The Signpost Thursday November 15 2019 Volume 89 Issue 31

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NOV. 15 For International Education Week, Weber State University will bring in Dr. Abdinasir M. Abdulle as a guest speaker. Abdulle’s lecture is called, “Overcoming Challenges: The Case of Somalia.” Abdulle was a member of the Somali Parliament and was appointed their Minister of Finance in 2011.

By NIC MURANAKA

Weber State University is hosting Parent-Daughter Engineering Night at the Davis Campus. Girls between seventh grade and 12th grade are encouraged to attend.

It costs $20 for every parent/ daughter team to participate.

It’s another $10 for each additional person on the team, with a maximum of two adults per child.

It will be held in D3 at the Davis Campus, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m.

a. German chancellor Angela Merkel

The Orchesis Dance Theatre is hosting a dance performance, FORM, in the Allred Theatre of the Val A. Browning Center. The performance on Nov. 15 is their first, with nightly shows on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17. Tickets are $13 for adults, $8.25 for students and $11 for seniors or military members.

NOV. 19 The Geosciences Department will be hosting Georgia Southern University assistant geology professor Timothy Diedesch for a lecture, titled, “North Gneiss Domes: Windows into the Formation and Uplift of the Himalaya.”

The lecture will take place from 12:30 until 1:20 p.m. in Tracy Hall room 234. It is free and open to the public.

News Editor

1. Following President Donald Trump’s embracing of the term nationalism for the “America First” movement, which world leader condemned nationalism at the commemoration of the Arc de Triomphe on Nov. 11?

b. French president Emmanuel Macron c. Trump himself 2. The Camp Fire that burned through Butte County has killed more people than any fire in California in 85 years. What is the Camp Fire’s death toll?

c. The detainment of a Russian magnate who bought a mansion from Trump in 2008 4. The midterm elections brought a wave of women into the House of Representatives on a national level. Of the 33 women representatives elected, how many are Republican? a. Fewer than 5 b. Between 5 and 10 c. Between 11 and 20 d. Between 21 and 33 5. Over the past few years, Iowa Representative Steve King has been in and out of the news

for retweeting and meeting with far-right groups with ties to Nazis. On Nov. 5, King was allegedly recorded making disparaging comments about immigrants during a constituent meeting. King denied making the comments and called for the tape’s release. What did the tape reveal? a. No one present made disparaging comments about immigrants b. People in the crowd made disparaging comments, which were then attributed to King c. People in the crowd made disparaging comments, which King joined in on

a. Under 10 b. Between 10 and 19 c. Between 20 and 29 d. Over 29 3. The Trump administration’s Russia scandal gained media attention recently for what development? a. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s promise to release more information from his probe b. An FBI discovery of private communications between Trump and the Kremlin

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GET PAID FOR YOUR INTERNSHIPS

By ALEXA NIELSON News Reporter

Most Weber State University students graduate having completed an internship. In fact, many majors require one.

However, WSU students also work and often have families outside of school.

Getting an internship can put extra stress on a student. Luckily, the Government Career Fair hosts several businesses looking for paid interns.

Every year, Weber State University holds career fairs, so students can apply for jobs and talk to recruiters about positions outside of university employment.

The Government Career Fair, of course, focuses on government jobs.

Many jobs in government require applicants to complete internships. Often, the internship turns into a job.

The Local Government Division of the

Office of the State Auditor contributed to the career fair a paid internship for students interested in local government, especially for those interested in careers.

The internship entails working with local government teams on a rotating basis to gain a comprehensive look at each Local Government Division initiative.

Interns select a core project that aligns with their individual interests and work to complete it, performing ongoing, general tasks, such as monitoring local news outlets for government articles and contacting local government agencies to gather and distribute information.

“There is a lot of work involved to do a job like this, but it really pays off. It’s very rewarding,” said Jeremy A. Walker, CPA and local government manager who works for the Office of the State Auditor.

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Force Materiel Command’s Ogden Air Logistics Complex, HAFB employs more than 23,000 civilians, military personnel and contractors. HAFB is the largest employer in the state of Utah.

Their internship, tailored to scientists and engineers, provides worldwide engineering management for cutting-edge weapons systems.

Internships at HAFB are paid, but a limited number are available. They request students be sophomores at the youngest. The internship lasts until students graduate, when they are guaranteed a job.

