education, social sciences, arts and humanities as well as STEM and business,” Katie Browning, Career Services’ employer and events specialist, said. “Across the board, so many employers love Weber students and we’ve heard that over and over.”

One goal of the career fair was to get students comfortable interacting with employers and professionals, as well as to get stu-

dents access to employment opportunities.

“I’m looking for a job,” Brooks Taylor, a WSU Computer Science senior, said. “I don’t have any work experience yet. I haven’t graduated yet, so if someone has a software engineering position, I’m going to try to get it.”

Many government employers were eager to let students know how many opportunities they had with their programs. Linette Alsop, a representative for Hill Air Force Base, said they are looking for a variety of students in different fields of study.

Matt Nelson, a technical recruiter for Software Technology Group, was looking for students with specific skills in addition to an eager attitude. Rise Services, a company that supports special needs individuals is looking for similar attributes in students.

“We do all the training, so you don’t have

to have special skills coming in,” Schon Nielsen, a recruiter for Rise Services, said. “It’s more about willingness and desire to work. We have a facility not far from the school, so we like to hire students.”

Southwestern Advantage was looking for students with a strong work ethic to join their diverse workforce.

“Regardless of background, we look for people that want to grow, develop themselves, challenge themselves and honestly want to shoot for the moon,” Chloe Taylor, a Southwestern Advantage student leader and mentor, said. “We look for people with really big goals and want to help them reach their goals.”

Students can access additional resources for finding internships and careers with Career Services. Each major within the universi-

ty has an assigned career counselor available to help students.

“Our counselors are trained to help students research and think outside the box of what you can do with your major,” Browning said.

In addition to trained counselors, there are student mentors available during the open hours of the office. These student mentors help their peers with creating and editing resumes and cover letters. Students can also practice with mock interviews.

Career Services plans to host more career fairs this semester on March 21, 28 and April 4. For more information and access to available resources, go to weber.edu/careerservices.

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By ADAM RUBIN Reporter

After the current spring semester is wrapped up, and students are off WSU’s campus, construction will begin on the renova-

tion of the McKay Education Building.

According to Chad Downs, senior project manager in the Campus Planning and Construction within the Facilities Management Group at WSU, their plan is to strip it down to its bones and reconstruct it, while keeping some of the vestiges of the original building’s flare.

Downs explained that the McKay Education Building holds the Melba S. Lehner Children’s Center, and it is due for an update. The building itself was constructed in 1972, and there have not been any significant updates to the building since then.

After the renovations are completed, the building will have more windows, study spaces and overall openness, which Downs and Kristen Hadley, dean of the Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education at WSU, hope will add an inviting touch to the building.

“One of the things that I am most excited about is having new spaces for students and faculty to collaborate,” Hadley said. “A significant portion of the building houses the Melba S. Lehner Children’s School, and part of the redesign will focus on that portion of the building to provide a more accessible but

also a more secure portion of the children’s school.”

The focus of the new building is multi-faceted, focusing on the WSU campus goal of being carbon neutral while also creating small and large group spaces for collaboration and study, outfitted with updated classroom gadgets.

“It is probably our building in most need of renovation,” Downs said, “and it has been on WSU’s list for renovation for some time now.”

State approval, funding and other factors go into remodeling buildings on campus. Sometimes it can take a few years, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, to get things going.

Funding is one aspect, Hadley explained, that has been a main target on the drawing board since the start of the project. This ensures the space will be integrated into the project of a new building where students can come and feel comfortable while working together or with faculty and staff in the new building.

“We need a place where students can come and feel comfortable interacting with faculty, get help and resources from staff, get support and help them accomplish their goals,” Hadley said.

At the heart of the project is WSU’s mantra of meeting students where they are at. This ensures there is plenty of opportunity for students to have access to advisors and collaborative spaces, with more room to work and updated areas of the building dedicated to student study spaces and overall student success.

The David O. McKay Education Building on Weber State University’s Ogden campus. The university plans to start renovations on the building after the spring semester.

Quote from David O. McKay on a wall in the David O. McKay Education Building. The university has plans to renovate the building after the spring 2023 semester.

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Weber State University’s Energy and Sustainability Office is hosting a swap meet on Jan. 25 and 26. WSU’s students, faculty and community have been able to participate by donating or receiving items from the swap meet.

