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UPCOMING EVENTS FSL RECRUITMENT WEEK (GREEK RUSH) Monday–Friday, Sept. 9–14
By JENNIFER GREENLEE Section Editor
Police stopped a cyclist who didn’t heed traffic signals. The pedestrian was stopped and warned on Sept. 8 On Sept. 6, a skateboarder was stopped by police for violating university policy. It is against policy to use a skateboard on campus and the individual was informed of this.
on Sept. 6. The suspect was found and arrested for trespassing. He was on parole and he was in violation of it.
In Wildcat Village Building 3 on Sept. 5, an individual suffered a seizure. The individual had a preexisting condition that caused this.
SAFE@WEBER TABLING Monday, Sept. 9 SU Atrium 8:30–11 a.m.
An individual had her credit cards stolen on Sept. 5 in Lindquist Hall. There are no suspects in the case, but it is still open.
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A fire alarm went off on Sept. 7 in the Marriott Health building. The cause for the alarm is unknown.
STUDENT SENATE Monday, Sept. 9 SU Room 404 2:30–4:30 p.m. LDSSA CAKE TUESDAY Tuesday, Sept. 10 Ogden LDS Institute 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. OPEN HOUSE: WOMEN’S CENTER & LGBT RESOURCE CENTER / NONTRAD & VETERANS SERVICES
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A fire alarm went off in Wildcat Village Building 2 on Sept. 6. This was due to burnt waffles, and no flames were present.
WHAT’S NEW IN UTAH DINOSAUR PALEONTOLOGY–EES SEMINAR Monday, Sept. 9 Tracy Hall Science Center Room 234 12:30–1:30 p.m.
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By SKYLER HUDSON Reporter
ence, artist Christopher Levin returned to the convention for a second time because of his fans. “What brought me back to Salt Lake for a second run is that this is a convention very well-known for the fans,” Levin said. “People come to this show to make connections with artists and vendors, and that’s what I love about it.” The multi-pop culture event is a time when most fans and artists bond, but the business-side of the convention can leave some artists worried. Mirian Barse, an artist who sold female empowerment stickers, pins and jewelry, said it is difficult to sell her merchandise
in a competitive market. “It’s kind of a risk-reward thing for me because I don’t do a lot of fan art,” Barse said. “If you don’t do fan art, you might not get noticed. At the same time, if you do a ton of fan art, you’re competing with everybody else.” However, not all of the art was for sale. Some artists wore their medium to the convention. FanX celebrated cosplay with fandom cosplay meetups once every hour. Cosplayer Savannah Evenhuis spent four months working on a handmade Rose Quartz cosplay. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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Salt Lake City’s 12th semi-annual FanX convention attracted artists and guests from around the world, featuring a wide range of festivities from plushies to tattoos. The Ink Alliance, an international team of tattoo artists, offered permanent body art to guests; the artists provided premade designs and worked alongside guests to create their own unique pieces. The artists remained booked throughout the three-day convention, tattooing anyone willing to sit in their chairs.
Sacramento resident Jen Monson— who was selling her photo-realistic koi fish paintings set in resin—came for family. Monson reunited with her sister, who she hasn’t seen in 23 years, and met her niece. The convention was also an opportunity for Monson to show her son where she grew up. “My son has never been further than just over the border of California,” Monson said, adding that showing her son where she was raised created more of a draw, offsetting the travel cost. While family connection was the integral element in Monson’s FanX experi-
Taylor Brimhall cosplaying as “Rosspool”, a crossover of Deadpool and Bob Ross.
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Above: Attendees peruse the vast layout of Salt Lake City’s Fan-X. Below: Gourmet fudge made by Chocolate Moonshine Co. Some flavors were completed with cartoon or fandom inspired names.
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CLIMATE CHANGE:
WHAT NOW
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ADAM RUBIN Columnist
Shortly after the Director of Utah Climate Centers Robert Gillies’ speech on Sept. 3 at Weber State University, student Sadie Braddock was reminded of a comic strip that talked about climate change.
