The Signpost: CLASS OF 2020 FALL GRADUATION ISSUE

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CLASS OF 2020 FALL GRADUATION Tuesday | November 17, 2020 | Volume 93 | Issue 25

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WHAT HAPPENS NOW? GRADUATE NAMES “WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?” 1ST GEN STUDENTS 1ST GEN STUDENTS (SPANISH) A NON TRAD STUDENT VIEW OF GRADUATION NATIVE SYMPOSIUM FOOTBALL SENIORS P1 & P2 PINAFORE OPERA AS A MEDIOCRE SPIDERMAN ONCE SAID, LET’S DO THIS ONE LAST TIME SOCCER & VOLLEYBALL SENIORS ‘CATS CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL BLOOD DRIVE PREVIEW

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By MARISA NELSON

Section Editor

Graduation day is highly anticipated for students. Years of schooling, hard work and growth all come to fruition as they walk across the stage to accept their diploma.

This fall semester, commencement will not be held as originally planned for Weber State University graduates.

In an email sent out on Nov. 12, President Brad Mortensen expressed that convocation would be cancelled.

“As a proud Wildcat and first-generation student, I have been looking forward to walking at graduation for years,” said Kylee Treseder, WSUSA Service Team Chair and fall 2020 graduate. “I have experienced many mixed emotions with the cancellation of this semester’s commencement, including disappointment and frustration, but I fully understand the dire situation that we are all facing with the

COVID-19 pandemic.”

Treseder also said she is looking at the positives and knows that those who are close to her are proud of her accomplishments.

In the email announcing the graduation cancellation, Mortensen said “While the cancellation is necessary to help protect the health of our campus family and community, I don’t want members of the Class of 2020 to miss out on this momentous occasion in their lives.”

Mortensen said WSU looks forward to holding convocation in the spring, where all students will be able to celebrate their accomplishments.

Gabel Taylor, another fall semester graduate, said those who were involved to help plan graduation dropped the ball. He said graduates were left in the dark all semester, not knowing what to expect, and then received the news of the cancellation.

“With cases higher and higher everyday and

ICUs full, it makes sense to cancel,” Taylor said.

“I just feel like more could have been done to have the school celebrate all the work we have done by the graduates. Kind of like the rug got ripped out from under us.”

Allison Barlow Hess, director of public relations, said WSU is one of few universities in the state that holds a December commencement. Those who graduate this semester are still encouraged to order caps and gowns and will be honored in the spring.

Hess also mentioned that departments and colleges may hold their own virtual events.

David Ferro, dean of the College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, said he feels this could be a good opportunity for the university to transition to one large ceremony in the spring.

Most universities in-state simply have one large graduation ceremony in the spring; the change would bring WSU more in line with other institutions.

Elizabeth Bizzell, outreach and grants coordinator for the College of Health Professionals, said they will create a webpage similar to the one they had last spring that will highlight graduates and faculty awards.

The college created a webpage to help honor graduates last spring when the ceremony was delayed due to coronavirus.

Julie Rich, interim dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, said now that the president has made the official announcement, the college is beginning to plan recognition through social media and other activities.

Graduates may have mixed emotions about the ongoing cancellation of important milestones. But WSU deans and administrators are looking for creative ways to make graduates feel celebrated.

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President Mortenson offering words of praise at WSU’s 2020 graduation ceremony, which featured both in-person and virtual speakers.

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Weber State University’s Teaching and Learning Forum held a virtual conference Nov. 13 aptly titled “What the Hell Just Happened?” to offer the university community, especially faculty and staff, a place to share experiences, ideas and support in response to a whirlwind period of adjusting to virtual instruction methods.

A main goal of the meeting was for all instructors to leave with at least one new strategy to improve the virtual classroom experience for the coming semester, which is expected to continue the current plan of remote-when-possible course delivery.

The conference, led by Colleen Packer of the communication department at WSU, divided attendees into breakout rooms to discuss different issues related to the sudden shift away from face-to-face learning, including video and web conference issues, the problem of

keeping students engaged in virtual classes and a discussion of feedback from students about the semester so far.

A large part of the discussions were centered on options in Canvas, WSU’s online interface, that offer opportunities for more interpersonal connection, a vital factor that may have eroded during the shift to virtual learning.

One method is peer-reviewed assignments — a way to promote help and feedback between students who may not interact otherwise.

“One primary purpose of meeting face-toface was to review student papers and give quality feedback, in an interpersonal way,” said Blair Newbold, an instructor of the automotive technical education program.

Another way of cultivating interpersonal connection in the virtual environment is for instructors to create assigned breakout rooms for students, an option possible through Zoom.

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This could allow them time to discuss or review class material and hopefully become more comfortable with each other and the virtual environment.

Pre-made groups also save time in classes that use groups frequently, rather than the instructor having to assign students into groups each time — one small step instructors may take in streamlining a virtual class.

“A lot of time is wasted online,” said Francois Giraud-Carrier of the Goddard School of Business and Economics. “You want to be as efficient as possible.”

Anonymous student feedback about the virtual synchronous delivery method was divided. Some students appreciated the fact that arranging childcare or commuting to campus were no longer necessary, while others expressed frustrations.

“There is going to be a very tough road ahead, because you just can’t make everybody happy,” said Alexander Lancaster, of the com-

munication department.

In surveys, a resounding sentiment was praise for WSU’s instructors for being accommodating and understanding with students during this difficult time.

“One of the things that really showed up was students acknowledging the fact that their faculty were trying very hard, and they appreciated that the faculty were really trying to make it the best experience, even in this situation,” said Shandel Hadlock, an instructional designer of WSU Online.

The attitude of gratitude may go a long way in getting the university community through this era of social distancing. Whether it is frustrating, convenient or a mix of both, students and instructors will likely have to continue to overcome virtual difficulties for at least another semester or two.

