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Show CALENDAR EDITORIAL ARTS &.EMTERTAINMENI SPORTS CLASSIFIEDS tt/ t^4*><? 'c RIDSY, NOVEMBHflJJfOO WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY VOL 80 ISSUE 40 - 4 6 7 WWW.WSUSIGNPOST.COM ass HI N1Freevaccine at WSU shots for students By Gina Barker managing editor I The Signpost A person is vaccinated for H1N1. The Weber-Morgan Health Department will administer the vaccines Nov. 16-17 at the Dee Events Center. Starting Monday and running to Tuesday, the Weber-Morgan Health Department will be distributing the H1N1 vaccine at the Dee Events Center starting at 8 a.m. Roughly 6,000 shots will be available for the two days and will be divided into 3,000 shots each day. Students are encouraged to try to receive the vaccine because the traditional college student falls within the Center for Disease Control's target population. Guidelines outline five groups to receive the vaccine: pregnant wom- en, household contacts and caregivers for infants younger than 6 months old, all health care and emergency medical personnel, anyone ranging from 6 months old to 24 years and anyone 25 to 64 years old who has health conditions associated with higher risk for influenza. "We plan on having about 3,000 doses each day," said Lori Buttars, public information officer for the Weber-Morgan Health Department, "and it's hard to forecast what the crowd will be other than we know that the few times we have done mass vaccination clinics since the H1N1 became available there was intense interest in it." Part of the reason Weber-Morgan Health Department has decided to hold the mass vaccination clinic at Weber State University is to encourage the "target group" students, stu- Felons working in higher education INVESTIGATIVE TWO-PART SERIES The Signpost uncovers felons hired before new background check law By Cimaron Neugebauer The individual was also Court records indicate the news editor I The Signpost convicted of attempted .individual pleaded guilty recklessness of an incen- to theft, a second-degree diary device, a second-de- felony, and misuse of pubSince The Signpost begree felony, later amended lic money, a third-degree gan its investigation in to a third-degree felony. felony, in 2004. According May, three of the eight individuals with felonies The individual was also to court records, the inor serious misdemeanors found guilty a month earli- dividual stole more than are no longer working for er in 2007 for an unrelated $8,000 from the University the university. The records case of attempted posses- of Utah College of Business provided by the university sion with intent to distrib- in 2003. Another former emsimply indicate the person ute a controlled substance, a third-degree felony, and ployee worked in Facilities no longer is employed and a conviction for illegal Management. The indioffered no additional expossession or use of a convidual was proven guilty planation, despite another trolled substance, also a of driving under the influGRAMA request seeking third-degree felony. ence of alcohol or drugs, termination or resignation Another individual a third-degree felony, in letters. ended employment with 2007. Upon further inOne employee with vestigation, The Signpost WSU on Sept. 4, according convictions leading to learned the individual had to a WSU Board of Trustees a combined jail time of more than 125 days dur- Human Resources agen- served 180 days jail time in ing the latter part of 2007 da report. The university 2007, taken the voluntary and early 2008 left the uni- would not comment as separation incentive proversity on July 6; the indi- to why this person is no gram (VSIP) from WSU in vidual had been convicted longer working for WSU May 2009 and retired early in 2007 of "attempted pos- because of the matter be- with at least a $12,000 paysession of a hoax weapon ing a personnel issue. out. In early October 2009, of mass destruction," a The individual worked in the individual violated a second-degree felony the information systems 36-month probation and amended to third degree. technology department. was again charged with See Felons page 5 Looking into criminal records By Cimaron Neugebauer news editor I The Signpost In spring of 2009, background checks became the law for all employees in security-sensitive positions at all universities in Utah, including Weber State University. Prior to those checks, WSU relied primarily on the selfreporting of employees. In an investigation spanning many months, The Signpost sought to ascertain if felons were employed by the university before background checks were imposed.' The answer we found is - yes. At least eight employees have been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanor pleaded down from a felony, and charges range from sexual assault to fraud, to possession of a "hoax weapon of mass destruction." dents under 