“This guy is presenting to this audience great things for the environment like renewable energy, green jobs and anything sustainable — and this man was like, ‘Hey, what if this is all a hoax and we make the world a better place for nothing?’” Braddock said. There’s no heated debate among opinion leaders in the world’s scientific community regarding whether climate change is real. In fact, among the world’s scientific community, the word “debate” has long since ceased to be relevant. On the other end of the spectrum, when it comes to certain politicians and media
influencers, they’ve been consistently displaying their aptitude for leadership and understanding by exercising use of some atavistic — or, regressive — attributes. Politicians stick to the age-old position of scratching their heads while looking for answers in all the wrong places. Recently, some important public figures seem to have taken to staring directly at the sun for the answers, as if at any moment some climate change fix-all will fall out of the sky and kick-start the reversal of the increasing inclemency the world has been watching unfurl before its eyes. Climate change is looming over our
shoulders. For some, it’s the monster that’s under the bed while others sleep soundly. When relating to climate change, take one simple consideration into mind: climate change is all of our collective problem, “One challenge that the whole planet has to face,” according to Gillies. Others view it like Braddock: “Even if it’s not true, why not try to make the world a better place?” Climatologists categorize climate change by using the model of a spectrum with polarized ends. On one end of the spectrum are the Climate Change Deniers; on the opposite end of the spectrum, nat-
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urally, are the Climate Change Alarmists; and, then there is everyone in between. Kathy Wilson, an enrollee in Weber State University’s Lifelong Learning courses, helped shed some light with her thoughts, giving some insight on the matter of climate change from a WWII Generationer’s perspective. She said that people in her age group “never” talked about climate change, suggesting in most cases, both locally and globally, the elderly generation are not concerned about climate change. Wilson doesn’t fall into that category herself, holding firm to her convictions, stating, “We as human beings are not
inconsequential to the environment and are affecting it adversely — and it’s time we wake up and smell the flowers.” Stances like Wilson's are considered crucial to the scientific community because the data shows that the earth is warming up, especially with a man-made sharp incline in recent years. The ice caps are melting and there’s increased danger for more intense and destructive weather patterns. Currently, the earth’s temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius, and once we bridge the 2 degree Celsius tipping point, it will take 1,000 years to recover from those ramifications.
According to Gillies, over the next 10– 20 years, “The effects of Global Warming in terms of sea level rise could destabilize areas like Asia, Bangladesh, India and China—to a certain extent. And, then, if you get that destabilization, what do you get, right? You get population movement, and, potentially, you get conflict.” It can be easy to fall into destructive mindsets about climate change, and there will always be “we’re already too far gone” or the “what difference can one person really make?” mentalities, while the proactive approach is just that: proactive. It takes action, both individual and group initiatives. Overall awareness and commu-
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'CATS OVERCOME AN INJURY TO TAKE
DOWN CAL POLY By RAYMOND LUCAS
Assistant Section Editor
On a night where excitement filled the Stewart Stadium, sporting its new look, the 1-1 Weber State Wildcats buried the 1-1 Cal Poly Mustangs in a 41-24 shootout. However, fear took over the Wildcats late in the second half after a star Weber State University player went down with an injury. WSU’s junior quarterback Jake Constantine completed 17 of 23 of his passes for 137 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game with a knee injury late in the second half. Constantine has suffered an ACL tear previously on that same knee. Head Coach Jay Hill gave an update after the game saying, “I’ll go down to the training room right now; they said they don’t believe it’s an ACL or anything major at this point, but you never quite know." Last weekend in San Diego, the Weber State offense had a hard time getting settled. This weekend in Ogden, though, they lit up the scoreboard to a tune of 42 points. The Wildcats had a hard time running the ball in the opener, but on the night of Sept. 7, the running backs flexed their muscles. Sophomore running back Josh Davis ran for 137 yards on 14 attempts, junior running back Kevin Smith had 13 carries for 118 yards and a redshirt freshmen scored his first career touchdown as he scored twice on only six carries. “We have great receivers, great running backs and we felt that with their defense," Smith said. "I feel like we did a great job gashing them and our line did a great job.” Weber State’s first points of the season came after the defense forced a punt and the Wildcats drove down the field with Davis getting most of the action. The offense got into comfortable range for junior kicker Trey Tuttle, who nailed it, giving WSU a 3-0 lead after their opening drive.
