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CIVILITY COMBATS POLITICAL TRIBALSHIP
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS? By KENLEE EAST
Asst. Section Editor
1. What unique animal did a retired Michigan legislator capture on camera on Nov. 13? a. A bear with three legs b. A bunny with one ear c. A deer with three antlers d. A fox with two tails
2. Which university’s student body wants to impeach their student body president for offering Donald Trump Jr. $50,000 to come to speak at the school?
3. A teen in Detroit received a double lung transplant because of what environmental cause? a. Mold
a. Harvard University
b. Vaping
b. University of Florida
c. Asbestos
c. University of Kentucky
d. Cigarettes
4. A Home Owners Association in Texas asked a family to do what action? a. Get rid of their dog b. Take down Christmas decorations c. Take down “No Soliciting” sign d. Plant more flowers
d.Stanford University
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lifetime, the United States has never faced a period of greater difficulty. It has never looked darker than it does right now.” He recalled growing up during the height of the Cold War with its looming threat of nuclear apocalypse. He also recounted the national tragedies of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the ensuing race riots. “I went to high school with kids whose parents went to jail for Watergate,” Griffith said. “I marched in the streets against the war in Vietnam. My point is, I have seen a thing or two. What you and I are facing right now is more of an existential threat to our country than anything else.” According to Griffith, the most important thing the American people can do right now is be more civil towards each
other. “Civility establishes limits, so we do not treat opponents as enemies,” Griffith said. “Civility helps prevent us from the temptation in politics to demonize and dehumanize those who hold views different from our own.” Griffith does not pretend that civility will eliminate disagreement. He then shifted his discourse to the principle of civic charity and spoke about the history of the Philadelphia Convention. The Articles of Confederation proved inadequate for the fledgling country, so the newly-independent states sent delegates to Philadelphia to negotiate for something better. In July of 1787, the Convention nearly failed.
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In his presentation “Civic Charity and The Constitution,” Federal Judge Thomas Griffith shared his own experiences and the experiences of the attendees of the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia as examples of ways Americans can overcome the tribalism facing American politics today. President George W. Bush appointed Griffith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where he currently serves. His legal and political career has provided him with the opportunity to work with legislators on both sides of the aisle, allowing him to offer a multifaceted perspective on working against political trib-
alism he sees rampant in America today. Griffith grew up idolizing Robert F. Kennedy. As a teenager, he requested — and eventually received — an internship with his Washington, D.C. neighbor, Democratic Senator Mo Udall. Speaking to Weber State University students and faculty in Lindquist Hall on Nov. 14, Griffith said that as his legal career advanced, he became a Republican. “I became a Republican when I started to read,” Griffith said jokingly, eliciting laughter from the audience. “I currently have no political affiliation.” Griffith prefaced his presentation with a warning to those in attendance. “We just do not know what a democracy looks like when you drain all trust out of the system,” Griffith said. “During my
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“It was these random collections of folks from different places socializing,” Griffith said. “Benjamin Franklin, who lived in Philadelphia, would also invite everybody over for the occasional party.” Second, the rules of the Convention mandated that delegates had to attend meetings. “You could not just stay home, sleep in and use Facebook or Instagram,” Griffith said. “You had to be engaged and show up.” When a delegate had the floor, Convention rules prohibited other delegates from speaking or reading. The Convention did not keep a record of who voted in favor of or against motions. This allowed delegates to vote without fear of reprisal and encouraged them to be free to change their minds on the issue. “Back then, nobody could run out to the media and say, ‘Oh! You are flip-flopping,’” Griffith said. “Flip-flopping was encouraged. They wanted delegates to be
open to ideas.” On the defining issue of state representation, Griffith claims that one principle was especially crucial in determining the success of the Convention. “The delegates were determined to compromise before they even knew what the terms of the compromise would be,” Griffith said. “They also created a group of nine moderates to resolve the issue. Moderate seems like a dirty word these days.” Griffith also believes that liberty, alone, was not the defining issue behind The Constitution. “The most fundamental impulse that created the Constitution was not liberty,” Griffith said. “The most fundamental impulse was union. They wanted to make it work. That is what civic charity is.” Griffith invited audience members to reach out to people who did not share the same political, religious or social views. He also cautioned the audience against categorizing others as “Feeling the Bern” or “MAGA hat wearers.”
