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Medical Emergencies During the Experience Weber event on Aug. 22, an attendee passed out and hit her head on concrete. Police responded and called Ogden Fire for a medical response. When medical arrived, the attendee was still not completely coherent, so she was transported to McKay-Dee Hospital. A WSU employee stumbled and fell down
some stairs outside of University Village. She refused medical to be called on her behalf. A co-worker took her to work med where she was found to have several broken toes.
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On Aug. 22, a woman called the police and reported she felt her ex-boyfriend was stalking her while she was in the Union building. She stated she didn’t feel that he had a reason to be on campus since he wasn’t a student. Police have attempted to find the suspect and have followed up twice since the initial event, referring her to resources and attempting to find the man to cite him for trespassing if he is found without a reason to be on campus.
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A woman called having received fraudulent charges on her account and still having all her cards. She felt someone may have taken a picture of one of her cards at a computer lab because at one point, she left her things unattended. Police are still reviewing surveillance. At the campus store, someone fraudulently used another student’s credit card to purchase merchandise. The suspect used a fake email account. Police are still reviewing the case.
An alarm went off from the Wells Fargo ATM in the Shepherd Union building. Police responded and found a gentleman working on the ATM who had cause to do so. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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Weber State University star running back Josh Davis’ legal proceedings regarding a 2018 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) heads towards a verdict next month. On April 20, 2018, Davis was pulled over in Salt Lake City for driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to court records from Salt Lake City. Davis, then 19, was driving with three other occupants and the officer observed “the odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle as he spoke to the occupants.” Documents showed the officer asked Davis if he’d been drinking, which he denied. Davis agreed to a field sobriety test and reportedly took a breath test, blowing a .162. Davis was put into custody according to the justice court docket, which also included he had no prior DUI arrests. The blood alcohol limit in 2018 was 0.08. Davis was charged by the Salt Lake City Justice Court with three class B misdemeanors: driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, alcohol restricted drivers and purchase, and possession of consumption by a minor. On March 13, 2019 Davis’ court records show he plead guilty to one count of driving under the influence, a class B misdemeanor. Both the other misdemeanors and
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the speeding infraction were dropped. During the court proceedings Davis was sentenced to a 180 day jail sentence, but through a non-profit organization, 178 days were suspended and 48 hours of community service was granted instead of the sentence. Davis’ probation is for one year and is ordered by the court to not consume alcohol or drugs unless medically prescribed, according to court documents. Two days after his sentencing records show an appeal by Davis and his attorney, Clayton Simms, on March 15, 2019. Simms declined via email to comment on the ongoing case. Davis is set to return to court next month on his appeal with the district court in Salt Lake City. Davis is coming off an incredible 2018 season, which is after his apparent DUI, that saw him win multiple awards including the Jerry Rice Award and male collegiate athlete of the year. Davis missed the first game last year against Utah, and it is unclear if he was suspended for his actions against team rules. However, he was named as the starting running back by Weber State against San Diego State this Saturday. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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MITT ROMNEY ADDRESS IMMIGRATION, GUN CONTROL AND ABORTION AT WEBER STATE By LANDIN GRIFFITH Assistant Desk Editor
United States Sen. Mitt Romney addressed the heavy topics of immigration, gun control laws and abortion laws during a town hall meeting in Weber State University’s Lindquist Hall on Aug. 27. Since Romney's election into the Senate on Nov. 6 during the 2018 midterm election, he has been holding town hall meetings across the state of Utah to receive comments and feedback from the public in regard to recurring significant and consequential issues. A former U.S. Air Force pilot stationed
in Laredo, Texas, a town directly on the U.S.-Mexico border, witnessed illegal immigration and smuggling first hand, the first topic amongst the audience, and said, “I saw planes fly across the border and drop packages onto waiting trucks and people crossing the Rio Grande river who were heading north.” “How tall and how deep does a wall have to be to stop that kind of traffic from coming into the United States?” the former pilot said. Romney supports most of President Trump’s policies in regard to people immigrating into the U.S. legally and stated that a wall would have some effect to reduce
illegal immigration but not eliminate it entirely, thus new solutions are constantly being created. To prevent large numbers of people from pouring into the U.S. illegally, Romney said the most effective thing that the U.S. can do is to establish a “mandatory E-Verify system,” which requires employers to validate their potential employees’ citizenship by providing their social security or green card numbers before they can be hired. Romney made clear that when an employer disregards the E-Verify system and hires someone despite their lack of citizenship, the employer will be sanctioned and
fined. On gun control laws, President Trump is open to universal background checks, which would require that a background check be administered before any gun purchase or transfer, something that Romney is inclined to until he sees the final bill, but he fully supports the concept. Romney supports the second amendment and said that it’s difficult to create gun laws on a national level because of the ongoing disagreement between the republican and democratic parties. A form of gun control laws currently put in place are red flag laws, which “the federal government is not going to mandate,”
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Mitt Romney addresses concerns constituents have at various town halls across Utah.
