Thursday | January 17, 2019 | Volume 89 | Issue 40 by The Signpost - Weber State University

Thursday | January 17, 2019 | Volume 89 | Issue 40

PARKING WOES CAUSED BY SNOW DIVERSITY » PAGE 4

HIGH SCHOOLERS PREPARE FOR WILDCAT FUTURE

SPORTS» PAGE 11

BLOODY BATTLES BETWEEN ‘CATS AND UTES ON THE ICE

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JAN. 17

a. A gang dispute b. One rogue shooter

WSU’s men’s basketball team takes on the Idaho State Bengals at 7 p.m. Tickets are free to WSU students.

c. A pair of shooters

JAN. 18 WSU’s Wildcat Toastmasters Club hosts a meeting to help students learn new speaking and leadership skills. The event will be free and will take place in Lampros Hall rm. 218D at 11:30 a.m.

JAN. 19 Pulitzer-Winning Author and Journalist Ronan Farrow will speak about his experience in investigative reporting and his role in igniting conversations in the workplace. The event will be held in the Val A. Browning Center and the cost is $15 for adults and $8 for students.

JAN. 22 “Heavy D’” Dave Sparks and “Diesel Dave” Dave Kiley from Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers, will be visiting the University to speak as part of the Sales Speaker Series.The event will start at 9:30 a.m

Tribune News Service

Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels in the adult ﬁlm industry, leaves Manhattan Federal Court on April 16, 2018. By NIC MURANAKA Desk Editor

1. The government shutdown has now become the longest in U.S. history. It began on Dec. 22 after President Donald Trump rejected Congressional legislation to fund the government on the grounds that it would also need to fund the border wall. Six major polls have been conducted since the shutdown began. The polls have shown voters place the blame on who’s shoulders? a. House Democrats, for refusing to fund the wall b. Senate Republicans, for being unable to reach compromise with moderate Democrats c. Trump himself, for refusing to yield on the issue of funding the wall

2. Stormy Daniels, already embroiled in a lawsuit against Trump, just opened a defamation lawsuit against Columbus Police Department ofﬁcers who arrested her in a strip club in July 2018. How much is Daniels suing for? a. $1 million or under b. Between $1 million and $2 million c. $2 million or over 3. A shooting at Fashion Place mall in Salt Lake City on Jan. 13 killed no one but injured two. The following day, authorities were still looking for suspects. Who or what did authorities suspect may have started the shooting?

4. In April 2018, Ashley Judd opened a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. The lawsuit accused Weinstein of defamation and harassment and of creating a smear campaign against her that resulted in Judd losing a role in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” movies. On Jan. 9, a California court did what to Judd’s case? a. Struck down Judd’s entire case b. Dismissed Judd’s sexual harassment claim c. Dismissed Judd’s defamation claim 5. The Sundance Film Festival announced what two additional documentaries as part of its lineup this year last week? a. New documentaries focusing on Michael Jackson and Steve Bannon b. New documentaries focusing on Donald Trump and Mitt Romney c. New documentaries focusing on Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR F R E E D O M B R E A K FA S T A N D M A R C H Breakfast 8:30-10:30 a.m. Marshall White Community Center, 222 28th Street, Ogden

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GEARING UP TOWARD SUCCESS By DANYA GIL Desk Editor

Parents, junior high and high school students came together to support students’ success towards higher education at WSU Davis for WSU’s GEAR UP Family Night on Jan. 15. GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded college access and readiness program serving underprivileged, underserved and underrepresented students. GEAR UP focuses on ensuring students successfully graduate high school. When a college-going culture is established within their homes, students understand their post-secondary options and preparation to succeed within post-secondary education. Junior high and high schools from the Weber and Davis School Districts participated in WSU GEAR UP. Weber School District has an 87 percent high school graduation rate and Davis School District has a 95 percent graduation rate, according to the Utah