Griffith said being an involved and informed citizen requires study and engagement that goes beyond watching cable news networks. “The heroes of America are heroes of unity,” Griffith said. “Liberty cannot flourish without a desire to unite. When you take an oath to defend the Constitution, you take an oath to not be an agent of division.” WSU Political Science and Philosophy professor, Dr. Leah Murray, felt Griffith’s presentation was inspiring. “We have to see the friend in — and not demonize — other people,” Murray said. “Naturally, we are group-oriented people. I hope students find someone who is not like them and chooses to become friends with them.”
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“There was serious talk about ‘Let’s pack our bags and go home. We are too far apart,” Griffith said. “Six weeks later, it had worked. They had cobbled together a constitution.” When George Washington presented the new document to the Continental Congress, he credited a “spirit of amity and mutual deference” to its creation. “How did they do it?” Griffith asked. “There are several ideas.” First, a lack of adequate housing forced the delegates to live together. They worked Monday through Saturday. After working most of the day together in Independence Hall, the delegates would adjourn. Due to a limited number of dining establishments, the delegates would often dine together as well, followed by a round of drinks at a local tavern. This shared space led to the formation of “dinner groups,” featuring delegates from different states informally interacting with each other.
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An interview with Karen Valdez, a Public Relations Major at WSU and the co-winner of this year's Utah Public Relations Student of the Year award
PR STUDENT OF THE YEAR BRINGS BROADER PURPOSE TO By MARISA NELSON Reporter
Karen Valdez is a Public Relations major at Weber State University and the co-winner of this year's Utah Public Relations Student of the Year award. Through this experience, she has not only built a plan to help contribute to the growth of the Major Brent Taylor Foundation, but she has also built confidence in herself and her ability to pursue public relations as a career. Over two weeks, Valdez spent her time producing a yearlong campaign geared toward helping the foundation broaden its purpose. Valdez focused on smart partnerships and strategies to bring awareness to the challenges military families face. A panel of past students who spoke in her public relations writing class inspired Valdez to participate in this year's competition after. The panel discussed the many doors the competition opened for them.
After speaking to professors and past participants, Valdez felt that the competition would be a way for her to gain confidence in her ability. Each year, potential participants join a conference call about the competition details and to introduce the client. Everyone has the same client, and the main goal is to create the best and most beneficial plan for the client to help improve their nonprofit foundation. Valdez’s first plan of action was to research. She dove headfirst into learning about The Brent Taylor Foundation, Taylor and his family. The foundation got its start with Jennie Taylor’s "40 for 40" fundraiser, which helped raise money put toward creating scholarships for Major Taylor's alma maters, the University of Utah and Brigham Young Univerity. The fundraiser was in honor of what would have been Tayor's 40th birthday. Valdez wanted to promote the foundation and expand its reach.
“I focused my campaign on Major Brent Taylor, I did a lot of research on who he was as a person," Valdez said. Valdez wanted to structure her events on the three pillars that Jennie Taylor gave to the foundation, which were supporting and honoring military families, training future service-oriented leaders and promoting community engagement and involvement. Some of the events Valdez partnered with were the Ogden Marathon, which is sponsored by Zion’s Bank, and United Way’s outdoor cleanup day. “One of the things that [the competition] wanted was to see that the ideas I put forward were plausible and realistic, so I would go the extra mile,” Valdez said. According to Valdez, follow through and working with eager partners played a significant part in her success in the competition. At the end of the two weeks, Valdez and the other finalists presented their public relations campaigns to the judges — many professionals in their own right —
and Jennie Taylor herself. “It was so nerve-wracking because these people know their stuff, and this is what they do on a daily basis. It was such a humbling experience,” Valdez said. After her research on Brent and Jennie Taylor's lives, Valdez felt she knew them, but they didn’t know her. Presenting the plan she had dedicated so much time and energy to was a surreal experience, according to Valdez. Despite all the hard work and successes along the way, Valdez experienced imposter syndrome and was shocked when she won. Ultimately, becoming a role model for others and joining the legacy of Weber State was worth the effort. “I have pushed myself to my absolute limits, I have really challenged myself and really been vulnerable,” Valdez said.
