Graduation Issue, The Signpost, 04/12/22

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TUSSLING WITH TASSELS

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By CONNOR HOPSON Reporter

Traditions are often maintained by a unanimous agreement on a certain method, process or way of life, and even extend to the colors of the tassels graduates wear on their graduation day.

Convocation ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. and run until 7:30 p.m. on April 29. To prepare, students may attend the Grad Finale event on April 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to acquire the necessary amenities and regalia, or they can order their graduation apparel through the Wildcat Store.

Graduates can acquire their free cap, gown and tassel, along with an associate and bachelor’s degrees honors cord for students who have a 3.6 GPA or higher. Other graduation-related items like graduation announcements, class rings and diploma frames will also be available at Grad Finale.

According to the WSU website, all those who are eligible can earn prizes, an alumni apparel package and a diploma frame.

Graduates will receive their designated tassel. Each color represents a different college, yet certain master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees may vary out of tradition.

Thirteen different colors of tassels are used to distinguish graduates from their respective fields of study at Weber State University.

“There are standardized colors used nationwide to indicate the degree field,” Sarah Steimel, director of the Master of Professional Communication program, said. “Though it’s not required by any university, and each university varies slightly from the next, there’s value in participating in the tradition – which WSU has done for over 20 years.”

The Spring 2022 Commencement ceremony starts at 8 a.m. on April 29 at the Dee Events Center for all graduates. Convocations, where the graduates will individually walk, will follow throughout the rest of the day.

The College of Science starts off the grad walks on April 29 from 10–11:30 a.m. at the Val. A. Browning Center in the Austad Auditorium. All graduates will wear a golden yellow tassels.

The College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology begins at the same time in the Dee Events Center. Five specific degrees will be showing off orange tassels: the Master and Bachelor of Computer Engineering, the Master and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and the Associate of Pre-Engineer-

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ing. All other Applied Science & Technology degrees will wear black tassels.

At 10:30 a.m., Bachelor of Integrated Studies graduates will begin walking, bearing a cream-colored tassel, in the Shepard Union Ballroom until noon.

John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics students will all wear a brown tassel, including the master’s programs.

Their convocation runs from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Browning Center.

Graduates from The College of Social & Behavioral Sciences will, like BIS graduates, have cream-colored tassels, with the exception of the Master of Criminal Justice graduates, who will wear citron tassels. Their convocation will run from 12:30-2 p.m. at the Dee Events Center.

Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities is scheduled to walk from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Browning Center. All of the graduates will wear white tassels with the exception of Master of Professional Communication graduates, who will wear crimson tassels.

The graduates of Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College will walk at 3-4:30 p.m. as well. The ceremony will be held at the Dee Events Center. The tassel colors of Bachelor of Athletic Therapy, Master of Respiratory Therapy and

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Master of Athletic Training are sage green.

The Bachelor of Public Health, Bachelor of Health Administrative Services and the Master of Health Administration tassels are salmon-colored. The Master of Nursing, Master of Nurse Practitioner, Master of Radiologyand all other health professions grads will wear apricot-colored tassels.

According to Kristi Anderson, the administrative support for the health administrative services and Master of Health Administrative Services, says salmon has been the universal color for specific master and bachelor programs over the years.

Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education graduates will walk 5:30-7 p.m. at the Browning Center, sporting light blue tassels.

General Studies graduates will wrap up the convocations, wearing a Weber State tassel of purple and white, at the Dee Events Center from 6-7:30 p.m.

The next day, April 30, there will be a graduation convocation held from 10-11:30 a.m. for the Reserved Officers Training Corps Commissioning at the Browning Center.

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Weber State University spring commencement, April 26, 2019.

By EZRA STRILEY-WEIMAN Reporter

Graduation ceremonies are long-held tradiGraduation ceremonies are long-held traditions in American culture. They signify the end of one chapter of life and the beginning of endless possibilities in the next step of students’ lives, coming down to one day when they walk across the stage and move their tassels from left to right.

According to Weber State University’s website, Weber’s first graduation ceremony commenced in 1917. WSU is carrying on the tradition with the 2022 graduation ceremony on April 29. Despite the challenges COVID-19 brought to the world, the students of WSU managed to push through until the end.

Many students wonder what value a degree holds these days and why it is more important to gain higher education in the current economy. According to Champlain College’s website, holding a college degree improves one’s chance of gaining employment and it’s becoming a more common requirement amongst employers, explaining and explains how those with degrees make on average $2.1 million over a lifetime.

WSU offers a variety of degrees to launch student’s careers.

Syreeta Southwould, graduating with an associate degree in general science studies, heard of WSU from a college fair in her home-

town of Anchorage, Alaska. Southwould traveled all the way to Utah seeking an education at WSU. “As soon as I got onto Weber’s campus I decided I wanted to go here,” Southwould said.

“I love the campus, it’s so beautiful.”

Unfortunately, Southwould arrived in the midst of the COVID pandemic. This resulted in her first year at WSU being very isolated and slow. This year has been much better for her, as she was finally able to immerse herself in the college experience.

“I would say the whole college experience, in general, taught me how to live without anyone and be more independent,” Southwould said.

Southwould’s family will be traveling to Utah to watch her walk. She explained her excitement and pride in finishing her degree and being able to walk across the stage during the ceremony.

In 2017, April Roan, a teacher’s assistant at WSU, graduated from WSU with her bachelor’s degree in English. Roan enjoyed her WSU experience enough to come back for her master’s degree.

Roan said that her motivation to pursue a higher education was the fact that college opens more doors and provides more opportunities.

“I loved Weber State, it’s like getting a private education at a public education price,” Roan said.

Roan explained the benefits of WSU by

emphasizing the aspect of interpersonal education.