The Wildcat defense knew that they would have their hands full trying to contain the Mustang’s triple-option offense, and after the first couple drives, it was easy to see why. An offense designed for read-option run plays had some passes mixed in, and they caught the Wildcats off guard, which resulted in a few first downs. Eventually, the Wildcats began to contain the Mustangs despite the 24 points they put on the board. Senior linebacker Auston Tesch, who finished with 11 tackles, explained the adjustment when it comes to playing Cal Poly. “I’m really proud of the young guys and how they stepped up," Teach said. "Especially those who it’s their first time playing Cal Poly. This was an option team, so we had to completely change our scheme for one game of the year.” Early in the game, Poly had a drive going, but the Wildcat defense came alive after sophomore linebacker Noah Vaea found himself in the opposing backfield with a tackle for a loss. Cal Poly then had an incompletion and was forced to kick a field goal, which tied the game up at 3-3. In the second quarter, both teams began to feel each other out, which led to them exchanging big plays on drives that ended in touchdowns. The first came from Cal Poly on a 47-yard-run from the Mustang QB. Next, it was the Wildcats turn; junior running back Kevin Smith ripped off a 47-yard-rush of his own, and the drive was capped off by Constantine as he delivered a 20-yard floater to junior wide receiver Rashid Shaheed for a touchdown. Both drives marked a first for the 'Cats: the first touchdown they surrendered and the first touchdown they scored in the new season. The game was knotted at 10-10 as the opening half began to wind down. On the final drive of the second half, the WSU offense put together a surgical, 9 play, 77-yard drive that took 1:36 off the
Kevin Smith rushes past the defense to secure the first down.
clock. Constantine went 6 of 7 on the drive and ran for a first down before Josh Davis took a carry for 22 yards into the endzone for a Weber State touchdown and a 17-10 lead heading into halftime. At the half, Tesch led the 'Cats’ with eight tackles and cornerback Dave Jones followed him with five tackles of his own. On offense, Davis and Smith each had 55 yards, but Davis had a touchdown to his name. Constantine went 16 for 20 for 131 yards and a touchdown. The second half opened with more of last season's freshman of the year Josh Davis, as he rushed for 30 and 18 yards on back to back plays. The 'Cats’ offense began to stall before Constantine made a play with his legs to give Weber a fresh set of downs inside the red zone. The drive ended with Kris Jackson crossing the goal line from three yards out to give him his first career touchdown and gift the Cats' a 24-10 lead. On the following drive, Cal Poly drove down the field, but the Wildcats' defense returned to their "bend, don’t break" motto they maintained against SDSU. Cal Poly tried to punch it in third and fourth downs inside the three-yard line, but the 'Cats put an end to the drive after getting backto-back stops on inside runs. Late into the third quarter, though, the Wildcats got sloppy. After Cal Poly returned a fumble for a touchdown, the refs overturned the call and said the fumble was actually an incomplete pass. On the very next play, the Wildcats fumbled in the endzone and Cal Poly recovered it to trim the WSU lead to 24-17. The 'Cats’ next drive was when Constantine went down, grabbing his knee, which struck fear into the heart of WSU fans. Constantine’s injury meant the return of sophomore QB Kaden Jenks, who worked hard to overcome an injury that he suffered last season and kept him out for the rest of it. Jenks came in and completed a short pass, but Weber State was forced to
punt. On the WSU punt, the ball grazed a Mustang player, and the 'Cats recovered, which gave them a fresh set of downs. Constantine returned to the game and tried to throw a pass but could hardly drop back to pass, which resulted in Jenks returning to the game and the end to Constantine’s night. As the final quarter began, WSU was in striking distance and on Weber’s second play of the drive, they gave Davis the ball and he ran 18 yards untouched for another score. The Wildcats then held a 31-17 lead. With Cal Poly needing a momentum shift on offense, the Wildcat defense came up with a turnover after a bad pitch led to a fumble, which gifted Jenks and the WSU offense great field position. As Jenks continued to get comfortable, he hit sophomore WR Devon Cooley to get inside the red zone and then ran a QB keeper to get down to the one-yard line. The 'Cats capped off the drive with a physical run from Jackson to give him his second touchdown of the night and a 38 to 17 WSU lead with just under seven minutes left in the game. Cal Poly responded from their turnover with a 50-yard-rush on the second play of the drive to bring the score down to 3824. After Shaheed fielded a kickoff, he took a late hit out of bounds and the game started to get chippy. WSU ignored the chatter by showing their toughness and began to run out the clock with physical run after physical run; the drive ended with Tuttle knocking in a 30-yard field goal to give the 'Cats a 4124 advantage, and that score held until the clock struck zero. Next up for Weber State is a shot at another FBS upset as they travel to Reno, Nevada, to battle the 1-1 Nevada Wolfpack at 5 p.m. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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AFFORDING A HOME IN OGDEN "With little surplus, more Utah households are renting instead of buying."
