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WSUPD ANNOUNCEMENT Parking problems at the Dee Events Center, and all over campus, are rising as more people fill in the parking lots. Students are parking along sidewalks lined with red for emergency vehicles, not parking straight and parking in spaces that are not labeled as available parking. This is mostly happening on the west side of the Dee Events Center.

Individuals parking and driving on campus cannot drive in the OGX transit lane. Driving in the lane of the bus is dangerous for the OGX and other drivers in the area.

Car crash at Davis Campus police assisted Ogden Police Department on Sept. 19 with a car crash at the Weber State University Davis campus. WSU

officers assisted in traffic control as Clearfield police cleared the scene. WSUPD provided OPD with video evidence of the crash from the Davis campus and both parties’ explanations of the crash were confirmed. No further action was taken on behalf of WSUPD. Rollover car crash The WSUPD assisted OPD with a rolledover car in traffic on Sept. 18. Statements were handed out and witnesses were gathered. Citizens were also assisting in traffic control and were relieved by WSUPD. Tow trucks arrived and the scene was cleared.

Partying on a Sunday?

Campus officers responded to a party disturbance in University Village building one.

The complainant informed a resident assistant of loud music and alcohol consumption happening in the dorm room. Officers arrived at the room and confirmed all occupants

were 21 years old. WSUPD did not see any alcohol or containers for campus-restricted substances. All individuals on the scene were informed of WSU policy and the scene was cleared, no further action was needed.

Not the time, nor the place WSUPD observed an intoxicated individual stumbling down the bleachers of the Stewart Stadium during the home football game on Sept. 17. Officers apprehended the individual and were able to locate the subject’s family. The family was advised that if this were to occur again, citations would be issued to the subject. No further action was needed.

A close call Campus police assisted an Ogden police officer with an armed male in front of the emergency room entrance of the Mckay Dee Hospital on Sept. 16. The OPD apprehended

the individual and took the firearm into their custody. The subject was then handled by Ogden police and no further action was needed.

Hit & Dip WSUPD responded to a hit and run in the A2 campus parking lot on Sept. 16. The victim was originally parked in the A6 lot but did not notice any damage to their vehicle until they parked in the A2 lot. The case will be closed due to the lack of campus video evidence and suspect information.

Campus police also responded to another hit and run on Sept. 16 in the W4 campus parking lot. The complainant was not in their vehicle at the time of the incident. This case will also be closed due to the lack of campus video evidence and viable suspect information.

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A picket sign advertising the “GivePulse” app on campus.

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munity and campus,” Frame said.

High-impact learning experiences focus on having students learn through experience and engaging in community activities.

Frame said that, historically, students who participate in these high-impact learning experiences often find more success in their education, usually having higher GPAs and finishing school earlier.

GivePulse also allows community members and partners to share their needs in real time. Students can then view the feedback and respond accordingly.

“It has been a really good platform to just kind of be more responsive to community

needs,” Frame said.

Frame said this is especially helpful because the community is always evolving.

There’s a large variety of different opportunities and community experiences for students to participate in.

“These opportunities can change your life,” Frame said. “It’s a great place to go get some real world experience and find opportunities.”

GivePulse can be downloaded through app stores or accessed through the eWeber portal.

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GivePulse is a platform and application that helps inform students about the community and upcoming events, similar to a digital bulletin board. This includes service opportunities providing chances to network with others and the ability to organize groups, projects and experiences.

“We have a lot of nonprofit community partners that are posting their needs and then students can go in and find opportunities,” Wildcat Advantage coordinator Jenny

Frame said.

The platform helps students fulfill their class and club requirements while also being engaged with the community, all of which can be tracked through the GivePulse system. Instructors can view what students have completed through the platform as well.

“We want students to be engaged in things that are going to make them successful,” Frame said.

Frame said her affiliation with the Wildcat Advantage program has given her a different perspective on GivePulse.

“GivePulse is one way to find high impact learning experiences throughout the com-

Weber State University community members donate blood during the annual American Red Cross Blood Battle on Sept. 15, 2022.