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Five years ago, I was at the Ogden City Farmers Market, and there was a booth with the Humane Society of Northern Utah. I casually walked by to see all the cute animals because I have a soft spot for them. I ended up falling in love with a kitten whose mom abandoned him after he was born. He was picked up by the Humane Society and nursed until he could be adopted. I named him Leo. He is an orange tabby cat. He has beautiful white stripes on his tail, and his personality is that of a lion, confident and king-like. He has made such a difference in my life. Rescue pets and animal shelter pets need so much love. They are ready to find a forever home. When we got him, he was skinny due to severe malnourishment and dehydration. After weeks of medicine and rehydration treatments, he was finally able to be his happy self. But there's a shelter closer to home than the occasional humane society booth where we see cute animals on display. The Weber County Animal Shelter is located in our own backyard, yet the shelter and its animals are often neglected. I visited the shelter and felt bad when seeing these animals sad and lonely in their kennels, but I also felt I had a way to help. The shelter is solely run by donations. They need our help more than ever. I have been raising money to buy new toys, food and treats for the animals.
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A lot of people are adopting animals online or through a breeder. But there are so many animals in shelters that were dropped off there because their owners didn’t want them or couldn’t take care of them. Cats, dogs, bunnies, all in cages waiting to be taken home and loved. There are 200 cats and 100 dogs waiting to be adopted, as well as four bunnies. Online, there is a page with all the different animals that is updated every 60 minutes. Each animal has a small biography and a photo of them. These animals are lonely and scared because they lost their family. They deserve the love that we have to offer. If you are looking for a pet for Christmas or another holiday, check local animal shelters. They are all friendly and need a good home. When you go to the shelter you can play with and pet almost all of the animals. When you walk through the halls of cages you hear the dogs barking and tails wagging. In the other room, there is frantic meowing and rubbing against the walls. Instead of buying puppies and kittens online, go to the animal shelter first and look at all of those precious animals waiting to find their next family. Even if you can't adopt, the shelter is always looking for donations and volunteers. Some items that they need for cats and dogs include durable toys, treats, bones, kitty litter, stainless steel bowls and cat/dog food. There are applications online to help take care of their cages, feed them, play with them and make sure that all of their needs are met. Find time this season to go show them that they are loved and not alone in this world. Tell your family and friends to look into adopting these sweet angels. They deserve to be loved too.
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The Weber State University Wildcats kicked off their home opener in the Dee Events Center against the University of San Diego Toreros. Despite a hard-fought effort, Weber State fell to the Toreros 7156. Senior point guard Jerrick Harding played his first minutes of the season after missing the season opener against Utah State due to an injury. Harding has been a leading scorer for Weber State during the past two seasons, but he was clearly rusty. Harding posted six points on 3-11 shooting off the bench. After seven minutes of play, WSU sophomore forward Donatas Kupsas went down on the court with what turned out to be an ACL injury.