WSU, unlike many universities, has small class sizes and focuses on an individualized teaching approach, this allows students like Roan to gain the knowledge needed within their area of study.

“Learning is a lifelong occupation. The most important thing you learn in school is critical thinking,” Roan said.

Walking in the graduation ceremony has a different significance for all students. For Roan it was a sense of closure and accomplishment and she is looking forward to doing it again.

Ben Ferney, the current Student Body President, is graduating with a master’s in communication and has spent five years of his life at WSU. Much like Roan, Ferney feels that this ceremony will give him closure on this chapter of his life. When Ferney walked for his bachelor’s degree he knew that he would be at WSU for his master’s.

“The graduation ceremony is important because it gives us a moment to celebrate the hard work we have put into our education, and say, ‘I did it,’” Ferney said.

Ferney has gained a lot of skills from his time at WSU and he feels excited to get out into the workforce and see how young professionals in the workplace can shift companies towards creating more progressive and fair workspaces.

Ferney believes this younger generation will push to have the more difficult conversations in the workplace that older generations have skipped over.

“Our time in college goes so fast, just enjoy every moment. At the end of the day, you only go to college once,” Ferney said.

Graduation ceremonies are events in people’s lives that signify accomplishment and a step into a new chapter. The college experience prepares students for this new phase of life, and WSU students are thankful for the opportunity to have attended WSU for B their college careers.

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Previous Weber State grads walk towards their ceremony.

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Las ceremonias de graduación han sido tradiciones en la cultura americana por mucho tiempo. Marcan el fin de un capítulo de la vida, y el comienzo de posibilidades interminables en el próximo paso en las vidas de los estudiantes. Parece como si toda la dedicación y trabajo terminan con un día. El día donde cruzan el escenario y muevan sus borlas de la izquierda hacia la derecha.

Según el sitio web de Weber State University, las primeras ceremonias de graduación comenzaron en 1917. WSU está siguiendo esta tradición con las ceremonias de graduación de 2022 el 29 de abril. A pesar de las dificultades que trajo COVID-19 al mundo, los estudiantes de WSU han podido perseguir hasta el fin.

Muchos estudiantes han preguntado “¿qué valor tiene un certificado en estos días y porque es más importante recibir educación más alta en nuestra economía actual?” Según el sitio web de Champlain College, poseer un título universitario siempre mejora la posibilidad de obtener empleo y está comenzando a ser un requisito más común entre empleadores.

El sitio web de Champlain explicó cómo los con certificados ganan como promedio

$2.1 millones en su vida, y los que no han tenido educación más alta después de la secundaria ganan $1.2 millones como promedio en su vida.

WSU ofrece una variedad de licenciaturas para voltear la carrera de estudiantes.

Syreeta Southwould, graduada con un título de asociado de estudios generales de ciencia, escuchó de WSU en una feria de colegios en su ciudad natal en Anchorage, Alaska. Southwould viajó hasta Utah buscando una educación en WSU. “Tan pronto llegué al campus de Weber yo decidí que quería asistir aquí. Amo este campus, es tan lindo”. dijo Southwould.

Desafortunadamente, Southwould llegó durante COVID. Eso resultó que su primer año en WSU fuera muy aislado y lento. Este año ha sido mucho mejor para ella, porque al fin ella pudo sumergirse en la experiencia del colegio.

“Yo diría que la experiencia completa de la universidad, en general, me enseñó cómo vivir sin nadie y de ser más independiente”, dijo Southwould.

La familia de Southwould viajará a Utah para verla caminar. Ella explicó su emoción y orgullo en terminar su certificado y poder caminar sobre el escenario durante la ceremonia.

En 2017, April Roan, un asistente de maestros en WSU, se graduó de WSU con su licenciatura en inglés. Roan disfrutó su experiencia en WSU lo suficiente para volver para su certificado de maestría.

Roan dijo que su motivación en perseguir una educación más alta fue por el hecho que el colegio abre más puertas y

provee más oportunidades.

“Ame a Weber State, es como recibiendo una educación privada con el precio de una educación pública”, dijo Roan.

Roan explicó los beneficios de WSU al enfatizar el aspecto de educación interpersonal.

WSU, comparado con otras universidades, tiene un tamaño de clases pequeño y se enfoca en un estilo de enseñanza individualizado, esto permite a estudiantes como Roan a ganar el conocimiento necesario en su área de estudio.

“Aprendizaje es una ocupación de toda la vida, la cosa más importante que aprendes en la escuela es pensar críticamente”, dijo Roan.

Caminando en la ceremonia de graduación tiene un significado diferente para todos los estudiantes. Para Roan es un sentido de cierre y alcance y ella no puede esperar en hacerlo otra vez.

Ben Ferney, el presidente del cuerpo estudiantil actual, está graduando con una maestría en comunicación y ha pasado los últimos cinco años de su vida en WSU. Muy parecido a Roan, Ferney siente que esta ceremonia le dará cierre en ese capítulo de su vida. Cuando Ferney camino para su certificado de bachillerato sabía que estaría en WSU para su maestría.

“La ceremonia de graduación es importante porque nos da un momento para celebrar el trabajo que hemos dedicado a nuestra educación, y decir ‘lo alcancé’”, dijo Ferney.

Ferney ha obtenido muchas habilidades de su tiempo en WSU, se siente emocionado de irse a la fuerza de trabajo y ver como profesionales jóvenes en la fuerza de trabajo puedan cambiar compañías hacia creando lugares de trabajo más progresivos y justos.

Ferney cree que esta generación más joven empujará para tener las conversaciones más difíciles en el personal que las generaciones mayores no han tenido.

“Nuestro tiempo en la universidad se pasa

tan rápido, disfruten cada momento, y al final del día, solamente vienes a la universidad una vez”, dijo Ferney.

