The Signpost Monday | November 04, 2019 | Volume 90 | Issue 26

Monday | November 04, 2019 | Volume 90 | Issue 26

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‘CATS FOUGHT A ROCKY BATTLE AGAINST WESTERN COLORADO

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS?

By KENLEE EAST

Assistant Section Editor

1. What special forces animal helped find ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

3. How long will former World Surf League executive Jeffrey Bizzack be serving jail time after paying bribes for his son’s college acceptance? a. 2 years or over

a. A dog

b. 1 year

b. A cat

c. Between 6 months and a year

c. A monkey

2. What, according to recent data, is Netflix’s most-watched show? a. “Friends”

4. With early-season, record-breaking temperatures, what police department in Utah is asking for the public’s help to find homeless people to give wellness checks? a. Ogden

b. “The Office” c. “Parks and Recreation”

b. Clearfield c. Kaysville

d. “Vampire Diaries”

d. West Valley

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d. Less than six months

d. A bear

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Nov. 5

WSU’s Sustainability Practices and Research Center hosts “It All Starts With What We Put on Our Plates.”

As part of the Climate Change and Utah’s Future series, the Sustainability Practices and Research Center hosts Dr. Patrick Olson, Plant Based Utah co-founder on Nov. 5 at 12 p.m. in Lindquist Hall Room 280, free.

Nov. 7

LGBTQ+ Awareness: “Two-Spirit: From Healing to Hiding and Back Again.”

The Center for Diversity and Unity at Weber State will host a discussion on Two-Spirit identities, a term used by some Indigenous people to describe their identity as having both a masculine and feminine spirit. Join the conversation on Nov. 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Shepherd Union building, room 232.

Nov. 9

WSU Football vs. North Dakota The third-ranked in the FCS ‘Cats take on the first-ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Stewart Stadium. Students can bring up to four guests for free.

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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

By DAVID MORRIS

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In 2016, faculty and staff returned from an Adobe-sponsored event excited to share what they learned with their peers and students. As a result, Weber State University organized a Digital Fluency Council to determine the best way to prepare students for the future.

Three members originally put together the Digital Fluency Council — Carey Anson, coordinator, Academic Technologies; Alan Ferrin, manager, Academic Technologies and Brenda Kowalewski, the associate provost — and has grown to nearly 55 people, according to Kowalewski.

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ployers desire, develop online training modules and negotiate an agreement with Adobe to make their Creative Cloud available to all WSU students, faculty and staff.

Local businesses spoke to the council.

They expressed a need for employees with skills in creating engaging documents, performing research online and being comfortable with technology, according to Ty Naylor, the IT Marketing and training director.

According to Kowalewski, digital fluency is essential to WSU students because employers are looking for people who are comfortable with digital tools and learning new ones as necessary. "Employers expect digital platforms to come and go in this fast-moving technologically driven world, so the digital skills they are looking for are not specific to a particu-

lar digital product like Excel spreadsheets, for example," she said.

An employer looking for a data analyst, for example, doesn't mind if the employee knows PowerBI or Tableau because the skills transfer beyond the platforms.

As Kowalewski says, "Employers expect new hires to be familiar with data compilation and visualization, for example, and therefore new hires should have some level of proficiency with a platform that allows them to successfully perform the skill."

The council came up with three skill categories for digital competencies, according to Kowaleski — create, collaborate and consume.

Creating competency includes the following skills: the ability to create professional documents, properly cite sources, use objects appropriately as stand-alone or embedded in documents, create quality audio and video content and work with data.

The collaboration competency includes the ability to participate

and manage online meetings, utilize online collaboration tools and join with a diverse global online community.

The consume competency includes identifying accurate sources that pertain to the topic at hand, critically evaluating information found on the web and attributing works correctly.

However, some students don't yet feel adequately prepared for a digital world.

One student, Holly, said she doesn't feel like many of her classes have made her more digitally fluent.

"I feel like in high school and junior high, they expect that you don't know how to use Word, so they show you the basics," she said.

But once she got to WSU, English classes haven't shown much of how to use the tools and math classes haven't taught spreadsheets — Holly is a computer science major.

Other students, though do feel like they're gaining skills applicable with the tools. A political science major, Brandon, said that he had learned a lot about creating presentations, citing sources and identifying which ones are good quality from his major classes.

"Weber State is doing a good job of giving us the tools to succeed," Brandon said.

Zach Pickett, WSU alumni of the Collge of Engineering, said, "I feel pretty confident with Word and Excel. I have been able to confidently present information in a professional setting."

Kowalewski added that they had developed online training modules through WSU's Computer Literacy Center and secured a license to LinkedIn Learning for faculty and staff.

The council also created an active learning classroom in Lampross Hall to assist faculty in merging digital fluency into their assignments and more are planned for the future.