The game started off rather slow offensively, as is common for these games that are early in the season as teams are looking for their rhythm. After nine minutes elapsed neither team had eclipsed double-digit scoring. Weber started to spring to life with around seven minutes of play left in the first half as a defensive hustle play by Judah Jordan to force a San Diego turnover sparked a 4-0 Weber run and a San Diego time out. Immediately after the timeout Cody John drilled a three in front of the SD bench and made sure they knew about it as stared down the Toreros head coach holding up three fingers on each hand. The final few minutes of the first half was an exchange of threes from both teams, John was doing the heavy lifting for Weber, leading all scorers in the first
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half with 14 points. Weber’s offense in the first half was serviceable but predictable, only four players had scored for the 'Cats, with John being the only player in the half to score in double digits. Weber shot 33 percent from the field as a team. “I don’t think we took a ton of bad shots, probably only two or three the whole game, but again we got to get comfortable and when you get comfortable you make those shots,” Head Coach Randy Raye said about Weber’s shooting as of late. Harding would start the second half in place of the injured Kupsas for the Wildcats The first few minutes of the second half saw flashes from Harding as he scored 4 points in five minutes, his first points of the season San Diego got out to an 11 point lead
with 11 minutes of game time left. Weber would call a timeout to regroup and strategize. Joey Calcaterra for the Toreros would pick up a technical foul with 3:17 left in the game. After the free throws, Weber would be down 62-48. The Wildcats were not able to complete the comeback effort, and they slipped to 0-2 on the season. “This has happened to us many times where we, in a season start off slow, but we finish strong and end up winning the Big Sky,” John said about the ‘Cats slow start. The West Coast Baptist College Eagles will come to the Dee on Thursday, Nov. 19 as Weber State will look to get back on track by getting that first win under their belts. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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GRIZZLIES POUNCE ON WSU’S EARLY MISTAKES By BRANDON MAY Section Editor
The highly anticipated matchup between two top-five teams kicked off at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on the campus of the University of Montana. The Montana Grizzlies jumped out early over Weber State University, and cruised to a 35–16 win in front of 22,682. As the teams jogged out for the opening kickoff, the Grizzly faithful made it clear it was going to be a hostile environment, and it was going to be loud all game. “We played the worst game we have in three years,” head coach Jay Hill said. “Montana played a great game today; that’s the best I’ve seen them play.” After a few early mistakes on special teams and a 32 yard field goal by junior kicker Trey Tuttle, the Wildcats’ were down early in the second quarter 21–3.
Freshman long snapper Josh Carter rolled two snaps back to senior punter Doug Lloyd, and Montana had great field position on two of their opening drives. Weber State couldn’t seem to get anything going on the offensive side of the ball, averaging just 1.9 yards per rush. “Montana’s been good against the run all year,” Hill said. “I thought we should have opened up the game a little bit more keeping them honest with some throws. But when you lose Devon Cooley and Rashid Shaheed early, it affects you.” The ’Cats offense was down early. Sophomore receiver Devon Cooley went down on the first drive, and it went downhill from there. Following Cooley’s injury, junior quarterback Jake Constantine went down with a lower body injury, sophomore receiver Justin Malone crutched off with an ankle injury and junior re-
ceiver Rashid Shaheed was carted off with a MCL injury. Sophomore running back Josh Davis was limited to just nine carries for 27 yards and did not play the entire second half after an injury sustained last weekend against North Dakota. “We lost three of the best players in the league (Cooley, Davis and Shaheed),” Hill said. “Gotta give Montana credit; they were knowing guys out, and that’s football.” Malone and Constantine went down with their injuries in the fourth quarter. “Constantine got dinged up; he’ll get back, Malone is also a big injury,” Hill said. “That’s five starters, but that’s part of football.” Sophomore quarterback Kaden Jenks found sophomore receiver Ty MacPherson and redshirt freshman receiver Jon Christensen in the back of the end zone late in the fourth quarter. Christensen’s touchdown was his first
collegiate catch. The Wildcats fell 35–16 falling to 6-1 in the Big Sky and enterws the final week of the regular season tied for first place with Montana and Sacramento State. The Grizzlies will take on their main rival the Montana State Bobcats in Bozeman and Sacramento State takes on UC Davis in Sacramento. The Wildcats end the regular season at home with Idaho State. “I told our players ‘You can’t let Montana beat us twice,’” Hill said. “If we get a victory next week, we are still in the drivers seat and control our own destiny.”s The ’Cats with a win over the Bengals would secure the Conference Championship for the third straight year and will likely have a first round bye for the FCS Playoffs. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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Uniting Weber State University students and faculty through various dishes from around the world, Cultural Connections hosted A Taste of Culture to showcase and honor WSU’s diversity. Cultural Connections, which is a WSU Diversity and Inclusive Programs initiative, works with local and campus organizations to celebrate and educate the community on issues of diversity and inclusion. WSU clubs American Indian Council, Asian Student Involvement Association and The Ohana Association were in attendance. Kade Crittenden, WSUSA’s legislative vice president, wanted the event to be