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Bronson Barron was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week after the WSU vs. Utah Tech football game on Sept. 17.

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Bronson Barron running on the football field with a football tucked into his arm.

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After recording 368 yards and four touchdowns in Weber State University’s win against Utah Tech University on Sept. 17, Wildcat quarterback Bronson Barron was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week.

“With the position I play and the role I play on the team, I have to be very prepared as a quarterback. That’s your job, is to be prepared,” Barron said. “I felt super prepared going into that game.”

After starting on-and-off again due to injuries last season, Barron is currently second in the Big Sky in yards, touchdowns and efficiency heading into the regular season.

Weber State currently has the third highest-ranked offense in the league, averaging over 40 points per game with a 3–0 preseason record.

“I think, this year, we have a team that does a much better job of holding each other

accountable,” Barron said. “If you walk into the facilities at 7 a.m., you’re going to see close to 35 guys in the facility already.”

During the offseason, Weber State brought in offensive coordinator Mickey Mental. Creating a new identity for Weber State’s offense, Mental designed a no-huddle system for his quarterbacks. Barron said the fast-paced offense is easier for him to run and he’s able to process the game more clearly.

“I think with the up-tempo offense, because we are going so fast, it doesn’t allow a defense to get into all the exotic looks,” Barron said. “They’re not going to be able to bring a lot of crazy blitzes or do some exotic coverage because we’re going so fast.

They’re so worried about just getting lined up and getting into that base defense that they run. As a quarterback, you love that.”

Along with teammates like safety Desmond Williams and running back Josh Da-

vis, Barron has suffered injuries throughout the majority of his collegiate career. Coming to Weber State after serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Barron was limited during his first two seasons after tearing his MCL. “At the beginning, it takes a toll mentally,” Barron said about dealing with injuries as an athlete. “You’re not really in the best place.

It’s tough, but if you mentally stay strong and you get back on the field, you realize how fortunate you are to play the sport that you love and how great it is.”

With a successful start to the season, Barron outlined what this team strives to accomplish each game, saying his goal is to have a 65-70% completion percentage and the team’s offense strives for 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing each game.

“I think statistics. I see them, but I don’t really look too far into them,” Barron said. “The most important thing is ending with a “W” in

that win/loss column.”

The Wildcats are traveling to California this week to take on the University of California, Davis. Last year, Weber State fell short in a close match to the Aggies 17–14. Barron said the team is looking at this matchup as a revenge game.

“UC Davis is a great team,” Barron said.

“Their defense is great, and so you have to go in with that respect, but you don’t fear anyone. That’s a big thing for us going into this weekend and every week in general. We’re going to respect our opponent, but we’re not going to fear them.”

Weber State will play UC Davis on Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.

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By RAYSHAUN BAKER-LYNCH Reporter

The student section is a catalyst for many college sporting events. But at Weber State University, the student section, also known as the Destruction, isn’t as large or loud in comparison to other schools. Out of the thousands of students that go to Weber State, only a couple hundred attend the games.

Weber State students can attend sporting events for free or at a reduced rate. With that, students have an opportunity to show up and support if they choose.

Weber State student Tinlee Gleason said the student section could be more prominent. When compared to other schools in Utah, Weber State is pretty OK. People are talking more than cheering during games.

“I feel like a lot of people nowadays are scared to even be part of, like, the moment,” Gleason said. “They’re scared to get out there and have fun once in a while.”

Throughout campus and on Weber State’s social media pages, marketing posters have the schedules listed for games.

Between the pandemic’s limitation of large gatherings and the football program’s lackluster season, the amount of students in Weber’s student section slowly decreased after each game in the 2021 season. It seemed as though people had lost their school spirit.

The football team is in the works of winning back their fans, currently sitting at a 3–0 record for the first time in 24 years.

“Some people don’t know about the games or even really care,” Ian Wilson, WSU student, said. “With the team we have this year, they should care.”

Student sections around the country have some form of leadership when doing chants, themes and more. At Weber State, there isn’t a leadership program for specific things like a student section.