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Jesus Rebolledo faced many challenges while getting his degree. He came from a low-income family with five siblings, where the highest education in the family was ninth grade. The 25-year-old medical laboratory sciences major was the first in his family to go to college.

But that did not stop him. Unable to seek needed help from home, Rebolledo said he turned to tutoring and consulting help on campus, spending a few hundred hours in the math lab and Writing Center to make sure he understood the material he was learning.

He was also able to seek out financial help from the university, which, he joked, was like always having to confirm how poor he was.

Rebolledo said for his first couple of years of college, he was lucky to not have to work while going to school, because his parents were adamant that he focused on his education.

However, around his third year, he decided he wanted to work to lower the amount of financial aid and student loans he needed. He got a job as a lab aid in the medical laboratory sciences department.

After completing his associates degree and becoming a certified medical lab technologist, he picked up a second job at the Layton lab of Tanner Clinic. Now he continues to work at both while attending school full time.

Though Rebolledo’s parents constantly see him awake at odd hours and worry about him burning out because he tends to study, volunteer and work more than he sleeps, he said they are always supportive of him.

“They know that I will put 100 percent effort into becoming a physician’s assistant, and they realize that me doing everything I can to make myself a better candidate will pay off in the end and will continue to support me until I reach my final goal,” Rebolledo said.

When COVID-19 hit, Rebolledo said one of the main challenges in his schooling was that they had to speed through their practical labs to follow safety protocols, and that meant that he barely had time to get the hang of a concept before the final practical.

He also said he had to teach himself how

to study better at home since he typically learns better in a classroom.

Rebolledo said that he and his cohort had become close — going through classes and doing study groups together — and now it’s sad they have to stay secluded from one another.

Despite the cons, Rebolledo said one pro to experiencing college through a pandemic was that he had the freedom to take exams from home at any time he wanted.

“I am really bad at sleeping when I need to take a test, so instead of tossing and turning all night thinking about it, I stay up and study, then take the test at 1 or 2 a.m.,” Rebolledo said.

Rebolledo is now set to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in December, and plans to apply for physician’s assistant school after that. He said that, while being a first generation student is hard, it’s far from impossible if one is willing to step out of their comfort zone, push themselves, ask for help and remember that they’re not alone.

Evangelina Marquez, 20-year-old psychology major and First Generation Club President, has also overcome challenges to be the first to go to college in her family.

Marquez’s college journey began her sophomore year of high school when she began taking CE and AP classes because she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to attend college after high school due to the cost of tuition.

She ended up graduating high school with 34 college credits.

When Marquez began her first year of college, she had to move out on her own to relieve some of the financial strain her single mother shoulders while caring for Marquez’s other siblings.

Since then, she has always maintained at least a part-time job.

Marquez said her mother and family have always been proud and supportive of her progress.

“I have always been so self-motivated, but it is because I have the best support system; my family will always be there when I am needing words of encouragement or a shoulder to cry on,” Marquez said.

Despite the support, Marquez said it’s still difficult at times for her mother to understand what she’s going through.

“My mother has a very hard time relating

to the stress that college brings, nor can she sympathize when I am exhausted or completely overwhelmed,” Marquez said. “It is hard explaining to my siblings and my mother that I cannot attend birthdays or family dinners because I am completely swamped with work to do.”

When the pandemic quarantine began in March, Marquez quit her job as a dental assistant out of fear of contracting the virus and was unemployed for two months.

She said she experienced overwhelming anxiety and had a hard time maintaining an optimistic outlook on the future. She also said her grades took a hard hit that semester, which was discouraging.

She was later able to get two new jobs that allowed her to work from home, and she said that she otherwise welcomes the quarantine because she loves being at home. She also feels that she is more productive when she works from home.

During the pandemic, Marquez has also been helping her sister by having her 5-yearold niece come over every day from 6 a.m. to noon, where Marquez helps her niece complete kindergarten packet work and online assignments and log into her daily Zoom meetings for school.

Marquez said the long days are hard, but that she also can’t see life being any other way, and she is grateful to get to be involved in her niece’s kindergarten experience and to watch her learn new things every day.

“When things get hard to handle, I just have to keep reminding myself that all good things take immense time and effort,” Marquez said.

Maria Fregoso, 20-year-old social work major and vice president of the First Generation Club, has another similar experience.

Fregoso’s parents emigrated from Mexico to establish a better life for themselves and their family in the U.S., and Fregoso is, again, the first in her family to attend college.

Fregoso said the hardest thing she had to do was during her freshman year when she worked at a bagel shop to pay for college: she would wake up every day, except Saturdays and Sundays, at 2 a.m. because the shop opened at 3 a.m.

She then wouldn’t go to bed until 11 p.m. because of school and all of the extracurriculars she was doing to try and maintain a social life on campus. She also had to move

out of the house at 18, and, during her first year of college, she lived at Weber. She later moved into an apartment near campus with three other girls.

Despite not knowing how college works in the U.S., Fregoso’s parents have always been very supportive, talking to co-workers to find out how everything works and to find opportunities for her. She said they also regularly take time to catch up with her and ask how everything is going.

“They are so proud of me and always tell me that I am the spark in the fire,” Fregoso said.

As far as the pandemic goes, Fregoso said she views it as a blessing that has helped her learn what she wants to do in life and for her career, see a different side of herself mentally and physically, branch out of her comfort zone and grow to a new level.

She has also been keeping very busy as an Alternative Break assistant director, vice president for the First Generation club, an active member in the Latinos in Action Club and as a blood donor ambassador for the Red Cross.

“I am beyond busy, but I am getting it done,” Fregoso said.

First generation students are not alone on campus. Fregoso said the First Generation Club aims to establish a support system within the community that empowers first generation students to be successful in their academic careers. They strive to form a strong community bond through recreational activities, networking opportunities and community service.

“I think the great part of being a first generation college student is the fact that most of us feel the same way,” Fregoso said. “We all experience similar struggles in life and understand the other duties and roles we have at home.”