The Peace Corps are looking for students who have already received a bachelor’s degree. The Peace Corps is a 27-month-long humanitarian trip. Participants spend the first three months learning the language of the country they are going to and helping others in that coun-

try for the remaining 24 months. Housing and clothes are paid for, and after the trip, participants receive $8,000.

After participating in the Peace Corps, many scholarship opportunities open up, and depending on circumstance, the Peace Corps can pay for graduate school.

Melinda Deighton, who served in Georgia, was recruited by the Peace Corps. She described the experience as one of the most rewarding in her life.

“I helped teach English to elementary school students,” Deighton said. “I loved being able to help people everyday.”

Every WSU Career Fair hopes to arm students with contacts and positions, but the Government Career Fair has a special focus on working outside of school and turning internships into paid positions.

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STUDENT SUCCESS

STEMS FROM SCHOLARSHIP

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By RYAN MARION S&T Reporter

Several Weber State University student-hopefuls who participated in Weber Science Day on Nov. 10 were randomly selected to win scholarships.

Weber Science Day is a yearly event hosted at Tracy Hall Science Center, sponsored

by WSU’s Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) and College of Science.

High school students in attendance learned about the sciences from WSU faculty. Workshops included topics like botany, chemistry and planetery orbit trajectory.

According to Jennifer Claesgens, director of WSU’s College of Science, this was the second year WSU has had Weber Science Day. Claesgens said the college is trying to find the best way to reach out to students for the future.

“What we really want is for this experience to help students understand what it’s like to step into a college classroom and learn what it’s like to be a college student,” said Claesgens.

Students who registered and submitted a survey were randomly selected to win either a $500 or $1000 WSU scholarship. One of the lucky students this year was Nellie Hughes, who won the $1000 scholarship.

Hughes became aware of the event when she saw a flyer at the STEM Expo event on Nov. 5th at the Davis Conference Center.

There was also a workshop for parents, which, according to Nellie’s mother Jennifer Hughes, informed parents about FAFSA, housing, prerequisites for English and math courses and parking.

Nellie went to the chemistry workshop

with Dr. Brandon Burnett and the botany workshop with Dr. Heather Root, and although she wasn’t sure what to expect, she said she enjoyed the experience.

“I thought it was just going to be demonstrations, but they talked more about what they did and why they were interested,” Nellie said.

She said learning the professors’ backgrounds helped her understand what it would take to pursue a career in the sciences.

“I love doing outreach,” Burnett said. “I became a scientist because of my grandfather doing outreach for my second grade class. I hope I can reach someone like that.”

Burnett said it was the perfect number of attendees for an in-depth discussion of science, allowing him to individually speak with students and tailor the content to complement those interactions.

Burnett said that though high attendance is ideal for these events, he would do it even if only one student came.

“One of Weber State’s strengths is that the faculty are able to directly interact with our students,” Burnett said. “It’s important for us to show this aspect to students who are considering coming here.”

Claesgens believes that next year’s event might include sending Weber State employees to nearby high schools to talk about Weber Science Day, as opposed to just flyers and newsletters.

“We will definitely continue the event because the College of Science gets a big marketing push from the university,” Claesgens said. “Sometimes you hear about STEM, and it’s really hard to really know what that means.”

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The Weber State University men’s basketball team pummeled Bethesda University in their home opener 123–53 at the Dee Events Center on Nov. 9. The 70-point win was the second largest margin of victory in school history.

Behind the team’s leading scorer, junior Cody John, who scored 17 points, the team racked up the third most points in school history — by the end of the game, seven WSU players were in double figures, including seniors Zach Braxton and Brekkott Chapman.

Weber State saw 12 of its 13 players score on the night.

Bethesda is an NAIA university three divisions lower than the Weber State Wildcats, which could lead some to wonder what kind of benefits a blowout game like this has for the team.

“We use games like these to get a lot of guys a lot of minutes,” head coach Randy Rahe said, “more of the younger guys, get them some confidence, get us playing a little bit better basketball offensively and moving the ball and trying to play 40 minutes of defense. I don’t care who you’re playing, you still have to go out and perform.”

Freshman guard Israel Barnes was one of the younger players who got time on the court.

Barnes scored 15 points and added four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

“The first game against San Diego, we played real good the first half, but we didn’t do so good the second half. It was good to pick it up this game,” Barnes said. “We got a lot of good ball movement today, a lot of assists off of scores. Our defense was there the whole night.”

Barnes shot the ball, going 5-9 on the night, 3-5 from the three-point line and 100 percent from the free-throw line. Barnes got the start because of an injury to junior guard Jerrick Harding.