according to Romney. Red flags laws, created at a state level, allow a person to petition the state court in order to temporarily remove firearms from someone who may be a danger to themselves or others. Currently, there are 17 states that have red flag laws, Utah not being one of them. “Washington is best to deal with the databases of gun control laws,” Romney said in his closing statement on gun control laws, “but laws related to the safety of our schools and regulations of guns are best managed at a state by state basis.” In 2019, nine states have passed new abortion laws that would restrict a mother from having an abortion after a certain
number of weeks into the mother’s pregnancy, Utah being one of them. In Utah, a mother cannot have an abortion after 18 weeks into their pregnancy unless an incident such as rape or incest has been validated and reported to law enforcement or if the mother’s life is in danger. In Alabama, however, a mother cannot have an abortion if she finds that she is pregnant, regardless of rape or incest. Romney is pro-life and is not familiar with any new Utah abortion laws being proposed by the state’s legislature and said, “I don’t know of any law that has reached the senate or has passed at the federal level related to abortion.“
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With the possibility of new abortion laws in Utah, Romney “would prefer that we didn’t have abortion in our country at all, but we do,” he said, “but that’s a decision made by the Supreme Court, and I support the authority of the Supreme Court whether we agree with them or not.” Romney is currently focused on removing and keeping the federal government off of Utah land, which is 70 percent public land. More control of it would allow the state to expand its disaster prevention efforts and reduce the risk of the spread of wildfires by better managing the forests. The national debt crisis is also an issue that Romney is attempting to resolve. The
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U.S. spent roughly $4 trillion in federal spending in 2018 and taxed $3 trillion. “Where did we get that extra trillion dollars?” Romney said, “We borrowed it from China and from others.” Future generations will have to pay the interest on the national debt if it continues to go up. Romney will serve Utah in the Senate until the 2025 midterm elections and continue to make efforts to improve the current issues. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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With school starting again, the Weber State University Student Association is kicking off the year with events almost every day. The Wildcat Welcome started Aug. 26 and will continue until Sept. 30 to get students involved in the Weber State student community. On Aug. 30, the annual WSU Block Party will be taking place from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Block Party will be sprawled across the Ogden Campus main sidewalks. Campus organizations will be out in full force with booths across campus. Many of them will have free prizes and food. At the kick-off of Block Party at 8 a.m., there will be the Purple Pancake Break-
fast that will be hosted by President Brad Mortensen. Next, at 11:30 a.m., the Weber Dining Free Food Lunch Ticket will be given out so that students can sample the restaurants across campus. Finally, WSUSA will be hosting the Foam Bash at the Dee Event Center parking lot. From 8:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., there will be a giant foam pit, inflatable activities and food trucks. Entry is free with your Wildcard. Throughout this week, the annual Red Cross “Blood Battle” has been raging on. Each year, Utah State University and WSU go head-to-head to see which campus can donate the most blood over a period of one week. Throughout the week from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., students can donate their blood in the Ballrooms of the Shepherd
Michelle Paustenbaugh, Professor of Chemistry at Weber State University, gets bandaged by Melissa Dickson, of the American Red Cross, after getting her blood drawn for Weber State University’s blood drive on Sept 1, 2016.