By JENNIFER GREENLEE
Section Editor
ly increased since 2008. It has been the slowest growth since the 1940s and is contributing to the supply shortage. As a result, many families have trended towards applying for multi-family homes. Only 54 percent of homes built were geared for single family homes. New households have outnumbered new housing units by about 40,000. 2018 had the first surplus of new homes since 2010. With little surplus, more Utah households are renting instead of buying. One in five renters are paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing. Population growth projections don’t show it slowing down. By 2060, Ogden’s population is projected to grow from 89,746 to 106,934. In Utah, the current 3.2 million is projected to be 5.55 million in the same time frame. Four of the Wasatch Front counties and Washington County will account for 80 percent of the growth. These trends cannot be controlled by Ogden. The options that were put on the table were expanding and modifying existing programs, modifying or creating new ordinances and policies regarding land use, increasing funding and the available budget and partnering with community programs. Currently, Ogden is focusing on creating healthy neighborhoods through services facilities, as well as providing a friendly environment and social events. Looking at these ideals, the city can discuss where resources need to be siphoned to and where the greatest need is. Targeting communities that will most benefit with strategies to improve the areas will give the maximum impact to the
community. There are some programs in place already to help Ogden homeowners. Own In Ogden provides up to $5,000 in specific neighborhoods and up to $10,000 for first responders. These funds help homeowners, or those trying to buy a home pay off closing costs, part of the down payment or go to part of the principal of the overall house cost. The Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy helps a different section of Ogden each year to help improve specific communities. Both of these strategies are funded through the federal government, specifically HUD. There are local policies that are intended to help homeowners and renters fit into a better community. With nationwide efforts going toward homeowners to bridge the Affordability and Housing Gap, it’s an important conversation to have. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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Ogden City will be holding a four-part meeting series with the City Council to analyze the current state of housing. At each meeting, presentations from WSU professors, City Council members and the Community and Economic Development Department will be giving presentations at these meetings. The first meeting was held Sept. 3 at the Ogden City Municipal Center. The meeting was an overview of the current approaches Ogden has taken to address housing issues and a look at national, state-wide and local trends. These events are not considered policy events, as no policy will be directly discussed during them. The meetings are to help inform the public and the City Council about General Housing Policies, the HUD Consolidated Plan, Strategic Plan Projects, the current state of housing and the 2021 fiscal year city budget. These meetings are focused on the affordable housing crisis. The Housing and Urban Development department defines affordable housing as the cost of housing being less than 30 percent of family income. This differs from housing affordability, which refers to providing access to different housing types for all income levels. The Area Median Income for the Ogden -Clearfield Metropolitan area is $78,100. This means that half of households make more than $78,100 and the other half makes less than the AMI. The top 1 percent of Utah earners make at least $375,000 and those who make minimum
wage make 19 percent of the AMI. Part of what is being addressed is the Affordability Gap. This gap is the difference between the home price a household can afford and the current market rate. Another issue is the Housing Gap, which is the term for an insufficient supply for increased demand for all housing. While this is an especially potent issue for Utah and the Wasatch Front, it is also an issue throughout the United States. The national housing trends have shown home prices have risen significantly throughout the United States since the Great Recession in 2008 as supply has fallen and demand has increased over time. In addition, unemployment has fallen and incomes have risen, which has also impacted the rise in demand for homes. But these trends are only good for those who are already in the market and selling houses. Those who are new buyers, who move into a more competitive marketplace or those who have a lower income are at a disadvantage. Since 2000, the median home price has increased by 40 percent across the nation. In the west, including Utah, the median home price is $362,400. Homes are now the most expensive that they’ve been in the past decade. In Ogden, home prices have increased 70 percent in nine years. While there has been a huge leap in housing prices, Ogden’s median household income has only raised $1,000 from 2009 to 2016. Across the nation, prices are slowly starting to level off, but shown no sign of falling because the demand is staying high. In Utah, building permits have slow-
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MAKING WAVES AT THE ART OF THE
PACIFIC OPENING
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Monique Ho-Ching, senator of The Ohana Association, said Pacific Islanders are often primarily recognized for their athleticism. Weber State’s TOA hopes to change the stereotype. “Our athletes think they have to stick to just being athletes because of the stereotype,” Ho-Ching said. “They don’t realize that they can also be involved in cultural and educational achievements.” TOA hosted their 2nd annual art exhibit on Sept. 5, located in the Shepherd Union art gallery. Five artists from different parts of the country were chosen to create art showcasing Pacific Islanders who are activists, scholars and leaders in higher education.