Rahe mentioned the way Wildcats’ took care of business on their home court.

“We don’t care about the score. We are going to use this to get our team better because we are going down to play in a tough tournament, and we’ve got to continue to make progress.” Rahe said.

The tournament Rahe referred to will be held in the Bahamas and will include four teams: Weber State, San Jose State, CSU Bakersfield and Central Michigan.

The ’Cats open the tournament with San Jose State on Nov. 15 and continue until Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 with CSU Bakersfield and Central Michigan. The team will return home Nov. 27 against Benedictine University at Mesa before the Dec. 1 home matchup with BYU. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com

CATS’ EXTINGUISH BETHESDA UNIVERSITY IN HOME OPENER

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SCIENCE IDOLS INSPIRE WILDCAT FACULTY

By ZAC WATTS S&T Editor

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Like any professional endeavor, good science is often the result of collaboration, mentorship and inspiration. Sometimes, these influencers are prominent scientists, sometimes personal mentors.

Dr. Christopher Hoagstrom, chair of Weber State University’s zoology department, said his father was his biggest inspiration for getting into the sciences.

“My dad is a biologist, and so I kind of grew up with it,” Hoagstrom said. “My dad was doing stuff, and he took me along — sometimes he made me go along. It was something I was exposed to for as long as I can remember,” However, these outings with his father weren’t always in-depth scientific studies.

“A lot of it was what we call natural history — just learning about nature,” Hoagstrom said. “Just enjoying being outside and learning about the different animals and plants I was seeing with my dad was hugely influential.”

Hoagstrom said having his father as his scientific mentor from an early age shaped his professional career.

Hoagstrom said beyond his father’s influence, he is inspired by a group of biologists from the 1960s–70s environmental era who made strides in the preservation of desert-indigenous fish.

Dr. David Ferro, dean of WSU’s College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, said Benjamin Franklin was an influence for him in his scientific pursuits.

“Ben Franklin is an obvious one because he was such a Renaissance man” said Ferro.

“He was a scientist, a politician, a newspaperman, a modern marketeer and a communitarian who created public works like the University of Pennsylvania, the first Chamber of Commerce type of organization, the postal service and local hospitals and schools.”

Ferro said that besides Franklin’s many achievements, the Founding Father’s autobiography was an influencial book for him.

“He wrote clearly,” said Ferro. “It’s an ap-

proachable and fun read. He can be quite humorous.”

Ferro said Franklin’s efforts in rationalizing the English language to make it more American and practical, despite his failure to do so, were inspiring for him as well.

Dr. Andrea Easter-Pilcher, dean of WSU’s College of Science, has previously said her mentor and idol were one and the same.

“I looked up from afar to Jane Goodall — that was my mentor,” Easter-Pilcher said.

Goodall, a world-renown primatologist, is known for her wildlife conservation efforts.

“It’s taught us perhaps more than anything else to be a little humble,” Goodall said. “We are, indeed, unique primates, we humans, but we’re simply not as different from the rest of the animal kingdom as we used to think,” Goodall said of her research on chimpanzees.

Some of today’s most well-known scientists have their own idols and mentors who have influenced them over the course of their careers. Perhaps one of the most prominent examples is the relationship between astrophysicists Neil deGrasse Tyson and Carl Sagan.

Tyson once wrote a letter to Sagan in 1975.

Tyson was just 17-years-old and living in the Bronx, with dreams of one day becoming a scientist. Sagan’s response was to invite Tyson to spend a Saturday with him at Cornell University where Tyson had recently applied.

Tyson said that day influenced the rest of his life.

“At the end of the day, he drove me back to the bus station,” Tyson said. “The snow was falling harder. He wrote his home phone number on a scrap of paper. He said, ‘if the bus can’t get through, call me. Spend the night at my home, with my family.’”

Tyson said he’d always known he wanted to be a scientist, but that day, he also learned the kind of person he wanted to become.

“He reached out to me and to countless others, inspiring so many of us to study, teach and do science,” Tyson said. “Science is a cooperative enterprise, spanning the generations.”

“...such a Renaissance man.” Ferro

’CATS DENY

VIKINGS ENTRANCE TO

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By CALEB HINTZ Sports Reporter

The Weber State University volleyball team took on a floundering Portland State University program on Nov. 10. The Vikings proved to be no match for the Wildcats, who swept the match in three sets at the Swenson Gym. WSU improved to 16–9 on the season with the victory while Portland State dropped to 5–23. The Wildcats sit in third place in the Big Sky Conference with two games left in the regular season.