Union. Career Services will be hosting a Student Job Fair on Sept. 4 from 10:00 a.m until 2 p.m. For students who need a job, there will be employers in the Shepherd Union looking to hire. For those that are hungry after searching for a job, the Food Truck Rally will be gathering in Bell Tower Plaza at noon. On Sept. 6, Browning Presents! will feature Alicia Olatuja, who has performed with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir at Barack
Obama’s Second Inauguration. She will be releasing her new album “Intuition: From the Minds of Women.” Her performance will stretch from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. With events spanning a month, there are many ways to get involved. See https:// www.weber.edu/wildcatwelcome for more information. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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“The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age.” At first glance, this sounds like something parents and grandparents would say about today’s millennial generation. Yet its true origins are attributed to Socrates and date back to 400 B.C. Throughout history, older generations have notoriously criticized younger ones as being irresponsible, narcissistic and prone to ruining the world. Millennials are no exception. In a study conducted at Udemy, researchers asked more than 1,000 Americans what millennial characteristics annoyed them the most. Results showed 51 percent answered “lazy,” 36 percent said “entitled” and 35 percent viewed millennials as “self-centered.” This negative stereotype has followed millennials since their coming of age. However, generational research suggests that the cohort — whose current ages range from 18 to 37 — may not be getting the credit they deserve. While they still have their struggles, millennials are growing to become the leading generation in volunteer hours. According to The Millennial Impact Report, 70 percent of millennials donate at least an hour of their time to a cause they care about, with more than one-third volWeber State University unteering 11 hours or more. Students doing various farm chores at Truelove Farms for Community This rise in social-minded behavior is Service Day. due to the circumstances in which millennials were raised, according to Chuck
Underwood — founder and principal of the generational consulting firm The Generational Imperative, Inc. In his work, he explains that a generation’s core values are established during their formative years as they grow into adulthood. For millennials, this period involved a nation filled with technology and turmoil. “Millennials, because of what they experienced as kids, grew up with a big, bold vision. They want to save the world,” Underwood said. “The times of their formative years — very similar to the baby boomer’s — burned into both generations a very strong core value of ‘we’re all in this together so let’s help each other.’” One historical event regarded as having the most significant impact on millennials’ core values were the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, millennials stretched from birth to 19 years old, making them the primary generation during the Global War on Terrorism. Underwood found that millennials developed a sense of community awareness and desire to help the less fortunate, giving them the nickname “Generation Give” and “The We Generation.” His research displays these results from televised news broadcasts showing the destruction of the World Trade Center. “What millennials saw in 2001 were firefighters rushing into the WTC, rushing into danger to help total strangers. That moment burned into millennials a sense of ‘we’re all in this together,’” Underwood said. Several other events, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, 2010 earthquake in Hai-
ti and Hurricane Katrina also contributed to this desire in millennials to make a change. “The estimate was that tens of thousands of millennial college students right after Katrina changed their spring break plans away from the beaches, the beers, the boys and the babes and instead flooded into the gulf coast to help Katrina victims,” Underwood said. One millennial currently looking to make a difference in the world is 25-yearold geography student Nathan Hole, whose passion and concern for climate change has influenced his entire educational career at Weber State University. “Something I focus on a lot is climate change. It’s personally shaped my whole life and everything that I want to do,” Hole said. “That’s one of the reasons I’m majoring in geography is to go into sustainability to help find ways that society can become better stewards of the environment.” With a cause behind their actions, millennials like Hole need a platform to voice their opinions and inspire change. This is where the internet and social media comes into play. “The connectivity that the internet has provided enables millennials to, not just locally, but nationally and internationally exchange ideas,” Hole said. “That has really spurred access to information which I think is also one of the big reasons why we have been able to see so many of these issues now.” However, despite the benefits technology has in connecting worldwide users, research has shown that it has had a damaging effect on its widest audience.
“Somehow technology, by putting the world’s information so easily in front of the millennial generation — without researching it first — has now created mental stress, anguish and mental overload to the point where it is damaging mental health,” Underwood said. By having access to limitless information from the touch of a button, millennials have developed uncommonly short attention spans and have adopted a superficial knowledge of complex subjects, according to Pew Research Center. Underwood noted that the generation as a whole has also suffered from immense damage to soft skills such as communication, critical thinking, empathy, organization, punctuality, adaptability, telephone skills and the ability to read body language. Yet, in the face of these obstacles, millennials still show signs of being a prosperous generation. According to Underwood, the viewpoint of the generational study is unmistakable. The millennial generation is going to succeed because they grew up outwardly focused and have a strong concern for others, not just themselves. “Despite those issues in technology, Weber State University the millennials are going to become an Many millennial students choose to give up their spring breaks to do excellent career and leadership genera- service. tion,” Underwood said. In a video lecture, he closed with the statement, “When they get their feet on the ground, all we have to do is grab their shirttails and go along for a ride. They are going to be magnificent.” Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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Damian Lillard came back to participate in the Alumni Game, along with many other WSU alumni. By RAYMOND LUCAS Assistant Desk Editor
Basketball returned to the Dee Events Center for one night as the venue hosted the reunion of Weber State basketball legends. The former Wildcats returned to the hardwood to face off in the Alumni Game. The game was hosted by NBA All-Star and former WSU Wildcat Damian Lillard. This is the third time this event has taken place but the first time fans finally got to see Lillard in action since his days in Ogden. Not only were fans able to watch the return of Dame to the Dee, but they held autographs an hour before tip-off to give fans a chance to interact with not only Lillard but the current Wildcats. As the minutes until game time inched closer, the arena began to fill with not only purple, but with red and black as fans
donned their Portland Trailblazer jerseys that read Lillard’s name across the back. Despite all of the Lillard jerseys in the stands, he felt that they showed up for the program rather than him. “Obviously me playing here and being an NBA player, people are going to show up for that, but I think because of the weight of the program and the way things have always been … it’s a family environment,” Lillard said. The Alumni tipped off. The excitement was in the air, and it did not take long for Lillard to make his impact. After missing his first couple attempts, Lillard, who was representing the white jersey team, found his zone and began to pour it on team purple as he scorched them for 24 points and seven from beyond the arc while playing with minimal effort to avoid any potential injuries or accidents.