Las ceremonias de graduación son eventos en las vidas de las personas que simbolizan alcance y un paso hacia un nuevo capítulo.

La experiencia de la universidad prepara estudiantes para ese nuevo paso de la vida, y estudiantes de WSU son agradecidos por la oportunidad de haberse asistido a WSU por sus carreras universitarias. ¡Felicidades a la clase de graduados de

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By JENNIFER GREENLEE Editor-in-Chief

It’s strange to think that I’m actually writing my last “thing” for The Signpost after being here for four years. I started at Weber State and The Signpost the summer before my freshman year, still just 17 years old.

I’m 21 now, and I think I can say, with some certainty, that most of us could never have predicted the last four years.

And, if you were anything like me, you walked onto this campus ready to take on and change the world, but the world decided to take us on instead: a pandemic, an insurrection, what feels like innumerable wildfires, national protests and the invasion of Ukraine.

Every one of us has faced unprecedented times, and no matter how long it took us to make it to the other side of our degrees, we did it through the most extraordinary of cir-

cumstances — despite the circumstances.

I’m proud to have made it through such a tumultuous time, and whether you graduate in two short weeks or in a semester a few years from now, I hope you can say the same.

For me, though, graduation isn’t the final piece to this puzzle that has been my undergraduate degree. It wasn’t just the coursework that made me who I am, but the experiences.

I started out at The Signpost as the assistant news editor in 2018, the news editor in 2019 and the editor-in-chief from summer 2020 to now. In undergrad years, I’m practically a dinosaur at The Signpost, having been there so long.

As a student paper, we see people come and go over the semesters and years, and I’ve been uniquely situated to be there as long as I have. It can be difficult for stu-

dents to dedicate so much time in their busy lives to something like The Signpost, and at times, it was more difficult for me than I like to pretend.

It’s a three-credit-hour course, which is not always the easiest thing to make fit in a schedule. It demands a lot of attention, and at times, it demands a lot more than the three-credit-hour commitment.

But I wouldn’t change anything about it.

Now, I am finally graduating and moving forward in my life, and I believe it is the dinosaur’s rite of passage to pass along the wisdom I’ve supposedly garnered from the last four years. And the best advice I have for you is to pursue your passions.

So what if it doesn’t make you a millionaire? So what if it isn’t supposed to pay well?

Do what you love, and the rest will follow.

There’s a statistic floating around saying that nearly 80% of college graduates don’t

work in the field they went to school for.

So do what you love and get involved in it where and when you can. When are you going to get the chance to study and do what you love again?

Being a part of the campus, getting a peek behind the scenes and talking to students, faculty and staff all changed who I am today.

If you walk out of college the same person you went in, that’s on you. College is about growing, learning and changing. And coming to Weber State was integral in doing that for me.

I feel lucky, looking back on my life, to have made the decision to come to Weber State and call it home. I’m glad I get to continue calling it home during my master’s degree.

(Maybe I’ll even be lucky enough to have them create a Ph.D. program in English while I’m working on my master’s, so I never

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have to leave.)

You might look at my resume or CV and never be able to guess that I didn’t plan to come to Weber State when I left high school.

If you’re from the local area, you probably heard people talk down about Weber.

It wasn’t something I had consciously listened to or thought about, but I had initially decided to go to Utah State University. Life changed, and I switched courses in March of 2018, just before graduating high school.

And I’ll be forever glad I made that choice.

I would not be the person I am today without the experiences I had on this campus.

Because, despite everything the last four years took from me, I look back fondly on many of the times in my life that I had here, even in the face of the sometimes painful and difficult circumstances, and I see beauty: I have met the best friends of my life, I have found new passions and I have done

more than I would have ever dreamed possible four years ago.

The friends that I leave my undergraduate degree with are truly the most phenomenal of people who have done nothing but lift me up and encourage me. I cannot tell them how grateful I am or how deeply I care for them because the English language simply does not contain enough words to convey it.

My family was integral in shaping me.

And at the end of every day, I had their love and support. When college was what I wanted, they did their best to make sure I could get there and be successful. Support was an assumption and never a question.

I will be walking across the stage on April 29, and I will be receiving a degree in communication with a journalism emphasis, following in my father’s footsteps, his own passion so many years ago.

My father is a huge part of me. We al-

ways shared a sense of humor, a kindness and a sarcastic nature that was undoubtedly passed down through him. We shared a passion for writing, for journalism, for politics — even, and especially, when we came down on the opposite sides of things.

I went to him with any question I had about journalism, about The Signpost, about leadership. He was an editor on his own college paper in the era of dinosaurs. He was my greatest mentor.

He passed away this semester, mid-February, and the loss is immense, but I know he is proud of me, and he will be there when I accept the same degree he did so many years ago. His love and passion for education is one of the many reasons I will finally walk that stage.

I have had wonderful advisers who helped me along the way, keeping me on pace and at least attempting to discourage me from

pursuing two majors that share little coursework. When I defied all logic and did it anyway, they helped me then, too.

On the day of graduation, I will have completed two majors — neither of which were the ones I declared when I started at Weber State — and I know a huge part of that is because of the people I met and the experiences I had.

If you’re graduating alongside me, finally taking a deep breath after trekking through the mountains of homework, hundreds of credit hours and half-a-dozen once-in-alifetime events, take a moment to celebrate that even when the world itself conspired against us, we made it through anyway, and we are the better for it.

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Making it to college graduation is so surreal for me. I can’t wait to graduate with a bachelor’s in communication.

By MARISA NELSON Managing Editor

As I sat down to write my graduation column for The Signpost, I couldn’t think of just one thing to say about my college experience.

My whole life has been about proving to myself that I am where I am supposed to be and that I am not a failure. I always wanted to have one thing that I was good at, but I have realized that I have lots of ideas and talents to share.