Weber’s success can be attributed in large part to senior outside hitter Andrea Hale, junior outside hitter/middle blocker Megan Gneiting and junior middle blocker Hannah Hill-DeYoung.

Hale is on pace to more than double her season totals in digs and aces from last year. She showcased her senior prowess with 11 kills, two aces and eight digs en route to leading the Wildcats in scoring with 13.5 points.

Gneiting has already outdone her totals from the previous season in kills, digs and points. She helped herself to six kills, two aces, five digs and nine points on the evening.

Hill-DeYoung has continued to improve her career over the course of this season, recording more points and fewer errors than in her sophomore campaign.

She was a model of efficiency in the Portland State matchup, contributing nine kills on 12 at-

tacks with no errors for a career-high .750 hitting percentage. She also led the team in blocking, scoring 10.5 points.

WSU experienced little push-back in the bookend sets of the sweep, with their biggest challenge coming in the second set.

Weber State won the first set handily, with a final score of 25–14. The Vikings were determined to tie the match at one win apiece as they took the ‘Cats down to the wire tied at 24.

However, Weber State capitalized on two consecutive errors to bring the set to a close.

In the third set, the Wildcats ran away from the Vikings with a triumphand 25–12 final score.

The Wildcats will hit the road for a matchup with the University of Montana Nov. 15 before they return home for Senior Night against the Montana State Bobcats on Nov. 17. Before the game, WSU will honor Hale, it’s lone senior.

“It’s bittersweet, definitely more bitter right now,” Hale said. “I don’t want to leave. I love these coaches. I love these girls. This is my home.”

Following the match with MSU, Weber will continue onward to the Big Sky tournament in Greeley, Colorado. It will mark the third consecutive appearance in the tournament for WSU. The tournament will begin on Thanksgiving Day and continue through Nov. 24.

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UNIVERSITY POLICY THREATENS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ EDUCATION

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By DEBORAH WILBER News Reporter

The student accounts of approximately 60 international students are currently on hold due to the students’ inability to pay for medical insurance, which, in turn, will affect their course of study in the U.S. Roughly 320 international students call Weber State University home, each of whom is required to have health insurance coverage while attending Weber State as non-immigrant students (F-1) or exchange visitors (J-1).

The international students in this story, for fear of backlash, will retain complete anonymity. As such, they will be referred to by their class standing and country of origin.

For one senior Pakistani student, coming to America was a process of financial endeavors, a process he was more than willing to go through in order to pursue a career in business at WSU. Per year, that senior Pakistani student has an approximate cost of $26,480, according to WSU’s Undergraduate Tuition cost for 2018/2019.

That $26,480 includes the $15,260 international students pay in tuition.

That figure also includes the international student fee of $120, estimated cost of books at $1,200, estimated cost of room and board at $8,400 and estimated cost of health insurance at $1,500.

Among the requirements set forth by the government, those who wish to study in the U.S. must have sufficient funds to support themselves during their proposed course of study.

Furthermore, students with visas, whether academic or vocational, may only work off-campus if it relates to their area of study. Academic visas are denied this option for the first year.

International students working on-campus can work a maximum of 20 hours per week, and finding work can be difficult.

“There are few positions available on campus,” a Pakistani senior said.

To obtain a work visa, or to work off-campus, students must pay a filing fee of $480.

According to Visa Guide, for every year a student surpasses the allotted time issued by the U.S. Embassy to complete their education, they must apply for a renewal. Students can get a renewal by returning to their country of origin or using the automatic visa revalidation option.

“You should be able to work as much as you want,” one international business senior said.

Medical insurance has always been required according to Director of International Student and Scholar Center Mary Machira. However, students say medical insurance was not listed specifically in the estimation breakdown they , nor is it mentioned anywhere on the I20 document (certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant student status).

“We didn’t have an effective way of implementing the requirement,” Machira said.

Ineffective as the process was in implementing medical insurance requirements, it was simple. The ISSC provided students with sources for medical coverage under the condition the students would bring proof of purchase back to ISSC staff and retrieve their I20 document.

Previously, international students could come to America, settle in at their new schools and even register for classes without an I20 document in hand. Unless students planned to travel, they had free reign to go about their business without having to purchase medical insurance unless they had reasons to do so outside of school.