Marquez said anyone, whether they’re a first generation student or an ally, is welcome to participate with the club in their monthly events. Those who want to join the club roster and receive info about events can email wsufirstgenclub@gmail.com. Those interested can also follow their Instagram, @wsufirstgen, and Twitter, @wsu_1stgenclub.

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Debido a las restricciones de COVID, la graduación se llevará a cabo fuera de las instalaciones, específicamente en Stewart Field para permitir el distanciamiento social.

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Jesús Rebolledo enfrentó muchos desafíos mientras obtenía su título. Él provenía de una familia de bajos ingresos con cinco hermanos, donde la educación más alta en la familia era noveno grado. El estudiante de ciencias de laboratorio médico de 25 años fue el primero en su familia en ir a la universidad.

Pero esto no lo detuvo. Incapaz de buscar la ayuda necesaria en casa, Rebolledo dijo que recurrió a la tutoría y la ayuda de consultoría en el campus, y pasó, en total, unos cientos de horas en el laboratorio de matemáticas y el Centro de Escritura para asegurarse de que entendía el material que estaba aprendiendo.

El también pudo buscar ayuda financiera en

la universidad, y bromeó que era como tener que confirmar siempre su probreza.

Rebolledo dijo que durante sus primeros años en la universidad, tuvo suerte de no tener que trabajar mientras iba a la escuela porque sus padres insistieron en que se concentrara en su educación.

Sin embargo, alrededor de su tercer año, decidió que quería trabajar para reducir la cantidad de ayuda financiera y préstamos estudiantiles que necesitaba en aquel momento. Esto lo llevó a conseguir un trabajo como ayudante de laboratorio en el departamento de ciencias de laboratorio médico.

Después de completar su título de asociado y convertirse en un tecnólogo de laboratorio médico certificado, obtuvo un segundo trabajo en un laboratorio de Layton llamado Tanner Clinic. Ahora continúa trabajando en ambos

mientras asiste a la escuela a tiempo completo.

Aunque los padres de Rebolledo lo ven constantemente despierto en horas impares y les preocupa que se agote porque tiende a estudiar, ofrecerse como voluntario y trabajar más de lo que duerme, dijo que ellos siempre lo apoyan.

“Saben que me esforzaré al 100 por ciento para convertirme en asistente médico, y se dan cuenta de que si hago todo lo posible para convertirme en un mejor candidato, al final dará sus frutos y continuará apoyándome hasta que alcance mi meta final, ”Compartio Rebolledo.

Cuando llegó el COVID-19, Rebolledo dijo que uno de los principales desafíos en su educación era que tenían que acelerar sus laboratorios prácticos para seguir los protocolos de

seguridad y eso significaba que apenas conseguía tenía tiempo de dominar un concepto antes de la práctica final.

También compartio que tuvo que aprender a estudiar mejor en casa, ya que normalmente aprendia mejor en el aula.

Rebolledo dijo que sus compañeros de clase se habían unido, asistían a clases juntos, estudiaban en grupo juntos, y ahora es triste que tengan que permanecer aislados los unos a los otros.

A pesar de las desventajas, Rebolledo dijo que una ventaja de vivir en la universidad, a través de una pandemia, era que tenía la libertad de tomar exámenes desde casa en cualquier momento que quisiera.

“Soy muy malo durmiendo cuando necesito hacer un examen, así que en lugar de dar vueltas y vueltas toda la noche pensando en

palabras de aliento o un hombro en el que llorar ”, dijo Márquez.

Cuando comenzó la cuarentena pandémica en marzo, Márquez dejó su trabajo como asistente dental por temor a contraer el virus y estuvo desempleada durante dos meses.

Dijo que experimentó una ansiedad abrumadora y que le costó mantener una perspectiva optimista sobre el futuro. También dijo que sus calificaciones se vieron muy afectadas ese semestre, lo que fue desalentador.

Más tarde pudo conseguir dos nuevos trabajos que le permitieron trabajar desde casa, y dijo que de lo contrario le daría la bienvenida a la cuarentena porque le encanta estar en casa. También siente que es más productiva cuando trabaja desde casa.

Durante la pandemia, Márquez también ha estado ayudando a su hermana al cuidar su sobrina de 5 años todos los días desde las 6 am hasta el mediodía, tiempo durante el cual Márquez ayuda a su sobrina a completar su paquete de estudios del jardín infantil y las asignaciones en línea e iniciar sesión en su Zoom diario reuniones para la escuela.

Márquez dijo que los días largos son difíciles, pero que tampoco puede ver la vida de otra manera y está agradecida de poder participar en la experiencia soportando a su sobrina con los estudios del jardín infantil y verla aprender cosas nuevas todos los días.

“Cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles de manejar, solo tengo que recordarme a mí misma que todas las cosas buenas requieren un inmenso tiempo y esfuerzo”, dijo Márquez.

Maria Fregoso, licenciada en trabajo social de 20 años y vicepresidenta del Club Primera

Generación, tiene otra experiencia similar. Los padres de Fregoso emigraron de México para establecer una vida mejor para ellos y su familia en los Estados Unidos, y Fregoso es, nuevamente, la primera en su familia en asistir a la universidad.

Fregoso dijo que lo más difícil que tuvo que hacer fue durante su primer año cuando trabajaba en una tienda de bagels para pagar la universidad: se despertaba todos los días, excepto los sábados y domingos, a las 2 a.m. porque la tienda abría a las 3 a.m.

Luego no se iba a la cama hasta las 11 p.m. debido a la escuela y todas las actividades extracurriculares que estaba haciendo para tratar de mantener una vida social en el campus. También tuvo que mudarse de casa a los 18 años y durante su primer año de universidad, vivió en Weber. Más tarde se mudó a un apartamento cerca del campus con otras tres chicas.

