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Show Fall’s finest photos︱Page 8 ︱VOLUME 87 ︱ ISSUE 49 ︱ WEDNESDAY ︱ DECEMBER 7, 2016︱ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 11, 2016 Prof honored in fight for equality Forrest Crawford gives a lecture on hate crimes earlier in 2016. Forrest Crawford (top middle) with colleagues at the Harvey Milk Boulevard dedication May 13, 2016. Equality Utah presents Dr. Forrest Crawford with Utah Allies Award By ASHTON CORSETTI News Reporter There’s one professor, according to Executive Director of Equality Utah Troy Williams, who advocated for LGBT rights “long before it was cool and popular to do.” Professor Forrest Crawford will be presented with the Utah Allies Award at the 2016 Allies Dinner Oct. 21. An estimated 2,400 people are expected to attend the 15th anniversary of the banquet en- titled Everyday Rebels, activist Gloria Steinem being the keynote speaker. Williams called it “one of the largest sit-down dinners in the entire state.” “We honor and recognize people who are allies in the work of bringing equality to the LGBTQ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 18, 2016 Weber celebrates alumnus’ legacy after sudden death By ASHTON CORSETTI IN THE SIGNPOST CALENDAR....................... 2 SCIENCE & TECH.............. 4 A & E................................. 5 OPINION............................ 6 PHOTO ESSAY..................... 8 cades-long projects was lobbying statewide hate crime legislation, more notably with the help of Rep. David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City, and late State Sen. Pete Suazo. Though success has been Please see CRAWFORD, 11 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 Fall storm wreaks havoc on campus By DANIEL RAY News Reporter If life were an ocean, “Pat was never the guy sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the water to calm,” Patrick “Pitter” Parkinson’s friend Sausha Chandler said. “He was a fearless guy who would jump straight into the wave and came out to tell us how it was.” Parkinson, an alumnus known for his achievements in journalism, public relations and humanitarianism, died on Oct. 10 from a heart attack. He was 43 and living in Salt Lake City. Former Signpost advisor Sheree Josephson remembers getting a call from Sierra Leone long after Parkinson graduated. Josephson told him to be careful amidst the gunfire, but Parkinson was busy preparing for one last interview with Liberian President Charles Taylor. “When I met him, it was clear that he was meant to be a journalist,” Josephson said. “As they say, he had a nose for news, and he had ink running through community,” Williams said. “As he has worked on various issues, on various causes, Dr. Crawford has always made sure that the LGBTQ community is included in that broader social justice movement.” One of Crawford’s de- Sports Reporter At 3 p.m. Sept. 22, the skies were partly cloudy, there was a slight breeze and Weber State University students were making their way in and out of classes, as usual. By 4 p.m., all hell — and tree limbs — broke loose as Ogden experienced its first major storm of the fall. The National Weather Service reported that a tornado touched down briefly in Washington Terrace, south of campus, and high winds damaged both trees and power lines all over the city. WSU sophomore Shelby Chiles was in class, Ogden resident Jason Judkins was at home and WSU junior Molly Horne was at softball practice. For Chiles, Judkins and Horne, the day may have started like any other, but with the wind as its weapon, it had something very different in store. Chiles had just finished her anatomy lab when she ran to her car through the rain and found it covered in tree branches. “I was shocked. I didn’t realize I would come out of my class Please see STORM, 11 The Parkinson Family Patrick Parkinson, WSU alumnus and unexpectedly from a heart attack on Oct. 10. his veins.” While reporting for the Park Record, the Utah Press Association presented Parkinson with the Best Breaking News Story and Best News or Feature Series awards in 2003 and 2007, respectively. The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council later awarded him Media Representative of the Year in 2009. It was commonplace for Park Record editor Nan Chalat Noaker to receive an angry call from city officials about one of Parkinson’s articles. Perhaps more journalist, died common was the sound of Noaker’s voice shouting, “Parkinson, get in here!” After moseying through the office, Parkinson would deliver a sound, measured explanation for his coverage once he reached her doorway. Parkinson left the paper to direct public relations, later moving to San Francisco in 2013 to further Post Planner, a social-media-marketing startup created by his brother, Josh Please see PARKINSON, 11 EMILY CROOKS | The Signpost Weber State University’s Facilities Management works to clear a snapped tree blocking the path to the Social Science Building following the storm Sept. 22. |