a safe space for students of varying backgrounds to mingle. “I wanted people to be able to have a safe space to share their culture and show who they are,” Crittenden said. “I wanted people to be able to celebrate their traditions, celebrations and artifacts with people who don’t share that same culture, so they can come and learn about a culture they may not know a lot about.” Crittenden said he started planning this event at the beginning of the year, taking about a month to organize details with the clubs. “Events like this help others realize that people and their cultures are important in our community; they aren’t people to forget about,” Crittenden said. “They’re a part of our community, and we can’t just push
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OGDEN FILM FESTIVAL OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE By MILES SHAW Reporter
Filmmaking has always been a part of the city of Ogden, and it has a unique history here. Paramount Pictures’ mountain logo – the second-oldest movie studio in America – was inspired by Ogden’s Ben Lomond Peak. Classic movies like “The Sandlot,” “Dumb and Dumber” and the currently-running TV show “Yellowstone,” starring Kevin Costner, have all filmed in Ogden. On Nov. 8 and 9, the third annual Ogden Film Festival returned to Peery’s Egyptian Theater, honoring Ogden’s longstanding cinematic connection. The film screenings started playing on Nov. 8, with the first featuring the Best of Narrative Short Films at 7 p.m. The second showing featured the Best Short Films, which was only available for those 17 and up. One of the narrative films was an animated short called “Layers,” about a man climbing up a mountain and changing into different forms as he went along. “I really like to think about what the human soul is like,” director of the film Scott Wiser said. “I spent two years storyboarding and the animation took about six months.”
“By D Grace of God,” another narrative short that played, was produced by Ben Taylor, who spoke about basing the film on an interaction that he had online. Taylor was contacted by a man named Joel, who said that he could use some money to help out himself and his family in Liberia. Taylor at first thought it was a scam, but he decided to offer Joel pay to send him some pictures of Africa. The first photos came back blurry, so Taylor decided to send him a camera so Joel could take some better pictures. The photos Joel sent back were improved, and Taylor decided to assemble them into a book showing the photography. The money from the book went to charities and backpacks for Joels community. The movie ended up getting made after Taylor received another email. “I got an email from a guy named Prince in Nigeria, and he said, ‘I want to be a filmmaker and is there anything I can do for you,’” Taylor said. Taylor — with the help of Prince — found a film crew in Nigeria, hired actors and made the movie. Taylor explained the title of the movie, highlighting how Joel prefaced their communications with the phrase “by d grace of God.”
The final narrative short film was called “Tank Man,” and was a fictional account of how the day may have gone for the man standing in front of a tank in the famous photograph taken in 1989 in Tienanmen Square in Beijing, China. “I’ve always been a big lover of history, so I wanted to make it as authentic as possible,” director Robert Anthony Peters said. “We were able to have a great crew, and I got huge favors from people. We also had a grant from a great organization, and they gave us $10,000.” Opening the three screenings on Nov. 9 was the Looney Tunes Children’s Fest, which festival continued throughout the day with two more screenings of Documentary Short Films and Outdoor Shorts. Some of these documentary films were “Chu Bien,” “England 2 France” and the “Tides that Bind.” “Chu Bien” focused on a Vietnamese boatman who, at over the age of 60 years old, still gives river tours and spends 20 hours a day on his boat interacting with tourists. “England 2 France” focused on Australian swimmer Don Riddington, who became the third-oldest person to swim the English Channel at age 68. The final film, “The Tides That Bind,” was about Clint Buffington, who collects messages in bottles from ocean shores and
rivers. He has found over 93 letters and has even met up with some of the people who have sent them. Buffington explained afterward why he enjoys collecting the messages. “I grew up in a family where we would never just go on a walk in the woods, but we would always be looking for something, mushrooms or some type of edible plant as my dad was a botanist,” he said. Buffington even brought out the latest message that he has found and brought it out on stage to open to end the night of documentary films. The festival has grown every year over the past few years, according to co-founder Kasey LaRose. “We had more screenings than last year, and we hope that the festival continues to grow,” LaRose said. Ann Reeder, house manager of the theater, noted the attendance numbers accounted for both days of the festival. “Last year, we had about 400 people, but it was only one night,” Reeder said. “This year, I think we got about the same number but over the two nights.”
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The Egyptian Theater, located in Downtown Ogden, screened multiple films for the festival.
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