State Board of Education. Students learned communication skills, time management, how to map out their future and the importance of scholarships during breakout workshops. Parents, separated by English and Spanish workshops, learned how to assist their students on their path to success and the impact higher education has on an individual’s future. Brandon Flores, director of WSU GEAR UP, said he views parents as students’ number one supporters, but sometimes parents do not know which tools are available to aid their children throughout the higher education process. “We want to get parents familiar with the tools and resources that are available to them. It’s just as important to us to educate the parents on how to navigate the system,” Flores said. Besides family night, GEAR UP supports its students and parents by hosting college campus tours, tutoring, mentoring and assistance in understanding and obtaining

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financial aid and scholarships. “Research shows that students who come from low income backgrounds, who are first generation or come from underrepresented populations have a difficult time gaining access to college,” Flores said. “Because of their status, they’re automatically, at times, placed at a disadvantage.” GEAR UP helps students get acclimated during their freshman year of college. The program will get students who are not planning to attend WSU in touch with people at their chosen school. The goal is to assist the students within the high school with their college transition. Students who will attend WSU go through a summer connections program that helps ease them into college life. It was the first GEAR UP night for Riley Miranda, a junior at NUAMES High School. She said the event can help sophomores and juniors in high school see how college works and understand things like FAFSA. Miranda plans to earn her associates at WSU.

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Anwar Bermudez, senior at Bonneville High School, says his ﬁrst option after high school is WSU. He said he would enjoy studying criminal justice, psychology, history or eventually becoming a professor at WSU. “These events are really helpful," Bermudez said. "What I like about these events is they sit down with you and they want to make sure you have a plan." Megan Basler, senior at Bonneville High School, plans to attend WSU for her associates. “I probably would not be starting (college) if it weren’t for GEAR UP," Basler said. "I wouldn’t know how to apply for scholarships. I probably would be putting everything off, like I did before." Flores wants GEAR UP to feel like a community with students actively participating. Students from Bonneville, Syracuse and Ogden High School performed Mexican and Samoan dances to showcase their cultures. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

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LADY WILD RETURNS WITH MORE

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By LANDIN GRIFFITH

Reporter

AndShesDopeToo showcased their third annual Lady Wild Film Fest on Jan.12 at the Val A. Browning Center in Austad Auditorium at Weber State University. The event featured ten films led by strong female leads and characters. These films included girls under the age of ten mountain biking in the snow-covered Alps, women performing death-defying ski jumps off of cliffs, an elderly woman in her nineties skating on the ice sheet five days a week and more. In addition, guest appearances from Jen Hudak, a former professional skier and a two-time world champion, and fourteen-year-old singer/ songwriter Kyla Vine, a musical talent at Snowcrest Junior High in Eden, UT were present to entertain and interact with guests

to solve their questions and inhibitions. Host Alisha Washington wanted to give her audience the opportunity to understand dreams and redeﬁne their relationship with fear. “We’re here to promote women to push their boundaries," Washington said. Washington encouraged the audience to engage with each ﬁlm and guest appearance, whether it be with cheers after witnessing an incredible feat or gasps after a sad or dangerous scene. The audience did not disappoint and shook the auditorium with cheers and cries throughout the duration of the night. "We want it to be as much as a celebration of Ogden and the people who live here, as it is a celebration of women and the outdoors," said Taylor Killian, an organizer of AndShesDopeToo.

AndShesDopeToo is an organization local to Ogden whose mission is to empower and support all women everywhere, connect people with nature and inspire them to achieve limitless possibilities. The “Lady Wild” logo is featured around Ogden, recognizable to anyone who has been to the Ogden farmer’s market in the summertime or the Weber State downtown store, where people can purchase merchandise with “Lady Wild” printed on them. In its illustration, the logo stands for three main subjects: women, mountains and animals. Weber State student Cameron Egan has been to all three Lady Wild Film Festivals. She said after seeing these ﬁlms, she’s inspired to get outdoors and hopes that anyone, at any age, can experience the outdoors and be active.