Through WSUSA, there are multiple positions that may involve athletics, but nothing specific for the student section.

Weber State Athletics has an internship program called the Athletics Internship Program. Internships offered through this program include client services, community engagement, digital media, event management, fan experience, game promotions, graphic design, marketing, media relations, team Waldo and research and analytics.

WSU students standing in their seats during a football game cheering the team on.

The goal of having a leadership role would be to raise school spirit and make the game fun for everyone in attendance.

WSU student Terri Hughes said there shouldn’t be a leader in the student section.

It should be more spontaneous.

Weber State’s cheerleaders are not only national champions, but are a squad that takes every chance they get to put on a show.

The cheerleading squad usually starts the chants at football games and tries to get the

crowd involved.

One thing they have at the sports games is a variety of music. Above the student section, a band plays music throughout the game to keep them involved.

During timeouts and halftime, the athletics department has different engagement activities encouraging the fans to interact, like competitions and prizes that people in the crowd can win.

The games are an interactive experience

for everyone who attends. Most people who attend the games aren’t students, but part of the Ogden community and the players’ families.

At Weber State, there are different age and marital status demographics, with the younger students going to more games than the older students.

Wilson said that what makes him excited to go to games is hanging out with kids his age and being able to watch football and

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WSU football fan Isaac Staszkow (right of middle) cheering on the Weber State football team along with the rest of the student section.

The front row of the WSU student section cheering on their football team.

have a good time.

Besides football, other sports that tend to bring in larger crowds are volleyball and hockey for the fall semester and basketball for the spring semester.

Unlike other sports, the hockey team is a club and not an NCAA team. If they want something to happen, they have to do it themselves. Some may credit their large crowds to their success, and others may credit it to the atmosphere of the fast-paced

game.

Whether you’re a football, volleyball, hockey or soccer fan, the Destruction for the fall semester relies on Weber State students.

The next few home games for Weber State include women’s soccer vs. the University of Idaho and women’s volleyball vs. Portland State University on Sept. 22.

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Students in WSU’s student section are encouraged to cheer their team on with signs such as this one.

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The end of the KWCR hallway, which leads to a much larger office space.

By BRISA ODENTHAL Reporter

On Sept. 15, the office in Shepherd Union that housed the KWCR Wildcat Radio was cleared out to make space for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People student chapter at Weber State University.

With a final eviction date of Sept. 16,

KWCR was given a week’s notice to pack their bags. Regardless of conversations about the space change starting during the spring semester of 2021, KWCR claims they were not informed about the final decision until Sept.

9.

The radio station’s new space is a fraction of the size of their previous office, leaving KWCR’s staff disappointed.

“I think that I was a little disheartened that the process wasn’t as transparent, collabora-

tive, as I had hoped that it might be,” Nathan Rodriguez, KWCR faculty adviser, said. “It also seemed as though perhaps more rushed than it needed to be, but at the same time I understand that folks want to get projects moving.”

Due to the late posting, the moving process was rushed and boxes are still in the process of being opened.

“It is disappointing to see students who worked hard for the radio station to be given

such short notice to pack and move,” Anne Bialowas, KWCR employee, said. “Moving is stressful, and starting the semester in this way is unfortunate. We knew there was going to be renovations, however, we always asked if we had to pack and it was also communicated that, ‘No, we did not.’ Also, we had to find a place to store everything, which was also not communicated to us.”

Both Rodriguez and Bialowas felt that there could have been measures taken to

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The front window of the KWCR radio station studio where the crew get to to experience what it is like to DJ.

Weber State University faculty advisor Nathan Rodriguez, general manager Jessica Krok and Music and Program Director Ivonne Camas talking to the KWCR class about how they need to move out of their classroom.

prevent such a rushed process.

“We also had to find a place to store everything, which was also not communicated to us,” Bialowas said.

KWCR has since moved their space into two smaller rooms. The KWCR booth will continue to be in the same area as before.

“I think that there were some opportu-

nities for all the interested parties to come away with a better usage of the space, and I’m not quite sure that all those avenues were explored as fully as they could have been,” Rodriguez said.