A pesar de no saber cómo funciona la universidad en los EE. UU., los padres de Fregoso siempre han sido un gran apoyo, hablando con compañeros de trabajo tratando de averiguar cómo funciona todo y encontrar oportunidades para ella. Dijo que también se toman el tiempo para ponerse al día con ella y preguntarle cómo va todo.

“Están muy orgullosos de mí y siempre me dicen que soy la chispa que enciende el fuego”, dijo Fregoso.

En cuanto a la pandemia, Fregoso dijo que la ve como una bendición que la ha ayudado a aprender lo que quiere hacer en la vida y para su carrera, ver un lado diferente de sí misma mental y físicamente, salir de su zona de con-

fort y crecer un nuevo nivel.

También se ha mantenido muy ocupada como subdirectora de Alternative Break, vicepresidenta del club First Generation, miembro activo del Club Latinos in Action y como embajadora de donantes de sangre para la Cruz Roja.

“Estoy más que ocupada, pero lo estoy haciendo”, dijo Fregoso.

Los estudiantes de primera generación no están solos en el campus. Fregoso dijo que el Club de Primera Generación tiene como objetivo establecer un sistema de apoyo dentro de la comunidad que motive a los estudiantes de primera generación a tener éxito en sus carreras académicas. Se esfuerzan por formar un vínculo comunitario sólido a través de actividades recreativas, oportunidades para establecer contactos y servicio comunitario.

“Creo que la gran parte de ser un estudiante universitario de primera generación es el hecho de que la mayoría de nosotros sentimos lo mismo”, dijo Fregoso. “Todos experimentamos luchas similares en la vida y entendemos los otros deberes y roles que tenemos en casa”.

Márquez dijo que todos, estudiantes de primera generación y aliados, pueden participar con el club en sus eventos mensuales. Aquellos que quieran unirse a la lista del club y recibir información sobre eventos pueden enviar un correo electrónico a wsufirstgenclub@ gmail.com. Los interesados también pueden seguir su Instagram, @wsufirstgen y Twitter, @ wsu_1stgenclub.

Debido a las restricciones de COVID, la graduación se llevará a cabo fuera de las instalaciones, específicamente en Stewart Field para permitir el distanciamiento social.

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ello, me quedo despierto y estudio para el examen, luego de ello tomó el examen a la 1 o 2 a.m.”, dijo Rebolledo.

Rebolledo está listo para graduarse con su licenciatura en diciembre y planea postularse para la escuela de asistente médico después de eso. Dijo que, si bien ser un estudiante de primera generación es difícil, está lejos de ser imposible si uno está dispuesto a salir de su zona de confort, esforzarse por sí mismo, pedir ayuda y recordar que no está solo.

Evangelina Márquez, estudiante de psicología de 20 años y presidenta del Club de Primera Generación, también ha superado los desafíos para ser la primera de su familia en ir a la universidad.

El viaje universitario de Márquez comenzó su segundo año de la escuela secundaria cuando comenzó a tomar clases de CE y AP porque temía no poder asistir a la universidad después de la escuela secundaria debido al costo de la matrícula.

Ella terminó graduándose de la escuela secundaria con 34 créditos universitarios.

Cuando Márquez comenzó su primer año de universidad, tuvo que mudarse por su cuenta para aliviar parte de la tensión financiera que soportaba su madre soltera mientras cuidaba a sus otros hermanos.

Desde entonces, siempre ha mantenido al menos un trabajo de timpo parcial.

Márquez dijo que su madre y su familia siempre han estado orgullosas y la han apoyado su progreso.

“Siempre me he motivado mucho, pero es porque tengo el mejor sistema de apoyo; mi familia siempre estará ahí cuando yo necesite

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By CATIE WEIMER

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Even though commencement has been postponed, graduation is just around the corner. As a non-traditional student, I have different feelings about it this year.

I am a senior, and after this fall semester, I will (hopefully) have one semester left until I graduate.

I say hopefully, as this has been the hardest semester to manage.

I returned to college at 30. I turn 34 in December.

I have a son who is 15 months old. I took a semester off after he was born. When I came back, it was harder than it had been before he was born, but I still managed. I kept up with my homework, attended classes and even finished projects on time.

Then 2020 happened.

Beyond COVID-19, earthquakes and windstorms that knocked the power out for multiple days, this year has burnt me out. My little family and I have tapped out.

We have dealt with a person driving up onto our lawn, running over an entire tree. We had to replace our water heater the day after the earthquake.

Our dishwasher motherboard stopped working. My son needed an EKG for a heart murmur (thankfully, everything was normal).

My boyfriend broke his fingertip, meaning I am the only one who has been able to wash dishes for the last 8 weeks. My boyfriend’s grandpa, whom we named our son after, died on my son’s first birthday.

It isn’t just our emotions and bodies and bank accounts that are getting walloped; my college experience knows how to tussle, too.

I have taken proctored tests with my son screaming for me from the other room because he doesn’t want his dad to put him

to sleep. I’m sitting there, knowing another student is getting paid to monitor me, while my kid is melting down, and I’m trying to not meltdown myself.

I have sat quietly in the dark, watching night-only classes over Zoom, hoping I don’t get called on. I know if I start talking, it might wake up my sleeping kid.

I have asked one professor for extensions so many times, I might as well set up an email template at this point.

The final thing that officially broke me happened the week before the election. I had been grinding my teeth so much in my sleep, I broke a crown.

When I went to get the temporary crown mold made, the assistant tore out the filling that was covering my root canal when she was removing it. I sat in a dental chair for nearly four hours and had sores in the corners of my mouth from my jaw being held open for so long.

I drove home defeated. Less than three hours later, my neighbor’s house caught on fire.

As my other neighbors and I stood in our backyards speechless, I knew then our survival mode was no longer tenable.

I made the decision to take a break from school until fall 2021 with only one semester left.

I am so close, but this degree is not, and never was, just for me. It has always been about my family.