As of this fall semester, however, students are required to purchase medical insurance through a company contracted by WSU. Students without the ability to pay continue to have holds on their accounts.

Dean of International Students Cliff Nowell and Machira underwent an extensive process to find one provider to cover all international students through WSU. While the intention

was to help students acquire insurance and help ISSC staff keep track, it has limited affordability.

Geo Blue won the contract providing Weber’s international students with medical insurance. Coverage per semester with Geo Blue is $475.

“I’m not able to give up this money,” another international student said.

He had previously purchased medical coverage through ISO International Student Insurance.

“It didn’t cover anything,” he said.

However, the plan’s affordability, at three months’ coverage for $150, helped him meet WSU’s requirement.

While some students are able to obtain scholarships, others are left to depend on around $250 every two weeks from their campus jobs — if they are fortunate enough to have one.

There are two exceptions to purchasing the newly-implemented insurance: students from Saudi Arabia and students covered by a spouse or relative under U.S. employment.

Prior to the start of the semester, ISSC staff sent out emails reminding students to purchase insurance with Geo Blue. After seeing little activity, staff made students aware of information sessions in July to address questions and concerns.

Come September, staff placed holds on student accounts who had yet to purchase medical insurance.

“This got their attention,” Machira said.

Students with current holds on their accounts have been informed they must pay spring enrollment in addition to the remainder of fall for insurance through WSU before their hold will be lifted.

In an attempt to help students smoothly transition, Machira asked the company if they would be willing to offer a prorated amount for 170 students who still did not have insurance as of October.

ISSC staff sent emails informing students they could be covered for the remainder of the semester for a lower amount. A senior student from Pakistan had to pay $200 to remove the

hold on his account.

“If they can’t afford it, it shouldn’t be held against them,” a senior international student said.

Financial difficulties remain for one Iranian student who, without a work visa, is restricted to supplementing his finances with campus work.

All of this leaves students in a difficult position: pay the remainder of fall in addition to $380 they don’t have for spring insurance in order to lift their hold or pay the $480 they don’t have to file for a work visa, a four to seven month process, allowing them to work off campus.

Compounding the problem, The Department of Homeland Security notes that F-1 academic students have a duration of status listed on their admission stamp upon entering the United States. International students may remain in the U.S. as long as their non-immigrant student status is maintained.

The issue then is that students with current holds on their accounts, due to an inability to pay for medical insurance, risk being in violation of their student status unless they can come up with around $15,000 in tuition and $380 for spring insurance.

All international students must be enrolled full time, with the exception of summer, unless approved otherwise by the Designated School Official in the ISSC. If students are prevented from registering, they are said to be no longer in pursuit of the course of study or authorized activity according to DHS. The DSO for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program has 30 days from the beginning of the semester to certify that a student has met all requirements.

International students who have paid their fall enrollment for medical insurance still have holds on their accounts for not having purchased insurance for spring 2019.

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GUARANTEED TO BLOW YOUR MIND

ALYSON JOHNSON Columnist

At six years old, one of my greatest dreams in life was to one day be in a rock band. On almost a daily basis, I convinced my younger brother to tie pots and pans around our waists and with wooden spoons stomp around the house singing “We Will Rock You” at the top of our lungs.

Growing up, we had a dad who loved classic rock, so Queen was always a staple on the radio. One of our favorite games to play as a family was the “music game.” While in the car, my dad would flip through the satellite radio stations, and the first person to guess the artist or name of a song would win a point. Of course, my family got competitive, but Queen was one of our favorite bands, and we usually remained on the station long enough to hear the whole song.

From the first time I saw a trailer for “Bohemian Rhapsody” earlier this year, I couldn’t wait to see it. I was thrilled there would be a film dedicated to the band and their music.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” was released

earlier this month. It is an inspiring tribute to Queen, their remarkable music and their legendary lead singer, Freddie Mercury. The movie takes you through their fascinating journey of becoming one of the world’s most popular rock bands of all time.

Actor Rami Malek takes on the role of Freddie Mercury and does an excellent job at portraying his talent for performing, his desire for fame and recognition and his flamboyant on-stage personality.

It’s hard for me to put into words how incredible of a singer Freddie Mercury was. His vocal range exceeded four octaves, which he demonstrated on most of their tracks.

In the film, Mercury first showcases his voice in the parking lot outside of a club. It was an impromptu “audition” to convince two members of a band called “Smile” to let him join.