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The Weber State women’s basketball team began their 2019-2020 quest with an exhibition against the Western Colorado Mountaineers. WSU battled hard but slipped at the end which allowed the Mountaineers to steal a 58–49 victory in the Dee Events Center.

In the opening period of the game, it was the Mountaineers that came out and took a commanding 8-0 lead against a WSU team that looked to be rushing things on offense. Eventually, they settled down, and after a threepoint basketball from junior forward Kayla Watkins, the game became tight.

The quarter ended with Western Colorado leading 12–11.

The Wildcats rolled with a starting lineup that featured Kayla Watkins and sophomore Ciara James in the post, junior Liz Graves and sophomore Kori Pentzer on the wings and freshmen Ula Chamberlain. Both Graves and Chamberlain were starters making their debut. Graves was forced to sit out last season after transferring from Brigham Young University.

Second-year head coach Velaida Harris utilized her first-year players early as both Daryn Hikok and Jadyn Matthews got early minutes, making that three freshmen to play in the first quarter.

Shyanne Loiland also saw early playing time: she entered the game in the second period.

The Wildcats used eight players during the game, and half of those players were freshmen. Despite the loss, Watkins felt their presence.

“They did good, they stepped up and we need that. It’s very hard to transition from high school to Big Sky basketball and it shows that they’ve been putting in work this past summer,” Watkins said.

In the second quarter, both teams stayed neck-and-neck as they matched points and defensive stops. WSU held a one-point advantage at the end of the second quarter. The Wildcats were shooting 9–20 from the field and 4–11 at the free-throw line. On the other end, the Mountaineers shot 8–29 from the field and 3–4 from the line.

Pacing the Wildcats in scoring was the junior tandem of Graves and Watkins.

Graves scored seven points, had four rebounds and came up with four steals.

Watkins shot 4–5 from the field, 1–2 from three-point land and 3–4 from the charity stripe. Leading the team in minutes was Ciara James who played 18:24 of the 20. She had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

The second half saw more of the same from the first half: neither team could create space, and a buzzer-beating three-pointer gifted Western Colorado a 39-38 lead heading into the 4th.

The Mountaineers player who knocked down the three-point basket to end the quarter scored back-to-back triples to push the lead out to 45-39.

After matched buckets, the Wildcats found themselves down six points with just under six minutes left. Five minutes passed and the deficit was still the same, so hope began to slip away.

When the final buzzer rang and the dust settled, it was a 58-49 win for WCU over the ‘Cats. Fortunately for the Wildcats, all this game counts as is a scrimmage. The loss does not go against their record, and it allows the coaching staff to see how their team handles game situations.

On a night where baskets had to be earned, Kayla Watkins finished with 19 points and led the team in scoring, which is something that Harris believes she can do every night.

“When Kayla decides to be physical and play how she should, she can play," Harris said. "She can shoot the three and she’s physical on the inside, so she’s pretty versatile.”

This game resulted in a loss for WSU, but now it goes out the window. The real thing begins on Nov. 5 against the 11th ranked UCLA Bruins.

“Composure... that’s what it is all about. UCLA is a monster, we know that,” Coach Harris added. “We need to see somebody early that is going to be playing in the postseason. If we want to play in the postseason, we have to understand what it takes.”

Weber State will travel to Los Angeles with an upset on their minds before returning home for the home opener against the Portland Pilots on Nov. 9.

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Less than 0.5 percent of the American population sign on the dotted line to serve their country, according to demographic information from the U.S. Military. Every year this country honors these men and women for their sacrifices, as does Weber State University.

Nov. 9, WSU Davis will hold its annual Veterans Day event in building D3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. honoring all service men and women as well as their families.

Army Veteran Adam Darby is one of 870 veterans utilizing their military benefits to achieve an education at WSU. As a work study for Veteran Services in Ogden, it is important to Darby to bring the veteran community together.

“It’s comforting for a vet to talk to another vet,” Darby said. “We understand each other.”

Veterans are encouraged to join in the

camaraderie with free food, games and activities. Pizza, pasta and cookies are being donated. Acting Veteran Services Coordinator Sheila Simko looked to the WSU family for help with items costing money, and she found it.

Student Involvement and Leadership and Student Services at Davis each donated $500 for the event. Without the help from other departments, Veteran Services would not have been able to afford such a celebration they feel their veterans deserve.

“We are a supportive university in many ways,” Simko said.

Veterans Services, at both Ogden and Davis, work together to make WSU a place where veterans can feel at ease and part of a community. On Oct. 28, WSU was nationally recognized for doing just that by the Military Times, Best For Vets 2020.

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Caylee: “I got rid of social media because I wasted too much time.”

Stephan Jacob, cofounder of Cotopaxi: ”Our company was built by social media.”