My boyfriend and I planned our move to Ogden and my return to school around our decision to start a family in a few years. I decided to attend WSU to ensure I have the ability to support our son.

Whether that means getting a job that pays enough to afford the clothing he wants or working an office job that allows me to show

up for every school play, I want the freedom that comes with having a degree. The freedom to work at a job that fits into our life.

Right now, my family needs to take a few deep breaths, rest up and most likely get some armor and a new fire extinguisher. We don’t need another semester like this one, even if it is the final boss.

I feel for all of the other non-traditional students in the same spot as me.

The ones doing it all as a solo parent. The ones teaching their kids at home while they are also in school. The ones doing all of that on top of full-time work.

I see you all. I hope you aren’t drowning.

College is often talked about as a young person’s game, especially during the pandemic.

“It’s those KIDS who are causing the spread,” the media shouts. “Those college kids keep going to parties and football games!”

I have only been in one other place besides my house since March 12 this year, and it’s the North Ogden branch of the Weber County Library for less than 10 minutes every 3 to 4 weeks. There are ghosts in horror movies who spend more time interacting with humans than I have this year.

I’m tired of being left out of the conversation when it comes to how the pandemic is impacting college kids. The conversations about mom-trauma during COVID don’t mention attending college, either.

This is why graduation feels different to me right now. This semester has made me realize that even though I am in college, I am in a different college than the one portrayed in media.

Commencement isn’t meant for students like me.

I don’t have friends I’ve known since grade school in my classes. I don’t have dormmates who I need to get photos with, smiling in our

caps and gowns before we start our lives.

Tossing my cap won’t make me feel any more or less accomplished. I know all that I’ve accomplished is a huge deal.

Maybe I’m jaded. Maybe I don’t see it as just my degree. Maybe it’s both.

If my boyfriend, the person working ugly hours because a required class is only offered one evening a week for 3 hours and someone needs to watch the baby, won’t be acknowledged for his sacrifices in earning this degree, then is it time well spent?

I don’t want to diminish the ceremony. Your accomplishments are huge, no matter how you went about it.

Extra love if you are a first-generation student. You most definitely worked harder than I did.

I am just a cishet, white woman who was given the okay to write a column. All I know how to do is complain and make it about me.

I personally don’t need the rituals of commencement.

I’m looking forward to the part where I’m not juggling school full-time, working part-time, with a side hustle, narcolepsy with cataplexy, a toddler who has learned to kick — and hard — and an unprecedented pandemic during the year of an unparalleled election, while Black people are getting murdered by cops left and right and children are in cages in an entirely different country than their parents.

I may be the only non-traditional student who feels this way, and my views on commencement might change by the time I graduate (and I WILL graduate). At this point, the end game isn’t even getting to commencement; it’s surviving the zombie apocalypse or the swarm of locusts or whatever new hell that pops up next week.

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The Weber State community shows great support as this is the celebration of the 15th Native Symposium.

By LISSETE LANDAVERDE Reporter

Weber State University started its 15th Annual Native Symposium on Nov. 12 through Zoom, featuring Native activist Allie Young as the keynote speaker.

As written on the event page, Young is a citizen of the Diné (Navajo) Nation. She is a storyteller and writer who strives to increase Native American representation in the media and the founder of Protect the Sacred.

Young found her footing in college when she had an interest in sports medicine, initially planning to major in biology or a pre-med track. She later found an interest in film making and made it her field of study.

“Follow your passions, follow your heart,” Young said. “If you’re gifted in something, explore it. You never know where it will take you.”

Young said that her projects as a film stu-

dent, along with her life’s work, are dedicated to her younger brother, who took his life at 17 years old.

Due to this life event, Young became invested in her line of work to help native youth build their platforms, inspire them and create opportunities for them to explore their passions and strengths.

“Our native youth are not only powerful, but we’re deeply connected to who we are today,” Young said.

She recounted her experience as a background actress of the Netflix movie Ridiculous 6 where she and other Native Americans on the set found issues with how Native Americans, especially women, were being portrayed.

She and the others who voiced their concern were told to leave by one of the producers if they were overly sensitive.

Young founded Protect the Sacred, a grassroots initiative that focuses on educating and empowering the next generation of Navajo

and Indian Country leaders in preserving their cultures. A prominent supporter of this organization is Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo.

According to Protect the Sacred website, it started as a response to the growing crisis in the Navajo Nation from COVID-19 due to lack of resources. As the Navajo Nation started flattening the curve, the organization’s focus turned toward getting the Native American people to vote.

Young believes the Native American communities are powerful in numbers, especially in the example of how they came together to fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline that would go through sacred burial grounds and primary water resources for the Standing Rock Sioux.

“I wanted to begin a movement like that, to say, ‘Hey, we can show up and we can show the world that we’re still here and that we deserve to be represented across the board,’” Young said.

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The Weber State community shows great support at the celebration of the 15th Native Symposium.

WSU President Brad Mortenson also spoke at the event.

“This is my third Native symposium in this role as president, and each time, I’ve walked away with a deep appreciation and understanding of our culture that we share with our native people here who have been on this land,” Mortensen said.

The theme of this year’s Native Symposium is “Calling All Heroes: Turning Trauma Into Action.” The symposium will continue with Native American film screenings and discussions on Nov. 18 and 19. More information can be found on the Diversity and Inclusive Programs website.

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WSU football returns in February 2021 after their fall season was delayed by coronavirus.

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As seniors on the Wildcat football team are preparing to hang up their helmets at the end of the season, here are some highlights from their time playing here at Weber State University.

Defensive tackle Jared Schiess was All-Big Sky last season as a junior and a consistent contributor since first taking the field as a redshirt-freshman in 2017. Schiess has recorded 4.5 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss in his three seasons for the Wildcats.

Linebacker Sherwin Lavaka played his first season for the Wildcats after transferring from Snow College, where he played his first two seasons. Lavaka totaled five tackles last year and is expected to be a contributor this season.

