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Group X classes, held throughout the week at the Wildcat Center, cover a wide array of formats, ranging from high-pace cycling and strength training to yoga sessions. The diverse schedule is designed to fit seamlessly into the busy routines of students and campus employees.

Lori Harlin, a Group X fitness instructor who has taught at Weber State for about 16 years, said she has witnessed firsthand how transformative group exercise can be for campus community members.

“I love the students, faculty, staff,” Harlin said. “We have community that joins us, and I just get to meet so many fun people. When you see people leave, they’re happy.”

Harlin said that beyond the obvious physical advantages, group fitness serves a vital role in supporting mental health and building social connections...

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✍️: Emerson Manning | Culture Reporter, The Signpost
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Cornell University has been under particular scrutiny after former student, referred to as Jane Doe, was drugged and gang-raped by seven male members of the Chi Phi fraternity.

Sana James, the development director at the R**e Recovery Center in Salt Lake City, spoke about sexual violence in college communities.

“The Cornell case is deeply concerning and raises important questions about institutional accountability, survivor support, and how reports of sexual violence are handled,” James wrote in an email exchange with The Signpost. “Survivors deserve to be heard, taken seriously, and provided with appropriate support throughout the process.”

James wrote institutional systems can often come with a difficult process, leaving many survivors of sexual assault feeling isolated...

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✍️: Sophie Czirr | News Editor, The Signpost
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For former Weber State University athletes, that transition has come with challenges, but also opportunities to find new ways to stay connected to the sports they love.

For former Weber State volleyball player Saane Munyer, adjusting to that life hasn’t been easy...

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✍️: Grayson Freestone | Sports Editor, The Signpost
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The Student Success Center is a resource that is available to Weber State students, its goal is to align the university with four pillars of student success: sense of belonging, academic success, well-being and thriving.

Maggie Mecham, programming lead for the Thrive Team at the Student Success Center, said stress plays a particular role in student lives at Weber State due to its number of non-traditional students.

“So a lot of our students, they’re not only students, but they’re working full-time, they’re taking care of families, they’re caregivers in some sort of sense,” Mecham said. “And so being students isn’t their only hat that they wear.”

The Student Success Center holds events that aim to help students with these problems, such as study methods...

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✍️: Cael Black | Culture Reporter, The Signpost
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At the close of each semester, Weber State holds individual college convocations. This fall, all convocation ceremonies are scheduled for Dec. 11.

For nearly 50 years, Weber State’s commencement ceremonies have been held at the Dee Events Center on campus. This year will be no different.

Individual college convocations take place at various locations across campus. The Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions, College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology and College of Social Sciences & Education will hold their ceremonies at the Dee Events Center; General Studies, Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and College of Science will hold theirs in the Browning Center; The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary studies will take place in the Stewart Library...

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✍️: Paige McArthur | Culture Reporter, The Signpost
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A report from a Newsweek listed the “Best Cities for Recent College Grads.” First, District of Columbia, as the best city for recent college graduates, citing high early-career earnings. Omaha, Nebraska, and Boston, Massachusetts followed. Further down this list included Texas cities Dallas, Houston and Austin, and other cities across the United States like Chicago, St. Louis, San Diego and Miami.

Another report by the Entrepreneur Business News also listed South Dakota as one of the top locations for recent graduates for affordability, but also highlighted the state’s low graduate unemployment rate...

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✍️: Sophie Czirr | News Reporter, The Signpost
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Since last season ended, the team has added eight new players. Both Robbins and head coach Jenteal Jackson noted how the depth of the team has increased.

“I think we definitely have a lot more depth, and I feel like this group has a bit of a chip on their shoulder,” Jackson said. “They’re eager to go into the season and really ready to face someone else. We’ve been going against each other since June, and so the depth has been really nice.”

The team did not have any preseason exhibition games this year, making March 8. the last time they played in a game against another team...

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✍️: Brock Carlson | Sports Reporter, The Signpost
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Along with a new coaching staff, Weber State has important goals ahead: be connected, get better everyday and play their best basketball in March.

“Daily improvement. We want to be playing our best basketball in March,” Canales said. “That’s the goal. Be connected and be playing at an elite level at the end of the season.”

Canales said despite the tough season ahead, he sees opportunity for growth

“I think at times it’s going to be challenging just because of the schedule, the competitive schedule we have put on non-conference,” he said. “We’re excited about the challenge.”

The team has also experienced an early setback with the injury of Alvin Jackson III, a 6-foot-5-inch junior guard, who transferred from Salt Lake Community College. Jackson is out for the season with a torn ACL he suffered in the second exhibition game against Westminster University...

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✍️: Joslynn Veltien | Sports Reporter, The Signpost
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Five candidates are competing for the two positions, campaigning on issues including housing affordability, taxation, government accountability and management of the Great Salt Lake.

The Weber County Commission consists of three commissioners who serve staggered four-year terms. The commission oversees county ordinances, budgets, land-use planning and zoning in unincorporated areas and county property transactions.

Three candidates running for Seat A: Democrat Alvin Thurgood, Republican Duane Kearsley and Forward Party candidate Gary C. New...

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