Lillard’s team was led by Head Coach Randy Rahe, who is entering his 13 season and is the Big Sky conference’s all-time leader in wins. Coach Rahe has been awarded Coach of the Year four times, which is a Big Sky record. His wife, Laura Rahe, was one of the referees for the game. She is an official in the West Coast, Mountain West and WAC conferences. Before the alumni game began, the former Wildcats competed in a shooting stars contest and a three-point shootout. The shooting stars contest can be found during the NBA’s all-star weekend. It is a team of three players, and they have to make a lay-up, free throw and a three-pointer before attempting to knock down halfcourt shots. The team led by Lillard were the victors as they made quick work of their competition. The three-point shootout did not feature
Lillard and was won by Ryan Richardson, who graduated from WSU in 2018 after spending four years with the program. His highest score was 18 after catching fire towards the end of his round. Lillard is coming off his best season, where he averaged 26 points per game, shocked the world with a 37-foot jumper to end the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season, helped guide the Blazers to the Western Conference Finals and signed a $190 million contract extension to keep him in Portland. After the alumni game, Lillard reflected on what it was like being back. “Having the crowd cheering and getting back out there with my teammates, it was just a different experience,” Lillard said. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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not batting an eyelash at her coming out; they just want Burnett to be happy. Burnett’s arc in "Bachelor in Paradise" has revolved around her feelings of uncertainty. She was in a non-committed relationship with a woman before she came on the show, but she established one of the strongest connections on the show
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For over 17 years, "The Bachelor" franchise and its spin-offs have attempted to help people find their soulmates. The journey to love, however, has often lacked racial diversity and stuck to a heteronormative arc. The franchise that took 14 years to see its first black bachelorette and has yet to cast a black bachelor has struggled to emulate society. But Demi Burnett from "Bachelor in Paradise," a "Bachelor" spin-off show, has taken reign and given the show its first same-sex couple and storyline. Before "Bachelor in Paradise" began airing earlier in the summer, Burnett came out as queer on Twitter. During the show premiere, Burnett sat down with friend and former Bachelorette Hannah Brown and explained she does not define her sexuality, saying personality is a more critical component than someone’s sex. This scene could have been the first time some in Bachelor nation have experienced coming out and acceptance of one’s own sexual orientation. A reflection of the producers and show in 2019 is how Brown listened and helped her friend navigate her identity while being a public figure on a dating show and
Haggerty posing with her "monster."
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Haggerty and Burnett posing together.
with a man, Derek Peth. Despite seeming like the front-runners on the road to love, Burnett was hot and cold with Peth. Burnett said during show confessionals that she felt something for Peth, but while she was with him, she could not stop thinking of the woman she left at home. To help Burnett, Chris Harrison — "Bachelor" and its spin-off shows’ host — brought Kristian Haggerty, the woman Burnett had been seeing, to "Paradise." Had this been
a situation during the earlier seasons of the franchise, Harrison does not know how they would have handled it. “I’m not exactly sure how we would have embraced Demi’s situation in year’s past,” Harrison told The Hollywood Reporter. “But with the way we do the show now, we let it come to us.” Harrison said the show is more modern now. However, it’s not the show that’s more modern. It’s the audience and their levels of acceptance that drive decisions. This franchise did not come out with a same-sex edition of the show or have a lead who is sexually fluid. It allowed beloved staple of the franchise Burnett, who was first introduced to Bachelor nation in Jan., to be authentic. The audience already had an established relationship with Burnett. Thus
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her coming out was more personal for viewers and possibly easier than outright introducing a new queer cast member. It’s commendable, but it broke history in the most comfortable way. But for most, any step toward a more inclusive show and franchise is a necessary and welcoming step. With Haggerty’s arrival came embraces, kisses and the affirmation that the two wanted to be exclusive. Bachelor cameras captured the PDApacked reunion and aired it on a major network during prime-time. Beyond showing a same-sex couple on mainstream television, audiences are seeing Burnett’s fellow cast members react to Haggerty’s historic arrival. Burnett introduced Haggerty to the cast, saying she came to Bachelor in Paradise to find clarity and figured out her heart
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contestants. In 2013, Juan Pablo Galavis became the first Latino Bachelor. But a simple Google search lets viewers know exactly how he acted and was perceived. There are people who believe Galavis was the worst lead in the franchise’s history. Just like how Burnett and Haggerty can be the people to humanize and introduce Bachelor nation to differing sexual orientations, Galavis could have been the first introduction to Latino culture for some viewers, but he left a bitter impression on many. There is a spectrum of identities who need to be spotlighted and given a chance to find their soulmate. "The Bachelor" franchise is taking steps that some other mainstream shows have yet to take. It’s admirable, but it should not and cannot stop here.
