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Show npost Saving green while going green WEBER 5TATE UNIVERSITY See page 4 Students rebuilding futures Volunteers spend rainy Saturday helping habitat for humanity home By Devin Masters correspondent I The Signpost A Saturday morning service project with Habitat for Humanity was scheduled to take place, rain or shine. For the nine Weber State University students who showed up, the statement held true and the morning turned out to be only rain. Some students spent the morning painting the inside of a local Habitat for Humanity home, while others spread dirt in preparation for sod. Jason Loveless, the service chairperson fortheWSU Honors Program, planned the event and said he decided to work with the organization after enjoying a Habitat for Humanity service project last fall. "Last year's project was great," Loveless said. "I wanted to have that same opportunity for students this year." Habitat forHumanity is an international nonprofit organization that helps families without homes build or renovate houses. Along with donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity volunteers Historic debate captures Weber and the partner families rehabilitate these houses. The organization then sells the houses to the partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. Loveless, a WSU senior majoring in athletic training, said he arranged the project through e-mails with Carolyn Somer, a Habitat for Humanity office volunteer. While Somer said she didn't think the weather would cause any problems, Loveless admitted that he was concerned about attendance. "I was a bit worried that people would cancel," Loveless said. "But actually, more people came than I expected based on those who signed up." Somer said she was very pleased with those who attended. "I think they did great," Somer said. "They were willing to adapt to what needed to be done and came prepared." Justin Williamson, a. WSU sophomore majoring in applied environmental geosciences, said he had mixed feelings before the event. "I kind of looked at it as not the best day," Williamson said, "but once we got working it wasn't that bad." Loveless said he thought the event was successful. "Those that showed up had a great time," Loveless said. "There was a light rain most of the time, so it wasn't that much of a pain." Loveless said the rain was actually helpful to volunteers. See Habitat page 8 Wildcats storm Montana American Democracy Project continues with vice-presidential debate watch dent of the United States. People at the event got that message. "I definitely think it is imporSean Wynn, a sophomore in tant to know the issues and where the Political Science department the candidates stand," Wynn said, at Weber State University, spent "because that is how our system his Thursday night listening to runs, how those in Washington the debate between vice president gain their platforms. Knowing the hopefuls Governor Sarah Palin issues is how we can make our and Senator Joe Biden. Wynn said vote count." he went to watch history unfold. The candidates debated over "Either way it goes you're mak- issues like_ilie_j^rr.eat_ecJinp_cruc_ ing history," Wynn said. "You ei- crisis, the war in Iraq and Afghanther get the first black president or istan, energy plans, tax cuts and the current administration. Apthe first woman vice president." WSU's American Democracy plause could be heard in the theProject hosted a watching of the ater when the candidates made debate at the Wildcat Theater in some strong points. There was the Shepherd Union Building at laughter as well, as both debat7 p.m. WSU's ADP hoped that by ers made mistakes and cracked sponsoring the event, it would jokes. bring the community together to A lot of the talk before and after discuss the issues and realize the the debate centered on the Repubimportance of voting for the PresiSee Debate page 8 By David Freeland correspondent I The Signpost News in Brief Botany Club hosts annual Rill Plant Sale Monday and Tuesday, the WSU Botany Club will be hosting a plant sale in the breezeway between the Lind Lecture HaJl and the Science Building. Various plants, which members of the Botany Department have grown all year, will be available for purchase from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interested indviduals wanting nformation regarding the sale may contact the office of the WSU Botany Department at 626-6174. Cross country team takes first at UVU The Weber State University Women's Cross Country Team picked up its second team win of the 2008 season at the Utah Valley University Invitational Friday, Oct. 3. WSUalsotookindividual honors as freshman Natalie Haws crossed the finish line first, completing the 5K distance with a time of 18:38.5. Haws finished her third collegiate race with a four-second victory margin, WSU junior Cassie Olson finished fourth overall with a time of 18:58.1. WSU's victory marked a defeat over a secondplace team of former BYU runners, known as the Runner's Comer/ Sojourners Rac team, followed by Idaho State and Utah Valley University, third and fourth respectively. The BYU Women's Cross Country WB" Team finished last. Documentary filmmaker speaks WSU PHOTO BY MATT CLASS I Tllf $IC\TOST SOURCE: ASSOCI A l t U PRLSS Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Ffclin face-off during the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on Thursday, Oct. 2. Weber State University running back Trevyn Smith takes off with the ball during the Wildcats' 45-28 victory over No. 3 ranked University of Montana Saturday at Stewart Stadium. See page 6 for the story. 'Breath of Life' 5K defies storm Hot-spot housing Runners endure elements to race for respiratory therapy By Scott Gourley correspondent I The Signpost SOURCE: Rain pours as Jenelle Dapp pushes Wall-E, a commemorative ventilator, across the finish line at the "A Breath of Life" 5K finish line Saturday morning. Rain poured from the sky at the Ogden River Parkway at the beginning of the second annual Respiratory Therapy 5k run, titled "A Breath of Life 5K" early Saturday morning. With the rain still not letting up at 8 a.m., participants lined up on the starting line, and started the race. Some ran to win, and others ran at a slower rate, but all runners ran for the cause. Two wheelchairs were prepared with respiratory ventilators dressed as people as a reminder of those they were running for. jenelle Dapp and Chrissy McFarlane, two entry-level respiratory therapy students, were in charge of pushing "Wall-E," one of the ventilators in a wheelchair. These students, who are both very active in running, said they knew this experience would be a little different than other 5Ks they have run. "I used to swim and run cross country, but this race will be different," Dapp said. An entry fee of $25 for participants over 12 years old went toward the American Respiratory Care Foundation. This foundation makes it See Breath page 8 Increasing campus-resident students challenge 'commuter campus' stigma By Brian Giles correspondent 1 The Signpost Though Weber State University is widely considered a commuter school, campus housing is full for fall 2008. Residents in Promontory Tower run the gamut from students who lived just up the road in Park City, to students from other states around the country and even students who are from other countries. Sherif El Leithy is one such student. He is a mechanical engineering major who comes to WSU all the way from Egypt. El Leithy said a friend of his father convinced him to consider WSU. "He opened our minds to see what is Weber and Utah," he said, "and when we searched the Internet, it was one of the safest places in the USA." SOURCE: WEBER EOU Promontory Tower residence hall El Leithy said his father wanted him to attend a good, safe university. He considered a college in Georgia, but decided to apply to WSU first. "I love this place," El Leithy said. See Housing page 8 Award-winning filmmaker Issac Goeckeritz on-site of his most recent film project Weber State University junior Issac Goeckeritz addressed his fellow students in a lecture at the Stewart Library last week. Goeckeritz turned an English assignment into an award-winning documentary, "Ogden: Junction City of the West" which was aired on KUED and the Ogden Channel. He explained howhe got his inspiration for the project and gave some insight into his next big project. For full story, see page 8 |