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The KWCR class talking about meeting on Sept. 15. to move their things out of the KWCR classroom.

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Small business and food vendors line 25th Street for the Harvest Festival.

By AARON LOWE Reporter

The Harvest Moon Festival is Ogden’s annual family-friendly event that marks the end of summer and welcomes fall. This year’s festival was on Historic 25th Street on Sept. 17.

The festival started off with the NUHOPE Suicide Awareness Walk. Making a statement for those impacted by suicide, the community gathered together for a symbolic walk.

The COVID-19 pandemic had wide-reaching impacts on festivals and annual events such as the Harvest Moon Festival but last

year marked both their first year back after COVID-19 and their 20th anniversary.

“It was a little bit of a different scale because it was our first year back,” Haille Van Patten the marketing and public relations director for Ogden Downtown Alliance said.

“This year, there are more vendors. We were able to get more people this year and then fill the street a little bit more.”

The Harvest Moon Festival had something for everyone. The event featured children’s activities, live music put on by local artists, community partners, local vendors and a rocking climbing wall.

The festival also had roaming magicians, stilt walkers and Wizard of Oz cosplayers.

“We usually average about 30,000 people, which is what we’re expecting this year,” Van Patten said. “Last year, we had about 24,000, so we’re hoping to get that number back up to 30,000.”

This year, the Harvest Moon Festival was the biggest one to date, bringing community members together and showcasing Ogden’s variety of vendors.

“We’ve been down here with these events to kind of put our name out here to tell you guys all the cool stuff we have coming up,” Lilly McCrady a Kaffe Mercantile employee said.

Events like these help introduce the community to small businesses and new

businesses while bringing the community together.

“We always love to be able to push our business and our value for our community,” McCrady said. “You know, we have been very committed to getting to know people who are here and helping out and contributing to things around here.”

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The duo singers, Hither, performs on the main stage of the Harvest Moon Festival.

Photo backgrounds highlighting landmarks of Ogden were set up for people to capture the memory of the Harvest Festival with friends and family.

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Decorations were set up throughout 25th Street to embrace the feel of the celebration.

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Dancers were dressed up and performing dances in the street for the Harvest Festival celebration.

People gather around to listen as Imagine Music Rock Academy performs at the community stage at the Harvest Moon Festival.

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The front of the Lindquist Hall building which houses the history department.

By SKY MUNDELL Reporter

On Sept. 21, Weber State University’s Department of History hosted an open house event in the Lindquist Hall for current and prospective students to discuss the benefits and opportunities that come with an education in history.

WSU’s history department offers bachelors programs alongside several minors. The department even has its own student cohort, Phi Alpha Theta. With the goal of broadening the school’s history curriculum, the department is offering multiple courses focused on multicultural history this year.

Sara Dant, chair of the history department and an active history professor, explained how a degree in history can be more flexible and valuable than one may expect.

“Critical thinking, writing, analysis, public presentation and research,” Dant said. “It’s a skillset that is transferable to any job you’re looking to get into.”

Students who have obtained a degree in history have gone on to participate in an array of career paths. Among other things, students have also gone on to work in museums as historians and work in digital humanities — the practice of putting historical data and information into easily understandable infographics.

Additionally, students who have gradu-

ated from WSU’s history department have gone on to be placed in graduate programs and even private schools, such as Harvard, to further their education.

Dant said one of the department’s most valuable assets is their staff, explaining how the professors who teach at Weber State are really passionate about what they teach and how that creates an effective, enjoyable experience for students.

“I like how collegial it is, how we each care about our students,” Nathan Rives, an instructor of United States history, said.

Branden Little, a professor of history with a specialty in American naval and military history, said his passion for history is partly owed to how history can be interpreted in

multiple ways and then further interpreted differently as time goes on.

Little explained how an education in history is valuable in the modern world and how having knowledge of the past can help give you insight on modern day events.

“History helps us understand who we are, so that we can effectively engage in societal debate,” Little said.

Students interested in what the department of history has to offer can find more information on the WSU website’s “Deparment of History” page.

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