In two years, AndShesDopeToo hopes to have the Lady Wild Film Festival expand into a multi-day event, showcasing ﬁlms of lengthier stature and overall more inspiring ﬁlms. Their goal is to create a healthy community and to spread their messages by interacting with guests and conducting press conferences toward the end of their event. The festival was sponsored by a variety of local companies like Daily Rise Coffee and Lucky Slice. An event like this is a great way for Weber State students, and the Ogden community, who have common backgrounds, hobbies and interests, to come together and celebrate the interaction between people and nature. It also allows people to combine their loves for nature and for making art into one event. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

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I MISSED BEING ABLE TO DREAM SIERRA HAWKINS Columnist

The thing about abuse you hear and ignore is how subtle it can be. You may not recognize it until you’re 21, and your father bursts into your room. You may not recognize it until he grabs the dog by the collar and hurls him across the room, knocking over the chair you use to store laundry. You may not recognize it until you drive to school in tears, only holding it together until a complete stranger asks, “Are you okay?” It was only at the point where I talked to someone and asked the question, “Is my dad abusive?” that reality started to fall into place because, “You already know the answer.” And indeed, I already knew the answer. I remembered being quiet when my dad was angry. I remember trying to be happy when he was stressed so he wouldn’t turn his anger on me. I remember being 17 and trying to be helpful, only to make a mistake and hear him say, “For someone so smart, you are so f**king stupid.” I remember feeling like I could open up to him, only to be given a week to move everything out of his house, ﬁnd insurance and a phone plan. All I wanted to do was to tell him how I felt, to reconcile, and I was kicked from my home. Sure, he never hit me, but my heart still raced when he loomed over me, his face red and voice raised, saying I needed to shape up or else. “Or else.” It’s such a subtle threat. If I didn’t listen, what else would he have done? Would he strike me? Or would it be a reasonable punishment, like grounding? Ultimately, it didn’t matter. So long as I was a good daughter and did my work, I didn’t have to be scared. When he “disciplined” my brothers, I stayed in my room, ignoring the angry voice of my father yelling at my silent brothers who could only sit there

and take it. It didn’t matter; it wasn’t me. I did well in school, making the honor roll, and I worked hard so there wouldn’t be a reason to yell at me. I did everything right, yet when I mentioned how anxious I was to come home or leave home to do something, he told me to leave. He said that there was nothing keeping me there. He said I was the abuser for taking everything he had done for me and throwing it in his face. And then he left, leaving me alone to my thoughts. Despite everything he said, I felt relief. Ultimately, I had made the decision to leave. I would live with my mom, leaving behind my dog, my brothers, and my step-siblings to be, not to mention the feeling of a home I had lived in for six years, the things keeping me there. But I would also be leaving behind the anxiety that kept me up until 11, that caused me to grind my teeth at night so badly they ached in the morning, that stopped all my vivid and colorful dreams at night. I would be leaving behind the anxiety that I didn’t do enough before I left the house and he would be angry when I returned. There are some things I learned about abuse, such as the duality of the person doing the abuse. He said he did it “out of love.” And I believe him. For 21 years, he’s been a good father, giving me advice, letting me cry into his chest and helping me with my car.

And he wasn’t angry all the time, just sometimes, and during those times, my brothers and I learned to stay away. For a long time, those good moments overwhelmed the bad. We had adventures together, we hung out together as just the two of us, and we