Mercury joined the band, and they soon began producing songs and gaining a small following, with Mercury as the front-man. Eventually, Mercury convinced the band to change its name to “Queen.” He also convinced them to sell their van in order pay for time in a recording studio.

Over the span of their music career, Queen pushed the limits, defied stereotypes and crossed boundaries between genres to create some of the most extraordinary music of all time.

When the band needed new and fresh

music to set them apart from other rock bands, Queen released the album, “A Night at the Opera,” which included the mega-famous single, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The album was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded.

Fortunately, the success of the album far exceeded the expense of producing it.

When the album was finished, EMI Records (Queen’s record label) hesitated to release “Bohemian Rhapsody” and ultimately refused to release it as the single, saying the song was full of “nonsense words” and “meaningless phrases,” not to mention a six-minute song was far too long to play on any radio station.

Despite the backlash from the record company and many critics, “Bohemian Rhapsody” has become one of the most iconic songs in rock history, something no other band could have pulled off.

It was no secret that Mercury was an amazing performer, but his personal life was not as talked about. For most of his life, Mercury struggled with his sexuality and had a hard time balancing his personal life with his music career.

The movie depicts Mercury struggling to find his place in the world, while also taking the role as one of the most important performers of his time. In the beginning of the movie, Mercury tells his then-fiancé, Mary Austin, that he is “finally doing what he was born to do.”

Throughout his life, Mercury received constant criticism and judgment, ex-

pressing in the movie, “We’re four misfits that don’t belong together, playing for other misfits.” Mercury found satisfaction in performing for those who felt just as out of place in the world as he did.

Toward the end of the movie, Mercury returns to the band after a short time apart and feels more confident in the person he has become.

The last scene of the movie shows Queen performing at 1985’s Live Aid concert in Africa. The concert, attended by more than 72,000 people, is said to be one of the largest and most influential concerts in rock history. It is the moment that solidified Queen as one of the most iconic rock bands of all time.

As the band performs some of its most popular songs, Mercury manages to get thousands of concert-goers to stomp, clap and even sing along — while others are in full-blown tears. Queen performed so well at the Live Aid concert that they completely stole the show, leaving those who followed to bite the dust.

Six years after the concert that cemented their fame, Mercury announced he had been diagnosed with AIDS and passed away the following day.

Although the movie attempts to cover a broad overview of the band’s life in only a couple hours, it gives you a glimpse into the life of Mercury and the story of Queen.

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BIRDS BESTED IN BEEHIVE BOWL

By BRANDON MAY Sports Editor

Redshirt freshman Josh Davis carried the Weber State University football team with 225 yards and reached 1,000 yards Saturday night in the Beehive Bowl at the Eccles Coliseum. The Wildcats finished with a 31–18 victory, charging toward the last week of the regular season.

“It was a gritty game,” head coach Jay Hill said. “We gotta give SUU credit. They played as hard as they have all year, making plays on offense and defense that helped keep them in it.”

Although SUU entered the matchup at 1-8, their offense came out firing with a 45-yard reception, setting them up perfectly to get points on their opening drive. After two holding calls and three plays later, SUU was punting to the Wildcats.

Weber State marched down the field on their first drive with a 13 play, 89-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a 14-yard reception from senior fullback Brady May. Sophomore Jake Constantine finished with 62 passing yards.

“There were times when the offense looked very sharp,” Hill said. “Then there were other times where it looked like we were just trying to hold on.”

After both teams went three and out on their next possessions, SUU set themselves up in the red zone after a 56 yard pass and later converted on a four yard run.

Sophomore SUU kicker Manny Berz missed the tying PAT wide right, and the score went into the second quarter at 7–6.

On the third play of the second quarter, Davis broke free, untouched, on a 44-yard run touchdown giving the Wildcats a 14–6 lead.

Before the WSU section on the east side of stadium could even sit back down, SUU returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, but failed the two-point conversion to tie things up.

WSU kept the start of a shootout going scoring on a five play, 75-yard scoring drive capped off by sophomore running back Clay Moss’s four-yard touchdown run.

The Wildcats were looking to keep their scoring ways going, but Constantine was intercepted deep down the field, giving the Thunderbirds life. Senior Jordan Preator and the Wildcat defense had other ideas, forcing a three-andout and giving the ball back to the ’Cats offense.

With three seconds remaining in the half, WSU got the ball into field goal range. After a long debate from the Big Sky referees, sophomore kicker Trey Tuttle lined up for a 45 yard field goal, missing it wide left and going into halftime with the score at 21–12.