My whole life has been about school. Seriously, I have loved (98% of the time) school since the moment I went to pre-school.

Later in my schooling career, things got tough for me. The pressures of being a teen, a girl and the oldest child were rough. But for most of the past 18-20 years that I have been in school, it’s been enjoyable.

I have always loved learning and I am a perfectionist, so I bet you can imagine how hard I pushed myself to be the best.

In high school, I took concurrent enrollment classes because I just knew I was going to college. There was no rule in our family that I had to get a degree; there was no

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one really telling me what to do. I had been taught that education and learning were a priority, and I felt my place was in a college setting.

I took the ACT five times in high school because I wasn’t happy with my score. I suffered through studying and prayed that I could get a high enough score to place in Math 1050 so I could get a scholarship.

I stressed so much in high school about getting good grades and high scores that I wasn’t embarrassed about and fitting in instead of having faith that my abilities were enough.

I learned a lot about myself in my first three semesters of college at Utah Valley University and where I could truly turn to for help and what I was capable of.

I’ve always been religious, and in these semesters of college, I really came to understand where I fit, and as I look back, I see so many instances of when God was guiding my life.

When I started out, I truly had no idea what major I was going to choose. I didn’t want to make a mistake and pick the wrong degree or end up “wasting” precious time on figuring out what I wanted to pursue.

I knew that I liked learning about other people, and writing was something I had al-

Working with friends at The Signpost has been one of my most memorable experiences at WSU.

ways thought I was good at, but I didn’t want to be a writer.

My family told me that I should just trust in my Heavenly Parents and go forward doing something I thought was beneficial. I still struggled to find what that was.

In my third semester, my husband and I were dating long distance, and I planned to take the spring semester of 2019 off so we could plan our wedding.

I cried about leaving the school that felt so right and that God had placed me in to meet so many people and learn some of the most important lessons of my life.

When searching for schools in high school, I always discounted Weber because it wasn’t big enough or fancy enough for my dreams. When I was getting ready to move back home and closer to my now husband, I searched the majors at WSU and multimedia journalism really struck me.

I had lots of social anxiety and wasn’t sure I could be a journalist. E-mailing with Jean Norman was a crucial moment in my college career. Jean encouraged me to apply for The Signpost, and she was more helpful than my other advisers had ever been. I trusted her and took a leap of faith to be a reporter for The Signpost.

Now, here I sit almost four years later as

the managing editor.

In my time at Weber, I have seen so many places where God helped me to end up at The Signpost, at Weber State, working with the people I do and learning some valuable skills from my time here.

Talking to people has never been my strength; in fact, during high school, I would have rather died than speak to the class or interview anyone. I felt judged and had panic attacks about people talking about me behind my back or if I would say the wrong thing.

After my first little while as a reporter, I realized that I could do this. My writing started to improve, and I was covering some interesting topics that sparked my passion for writing again.

Through my time as a communication major, I found that I was the mediator that gave some people a voice. Everyone has a voice; I was just there to help amplify it.

While you may not share the same beliefs as me, I have truly been able to see the best in people from truly listening to them. I have seen how much joy and faith and love each person can have.

I’ve been able to write about the pandemic, something that I never thought I would experience in my lifetime.

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Through my college experience my faith and God have helped me to get where I am today. My husband has also supported me through my education.

I created the idea for a translation issue of The Signpost where I wrote about campus diversity and had our staff and friends translate it into four other languages.

I have written columns about working and being a female, updates on the BRT that has taken over campus and many more events.

Most recently, I had the chance in my investigative journalism class to talk about students with disabilities and how they navigate on our campus.

While my time in college has not all been a walk in the park, I have met some of my greatest friends along the way. I have got to see so many in our office grow to be great reporters and great leaders. I have seen so much growth in myself.

Later in my degree, I decided to add a minor in family studies. This has really opened my eyes to how those who are different from me see the world.

My personal belief is that we are all connected and that each of us has a light inside that we need to share. Interviewing people, learning from professors and just being on campus has shown me so many individuals that I have truly come to love.

I have no doubt in my mind that me finding my passion for sharing truth, other perspectives as well as wanting to connect with

families and individuals on a deeper level is divinely inspired.

I have been blessed to gain friendships from my time at UVU as well as WSU. I have learned more about myself and what my purpose is in this life.

Sharing my opinion hasn’t always been my strength — it still isn’t — but I am learning that within reason, I have the right to share my story, just like I have been sharing others’ all along. I know that my path for myself will not turn out exactly how I want it to, but it will turn out exactly how it is supposed to.

Although I don’t know exactly what my next step in life is, I am going to try and worry less about taking the right step, and just as I did when joining The Signpost, take a leap of faith and trust that I will be guided as I have been before.

Thank you to those who have helped me to see the good in myself and pushed me to be a better version of me. I will appreciate you more than you will ever know. Much love.

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The focal point of campus, the bell tower, can be heard at the start of every half hour.

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The view from the same walk I have taken every day for the last four years.

The stream follows all along campus and can be seen flowing most of the time.

By ISABELLA TORRES Photo Editor

I have never been the type of person to accept change openly. For as long as I can remember, I have held onto experiences in life with an iron fist in hopes of never having to let go.

Unlike my peers, I hoped and prayed that my senior year of high school would go by as slowly as possible in order to hold onto this part of my life as long as I could.

However, as we all know, this is impossi-

ble. Change is inevitable, no matter how much we dread it. Counting down the days until I had to move to an entirely new state, away from everyone I knew and loved, felt similar to counting down the days until life as I once knew had ended.

It felt like this was something I would never get used to. Nevertheless, I packed up my small car with as many of my belongings as I could fit, kissed my family dog goodbye and took the almost 500-mile drive to my next chapter.