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bonded over video games together. I definitely know that he loves me and that I love him. Therein lies the thing about abuse. A person can love you, and they will still hurt you. A person can love you, and they will make you feel worthless. A person can love you, and they will still abuse you. And because of all of that, when you, the victim of their abuse, learns this, you’re left with this problem of reconciling your idea of the person and what they can be and the horrible reality of what they did to you. You will be so confused, especially at the beginning. You will have no idea what to do, what to think. There will be triggers. When someone raises their voice, you will flinch, fight or flight will kick in, and you will have to remind yourself that you are safe. But know that you’re not alone. Others may not be in the exact same situation as you, but they will be in similar ones. For me, it was a father; for you, a mother; for someone else, a spouse, but it doesn’t matter. What matters is that relationships should not be based on fear. You should not have to feel afraid to speak your mind, to leave the house, to make mistakes, to be a human being in all your flawed glory. You don’t have to leave if you don’t want to or if you can’t, but there are people who can help. The National Domestic Abuse Hotline will help, online or over the phone. Weber State University give its students free counseling sessions with therapists who will listen to you and help you feel like a person again. Ultimately though, how you recover is up to you. If therapy doesn’t work for you, you don’t have to go. But it’s important to realize that you are a person, not an object of abuse or an outlet of frustration, anger and pain. You, as a person, matter, and you don’t have to live in fear. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

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STUDENTS DEAL WITH SLIPPERY SITUATION By ALLY NELSON Reporter

WSU can be a difficult campus to commute to, from and around when it snows. Snowstorms affect all WSU students, but especially those with disabilities. Weston Var Woodward, director of facilities management, teamed up with WSU’s Disability Services in 2016 to highlight specific parts of campus that need more attention to ensure the safety of students. “We address all sidewalks and stairs, but some of them are given a little more of a higher priority,” Woodward said. After a snow storm, Woodward and his team plow the core of parking lots and sidewalks, then work their way outward. Although Woodward says the process of cleaning the roads, parking lots and sidewalks has been done to the best of his team’s ability, students still find it difficult to easily access sidewalks and parking lots. Emily Gibson, WSU freshman, said she had a tough time finding a parking spot the morning after an all-night storm, regardless of how early she arrived. “It’s just really concerning,” Gibson said. “If it was hard for me to find a parking spot at 9 a.m., it’s (going to) be much harder for a person with disabilities to figure out how to get to class.” Sophomore James Johnson said he believes the bottom of campus, particularly near the roundabouts, was being neglected

compared to upper parts of campus. “I can’t imagine being (on) crutches or a wheelchair and having to maneuver the sidewalks at the bottom part of campus,” Johnson said. Woodward said he does not think that any parts of campus are being neglected. Woodward said his team’s process of clearing up campus after a storm never changes. Bell Tower Plaza gets ﬁrst priority for cleaning after a snow storm because of how busy it is during school hours. Additionally, snow plowers are aware of which parking lots will ﬁll up quicker than others. “When we set this up for the year, we handle every storm the same, so our people know what they’re doing. They know when they come in they can go right out to work,” Woodward said. “Our goal is to have everything done by 7 a.m.” Johnson understands it’s important Woodward and his team follow the same procedures every storm, but still felt a concern for students with disabilities. “In the morning, campus is hard for me to maneuver,” Johnson said. “I always worry I’m gonna slip, so I can’t image someone with crutches or a wheelchair having to take the bus to get to school. It just isn’t ideal with the patches of ice and snow blocking the sidewalks.”

PARKING TICKETS: A MEMORABLE START TO THE SEMESTER By DEBORAH WILBER

Reporter

Back-to-back snowstorms wreaked havoc on parking Jan. 7. WSU’s Parking Services issued 142 tickets the ﬁrst day of Spring Semester, 22 of which were issued for blocking another parked vehicle. Those arriving to campus early that morning to snag a parking spot found themselves arriving to ice and snow covered lots. Weston Woodward with Facilities Management Administration and his entire crew were out in full-force during Sunday’s storm to prepare for the return of Weber State students, faculty and staff, as well as the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Lindquist Hall. “We were hit hard Sunday,” Woodward

said. Although it was all hands on deck at 3 a.m. to clear pathways and parking, the snow came down hard around 5 a.m., causing a problem with cars being blocked in by other vehicles in several lots including W4, W5, W8, A2 and A7. Parking lots were chaotic as students who had arrived at campus in the early morning hours were attempting to leave. According to a report provided by Parking Services, 37 calls were received from individuals who were blocked in by other vehicles. “I couldn’t get out,” student Taylor Gladwell said, who was reportedly told if she didn’t move in the next few minutes, she was going to be towed. Parking Services enforcement staff were instructed to forgo giving tickets to vehicles

