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Show Physics professor reaches 50th year with WSU page 4 Weber State police spread awareness for flu season BYSKYLERPYLE news editor | The Signpost @SkylerPyle Coughs and sneezes can be heard around Weber State University's campus as spring semester rolls into Week 5, and with the recent flu-related death of Brigham Young University professor Delynne Peay, authorities are asking students to be cautions and stay home if feeling ill. A total of 11 deaths have been recorded so far this flu season, which officially began Sept. 29, 2013. Reports on the Utah Department of Health show 160 flu hospitalizations reported as of Week 51. Officials are now reporting upward of 478 through Jan. 11, with possibly 50 just last week. Many news outlets are reporting 11 deaths, which include statewide numbers. Amy Carter, registered nurse for communicable disease and epidemiology at the Weber-Morgan Health Department, said that number is probably a minimum. "In Weber/Morgan counties, which is where I work, there have been five influenza-related deaths," Carter said. "When they say influenza-related, this means most of the people had started with influenza, but that they may have other conditions and/or complications such as pneumonia or respiratory failure that contributed to their death." The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's influenza summary update for the week ending Jan. 25, 2014, shows the flu is widespread in Utah. WSU Police Chief Dane LeBlanc and his department have been saddled with the task of pandemic planning, which is now called public health emergencies planning. He worked with the communication department to get some new posters out on campus, as he said the old ones were becoming "white noise" to students. LeBlanc said it is important for students, faculty and staff to stay home when they are sick, so they don't spread their illness around campus to their classmates or co-workers. "The reason this is so important, from our university's perspective, is because this environment is very conducive to spreading illness," LeBlanc said. "We're packed in classrooms, See FLU page 5 SOURCE: CHIEF DANE LEBLANC Weber State to get new public safety building BY AIMEE MCKINLAY correspondant | The Signpost A new public safety building that will house both the police department and parking services for Weber State University on the northwest corner of campus is expected to be completed in June 2014. The north entrance to campus has been permanently closed, and the adjacent parking lot will be converted into parking for the WSU Police Department and Parking Services staff members. A total of 64 employees will occupy See BUILDING page 5 SOURCE: CHIEF DANE LEBLANC Glass recycling now available at WSU 2ND STREET GLASS RECYCLING WCATIONS IN [OGDEN BONNEVILLE PARK 360 MONROE BLVD 12TH STREET GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL SITE 1845 MONROE BLVD OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL 2828 HARRISON BLVD WSU'S GLASS RECYCLING DROP OFF ' IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF STEWART STADIUM BY EDWARD RHODES news reporter | The Signpost @Rhodes_Edward In the fall of 2013, Weber State University joined with the city of Ogden in an effort to promote glass recycling. Ogden had three locations for residents to recycle glass, with a fourth location now on the WSU main campus. According to WSU's sustainabili ty webpage, the university recycled about 17 percent of all waste last year. This is 17 percent less than the national average, according to the Environmental Protection Agency as of 2011. "In general I feel recycling is important," said student sustainability coordinator Hanna Rice in an email. "Every day we use numerous products that can be recycled . . . Glass recycling has big payoffs; it saves raw materials from being used, lessening demand for energy." Responding to the repeated concern of See GLASS page 5 SFRC hears funding requests for fiscal year BY RAYCHEL JOHNSON editor-in-chief | The Signpost @raychelNEWS The 2013-2014 fiscal year brought many changes to Weber State University. Changes to improve WSU included everything from inaugurating the new president, Charles Wight, to drastically altering the skyline with construction additions to the Stromberg Complex and the Weber County Sports Complex. Funding through student fees accomplished most of these project and improvements. Every fiscal year in January and February, departments and organizations present their requests before the Students Fee Recommendation Committee in hopes of increasing their yearly budgets or obtaining funding for one-time requests to accomplish projects. For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the SFRC must allocate a total of $202,534. Of that total, $25,000 is solely purposed for one-time funding requests, and $177,534 is meant for base budget increases. However, the total See FUNDS page 10 |