Defensive lineman Jayden Palauni has played in 38 games since he joined WSU after being recruited out of Highland High School in Salt Lake City. Palauni has 60 total tackles his career — nine tackles for loss — and 4.5 sacks.

Linebacker BJ Taufalele from South Jordan, Utah, was a solid contributor last year as a junior, recording 27 tackles, a sack and an interception. Taufalele will attempt to help maintain the Wildcat’s dominant defensive ways this upcoming season.

Safety Preston Smith, from Gilbert, Arizona, was a key part of the Wildcats last season, being named best defense and rewarded All-Big Sky Conference honors. In his three seasons at Weber, Smith has recorded 147 tackles, three interceptions and four forced fumbles.

Linebacker Conner Mortensen has seen game action in every season since coming to Weber from Overton, Nevada. Mortensen led the team in tackles last season, having 104 of them, as a junior. For his career, Mortensen has recorded 134 tackles and an interception Cornerback Dave Jones was initially recruited as a running back and played his freshman season at that position before switching over to the secondary. As a junior, Jones recorded 16 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.

Jones also returned kicks for the ‘Cats last year with an average of 25.7 yards per return.

Kicker Trey Tuttle has been kicking and scoring points for the ‘Cats every season since joining the team as a freshman and will go down as one of the greatest kickers and players in Weber State football history. Tuttle needs 15 more field goals to set an FCS record for field goals made and is just three points away from becoming the highest scorer in Weber State football history. Additionally, Tuttle is a three-time All-Big Sky player and a two-time All-American.

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“H.M.S. Pinafore,” also coined as “The Lass That Loved A Sailor,” was performed virtually by the Department of Performing Arts Opera Ensemble Nov. 12.

“H.M.S. Pinafore” premiered in 1878, written by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Pinafore is a love-story comedy about two starcrossed lovers aboard the Royal Navy ship, the H.M.S. Pinafore.

Captain Corcoran’s daughter Josephine is in love with a lower-class sailor named Ralph Rackstraw. However, the captain forbids the marriage, wanting Josephine to marry Sir Joseph, First Lord of the Admiralty, instead.

Weber State University’s performance of “H.M.S. Pinafore” was originally supposed to premiere during the 2020 spring semester, but due to COVID-19 had to be shut down and rescheduled.

Director Karen Bruestle described the experience as heartbreaking when the show was shut down.

“We were only two weeks away from open-

ing the show; everything and everybody was ready to go,” Bruestle said. “Initially, we thought that we would be able to get back together and be able to open in October, but then that became clear that wasn’t going to happen.”

Bruestle then had some decisions to make.

She came up with the idea of filming select scenes and little vignettes for the cast to perform.

Performances included “I’m Called Little Buttercup,” “A Maiden Fair to See,” “Over the Bright Blue Sea,” “When I Was a Lad,” “Fair Moon to Thee I Sing” and “Kind Captain I’ve Important Information” Along with filming, Bruestle and the cast had a zoom interview with professor of music Carey Campbell, where they talked about the process. Bruestle came up with this idea of the interview portion to add personal touch.

“I wanted people to understand where we came from, what led us to the filming,” Bruestle said.

For Kiera Bowden, who played Josephine, the most difficult part was keeping up her mo-

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tivation when having to go back and do the same thing over and over.

“We auditioned for this opera over a year ago. Never knowing when or if we would be able do this performance in any sort of format was really difficult,” Bowden said.

Becca Schull, who played a female version of the character Dick Deadeye, said it was different performing without an audience.

“As performers we really feed off the energy from the audience,” Schull said. “I had to think differently about what I was doing and get that energy from being self-motivated rather than from the audience.”

For Dylan Thomas, who played Sir Joseph, this was his first opera performance with WSU. “Overall, I think this experience was different for me,” Thomas said. “I had fun being able to get my feet wet and exploring another part of the arts. At the same time, it was also difficult performing with masks and not being around a ton of people. It was a completely different format.”

Brookelyn Bell, who played Buttercup/Mrs. Cripps, said her favorite moments were being

with her castmates.

“We were together everyday for rehearsals,” Bell said. “We had so many laughs and great moments, and now those are great memories.”

Bell said even though the performance didn’t go quite how she expected, there was still good that came out of the experience.

“Having this being recorded and then available to watch really made it accessible for a lot of people who might not have been able to attend those two nights initially,” Bell said. “I hope people take away the heart that we had for this show and enjoy this different experience with us.”

The Selections and Documentary from H.M.S. Pinafore is available to view at https:// www.weber.edu/PerformingArts/HMS_Pinafore_2020.html.

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NIC MURANAKA Columnist

I’ve been here awhile.

I started at Weber State University in fall 2015, a reluctant college student. I took courses to finish an associate’s degree until I stumbled into an Intro to Literature class and decided that, with no better prospects, I would declare an English major and run with it.

“You won’t make any money,” everyone said.

Yeah, probably.

I had some floating AP and CE credits from high school, which tanked my transfer GPA because I wasn’t as devoted to passing those courses as I should have been. However, they were good enough to let me finish a bachelor’s degree in three years, so in fall 2018, I graduated WSU with a Bachelors of English Literature in hand.

The degree has my name spelled wrong on it because I spelled my name wrong on my academic profile when I registered for college.

By 2018, I’d become a CRLA Master Tutor and had two years of editing experience under my belt due to opportunities WSU gave me, so take the “I spelled my own name wrong” as you will.

I began a Masters of English Literature the following spring because I felt like my education wasn’t complete yet. I wanted to be a literature professor because my literature professors in my undergraduate inspired me, or something heartfelt like that. You need a master’s degree minimum to be a literature professor, and, really, you need a doctoral degree.

“You’re still not going to make any money,” everyone said.

Check.

My first year of graduate school, the department hired me to teach introductory composition courses: English 1010 and 2010. I decided I hated literature and loved teaching composition and devoted myself to ensuring my master’s degree would prepare me for a doctorate program.