outside the lines of a parking stall first thing in the morning as they were not visible. Student Jaya Solis, however, quoted a Parking Services employee as saying, “We don’t know who arrived first, so we had to ticket everybody.” WSU police officer’s Brenchley and Gutierrez responded to four motor assist calls; two needing assistance with being blocked in, one needing a push after getting stuck, and one who had locked her keys in her vehicle. Student Amanda Smith did not call WSUPD for assistance when she became stuck at 7:40 a.m. but rather freed herself and parked in a different lot. Officer Brenchley had captured body camera footage of blocked vehicles three deep in the W8 parking lot at 10:46 a.m. Parking Ser-

vices requests that students, faculty and staff be observant when they arrive to park. If pulling into a legitimate spot will block another vehicle, it is suggested to follow the current parking pattern. “I parked next to people in a row,” said Jeny Ann, a student who received a $16 ticket for blocking another vehicle as did 21 others. Currently, Parking Services is looking at 20 appeals for tickets issued on Jan. 7. In Instances where it was unclear which vehicle was responsible, a waiver was applied for tickets by the hearings ofﬁcer. Eight days after the mass issuance of tickets on the ﬁrst day of spring semester, six appealed tickets have been approved, and 47 tickets have been paid, leaving 89 tickets undetermined.

This is Woodward’s fourth winter with Weber’s facilities management, and he also serves on the parking committee. Woodward and his crew track storms in conjunction to the campus schedule one to two weeks in advance to prepare for the removal of snow and ice. Weber State has a contract with Cap Construction to aid facilities management when snow accumulation is over 4 inches, however, Cap mainly focuses on the Dee Events Center. With 16 people in land management and facilities to work both Ogden and Davis campuses, “I’m grateful to be able to be of service and work with good people,” Woodward said. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

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Back-to-back snowstorms caused issues for many WSU students, as snow-covered lots led to parking difﬁculties and mass tickets.

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BOMB THREAT SHUTS

DOWN WEBER COUNTY DISTRICT COURTHOUSE START RAISING THE BAR.

By JENNIFER GREENLEE Desk Editor

Weber County District Court was evacuated in the early afternoon on Jan. 15 as a precaution due to a possible bomb threat. Police responded at approximately 1:30 p.m. and announced on Twitter to stay away from the area. K-9 units were brought in to help clear the building and evaluate any possible threat. They began to sweep the building around 2:15 p.m. This is the fourth bomb threat that has targeted the District Court in the past nine months. Three threats came in April, and they were all ruled false. At approximately 3 p.m., the allclear was given by police. Court proceedings will resume shortly. The Signpost will provide updates as more information becomes available. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

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An Ogden City Police ofﬁcer walks into the District Courthouse with his police dog to investigate a possible bomb threat.

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UTES BEST WILDCATS IN OT THRILLER MARISSA WOLFORD | The Signpost

By CHRISTIAN JOHNSON Reporter

On Jan. 11, Utah residents gathered inside the Ice Sheet to watch an in-state hockey matchup between Weber State University and the University of Utah. The Wildcats gave the Utes all they could handle, but Utah escaped with a 4–3 win in overtime. As soon as the puck hit the ice, the intensity ensued. Utah struck first, scoring two goals in the first 17 minutes for a 2–0 lead. With the home crowd trying to get the Wildcats back in the contest, WSU answered back with a score off the stick of center Brian Martinez to cut the deficit in half. The energy from the first period carried over into period number two as the physicality intensified. The second period saw a spike of emotion between the two teams as the hits came fast and bruWeber State Hockey players watching tal. Multiple players were sent to their their teammates against the Utes.