The two-day event is being held in the Shepherd Union Ballroom A from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first day of the event was dedicated to collecting items while the second day will be dedicated to giving those items out for free.

“The purpose of this is to just engage the

community with our sustainability goals,” Hunter Riccardelli, WSU’s Food Recovery Network president and Zero Waste coordinator, said. “We have guidelines. We’re trying to achieve 90% waste diversion by 2050, and then 50% by 2030. That means just keeping 90% of our waste out of the landfill.”

WSU community members during the first day could donate clothing, school supplies, housewares, games, toys, books, sporting goods and electronics on Jan. 25 and were invited to return the following day to get free items from the swap.

The idea behind the event is to push WSU to become more waste-free. Instead of throwing away older items, people can give them

Signs can be spotted around Shepard Union giving information about the swap meet and where to find it.

to the swap, and someone else can use them for whatever they need. All the items donated on the first day of the swap were weighed in order to calculate exactly how much waste is being saved from landfills.

“It’s a program where people bring in their used clothes, and they just donate them to other students who are in need,” Seth Anderson, an intern for the department’s environmental compliance division, said.

WSU’s Energy and Sustainability Office aims to lower WSU’s energy consumption and waste. The department has made many efforts to achieve these goals, including adding more solar panels to WSU’s campus and updating the Stomberg Complex’s workout

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Following the thrift swap, the department will be holding an Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 23 and 24 that students and faculty can register for to learn more about WSU’s commitment to sustainability.

“We want to encourage anyone in the community — faculty, students, staff — to just come here, bring anything that they don’t need, come back, take anything that they’d like; just overall reduce waste,” Riccardelli said.

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Rows of tables in the Shepherd Ballroom were filled with donations for the swap meet on Jan. 25.

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By SHANIA EMMETT Reporter

College can become expensive, but Weber State University students, like Brayden Hamilton, can find a way to make it easier on their wallet. Hamilton, a professional sales major and football player, opened his own car detailing business, Rocky Mountain Auto and Cleaning, to pay his way through school.

“I came home from a mission, and I wanted to keep the work ethic up, but I just couldn’t find work because of my football schedule, so I just kind of felt like I wasn’t being fulfilled,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton said that with his training and football schedule, it was hard to find time to work. He needed to find something flexible that worked around his schedule.

“This last football season in the fall, it’s really hard to work, to practice all day and everything,” Hamilton said. “I really felt like, what could I do that would allow me to work but also be flexible with my schedule? I work some odd jobs here and there. And then I found this car detailing, car painting thing. I was like, man, it only takes three or four hours, and it’s flexible.”

After finding car detailing, Hamilton wanted to put his degree to use and start his own business.

“I really wanted to start my own business,” Hamilton said. “That’s just kind of my personality, and I didn’t want to work for anybody. So I started it like, two or three months ago, and got all my materials and just kind of went with it.”

With his drive and passion for what he does and his goals of completing his degree, Hamilton has already gotten several customers for his business and is gaining more.

Hamilton also takes into account what the needs of customers are and how he needs to grow his business in order to succeed.

“My services are consistently changing just because I’m always seeing what would work best,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton offers different services. He has a normal cleaning, like going through the carwash and using the vacuum. He also offers

different levels of detailing: a low- and medium-level interior only and the full detail, which includes interior and exterior. His most popular service is interior detailing due to the winter weather.

Hamilton has even talked about opening up a membership for his business and trying to do car detailing for commercial vehicles as well.

“Just like how car washes have similar options that are like $25 to $30,” Hamilton said. “You can go as many times as you want. So I want to offer that service. For example, I’ll detail your car, and then I come once a month and keep it as clean as well as detailed. So I want to start that monthly car cleaning. Then I thought about going into a

whole different side of it that’s a lot more expensive, which is polishing, paint correcting and ceramic coating. And ceramic coating, you can charge up to $1,000 for that.”

Although Hamilton’s journey hasn’t been without difficulties along the way. He’s faced challenges learning the ins and outs of doing car detailing.

“I had never detailed a car before this, so I have made mistakes along the way but learned from them,” Hamilton said. “The other day actually, I had plugged too many plugs in the same outlet and tripped their entire garage.”

Hamilton also had to find the best supplies for the job and how to get his name out there.