Doctoral program acceptance is more cutthroat than a cow falling into a river full of piranhas, so getting into one is going to be more luck than skill, but WSU has armed me with as much as it can to make me competitive, and for that, I’m grateful.

I probably won’t make any money, but that hasn’t stopped me so far.

I think what I’m supposed to do in this column, though, is get introspective about my time at WSU and come up with some valuable lessons to pass on.

I hate that crap, so instead I’m going to talk about Pokémon Go. I promise there’ll be a point.

I didn’t start playing the game when it became a global phenomenon — The Guardian reported that the game had more daily users

than Twitter — back when it released in 2016.

I didn’t start playing the game when a former girlfriend and a group of friends tried to peer pressure me every day into playing so that we could raid together, a term which meant nothing to me then.

I didn’t start playing the game until May this year, when my roommate asked me to download it so he could complete a quest on the game by trading Pokémon with a friend.

He told me it would take five minutes, and I could uninstall it after.

I named my character Ashfetchum69 because I think I’m hilarious. I helped my roommate complete the quest, then closed the game. But, I didn’t uninstall it, and that was probably a mistake.

Six months later, I’ve walked 210 kilometers — roughly 130 miles — with the game open and caught nearly 6,000 Pokémon. In other words, I’ve walked around 20 miles and caught about 1,000 Pokémon a month.

I’m drawing near the maximum level you can be in the game; the only thing holding me back is the exponential increase in amount of experience points you need to gain to level up.

I’m telling you all this because the game has played a nonzero part in me continuing my education.

WSU is a beautiful place to catch Pokémon and load up on useful items. There’s a Pokestop — a location you can visit in game to get items — about every three feet on campus, and Pokémon show up more than people with questionable politics do to a Joe Rogan meetand-greet.

The game has incentivized me to go to campus every day, so I can wander around and catch Pokémon. It has kept me involved and invested in school during a time when it’s easy to check out as coronavirus cases keep rising, and it’s all too easy to become burdened with existential dread.

Instead of becoming bogged down, though, I look forward to heading up to campus every day and seeing what new Pokémon I can find.

Of course, I should probably include some other takeaways other than that I think everyone should download Pokémon Go and add me as a friend (I will carry anyone through raids).

However, you’ve all heard enough about staying positive and motivated during a pandemic, so I won’t repeat any of that. Frankly, my semester wasn’t disrupted due to the coronavirus, other than that one of my jobs has shifted work online, and we wear masks on campus now.

Find something to motivate you and use it to power through your education, particularly during the pandemic. I think that’s enough of a graduation column trope.

I love WSU, and I could not be happier to be finally graduating.

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Weber State defends against Fresno State

One of several seniors on the women’s soccer team is No. 7 Mylee Broad, who plays as a midfield and

By ALEC CIPOLLINI forward. Broad graduated from WeReporter ber High School in 2017 and played With fall 2020’s graduation around with La Roca Futbol Club. the corner, here are several features During her career at WSU, Broad on seniors for the Wildcat women’s has started 45 games and played a soccer and volleyball teams. total of 51 games, scoring one goal

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and assisting on three. She was a Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2018 and 2019. Broad is majoring in family studies and will have a minor in psychology.

No. 10 midfielder Jasmine Lotey graduated from Glenlawn Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and she played with FC Northwest Starz.

Lotey started 16 games and played in 41. She has scored two goals in her career at WSU. Lotey is majoring in exercise and sport science.

No. 14 Cambrie Lake plays midfield. Lake graduated in 2017 from Northridge High School and played with club soccer team Crush. At WSU, Lake has played 27 games and start-

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No. 24 Kylie Harris plays forward and midfield. Harris graduated in 2016 from Syracuse High School and played club soccer for La Roca.

Harris has played in 18 games for Weber State. Harris is majoring in mathematics teaching and minor in sport coaching education.

As for the Wildcats volleyball team, there are three seniors this year.

Rylin Adams is the outside hitter for the Wildcats from Lehi. In 2015, she won the 5A high school championship with Lehi High School and was named the Salt Lake Tribune’s MVP. She has made the All Big Sky All-Academic Team three out of the four years she has been here at WSU, in 2016, 2018 and 2019.

As a junior last year, Adams made the All-Tournament Team in the Big Sky Championship Tournament. She played in all 133 sets last season while having 387 total digs and 317 total kills, second and third on the team, respectively.

Sam Schiess is a middle blocker for the Wildcats and graduated high school at Bonneville. She first started her college volleyball career at Salt Lake Community College and came to WSU for her sophomore year. Like Adams, Schiess also made the AllBig Sky Academic Team in 2018 and 2019. Last year, she played in 35

games and recorded 125 total kills while averaging .99 kills per set in 126 sets.

The final senior for the volleyball team is setter Ashlyn Power. She is from Lincoln, Nebraska, and went to Lincoln Christian for high school.

Power was on the All-Big Sky All-Academic Team in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She also was awarded with being on the 2019 Big Sky All-Tournament Team and All-Big Sky Conference First Team. Power played in all 35 matches and 133 sets while having 20 or more assists throughout last season.

All three seniors helped the Wildcats volleyball team reach the playoffs for only the second time in Weber State history and return to the Big Sky Championship finals for the first time in 30 years in 2019.

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er. Thomas graduated in 2017 from Southridge High School in Kennewick, Washington, and she played with Three Rivers club team. She played in 48 games, all as a starter. Thomas has one goal and one assist under her belt at WSU. She received a 2017 Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention, and she was on the 2018 Big Sky All-Conference Second Team.

In 2019, she played with the 2019 Big Sky All-Conference First Team. Thomas is majoring in exercise and sport science.

Grace Youngberg, defender, graduated from Fremont High School.