Kai: “I use social media to stay current with the news.”

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Nixie: ”I use social media to connect with friends.”

Social media has overtaken society like a storm — it connects everything.

Want to hear the latest thing someone said?

There’s Twitter.

If you want to know where your friend went on vacation, there’s Instagram.

Turn to Facebook if you want to see who is getting married and having kids.

Social media has given us the possibility of getting connected in seconds, but many people have misconceptions about what millennials do with their phones. They may say that “You’re wasting your time on your phone” or “You need to talk to people.” However, social media isn’t just about scrolling through posts anymore.

The change in social media use has been apparent.

I explored these new trends and asked people why they use social media.

I had the chance to converse with Layton Elledge, who now runs his own pest control business. We talked about why they use social media and how it’s a benefit to them.

“We don’t send out emails to inform of meetings anymore,” Elledge said. “We simply just upload a post on Instagram, and everyone is instantly notified of any news. It has made everything easier.”

Many people use social media for communication.

Now you can talk to people across the country without having to buy international minutes from your phone service; now, you connect to WiFi and you can speak to an exchange student from Germany.

I also had the opportunity to visit with Stephan Jacob, co-founder of Cotopaxi, and asked how they use social media.

“We were built on social media,” Jacob says.

Cotopaxi didn’t need to advertise what they were doing; social media did that for them.

By catching people’s attention with llamas on college campuses, all the posts and reposts of those llamas had them trending on Twitter, which was a real gamechanger for them.

But not everyone runs a business or plans on running one.

Many of us use social media as the means for sharing and seeing what we love. Not everyone I talked to had such business-oriented reasons.

Many use it to look at photos on Instagram; it’s a way to kill time, to stay updated with family. Some didn’t want any of those things, so they got rid of it.

Whatever the reason, social media influences us every day, and it’s changing on an upward slope.

Millennials are the cause of this change, and it’s only getting better.

But why do you use social media?

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Nikkole: “I use social media so I can see my grandchildren grow up.”

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WEBER RADIOLOGY:

LEARNING WITH PURPOSE, LEADING WITH PASSION

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Dr. Robert Walker, the chair of the Weber State University School of Radiologic Sciences, views National Radiologic Technology Week as an appropriate time to remind students that they are a part of something greater than the classroom.

To do so, Walker organized a one-day conference with The School of Radiologic Sciences, where expert radiologic technologists and other health care professionals will educate WSU students on Nov. 7.

“We want our students to have an idea of why ... global health is important them,” Walker said. “Our guest speakers will share their expertise on international issues related to radiology.”

Dr. Tanya Nolan, a professor in the School of Radiologic Sciences, added to Walker’s sentiment.

“We want our students to appreciate the diversity that they will see among their patients,” Nolan said. “Health care is an increasingly globalized service, with international challenges. We want

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to teach our students the skills necessary to succeed wherever they find clinical employment, whether local or abroad.”

On Nov. 8, 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German mechanical engineer and physicist, became the first person to produce and detect x-rays.

The discovery of this type of radiation revolutionized the world of medicine.

Medical professionals could suddenly look into the bodies of their patients without the risks associated with surgery.

Now, radiologic technologists are discovering new ways to use x-rays in body imaging and cancer treatment.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists commemorates Roentgen’s discovery each year and invites radiologic technologist professionals and students to share in the memory. The society’s website states, “The week-long celebration calls attention to the important role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and health care safety.”

The WSU School of Radiologic Sciences staff expects four hundred students from

Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Idaho and Arizona to attend the event. The event is also open to the public and to Weber State students who may be interested in pursuing medical imaging as a career.

According to Walker and Nolan, hospitals and clinics are increasingly looking to hire graduates who have training and certification in various medical imaging skills. The School of Radiologic sciences wants to provide this training in a convenient, affordable and quality manner. The faculty encourages students to pursue a bachelor’s degree in advanced imaging immediately after the completion of their x-ray education.

“We are the second-largest graduating program of the university,” Walker said.

“These students will go on to represent [the university] all around the country and the world. The university is increasingly gaining exposure for its allied health programs, with Radiologic Sciences leading the way.”

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THE IMPORTANCE OF AEROSOL AWARENESS

By ADAM RUBIN Reporter

Dr. Gannet Hallar, director of Storm Peak Laboratory and associate professor at The University of Utah’s Department of Atmospheric Science, gave a lecture about aerosols and their impact on earth’s atmosphere on Oct. 15.

Perched at 10,500 feet, Storm Peak Laboratory sits at the top of Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.

The Steamboat Springs mountain range is draped in clouds 25 percent to 30 percent of the year, making it the ideal location for studying aerosols in different cloud formations.

“Our community of scientists are trying to predict how quickly this planet will warm, given the amount of Carbon Dioxide and Green House Gasses that are in the atmosphere,” Hallar said.