Weber State held the Thunderbirds to just six yards rushing in the first half and just 135 yards of total offense.

“We wanted to take advantage with our athletes,” Constantine said. “They (SUU) did a great job of scouting us.”

As the temperatures dropped in Cedar City, Weber State’s offense drove down the field on a 10-play, 71-yard drive. Davis finished off the banged up T-Birds defense with an easy twoyard touchdown, which gave the Wildcats a 28–12 lead midway through the third quarter. “(Davis) is probably one of the toughest kids I’ve ever played with,” Constantine said. “He runs hard and puts his shoulder down on defenders that outweigh him. He’ll go the extra mile to get just one yard.”

SUU wasn’t going to let the Wildcats get an easy win when they responded with a scoring drive of their own after converting on a fourth down-and-one on their side of the 50. SUU again failed their two-point conversion, and WSU still held a 10 point lead 28–18.

Weber State’s offense couldn’t find the rhythm that they had in the first half, but junior punter Doug Lloyd helped the Wildcat defense

by pinning the SUU offense inside their 10 yard line at the beginning of the fourth.

The Thunderbirds began to drive the ball down the field in hopes of making it a one-possession ballgame. Freshman defensive end McKade Mitton finished off the SUU drive with a fourth down sack and turned the ball over on downs.

Tuttle and the Wildcats capitalized on the great field position with a 35-yard field goal and increased the lead 31–18.

Weber State stalled the T-Birds on their next driving with another turnover.

Davis continued his dominance in the rushing attack, finishing with 225 yards and over 1000 yards on the season. Davis became just the 10th player in Wildcat history to reach the 1000 yard club and is only the second freshman to do so.

“All the credit goes to the line,” Davis said.

“My fullbacks, wide receivers and coaches, I’m just running the ball and reading it. Without them blocking, I wouldn’t have any of it.”

The Wildcats closed the game out after SUU committed an illegal substitution penalty, giving WSU a first down. WSU ran out the remainder of the clock and held on for a 31–18 victory.

“In this league you find ways to win,” Hill said. “If we continue to do that each game we are going to be okay.”

Weber State improved to 8-2 and 6-1 in conference play. They are currently tied with Eastern Washington and UC Davis for first place in the Big Sky Conference.

The ’Cats will travel north to Idaho State University for their matchup on Nov. 17 to find out who they will play in the playoffs. Their opponent in the playoffs will be announced on the FCS Selection Show on Nov. 18.

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THE WAKE OF THE

‘BLUE WAVE’

By HANNAH OLSEN News Reporter

By NIC MURANAKA News Editor

Midterms, which are historically wave elections, often offer the party not currently in power a chance to regain some authority in Congress. This year’s midterm elections have come and gone. CNBC called it the most important midterm election in U.S. history, and certainly many felt that way, with voter turnout among the highest in recent memory.

In Weber County here in Utah, 8,000 ballots came in on election day, and 5,000 provisional ballots came in. 115 ballots came in from Huntsville library, out of the blue.

The fight to control the Senate turned out like many statistical models guessed, with Republicans keeping a majority control. The fight for the House also turned out like the statisticians believed, with close races going to Democrats, enabling Democrats to gain both control of the House and a more even balance of power in Washington, D.C. Republicans managed to flip three seats, defeating Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota, Joe Donnely in Indiana and Claire McCaskill in Missouri. Democrats secured victories in Nevada where Jacky Rosen beat Dean Heller and Arizona where Kyrsten Sinema won the seat vacated by Jeff Flake.

The Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida, meanwhile, are headed to a recount.

What does a House win for Democrats mean? One, it means that there will no longer be a Republican as Speaker of the House.

Democrats will likely re-confirm House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi as speaker, although some in the party have called for new leadership.

However, President Donald Trump himself backed Pelosi, and tweeted that Republicans might throw some weight behind her if she has trouble securing the position.

With control of the House, Democrats may be eager to begin oversight investigations into Trump as well, which they can now approve.

Here in Utah, Democratic challengers took on heavy Republican favorites in the House and Senate with Rob Bishop and Mitt Romney, respectively. By the night of Nov. 6, it was clear Romney had defeated Democrat Jenny Wilson with a commanding 62 percent of the vote. The incumbent Bishop managed to hold onto his seat with 63 percent of the vote; Democratic opponent Lee Castillo took 24 percent and United Utah opponent Eric Eliason took 11 percent.