I dreaded when my parents would have to leave, but like everything else, that feeling of anxiousness came and went, and I found my-

Trees create a dome-like covering over the sidewalk I use every day to get to class.

self in a new routine. I adapted better than I thought I would and found myself finding comfort once again in the daily experiences that would get me through this newest stage.

Then, before I knew it, I found myself finding comfort in the environment that once caused so much fear. Whether it be the view from the steps nearing the Shepherd Union, or the miserable bathrooms in the bottom floor of the Wattis Building, the place I was once terrified of coming to is now the next place I dread leaving the most. Yet here I am, only weeks away from graduation, hoping once again I can master the art of slowing down time.

Change is inevitable. No matter how much I try to remind myself, it does not make the current situation any easier to accept. But I have no choice. In a few weeks, I will be closing one more chapter of my life and starting the next. While I know I will once again become accustomed to the next stage, it never makes leaving the previous any easier. Still, the feelings of fear remain.

While Weber State University may not be everyone’s first choice — it surely was not mine — it was the best fluke I have ever made.

The growth I have experienced in these last four years is nothing short of a miracle in my eyes, and I am so happy I chose this small

make all over again if I had the chance. There is something about it I can’t explain, but a feeling I hope never goes away. Something I hope to find again.

I know graduation is not the end all be all.

I am aware I will once again find comfort in the little things of my new career, or my latest hobby. I will find a new favorite place to sit and think, and have a new routine to hold onto with every ounce of me just as before.

But no matter how much I wish I was lying, when I say I am not this attached to something so remedial in my life, this small school no one can ever correctly pronounce the name of unless they have attended it, will

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school carved into a mountain to be the place I held onto this tightly. I dreaded every second of this new stage in my life, yet it proved to be more than I could have ever imagined.

Many may not agree with me, but I will miss the frustration of running late to class and never having anywhere to park. I will miss the feeling of the first day of class, anxiously wondering where to sit and how difficult the class will prove to be.

And, most of them all, I will miss the place that quickly became my home away from home. Though I have said it already, Weber may not have been my first, or honestly even my second choice, but it is one I would

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Landaverde with Marisa Nelson, Breanna Hart and Alexandrea Bonilla at The WSU Ballet Folklorico in folklorico dresses from Veracruz, Mexico.

Disneyland.

By LISSETE LANDAVERDE

Culture Editor

My life and college story is no different than others. I was born and raised in Ogden, being the firstborn in a Mexican and Salvadoran immigrant household.

From a young age, I was expected to pursue higher education, making me not only a first-generation American but also a first-generation college student. My origin story may seem different to people whose families have been here for generations upon generations, but there are still many first-generation Americans who may find my story all too familiar.

Along with the expectation to go to college from a young age also came a disconnect with my culture. Being in a completely different country from where my parents grew up caused a lot of confusion about my identity, and it didn’t help that my parents were from two different countries. Am

I Mexican, Salvadoran or American? Am I all of three or none of them? And how do I balance all three identities?

I think my biggest struggle was with the last question. How the hell am I supposed to connect to all of these cultures and not feel like an outsider in some shape or form? At some point, I completely gave up trying to figure it out and just stopped trying to connect to anything at all.

This isn’t to say I entirely disconnected myself. I always ate the food, occasionally listened to music in Spanish and tried my best to improve my Spanish skills. However, I felt like there was no point in furthering my knowledge or understanding of my heritage outside of speaking Spanish, eating the food my mom made and surface-level pop culture events in Latin America. I just wanted to be Lissete — no identities attached.

I had entered college with little-to-no sense of identity and motivation to go to school. I had burnt myself out so much during high school that I never wanted to look at another

homework assignment. Thanks to my mom, she made sure that I registered for classes and got my financial aid settled before fall 2017 started. It was either that or get a fulltime job, and 17-year-old me would rather die than do that.

Then I found myself at the Center for Multicultural Excellence, talking to Monica Rodriguez about joining the WSU Ballet Folklorico. I had always looked up to the folk dancers I had seen at festivals and on the television, but doing it myself? I couldn’t even hold a proper conversation with my friends and would lose my breath just by looking at a flight of stairs. There was no way I would succeed in this, but there was no harm in at least seeing what it was like. Plus, I’d be getting a scholarship out of it.

After a few meetings, it felt like I had found my place on campus. The people in the group were so kind and welcomed me with open arms. On a campus with the majority white non-Hispanic students, I felt a sense of community with those who had a similar

upbringing. Even if we came from different Latino cultures, this group was where I fully felt like I had a place on campus.

To some, it may feel silly to self-exclude yourself from spaces where you may be a little different, but I was very introverted, so if there was one thing that was off, I immediately shut down. It’s exactly why my high school friends had to keep having to poke me a little to get through to me.

I was able to grow my circle of friends at the Ballet Folklorico. Spending four-plus hours a week together practicing for events, stressing about them and finally seeing the result of all that practice brought us together. The decision to step out of my comfort zone that first semester of college was the best decision I’ve ever made. I did a damn good job at dancing and was happier than I had been in a long time.

However, there was still something missing. Why was I even in college anyway?

Where am I going with the education I’m getting?

I initially came to Weber with the expectation of becoming a registered nurse by the end of it. It was something I had dreamt of since middle school. I loved helping people and the environment inside hospitals.

Seeing how nurses and doctors helped my family really inspired me; I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives.

Upon taking the Intro to Health Careers class, I realized nursing was not what I thought it would be. Sure, I knew it would be stressful, but I didn’t know how much work nurses actually did. It stressed me out, and I spiraled a bit. I spent this whole time believing I was coming out of college as a nurse, but that all came tumbling down after a few class periods.