“This year we wanted to focus the exhibit on academics. We wanted visitors and Pacific Islander students to see themselves reflected as activists and scholars,” Ho-Ching said. “It’s hard to be what you can’t see. It’s easier to visualize succeeding when you’ve seen someone do it that has a similar background and culture.” The exhibit and its opening took months in planning and execution. Alyssa Velasquez, the gallery director, said she was intrigued by the various perspectives and ideas that arose during the planning stages. “I hope when students go through the exhibit they can see how beautiful other people’s culture can be,” Velasquez said. Bill Louis, a freelance artist from Eagle Mountain, Utah, created a portrait of Dr.
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Linda Tuhwai Smith for the exhibit. Smith is a professor of indigenous education at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. “I’m heavily influenced by my culture, and I try to incorporate that into my art,” Louis said. “I love color and I love urban art, and you can see that in my portraits. I hope, especially for the younger generation, that they can see themselves reflected in these pieces and be ready to make waves and see it’s okay to produce art.” Tracy Williams, who is based in Salt Lake City, took two days to complete her portraits of poets Teresia Teaiwa and Konai Helu Thaman. Despite not selecting who she would depict in her portraits, Williams said she felt a deep connection to both of the
women because of their work, community involvement and how they’ve continued furthering their education. Williams said her art is a mixture of popart and realism. “I paint with purpose, and in islander culture certain situations are considered normal and never talked about, but with art you can portray those issues in a way that you couldn’t back home,” Williams said. Williams hopes the art influences generations to be able to do what they love and create their own waves and for those who may not be familiar with her culture to be educated through the art. The Art of the Pacific exhibit will be on display until Sep 27.
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WHAT MAKES WEBER STATE, WEBER STATE, By MARISA NELSON Reporter
So many of Weber State University’s student population is nontraditional and each student is unique. Many students used their Instagram stories recently to tell why they chose Weber State during the Block Party from Sept. 2 to 6. One of the most popular responses students had was that they love their professors. Professors are some of the most important people in a student’s life. They not only provide learning to their students, but they also can provide a lot of clarity and support on the path to the real world. “The professors don’t sugar coat things,” Brianne Jeide said. “They tell you how it is, and we’re all adults; we need to hear that.”
She said that her professors, especially Kenneth Plain, a visiting assistant professor of theatre, has helped her to find a clearer vision of where she wants to go after graduation. Students said professors really want their students to succeed and will go out of their way to make sure they have the right skills to make their dreams happen. Weber has a lot of other resources and programs to offer. Social work major Elizabeth Failner said that just taking a tour of campus helped her to get a feel for WSU. After graduating from Snow College, she figured that transferring to a more intimate four-year university would be less overwhelming. Visiting campus and learning about WSU’s social work program helped Failner to feel this school was right
for her, and helped her to feel more at home on campus. The over-arching reason students choose to continue higher education is different. There are all types and ages of people around campus and their different experiences enrich class discussions. For Ashley Salvador, a nursing major, her motivation for attending a university is that she is a first generation college student. “My parents have always taught me to work hard, dream big and to keep going no matter what the circumstances are, and I’m doing just that,” she said. Salvador has known since high school that she wanted to attend Weber because of its highly ranked nursing program. Weber State gives its students the op-
portunity of completing many majors and classes online. This is especially important for student Jake Armitstead. Going back to school while helping to raise his three kids was not an easy choice, but Armitstead says that while his family is a major support and reason he is still in school, starting school at Weber was simple. His advisors were willing to work with his needs and he said that the advisors can take a load of stress off of students. Overall, WSU provides their students with caring professors, hands-on real life experience and a way for nontraditional students to continue their education and grow their skill set. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com
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