She donned the No. 23 jersey at WSU after playing soccer with La Roca Futbol Club. Youngberg Wildcat Megan Gneiting awaits the Vikings serve. has started 11 games and played a total of 42 games with one goal ed 7 games and has one assist for WSU. Lake is majoring in psycholo- and one assist. Youngberg is majorgy with an entrepreneurship minor. ing in psychology and minoring in Haley Thomas, No. 18, is a defend- health promotion.

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The first athletic event for Weber State University in eight months was held on Nov. 7 at Round Valley Golf Course.

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The sports drought is over for the Wildcats.

The first athletic event in eight months — The Weber State Invitational— was held at Round Valley Golf Course on Nov. 7, in Morgan.

WSU’s men’s cross country head coach Corbin Talley said plans for the meet came together after the Big Sky told teams they could race twice in the fall, before the upcoming spring season.

The meet was set after COVID-19 protocols were put in place, and the team received approval from Morgan County.

BYU and Montana State’s cross country teams traveled to participate, but while Montana State made the bus ride, the team didn’t race after one of their athletes had a positive COVID-19 test on the morning of the meet.

The Wildcats lost the meet by the skin of their teeth 29–28, but placed three runners in the top five spots on the 8K course.

Coming in 2nd place was WSU’s sophomore Bronson Winter with a time of 23:57.

He was followed by Wildcats Dallin Leatham and Taylor Dillon, who finished in 4th and 5th place with times of 24:03 and 24:09.

“Our top four guys ran extremely well. The team’s been working really hard so we were proud of them for staying focused through all of this, so it was nice to see that payoff in a really good meet,” Talley said.

Taking 1st place was Cougar Casey Clinger.

BYU is the reigning NCAA Men’s Cross Country Champions, and the team is currently the No. 2 ranked cross country team in the nation by the Men’s Cross Country National Coaches Poll.

BYU is second only to Northern Arizona, WSU’s fellow Big Sky school.

No teams ran the 5K women’s course, but Wildcats Lexie Thompson, Summer Allen and Billie Hatch ran across the finish line in the top three spots in the individual women’s race.

“It’s always fun to race; it was so relieving to run again after not being able to compete for months,” Thompson said.

The last cross country competition for WSU was nearly a year ago, when they competed

in the Big Sky Championships in November 2019, where the men’s team took second place and the women’s team finished in fourth.

“I was excited just to be back out there in a Weber jersey. Our team stayed pretty motivated through it all when we didn’t have any competition races, but it definitely felt good to get back out there and represent Weber like that,” Winters said.

Fueled by their renewed excitement, the team is looking to keep improving and competing at a high level.

“What we want to work on is just getting our other runners to close the gap and be closer to where our top four runners are, and we have a lot of guys I believe that can do that,” Talley said.

Teamwork and keeping a positive mindset are two key areas the team wants to keep focused on.

“We try to go out and have a good mindset of what we’re working toward and what we’re building for our cross country team and just always be out there for each other,” Winters

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Falling short by a point against the defending national champions serves as a stepping stone into the upcoming spring season for the team.

“We’ve definitely been underdogs in a lot of the rankings that we’ve been in, so we want to make a statement of we’re strong confident runners and we’re very powerful as a team.

We’re pushing to get to the NCAA Championships,” Winters said.

The Wildcats men’s cross country team is ranked No. 2 in the Big Sky’s 2020 Preseason Coaches Poll while the women’s team comes in 3rd-ranked in the conference.

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being a part of the WSU community is the opportunity to be involved with these blood drives, no matter your role.

“Your experience in college depends on the efforts you make to have a good time and make a difference in the lives of others,” Ferney said.

Ferney also points out that it is important that the Wildcats continue to set goals and find ways to come together to strengthen bonds in the community.

Ron Goch, associate athletics director, said that this blood drive is the second drive that WSU Athletics has been heavily involved with this year.

Off-campus, WSU Athletics reached out and gained the support of several other community partners to try to make the drive a huge success.

One of the students who is helping with the blood drive happen is Whitney Olson, vice president of clubs and organizations.

Olson is confident that WSU will meet, if not exceed, the goal of 1,000 units of blood.

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Weber State University, with the help of the American Red Cross, aims to create the largest blood drive in the past decade in both Utah and Nevada.

The blood drive will take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 in the Dee Events Center concourse.

The goal for the upcoming blood drive is to reach a minimum of 1,000 units of blood.

The “unit” measurement varies because of the amount of blood donated per donor may be slightly different, but each unit of blood is roughly one pint.

Pre-registration is required due to COVID-19 safety regulations. Registration can be done by downloading the American Red Cross app or portal or through the Weber State Sports website.

Donors, after reserving their donation time, will enter the Dee Events Center through the eastern entrance.

WSU’s Student Body President Benjamin Ferney said one of the greatest aspects of

viduals on and off campus come together to help promote this drive in an effort to save lives,” Goch said.

WSU Athletics and several other departments at WSU, such as Student Clubs and Organizations, have all come together to help encourage others to donate.

The American Red Cross donor app, accessible through the donor portal at the American Red Cross’s website, will make COVID-19 antibody test results available to all donors within a few weeks after donors donate this fall.

“Plasma from the whole blood donations made through the American Red Cross that test positive for the COVID-19 antibodies may help coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions,” Goch said.

Goch sees this as an opportunity to help those who are struggling with COVID-19, especially at such a critical time.

“The pandemic has made social experiences and even education difficult, but the Wildcat Family will not let that deter them from helping those that need it this giving

season,” Olson said.

Olson has been involved in brainstorming up ideas and working with the American Red Cross directly, sitting in on Zoom meetings alongside WSU Athletics.

Each individual donor will be screened for COVID-19 upon entering the Dee Events Center in order to endure the safety of the donation process. The screening will involve questions and a pre-donation temperature check.

While donating blood is new for many Wildcats, including students like Olson and Ferney, there is no shortage of ways to find out how to help in these times of need.

“Giving blood is new for me, but it takes a couple of minutes to give blood. It can give someone years,” Olson said.

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