respective penalty benches to avoid further altercations. One of the Utes needed attention from the trainer, as a devastating hit left him lying on the ice. Minutes later, two WSU players collided into each other, leaving one of the ‘Cats crawling towards the bench. As the horn sounded at the end of the second period, the Wildcats piled into the locker to strategize how they would overcome their 2-1 deﬁcit. The start of third period saw new energy for the Wildcats. WSU defenseman Ken Gorges tied the game with 15 minutes remaining. Less than a minute later, forward Kevin Meza delivered a go-ahead goal that sent the arena into a frenzy. The ‘Cats seemed to have all the momentum as the crowd roared with pride during the offensive onslaught Weber was delivering. It was shortlived as not even two

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minutes later, Utah stunned the Weber crowd with a game-tying goal of their own. After a headshot by Utah, players had to be separated as the offender was ejected from the game amidst a hail of jeers and boos from the crowd. For the remainder of the third period, defense was the name of the game as both goalies kept the other team scoreless for the remainder of regulation. As overtime began, the energy in the crowd was charged. The crowd was ready to see WSU complete the comeback. With 26 seconds left in overtime, Utah scored the game-winning goal. The ﬁnal buzzer sounded and the score was 4-3 in favor of the Utes. The ‘Cats fell to 16-19 on the season. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

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WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE POLITICAL QUADRANT?

By HANNAH OLSEN Reporter

As part of the Matter of Fact Engaged Learning Series arranged by Matter of Fact Chair Theresa Martinez, Weber State University hosted Patrick Dolenc and Kimberly Schmidl-Gagne from Keene State College in New Hampshire to present their research on political ideologies and tendencies among the general populace. Dolenc, who teaches economics, and Gagne, who teaches mathematics, titled their presentation “Political Ideology Diagnostic: Reframing Political Discourse.” The seminar was open to any student, but Dr. Leah Murray’s Political Science 1100 class was in attendance and had previously taken an online survey that Gagne and Dolenc explained and talked through the

results of in the seminar. The basis of their research is that, instead of a political spectrum existing from left to right as a horizontal line from extreme liberal to extreme conservative, the political spectrum exists in a quadrant plane. In their quadrant plane, the four areas are Classical Liberal, Modern Liberal, Conservative and Radical. The idea is that, depending on the survey, an individual is faced with an issue and pick one statement of four, each representing a quadrant, that he or she most agrees with. Then the individual chooses how strongly they feel about that statement. Finally, the results are represented as a scatter plot with the dots closer to the center of the axes being the people that feel the least strong and the people that feel the most strong being those that are as far from the center as

possible. The results of the survey were different from the stereotype about conservative Utahns. The vast majority of students and faculty surveyed landed in the Modern Liberal quadrant. Murray noted that the stereotype of “left wing, wing nut professors” did hold true. As a starting exercise, Dolenc presented this set of words, accompanied by a cartoon version of President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and asked who it sounded more like. On the first read-through, the group decided that it sounded most like something Trump would say. Dolenc then presented the twist, where he told the audience to read the lines backward, from bottom to top. The class then decided it sounded very much like something Clinton would say. Dolenc and Gagne

asked the audience how the same words, reordered, can sound like two very different, opposing people. The difference was part of the lesson. “That is a big part of what we want you to learn today,” Dolenc said. Three classes were offered the opportunity to take the survey, as well as faculty. After Murray saw the results from the group of teachers and a student who plan political programming for the Engaged Learning Series on campus, she said she was shocked and disappointed, as they were all similar in their results. “That’s a fail,” Murray said. Murray stressed there needs to be equal representation in each quadrant by the people who are planning these events on campus to ensure every voice is being heard. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com “It’s getting worse

So, don’t try to convince me that The future is bright in America Because, where you take a closer look, There’s anger and hate Even if It’s not who we are as a nation But You should be scared Come, terrorists, illegals We need to do something Believe me Fear So greater than Hope Because We can’t be optimistic And you’ll never hear me say America needs bridges not walls.”

Dolenc used this used of words to demonstrate how the same set of words can sound different.