I learned about the Medical Laboratory Sciences program in that same class, which calmed my nerves a little. I may not become a nurse, but I was still passionate about the health science industry, so picking something a little less hectic in the same environment was perfect.

That immediately ended after I couldn’t pass my midterm for the Intro to Medical Lab Practices class and dropped the class the moment I left the testing center. I also realized I kept deluding myself into thinking I was good at science when, in reality, I really sucked at it.

So what now? I was now a year into college and found myself completely lost. Do I give up? Drop out of school? Then what was the point of my parents’ struggles to get me to this position in life? What was the point in going to the No. 1 high school in the state if I wasn’t going to put it to use?

During the summer of 2018, I investigated the different degrees Weber offered.

Surely there was something I could do, right?

Then I found the communication department. Now, I wasn’t the most passionate person about the topic. To this day, I still call myself a communication major with terrible communication skills. Despite this, I still thought it was interesting to study. As a lifelong social media user and fangirl of musicians and actors, I didn’t mind spending the rest of my life working in that general space, and a communication degree would be my best bet in getting there. What was the best emphasis for this, though? Multimedia journalism.

And that led me here to The Signpost. I realized how much I loved to write while being here. Despite this, I realized I didn’t want to be a journalist my entire life. I’ll be honest, I’ve never had as many headaches in my life as I have during the past two years of writing and editing for The Signpost, which is why I later changed my emphasis to organizational communication.

This doesn’t change the fact that I love the work I’ve done here. It’s another space where I’ve made amazing friends and discovered what I want to do with life, more or less.

Even if I don’t want to be a journalist, I discovered my passion for translation here, which is something I definitely see myself doing for the rest of my life. When I declared my minor in localization, I started translating different articles here. While it is tedious work, I love doing it. It made me reflect on all the years I have spent translating and interpreting for my parents as they’ve continued to learn English, realizing how important language accessibility is.

Now, I sit here as the culture desk editor, writing this and reflecting on all the events that have led to my success and personal growth as I begin to close another chapter of my book of life.

Five years ago, I never imagined where I would end up. I was sure I would not have made it this far, working in some dead-end job and becoming another statistic of Latinos who didn’t pursue higher education. I genuinely believe 18-year-old Lissete would be proud of 22-year-old Lissete, even if I didn’t become a nurse. The fact that I’m in a better mental space would be good enough for her.

Despite how common or uncommon my story may be, I still think it’s important to highlight stories like mine and those that differ because sometimes it’s hard to find people you can relate to or have gone through similar experiences. Even though I grew up and was friends with mostly Hispanic first-generation kids, it still felt like they were in a completely different world than me.

Looking back, I don’t understand why I would have felt this way. Is it because we didn’t talk about our lives that way? Or did we just not expect what the world we’d enter would be like as we got closer to adulthood?

Would we have these conversations now if we had not drifted away from each other? I’m not sure, but seeing how they’re living now, it seems we were all living the same life and didn’t know how to talk about it.

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Weber State has a lot of potential for stress, but there’s also potential for a good time, too.

By MAKAYLA MARTINEZ Graphics Editor

My life is a sitcom. No, really. My father often jokes that there must be hidden cameras somewhere recording “The Kayla Show,” like the Jim Carrey movie. Some of the shenanigans I find myself subjected to simply must have an audience, I suppose.

In addition to being a grade-A klutz, I am often betrayed by my own mind, due to exhaustion, distraction or my own simple ignorance. The results are, well … you’ll see. Here are a few of my favorite episodes from the Weber season.

Early in my sophomore year, I took a Math 1010 course. I have never been even remotely mediocre at math. I had already taken 950 and 970, in which the very first lesson is literally whole numbers. I had tutors, took SI and formed study groups.

Still, there was a specific concept that was proving elusive. It was a word problem of some kind. You know, if you have $12.65 and a drink costs $0.15 and a sandwich costs $0.95, how many drinks and sandwiches could you buy if you spent every cent? My professor was really supportive and sat down with me one-on-one to do as many practice problems as I needed before our big test.

We did the problem over and over and over again.

Each time I ordered the wrong number of tacos and root beers. Every time she reset the problem, she only changed the numbers, not the units. Tacos swirled in my mind by day’s end.

When I went to take the test, I saved that problem for last. I saved up all my extra time and spent a whole half hour on that one problem alone. Just before time was up,

I was confident I had the right answer. I’d checked it twice.

It wasn’t until I was in my car on my way home that I realized that the question had asked me how many hamburgers I could buy with my $4.20 and my answer was 12 tacos!

My professor belly laughed so hard, she gave me full points for the question.

Later that same year, I sprained my ankle.

I was in a boot for six weeks, hobbling across campus on crutches. Of course, built into the side of a mountain, Weber has an obscene amount of stairs.

So, for those six weeks, whenever I needed to take a test, I would park in the pay lot and use the testing center in the Student Services building. It didn’t hurt that there was a really cute guy who worked there. I always made it a point to make eye contact and say something mildly funny when he helped me set up my test. He even noticed the tattoo on my wrist once and it was a good conversation starter. A meet-cute, if you will.

One day, after my test, he was on his break in the parking lot. I was struggling with my backpack and wore it backwards, over my chest, to keep it from pulling me backward, head over crutches. This very nice, very handsome man came up to me and offered to carry my bag to my car for me.

The correct response in that situation is “Thank you very much, I would love that.” But being the awkward human I am, I looked him in the eye, said “No, thank you,” and hobbled to my car one stupid, wobbly step at a time.

This is why I’m still single at 26.

Lastly, only a few months before graduation, I had a student come up to me at the Stewart Library, where I work as a circulation assistant, and ask me where the printers were located. I was so tired, I confidently gave my

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usual speech. “All the printers are located on the seventh floor.” The poor student stared at me with the widest eyes for a solid thirty seconds before I realized what I’d said.