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was with Haggerty the entire time. The cast cheered for the couple as Dylan Barbour affirmed, “We love you, Demi.” Cast members Katie Morton and Dean Unglert spoke about the bravery it takes to come out on a large stage and how they are proud of both Burnett and Haggerty for opening themselves up. While Burnett and Haggerty are a step in the right direction toward inclusion and normalizing same-sex relationships, not only for the Bachelor audience but mainstream media, there is more the show can do to feature diversity. There’s been a pattern among black "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" contestants. Of the few black men and women that are casted, usually most don't make it beyond the halfway mark of the show. Fans are not given a chance to adequately get to know these contestants, their upbringings and values like they tend to learn from white
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Starting in Summer 2019, a new academic standing policy went into effect at Weber State University. This policy was voted on and approved by the Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees in Spring 2019. The update will provide changes to suspension, grade point average for juniors and seniors and readmission. “At WSU, academic policy is determined by Faculty Senate,” Associate Registrar Cori Horne said. “The Office of the Registrar supports the Faculty senate in the implementation and dissemination of academic policy, and conducts policy assessments and reviews to ensure that WSU academic policy best serves the institution and its students.” Before Summer 2019, juniors and seniors needed to maintain a 2.5 term GPA, unlike their freshman and sophomore counterparts who only needed to maintain a 2.0. Now, all undergraduate students must maintain a 2.0 term GPA, regardless of class standing. Under this new policy, once students’ institutional GPAs drop below 2.0, the students would be placed on academic warning. If the institutional and term GPAs remained below a 2.0 during the next term, probation comes into effect. If the students’ term GPAs are above a 2.0, the students remain on warning until the institutional GPA raises above 2.0. However, if students don’t raise their term GPA once on probation, the students are suspended the next semester. Instead of serving extensive suspensions, the policy has capped the suspension length at one term and will be working with students using more academic interventions: Bounce Back and Starfish. Bounce Back will provide students enrolled in the program with a short online workshop. They will then meet with their academic advisor to create a plan
for success. If a student returns within two years, the student will meet with their academic advisor for a follow-up appointment. If students enrolled in Bounce Back haven’t completed the course by the eighth week of the semester, students will receive a registration hold until program completion. Starfish is an academic eWeber app that allows students to see their resources for the school and information and services related to the courses they are enrolled in. It also allows students to request help and schedule appointments and tasks. Instructors are also able to send “kudos” to students for doing well on certain assignments or participating in class. “In 2018, Registrar’s assessed WSU’s academic suspension policy in light of the many student success initiatives that the university has undertaken to support students’ academic and personal success,” Horne said. “These initiatives include the creation of a Student Success Steering Committee and the implementation of academic interventions.” All students facing one- to three-year suspensions will be reinstated in Fall 2019, which totals 148 students. As of July 8, these students could register for fall and reach out to financial aid and With a new academic policy announced, 148 students will no longer be academic advisors. on an academic suspension from WSU. In addition, those who were suspended and those who may be in the future “My mentor encouraged and sent will be reinstated under academic warnme a variety of opportunities from ing instead of probation to give the stuvolunteering to scholarships.” dents two semesters to raise their institutional and term GPAs above 2.0. This will give students the ability to come back without facing suspension again. Get Support and Guidance from Lastly, because WSU has decided to cap the suspension length, students other Weber State Students! cannot seek early readmission through an appeal. All academic suspensions Find a Mentoring Program at: must serve the full term. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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