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By COLTON PACK Reporter

Following Thursday’s loss to the Idaho State Vandals, the Weber State University women’s basketball team played host to the Portland State Vikings. The Wildcats suffered their twelfth loss on the season and tenth in a row, 77–59. “Portland State is a pretty good team,” head coach Velaida Harris said. “I thought we battled early. We tried to avoid that second quarter lull that we have been having, but we had it to start the second half, and that hurt us.” With the help of the Vikings eight first half three pointers, the Wildcats fell behind by double digits early in the second quarter. WSU trailed the rest of the game struggling to get points on the board. By the end of the first half the ‘Cats found themselves in a fourteen-point deficit 42–28, shooting just 34 percent from the field and 11 percent from the three-point line. Harris gave her thoughts on the first half. “We played well early, but still we have to capitalize,” Harris said. “For example, our first couple shots. We got the tip, we get a shot and we miss it. The next possession we have a good possession and we miss it.” The Vikings opened the second half with a 16–3 run, increasing their lead 58–31. After a technical foul given to Harris, the ‘Cats showed life, scoring

three straight buckets cutting into Portland’s lead. “I love it because that means that our coach is rooting for us,” senior Jaiamoni Welch Coleman said. “I think that a coach getting a tech on our behalf means she is with us the whole game.” Despite two players in double figures, Welch-Coleman with 16 and sophomore Kayla Watkins with 11, when the final buzzer went off, WSU fell 77–59 to the Vikings. The ‘Cats finished only shooting 42 percent from the floor, 25 percent from three point range and a disappointing 66 percent from the free-throw line, compared to 74 percent on the season. “We started out really good. We were executing our offense but we just weren’t finishing the baskets,” Welch-Coleman said. “I think that offense is where we are struggling at. Overall that is where the game is.” WSU will travel to Greeley, Colorado to take on the University of Northern Colorado Bears, before returning home to take on Montana State and Montana. The ‘Cats are still looking for their first win in conference play after falling to 0-6 but the Bears won’t be an easy task. UNC is 10-4 overall and 5-0 in Big Sky play. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

Guard Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman jumps for a layup. JOSHUA WINEHOLT | The Signpost

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QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 2 1. c. Polls by Quinnipiac University, Washington Post/ABC, CNN, CBS/YouGov, Reuters/Ipsos and Politico/Morning Consult have all shown that the majority of those polled blame Trump himself for the shutdown, according to Bloomberg news. In each poll, 47 percent or more of those polled blamed Trump, while close to 30 percent blamed Democrats. The shutdown impacted approximately 800,000 federal workers on Jan. 11 as they missed a payday, and over half that number had to work without pay.

where a 10-year old law stated that dancers could not touch patrons, according to The Guardian. The charges were dropped hours later.

2. c. Daniels is suing the Columbus police officers for $2 million for defamation, according to New York Daily News. The lawsuit argues that the officers were Trump supporters who sought to publicly discredit Daniels and cast anything Daniels said about Trump into doubt. Daniels was arrested on suspicion of touching a female officer at the strip club,

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3. a. According to USA Today, Murray Police Ofﬁcer Kenny Bass said authorities suspected the shooting to be gang-related, and were looking for three suspects in the shooting. Police evacuated the mall after two victims were shot around 1:30 p.m. Both victims were treated at a nearby hospital, and police found no more victims in the building.

Angeles Times. The court allowed Judd to amend her case, and Judd and her legal team intend to continue to pursue the other three claims that can proceed. Judd has promised to donate any ﬁnancial damages she receives to the Times Up Legal Defense Fund. 5. a. Sundance announced two new documentaries, “Leaving Neverland” and “The Brink,” which focus on Michael Jackson and Steve Bannon respectively, last week, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Leaving Neverland” tells the stories of two boys, now grown men, who claim sexual abuse by Jackson. “The Brink” follows Bannon’s life after being ﬁred by the White House. A documentary following Weinstein is also part of the lineup, announced as of last November. Sundance runs from Jan. 24 through Feb. 4.

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