She spoke extensively about her team’s research into global warming.

Hallar’s team has been collecting data from fires caused by a dryer climate and dust particles, monitored by sensors they have at SPL.

However, according to student attendee Thomas Dewitt, a physics major at Weber State University who has been coming to the lectures for over a year, “We’re designing sensors to measure the smaller things to search for urban pollution.”

According to Hallar, the sensors have a hard time discerning both small particulate matter as well as large. For example, a dust particle and a snowflake might be confused by the same sensor.

There is a lot of work to be done at SPL, and proxy evidence validates Dr. Hallar and the scientists at SPL’s findings.

To give one example, the fire-tracking satellite Modis shows from space that both the total acreage of burned land and the number of fires per year are increasing in the Intermountain West, which scientists attributed to climate change.

Increased precipitation produces more rainfall, and the increased rainfall reduces the snowfall later in the year.

Snowfall keeps the environment wetter longer and protects against aridity – this is essential in providing the region with much-needed water resources by keeping

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The amount of black carbon entering the atmosphere has increased — the result of acres and acres of trees burning. Black carbon becomes an aerosol that absorbs heat and adds to the earth’s positive feedback loop of Green House Gasses in the atmosphere.

Hallar suggested that this is due to anthropogenic — or human-caused — climate change and SPL’s constant data collecting backs up Haller’s claim.

After Hallar’s aerosol lecture, some attendees spoke about the importance of environmental science knowledge and the obvious communication barrier in conveying the importance of such environmental issues — like aerosols and their impact on the environment — with society by-andlarge.

Still, both Dewitt and Wilson are optimistic that the human species will find solutions as general awareness regarding our climate increases.

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WEBER STATE RANKED #2 ONLINE COLLEGE IN UTAH According to recent data, Weber State University is second best in the state for online education, which might help WSU’s large nontraditional student body attain their degrees just that much more easily.

Many college students work full-time while also balancing other responsibilities. Those at WSU, many of whom are nontraditional students who may be parents or working full-time jobs, are no different.

Out of the total 26,000 students enrolled at WSU, the average age of an undergraduate student is 26, the average age of a graduate student is 34 and 56 percent of the student body are 25 or older, married, divorced, widowed or a parent.

WSU is also known as a “commuter” school since the majority of students live off campus. All of this can make school scheduling difficult, to say the least.

However, with online college being convenient and affordable, it offers an

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alternative option for these students, often a good one. WSU offers hundreds of online classes every semester alongside 25 completely online degrees and certificate programs.

Weber State’s online degrees span four associates, sixteen bachelor’s, six master’s, one doctoral degree and five certificate programs.

SR Education Group, a research publisher, recently released their rankings of the best online colleges in the nation for 2020. According to SR Education Group Representative Oliver Li, the group prides themselves on helping students locate the best, financially responsible programs for themselves.

SR Education Group researched over 1,900 schools during a study spanning over a year to complete their rankings.

The group narrowed down a list of which universities give the students the best return for their investment.

“In order to be considered for our bystate rankings, schools need to be regionally accredited and need to offer at least one full online degree at the bache-

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For the state of Utah, Weber State University was ranked second, only behind Utah State University. Western Governors University, Westminster College and Utah Valley University rounded out the top five online schools in Utah.

Weber State also offered the lowest annual tuition among all Utah universities at $4,990. WSU students also boast the second highest median mid-career salary as reported by alumni at $80,800.

“Weber State University’s great return on investment earned them a spot on the ranking list. The low tuition rate and high mid-median career salary proves the value of the school,” Li said.

With registration for spring semester coming up, it can be a good idea for students to consider online courses. These courses allow students to access education at their convenience in their pursuit of a degree, and as affordable as WSU is, financially-stressed students can hope to save a little, too.

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2. b. Cheat Sheet said “The Office” has been watched for over 45.8 billion minutes over the last year.

According to Cheat Sheet, “Friends” was watched for 31.8 billion minutes in 2018; at the end of 2018, the show was set to leave Netflix, but the company paid out $100 million to keep the show another year after enormous fan demand.

3. c. According to CNN News, Jeffery Bizzack paid $250,000 in bribes to get his son into University of Southern California and prosecutors have asked he be charged with

fines and 9 months in prison. He plead guilty in July of 2019. He is one of 12 parents found guilty for bribing, lying or cheating to help their children get into college.

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1. a. According to USA Today, a dog helped U.S. soldiers find the ISIS leader. No U.S. soldiers were killed in the operation; the dog was injured, but is recovering and has been called a hero by President Donald Trump.

4. a. According to the Standard Examiner, Ogden City Police Department is asking the public to help find where homeless people congregate to make sure the citizens are well during the record-breaking cold. If needed, officers will take people to get services that they need.

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