24 years of age, to get vaccinated. Students can receive the vaccine by showing up at 8 a.m. at the Dee Events Center, where the WeberMorgan Health Department will be distributing tickets that allow H1N1 vaccine receivers to come back at a designated time to receive the shot Shots will be distributed until 6 p.m. or as long as supplies last for each day. The department is breaking away from a long line wuiting in the elements for the vaccine like previous mass vaccinations performed by the clinic. Now students just need a ticket with a designated time to return to the Dee Events Center and they can be inoculated. WSU Police will be present to help the Weber-Morgan Health See H1N1 page 5 FACILITIES M A N A G E M E N T • Charged with driving uxter the influence of alcohol or drugs-3nidegree felony. Case is currenty ongoing . Yeer of offense: October 2009 • Driving under tie influence of afcohoWrugs-3rcJ-degnee fetony Yeer of offense: 2006 FACILITIES M A N A G E M E N T • Attenpted possession vwth intenttod stribute a confuted substance - 3rcktegree Ietony • legal possesdonAse of contrded substance 3rd-depjiee felony Year of offense: 2007 • Attempted possess on of hoax weapon of mass destuction 2nddegree fetany (amended) to 3rd-deyee felony • Attempted recklessness - Incendary device-2ncktegree fetony (amended) to 3rcktegree fetony Year of offense: 2007 INFORMATION S Y S T E M S TECHNOLOGY • Theft-ad-deg-ee fetony - Msuse of pubic money-3rd-depjee felony Year of offense: 2003 ' HUMAN RESOURCES • Attempted sex abuse of a chJB-a 3rd-degree felony, (amended) to lewdness dass B misdemeanor • Attempted use or possession of (tug paraphemafa - a cfass A misdemeanor. Year of offense: 2001 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS -FaiuretostopfrespondmcommarriofpolOT (amended) to class B misdemeanor. • Untewftl purchas€^possessioruto<i&uiiylon of alcohol by a minor (amended) to class B mtedemeanor Year of offense: 1909 FACILITIES M A N A G E M E N T •Forcible sexual abuse - a^d-dep/ee fetony pleaded downtoa dass A misdemeanor Year of offense: 1999 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION -Forgery-3rd-deg"eefetonypteadeddowitoadassA misdemeanor Yearof offense: 1997 •Attempted itegal possessJonA,(se of a cortrotedsubstance-3rddegree felony pleaded downtoa class A misdemeanor Yearof offense: 1995 C O M P U T I N G SUPPORT •Attempted burglary-3r£degjoe feiony pleaded downtoa class A misdemeanor •Theft-class A misdemeanor > Yearof offense: 1994 . See Records page 5 GRAPHIC BY HUNTER SA1Z | THE SICNPOS T Senator and Congressman support WSU service Bishop visits campus to thank veterans Bennett supports community food drive By Brad Williams correspondent I The Signpost By Jenelle Green correspondent I The Signpost A number of organizations have teamed up to help stop hunger for the holidays in northern Utah. There will be decorated food barrels in different areas along the Weber State University campus to drop non-perishable food items. The food drive runsfromNov. 9 until Nov. 21 to get the food out to families in need. The groups involved include Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a nonprofit business organization that aims to educate people on different business concepts; the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); the WSU Business Department; Catholic Community Services; the Utah Food Bank and United Way. "We have seen a 20 percent increase in the number of households needing assis- PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIEID | THE SICNPOS1 Senator Bob Bennett carries a frozen turkey to donate to the food drive. tance," said Marcie Valdez, the director of Catholic Community Services of Northern Utah. "Our goal is to make sure that every family in need of assistance See Food Drive page 5 The Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program at Weber State University hosted an open house in campus annex 12 in honor of veterans. Donna Rigby, director of VUB, was welcomed by WSU President Ann Millner and Congressman Rob Bishop of Utah's 1st congressional district after the presentation of the colors by the WSU color guard. Opening remarks were made by Millner, who thanked the veterans from WSU and the surrounding community for their sacrifice and their participation in the open house. "You have made a difference, on this campus and in this community," said Millner in her brief speech. "Now we want to help you progress and receive an education that will benefit you and the community. On behalf of Weber State, we would like to thank all those veterans here on campus and the Ogden community for your service." VUB has been on campus for more than twenty years. It took over annex 12 in See Veterans page 5 PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD | THE SIGNPOST U.S. Congressman Rob Bishop looks on during the VUB open house event on Thursday. |