We still laugh about it at the library.

In each of these episodes, I could have let myself be discouraged and sink into self-pity.

But even though my life came equipped with a brand new level of cringe, I’d rather live in a sitcom than a drama. I think the difference between a feel-good film and a horror movie is who you let run the show. I refuse to cast a pandemic, health issues and my dyscalculia in the lead roles. For now, at least, I’m content to let a good sense of humor be the star.

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It really does feel like you’re going to be in school forever. Like you have plenty of time, all the time in the world … and then suddenly you don’t. You find yourself staring at the calendar that says you graduate this month.

I remember when I created a resume during my first semester of college in 2016 that said my expected graduation date was 2022. It felt so far away then.

I’m still not sure it has completely hit me.

Even as I prepare for my new full-time job after graduation. Even now as I look back and realize I’ve been with The Signpost for three years, and here I am writing my senior graduation column.

I’m pretty lucky; I’ve finished my degree smoothly in four years’ worth of school, never changing my major because, while I have questioned over and over what I want Weber State University’s homecoming football game against Eastern Washington University at Stewart Stadium to do for a career, I’ve known my path lies on Oct. 13, 2018. with communication, and I’ve been blessed more than half of my college experience. ence some social anxiety, I loved the oppor- It taught me a lot about myself and my abilwith scholarships that have led me through But as I’ve thought about it more, I don’t tunity it gave me to get involved with the ity with writing and editing, helping me reschool debt-free. feel like my experience was any lesser. And school and the events that were happening alize that the kind of career I wanted aligned Despite all of those blessings, I’ve some- that’s because I got involved. here. more with journalism editing than as a retimes worried that I missed out on someOne of the best decisions I made in colCovering elections, lectures, concerts and porter. But beyond that, it gave me friends. thing bigger, like “the real college expe- lege was to join The Signpost. Sure, I origi- dance performances, parties like the foam I had come back from my mission with alrience” — living in dorms with friends and nally did it because it was a requirement for bash, new achievements on campus or other most no friends — most had moved on from roommates, going to college parties, etc. my degree, but it ended up being a blessing. student-interest stories gave me an excuse me, and those who hadn’t lived far away — It’s no secret that Weber State UniversiI came to the office as a news reporter in to enjoy such events on campus and be in- I was no one’s favorite, and it has sucked. ty is a commuter college with a pretty big fall 2019, my second year of college after volved with what makes Weber what it is.

(Thank goodness my best friend is bound to chunk of students living locally. There’s also a two-year hiatus while I served a mission Then, in fall 2020 I was quite suddenly, me by holy matrimony!) But as an editor at a pretty big percentage of non-traditional in Italy. While journalism is actually pretty almost forcefully, flung into the position of The Signpost, I spent a lot of time in an office students here. I definitely fit within those un-comfy for me because I’m quiet, I hate the culture desk editor — and it became one with other students with similar interests as demographics — I grew up in Kaysville, live talking to strangers and probably experi- of the best things that had happened to me. me, through the good times and the very in Ogden now, and I’ve been married for

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stressful, it created a bond. These people became my friends.

After a year and a half as an editor, when I realized I couldn’t spend as much time with The Signpost because I had to focus on an internship, I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving it yet. So, I became a part-time copy editor for this last semester to stay with friends and keep doing something I enjoyed. It also allowed me the opportunity to go to California with my fellow editors and friends, a truly fun trip. I will never regret that decision.

But even aside from joining The Signpost, I’ve tried to be involved in other ways. During my first year of college, I spent a lot of time volunteering with fellow students, like at the 2016 Rock the Vote concert, the 2017 #UTSleepOut in the parking lot and more. Part of that was to complete scholarship service hour requirements, but I did end up really

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enjoying it and the opportunity to get involved at the school and in the community.

I’ve tried to attend several homecoming events, at least walk through the block party, go to a few lectures and use the campus resources that my student fees cover like the gym or the stress relief star show. One time I attended a Mardi Gras party with the French club, even though I don’t speak French. I took my husband to become True Wildcats under the bell tower at midnight. I look forward to attending WeberStock this week.

One of my favorite things these last three years has been completing the Traditions Keeper challenge — 50 WSU traditions on their app that allowed me to discover new places on campus, motivated me to attend events and helped me plan fun date nights and family activities. I’m pleased to say that I’ll complete my final three traditions this

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I love Weber State University. The beautiful campus, the great programs, the opportunities for growth and more have all made me realize during my time here how much of a highly-underappreciated gem this place is in Utah. I’m proud to be a Wildcat.

Do good things, Wildcats, and find joy in the journey.

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week. I’ll wear that Traditions Keeper stole proudly at graduation.

Looking back, I’ve done a fair amount to get involved at Weber State and enjoy my time here, and I wouldn’t take a single thing back. My college experience has felt complete. My only regret will be the summer study abroad trip that was canceled due to COVID. So I guess the last piece of senior advice I would leave to you readers is to get involved.

Join a club or organization and make friends, go to events — enjoy yourself. Earning a degree and finding a career doesn’t mean you can’t. It doesn’t matter if you’re a non-traditional student or if you commute to campus every day — do it anyway, find something that interests you, bring the family, enjoy the time that you have here. Live life to the fullest.

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THE MEMEING OF LIFE

By REBECCA GONZALES Copy Editor

Memes bring us together.

They’re like modern-day editorial cartoons; they poke fun at people or issues or events and are a communication shorthand. Plus, they’re funny.

Despite their funniness, not all the memes created in our newsroom actually get published. To celebrate graduating college and commemorate the end of my tenure as “meme editor,” here is the finest selection of my unpublished memes, dragged from the deepest depths of our group chats.