“It’s been challenging at first, getting the supplies as well, then knowing what supplies are best,” Hamilton said. “There are so many different brands out there that sell chemicals and all that stuff. Knowing what’s the most efficient and the cheapest was hard. And then right now, my big challenge is obviously the marketing aspect of getting clients continuously.”

Hamilton wants to put his business degree to good use and follow in his family’s footsteps. His father and brother are both salesmen.

“I found passion in creating something, like giving a finished product,” Hamilton said. “I kind of like that so I’ve stuck with it.”

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A photo taken of the inside of one of the cars cleaned at Rocky Mountain Auto and Cleaning.

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By SHANIA EMMETT Reporter

La universidad puede llegar a ser cara, pero los estudiantes de Weber State University, como Brayden Hamilton, pueden encontrar una forma de hacerla más llevadera para su cartera. Hamilton, graduado en ventas profesionales y jugador de fútbol americano, abrió su propio negocio de limpieza de coches, Rocky Mountain Auto and Cleaning, para pagarse los estudios.

“Volví a casa de una misión y quería mantener mi ética de trabajo, pero no podía encontrar trabajo debido a mi calendario de fútbol, así que sentía que no me sentía realizado”, dijo Hamilton.

Hamilton dijo que, con su horario de entrenamiento y de fútbol, era difícil encontrar tiempo para trabajar. Necesitaba encontrar algo flexible que se adaptara a su horario.

“Esta última temporada de fútbol en otoño, es muy difícil trabajar, entrenar todo el día y todo eso”, dijo Hamilton. “Me pregunté qué podía hacer para poder trabajar y a la vez ser flexible con mi horario. Hago algunos trabajos esporádicos aquí y allá. Y entonces encontré esto de detallar y pintar coches. Tío, sólo son tres o cuatro horas y es flexible”.

Después de encontrar el detallado de coches, Hamilton quiso poner en práctica su título y montar su propio negocio.

“Quería montar mi propio negocio”, dice Hamilton. “Esa es mi personalidad y no quería trabajar para nadie. Así que empecé como, hace dos o tres meses, y tengo todos mis materiales y sólo tipo de fue con él “.

Con su empuje y pasión por lo que hace y sus objetivos de terminar la carrera, Hamilton ya ha conseguido varios clientes para su negocio y está ganando más.

Hamilton también tiene en cuenta

cuáles son las necesidades de los clientes y cómo tiene que hacer crecer su negocio para tener éxito.

“Mis servicios cambian constantemente porque siempre estoy viendo qué funciona mejor”, dice Hamilton.

Hamilton ofrece distintos servicios. Tiene una limpieza normal, como pasar por el túnel de lavado y usar el aspirador. También ofrece diferentes niveles de detallado: un nivel bajo y medio sólo interior y el detalle completo, que incluye interior y exterior. Su servicio más popular es el detallado interior, debido al clima invernal.

Hamilton ha llegado a plantearse la posibilidad de afiliarse a su empresa e intentar dedicarse también a la limpieza de vehículos comerciales.

“Igual que los lavaderos de coches tienen opciones similares que cuestan entre 25 y 30 dólares”, explica Hamilton. “Puedes ir tantas veces como quieras. Así que quiero ofrecer ese servicio. Por ejemplo, voy a detalle su coche, y luego vengo una vez al mes y mantenerlo tan limpio como detallado. Así que quiero empezar con esa limpieza mensual del coche. Entonces pensé en entrar en un lado completamente diferente de la misma que es mucho más caro, que es el pulido, la corrección de pintura y recubrimiento cerámico. Y por el recubrimiento cerámico puedes cobrar hasta 1.000 dólares”.

Aunque el camino de Hamilton no ha estado exento de dificultades. Ha tenido que aprender los entresijos del detallado de coches.

“Nunca había detallado un coche antes de esto, así que he cometido errores por el camino, pero he aprendido de ellos”, dijo Hamilton. “El otro día, de hecho, había enchufado demasiados enchufes en la misma toma de corriente y provocó un cortocircuito en todo el garaje”.

Hamilton también tuvo que encontrar los mejores suministros para el trabajo y cómo dar a conocer su nombre.

“Al principio fue un reto conseguir los suministros y luego saber cuáles eran los mejores”, dice Hamilton. “Hay muchas marcas diferentes que venden productos químicos y todo eso. Saber cuál es el más eficiente y el más barato fue difícil. Y luego, ahora mismo, mi gran reto es obviamente el aspecto del marketing para conseguir clientes

continuamente”.