Republicans Chris Stewart and John Curtis, in District 2 and 3, both kept their seats against Democratic challengers as well.

However, as of Nov. 7, incumbent Republican Mia Love trailed Democratic challenger Ben McAdams by 3 percent; as of Nov. 14, McAdams held a razor-thin, near 1,500 vote lead. The race may be headed to a recount as Love holds out for abroad ballots to come in.

While Democrats failed to take the Utah Republican seats on the national stage, some new lawmakers are headed to Capitol Hill locally.

Democrat Louwanna “Lou” Shurtliff managed to secure a win against Republican Lorraine Brown in a close race.

Democrat Deana Froerer, while leading against Republican Steve Waldrip by a hair at 1 percent on Nov. 6, ultimately lost the tight race.

“I went from a quarter percent up to 1.99 percent down on the last day,” Froerer said.

Froerer noted, that while stressful, it was fun being on top for the three days she lead while 13,000 ballots were processed last week.

On the race, Froerer noted the financial difficulty in running and serving.

“You have to be pretty affluent, wealthy, and established to take on the role of a public servant,” Froerer said.

Froerer’s brother-in-law, Gage Froerer, serves in the Utah House as a Republican representative, and Froerer noted that he has his own business and is well-established. She said that Waldrip had a

similar situation.

“He’s a good opponent,” Froerer said. “I wasn’t sad we lost. We had no delusions about this. I mean, intuitively, you’re mad the other team won.”

Froerer spoke on some of the new aspects of this midterm in particular. She noted that this was the first year Utah had the option of same-day voter registration.

“If you ask Ryan Cowley (Weber County Elections), that change was hectic and swayed things,” Froerer said.

Utah also saw 40,000 new voter registrations, where the national average is usually under 10,000.

As for constitutional amendments and

propositions in the state, Utahns rejected a gas tax hike to increase funding for education, with 66 percent against. Voters backed medical marijuana legalization, Medicaid expansion and an independent panel to combat gerrymandering, each with a slightly-higher than 50 percent lead. Exit polling on the national stage showed that voters were highly in favor of Medicaid expansions and support, with expansion winning nearly every state where it was on the ballot.

Election results become final on Nov. 20.

The second Tuesday after an election, results are locked in and cannot be changed.

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QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 2 1. b. Macron condemned nationalism as a betrayal of patriotism to a crowd that included Merkel, Trump, Putin and other world leaders. According to the Los Angeles Times, Macron warned that “old demons,” ones that paved the road to WWI, have resurfaced in today’s world.

Macron and other European leaders have faced a wave of right-wing nationalist support in response to a widespread economic crisis and a flood of refugees from Africa and Middle Eastern nations.

2. d. As of Nov. 12, The Camp Fire has killed 42 people, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The blaze has left over 200 additional people missing, and has consumed over 200,000 acres of land.

On Nov. 10, Trump tweeted a threat to pull federal aid from California, blaming California’s mismanagement of forests on the fires that have plagued the state over the past years. However, on Nov. 12, Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the state.

3. c. Dmitry Rybolovlev, owner of the AS Monaco soccer team, was detained in Monaco and questioned in an influence-peddling probe, according to the McClatchy Bureau. Rybolovlev, who’s worth is estimated at $6 billion, has been rumored to be a target in the Mueller probe, as his personal jet was parked near Trump’s plane during a Trump campaign stop in 2016. Rybolovlev denies knowing Trump beyond his purchase of Trump’s Palm Beach mansion, which he bought for $100 million, $59 million more than the $41 million Trump paid for it a few years prior.

4. a. Fewer than five of the 33 women are Republican — in fact, only one is, according to Roll Call. Republican Carol Miller, who served as majority whip in the West Virginia State House, defeated West Virginia State Sen. Richard Ojeda for the national House seat. Following the defeat, Ojeda announced his plans to run for president in 2020.

5. c. Roll Call reported that The Weekly Standard released the audio recording, in which King joins in with members of the crowd calling immigrants “dirt.” King joked about needing dirt from Mexico to grow jalapeños when a female constituent noted that “dirt is already on the way.” King agreed, joking that “plenty of dirt” was coming in, “the most we’ve seen.” Realizing reporters were in the room, King expressed the hope that the official coverage of the event had not begun and that his remarks were off the record.

Smoke fills the sky as the Camp Fire continues to burn along the North Fork of the Feather River on Tribune News Service Nov. 11. It has already burned more than 200,000 square miles.

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