Maybe the real treasure was the memes we made along the way.

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Gone, but never forgotten The first thing you need to know about The Signpost editors is that we are obsessed with Hank the Moose.

I remember that night clearly — Sept. 23, 2021. Several of us were on campus for our broadcast journalism class. I returned home and saw that I had a bunch of Slack notifications — apparently, there had been a moose in the pond while we were in class, and we had missed it!

I couldn’t believe how majestic he was, photographed against the sunset in the background. A true sight to behold. We ooh-ed and ahh-ed in the chat, admiring his ethereal beauty.

In a cruel twist of fate, Hank was struck by a car and killed. His light was extinguished forever. We were beside ourselves.

Even though Hank was only with us for a short while, he left a lasting legacy on our hearts.

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Camayak has some issues.

The rest of campus mourned for a few days, but soon moved on. The Signpost didn’t forget. We still talk about him all the time, reminiscing about those few short minutes he was with us.

I’ve made memes about him before, of course. The inaugural Meme of the Week back in September was the one I made of Gru from Despicable Me with his poster boards, surprised to hear about Hank’s demise. Jennifer Greenlee, our editor-in-chief, loved it so much that she demanded we publish it and promoted me to Meme Editor.

When I heard about the infamous Oscars slap moment a few weeks ago, I knew instantly what to do. Unfortunately, Jennifer thought it was too niche to publish in the Waldo’s World issue, so we went with something different.

But fear not, reader — this is my column, so I can publish what I want! Behold, Hank.

Software Shenanigans The software we use to submit and edit our stories is called Camayak. It has some issues.

Camayak is like the old car from the ‘80s your uncle passed down to you in high school — the A/C is broken, the radio is stuck

on a station that only plays songs in Spanish, the bottom is rusted out, the check engine light has been on since 1997 and there’s a concerning stain on the ceiling. Still, it gets you to and from school without too much of a problem.

Camayak is the same way. It gets you where you need to go, but at what cost?

We’re constantly dealing with weird little glitches and quirks in the system. Sometimes it won’t let us add photos, or it won’t un-highlight things we highlight. It’s near impossible to find specific stories.

Our favorite glitch is when you claim a story to edit, locking it for everyone else, but it still won’t let you edit anything. It makes you claim it again — taking it from yourself — before you can get to work.

The best part is that a little notification pops up in the corner, saying, “You grabbed [story title] from you.” Wow, really? I did?

Thanks, Camayak! I had no idea!

It’s like Steve Harvey’s 2015 Miss Universe blunder, if Steve was Camayak and the crown was the story and you were somehow both Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines.

if you’re as nerdy about grammar and AP style as we are, chances are, you don’t know much about sports.

I was editing a basketball story one time when I saw the word “spurrie” in a direct quote from a coach. I was absolutely baffled.

I asked the other copy editors if they had any idea — they didn’t. I looked it up in the AP style book — no results. I Googled it to make sure it wasn’t an obscure sports term I had never heard — nothing.

I finally called over our assistant sports editor, Simon, and asked him if he had any idea what it meant. He squinted at it for a moment, then said, “Oh! I think he means ‘squirrely,’” which made a lot more sense.

I guess this poor reporter hadn’t understood what the coach was saying and invented a new word. We sure got a kick out of it!

To commemorate the occasion, I made a meme. I’m nothing if not predictable.

Nerdiness in the Newsroom No offense to my fellow copy editors, but

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Weber State University’s softball team has a strong culture of success as they’ve been a dominant force in the Big Sky Conference.

With a strong senior core, this season is becoming their most dominant of all-time.

The Wildcats have eight players who are seniors or in their fifth year of eligibility: Faith Hoe, Lauren Hoe, Arissa Henderson, Mariah Ramirez, McKell McCuiston, Brooke Moeai, Katelyn Whiting and Chloe Camarero. Six of these players were a part of the Big Sky Conference championship winning team in 2019 that had success in the NCAA tournament.

Due to the pandemic, the 2020 softball season was shortened, and tournaments were canceled. Affected athletes received an extra year of eligibility to make up for the lost season. Due to this, some of the Wildcat’s seniors are wrapping up half-a-decade with the team, including Camarero, a 2021 all-Big Sky conference first team member.

As a rookie, Camarero started 16 games for the Wildcats before breaking out in her sophomore season where she started 48 games for Weber State and was nominated to the 2019 All-Big Sky conference first team. A team veteran, Camarero played with the conference-winning 2019 as well as the 2021 regular-season Big Sky champions that fell to Portland State University in the conference playoffs.

“We as a team have gone through so many trials and adversities that we kind of know

how to deal with that now.” Camarero said “I feel like just experience-wise, I feel like that might be why this year does feel very great.”

Many of Weber State’s seniors are decorated with numerous accolades. Last season, Ramirez won Big Sky pitcher of the year while Lauren Hoe won Big Sky player of the year.

Camarero and Faith Hoe were also named to the all-Big Sky conference first team.

“I mean, [awards] are nice to receive, but I feel like it’s just so much more exciting when the team wins the conference or the team wins the tournament, because that’s our main goal.” Camarero said. “I feel like our goals are never to become pitcher of the year, player, freshman of the year, first team, second team. I feel like that’s not what we’re thinking about. We’re very team-goal oriented.”

The 28-8 Wildcats are off to a hot start in 2022, sitting at first place in the Big Sky with 13 games left in the regular season. Winning the regular season championship every year since 2016, Weber State is poised to repeat this season.

Sitting at 47th in the NCAA, Weber State is receiving national attention. The Wildcats have beaten major teams such as Texas A&M, UNLV, and the University of Utah.

“I feel like we just have so many experienced girls and I feel like our team culture has just grown so much,” Camarero said. “We’ve just been able to take that and run with it.”

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