Hamilton quiere hacer un buen uso de su licenciatura en empresariales y seguir los pasos de su familia. Su padre y su hermano son vendedores.

“Encontré la pasión en crear algo, como dar un producto acabado”, dijo Hamilton. “Eso me gusta, así que me he dedicado a ello”.

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After winning their last five matchups against Sacramento State, Weber State University’s women’s basketball team fell 70–44 against the Hornets on Jan. 21 in Sacramento, California.

Coming off a 1-point loss to Portland State on Jan. 19, the Wildcats came into this game ready for their first Big Sky Conference win.

Sacramento State started the game off with a 5–0 run as Hornet center Isnelle Natabou scored under the basket off an assist from guard Kahlaijah Dean for the first points of the game. Following a 3-pointer from Dean, Wildcat forward Daryn Hickok drove into the paint to score the Wildcats’ first points.

Stealing the ball from Dean, Hickok was able to score again, making the score 5–4 for the Hornets. Dean then responded with a 3-pointer and a jumper near the free throw line. Natabou added with 4 points inside, completing a 9–0 run for Sacramento State. Weber State ended the run late in the first

quarter with a fast break assist from forward Jadyn Matthews to Hickok. Driving outside of the paint, Wildcat guard Emri Lovell made a fadeaway and drew contact. Failing to convert on the and-1 opportunity, the game would go scoreless until almost the end of the first quarter.

Drawing a foul on a layup attempt, Lovell made two free-throws before the end of the quarter to cut Sacramento State’s lead to 14–10.

Backing into Wildcat forward Amelia Raidaveta, Natabou scored off a turnaround jumper for the first points of the second quarter. Hickok then responded by scoring in the paint to keep the game within 4 points.

Adding to her 8-point performance from the first half, Dean started the quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers, making the score 22–12. Matthews responded with a 3-pointer of her own to cut the Hornet’s lead to 8 points.

With three minutes left in the first half, Sacramento State led 26–15. Driving inside with seconds left on the shot clock, Hickok

scored in the paint as the buzzer sounded. Hickok then scored a long 2-pointer to cut the Wildcats’ deficit to 7 points. Hornet forward Solape Amusan responded with an under-hand layup.

Right before the end of the first half, Amusan hit a buzzer-beater 3-pointer to put Sacramento State up 34–20.

With both teams only scoring from the line, Dean made the first field goal of the half from 15-feet out with seven minutes left in the third quarter. Down by 13 halfway through the quarter, Wildcat guard Aaliyah Ellis passed to Matthews on a fast break for a 3-pointer. Natabou scored the last field goal of the quarter with a layup off an offensive rebound.

After scoring 10 points from the line in the third, the Hornets led 48–32 coming into the fourth quarter.

Weber State forward Vicky Parra scored inside off a bank shot for the first points of the fourth quarter. Driving inside and drawing contact, Sacramento State guard Madison Butcher scored near the foul line and converted on the and-1.

With less than six minutes left, Hickok tried to drive inside on a fast break but was stopped near the 3-point line by Dean. Stealing the ball, Dean scored a layup on a fast break to give the Hornets an 18-point lead.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Dean and Weber State guard Laura Taylor battled from beyond the arc, each hitting two 3-pointers within two-and-a-half minutes.

Down 61–44 with two minutes on the clock, Raidaveta scored the Wildcats’ last point of the game with a free throw. A Natabou layup then sparked a 9–0 run for Sacramento State that ended with a corner 3-pointer from guard Jordan Olivares.

Hickok led the Wildcats in scoring with 20 points and four rebounds. Dean and Natabou ended for the Hornets with 31 and 17 points respectively.

Weber State will return to the Dee Events Center to face the University of Idaho on Jan. 26 at 11:30 a.m.

By COLLYN COWLES Reporter

After a long winter break and an opening game against rival Utah State University, Weber State University’s men’s hockey team kicked off their spring semester with the four-game Martin Luther King Showcase in Denver, Colorado.

“When winter break was over, everyone got back together and we started to prepare for this Colorado tournament,” Wildcat goalie Kyle Lane said.

The Wildcats’ first game of the weekend was against Metro State University on Jan. 13. The teams’ last matchup ended in an 8–2 loss for the Wildcats.

After three periods of action, Weber State was able to edge in front of the Roadrunners. Winning their first game of the tournament 3–1, the Wildcats were able to extend their winning streak to six games.

The goal scorers for the Wildcats were forward Yegor Khomyakov, defensemen Kody Goodwin and forward Tucker Thors-

tad. Thorstad’s goal was his first goal as a Wildcat.

Heading into the second game of the weekend, Weber State went up against the University of California, Los Angeles, on Jan. 14. The Wildcats sneaked past the Bruins and beat them 5–4. Defenseman Stanford Zito was able to record his first goal as a Wildcat. The other four goals were scored by forward Rob Simmons, defensemen Cole VanOrman, forward Jaden Hewes and forward Bryon Fobair.

With another win, the Wildcats were able to keep the winning streak rolling with seven games in a row.

The last two games of the weekend were against East Texas Baptist and Dakota college.

In another hard-fought game, the Wildcats were able to beat East Texas Baptist 3–2 on Jan. 15.

“We all had redemption for Metro State and East Texas Baptist,” Lane said. “They beat us in the past, and that’s what motivat-

ed us in these games.”

In the fourth and final game of the weekend, Weber State lost 3–0 to Dakota College on Jan. 16, ending their eight-game win streak.

The Wildcats came back from the tournament and added one more win after taking down Utah Valley University 5–2 in a rematch of the season’s opener on Jan. 21.

“All of the goals came out multiple times,

and we needed them to set the tone of the game,” Lanes said. “In the next few weeks, we want to get the best seeding we can to make the playoffs. We have a team that never gives up, and it’s great to be a part of.”

Weber State will play at home against Colorado State University on Jan. 26. The puck drops at 7:15 p.m.

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Forward Rob Simmons faced off against Boise State defensemen Camden Gallagher during their game on Oct. 28, 2022.

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Después de un descanso invernal largo y un partido principal contra su rival, la universidad Utah State, el equipo de hockey de la universidad Weber State empezó su semestre de primavera con la exhibición de cuatro partidos Martin Luther King en Denver, Colorado.

“Cuando terminó el descanso invernal, todo el equipo regresó y empezamos a prepararnos para este torneo en Colorado,” dijo Kyle Lane, el portero de los Wildcats.

El primer partido de los Wildcats del fin de semana fue contra la universidad Metro State el 13 de enero. El último partido de estos dos equipos terminó con una derrota para los Wildcats con el marcador 8–2.

Después de tres cuartos de acción, Weber State pudo ganar la ventaja contra los Roadrunners. Con este triunfo de 3–1 del primer partido del torneo, los Wildcats podían extender su racha de victoria a seis partidos.

Los que marcaron goles de los Wildcats fueron el delantero Yegor Khomyakov, el defensor Kody Goodwin y el delantero Tucker Thorstad. El gol de Thorstad fue su primero como Wildcat.

Al empezar el segundo partido del fin de semana, Weber State enfrentó a la universidad de Los Ángeles, California, el

14 de enero. Los Wildcats se escabulleron por los Bruins y ganaron 5–4. El defensor Stanford Zito marcó su primer gol como Wildcat, mientras que los cuatro más fueron marcados por el defensor Cole VanOrman, y los delanteros Rob Simmons, Jaden Hewes y Bryon Forbair.

Con otra ganancia, los Wildcats podían continuar su racha con siete partidos a continuación.

Los dos partidos finales del fin de semana fueron contra East Texas Baptist y Dakota College.

En otro partido ganado a duras penas, Los Wildcats pudieron derrotar a East Texas Baptist 3–2 el 15 de enero.

“Todos tuvimos redención contra Metro State y East Texas Baptist,” dijo Lane. “Nos vencieron en el pasado, y eso nos motivó durante esos partidos.”

Durante el partido cuatro que fue el final, Weber State fue derrotado 3–0 por Dakota College el 16 de enero, lo que acabó su racha de ocho victorias.

“Todos los goles sucedieron varias veces, y los necesitábamos para crear el tono del partido,” dijo Lanes. “Durante las semanas que vienen, queremos obtener la mejor clasificación posible para poder estar en el repechaje. Tenemos un equipo que nunca se rinde, y es bueno ser parte de él.” Weber State jugará en casa contra la universidad Colorado State el 26 de enero. El disco se caerá a las 7:15 p.m.

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The WSU hockey team lined up for the National Anthem before playing on Sept. 16, 2022.

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