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Show BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Black History Month The Crisis in Black Education PH.D, M.Div, MHR, CO-OP(sm) DR. D.A. GRAHAM A NEW STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 2 | 2017 10 | MyWeberMedia.com| December 7, 2017 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 SUICIDE’S IMPRINT (Clockwise from top left) Best in-house promotion/best circulation promotion/best advertising idea: Waldo’s World, best sports photo: Joshua Wineholt, best use of ad color/best staff-produced ad: Erik Bremer, third-best news photo: Dalton Flandro, and best editor’s column: Daryn Steed. 8 | MyWeberMedia.com| June 6, 2017 Resistance is Futile... You Will Assmimilate 10:30A.M. WILDCAT THEATRE 07 FEBUARY Free to the Public For more info contact Adrienne Andrews at 801-626-7243. MyWeberMedia.com| June 6, 2017 | 9 (Left) A multi-colored haze engulfs attendees of the May 28 Holi Festival. CULTURES COLLIDE UNDER COLORFUL SKY (Below) Dancer Malini Taneja, center-right, instructs attendees of the May 28 Holi Festival of Colors in the art of Ecstatic Dance. Photos by DALTON FLANDRO By JOSHUA WINEHOLT Photojournalist Spring means color, and in no way is that more literal than during the Hindu Holi Festival. During the Festival of Colors, clouds of colored chalks are thrown into the air. Holi is traditionally celebrated in India and Nepal between the end of February and the middle of March. Utah is home to three such celebrations. THE EFFECT OF LOSING SOMEONE YOU LOVE Maxpixel.com DARYN STEED Columnist My cousin killed himself on April 21, a week before WSU’s graduation. I was at a Jazz game with my dad when we got the call. My dad walked to the corner of the stadium and put his hands over his ears so he could hear, huddled against the wall. When he walked back to me, he was crying. “J.D. shot him- self,” he said. “He’s dead.” The next week was a blur. Our family clung to each other at his memorial and funeral, sharing memories and stories. As the days passed by and through all of the nights, there was an underlying current, the question we were afraid to ask: Why would he do this? My cousin was outgoing, personable and talented. He was a semester away from graduation. NBA playoffs were just starting up, his favorite time of the year. From the outside looking in, it seemed his life was really just beginning. I had never even considered that he needed help. The more my family talked, we realized we had let J.D. down I HAD NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED THAT HE NEEDED HELP. in so many ways. Days before he committed suicide, he’d come to our family Easter party, sitting in a chair in the living room. I hadn’t even realized he was there. Like so many other things, I took him for granted. He was there, until one day he wasn’t. High school and college students are at high risk for suicide attempts. The brain changes that occur in adolescence contribute to serious psychiatric disorders. According to the U,S National Library of Medicine, the first peak of depression typically occurs around ages 13 to 14, schizophrenia first appears around 18 to 19 and adult-onset bipolar disorder tends to begin around 19 to 20. Academic failure and relationship difficulties, including dating violence, are frequent environmental triggers. The fact is, there are everyday stressors and deadlines that make it incredibly difficult for students to relax. We’re always behind on homework, late for class and in a rush for work. We’re preoccupied with family problems, re- Ogden’s celebration took place March 28; Spanish Fork hosted one March 25–26; and Salt Lake City’s is on June 10. Each is organized by the Utah Krishnas, whose headquarters are located in Spanish Fork. While the Holi Festival is a Hindu holiday at its core, the celebrations welcome people of all (or no) faiths. “It’s just a celebration of spirit,” Caru Das Adikari, Temple Priest of the Span- (Right) Attendees of the Ogden Holi Festival of Color Nicci Sanders, Ivie Sanders and Veron Osterhout dusted in some of the color chalks used at the event. (Left) Pigments erupt into the air during a “color throw.” A cell phone and selfie-stick join the colors thrust into the air duing a “color throw.” (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost) First- Best editor’s column Daryn Steed, “Suicide’s imprint” First- Best sports photograph Attendees of the Ogden Holi Festival of Color Nicci Sanders, Ivie Sanders and Veron Osterhout covered in some of the various color chalks used for the event. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost) Second- Best community event Staff, “Block Party brings out heroes” Josh Wineholt, (TyJuan Prince) Second- Best news coverage First- Best use of ad color Second- Best lifestyle page Erik Bremer, “Dr. D.A. Graham” First- Best staff-produced ad Erik Bremer, “Dr. D.A. Graham” First- Best in-house self promotion & First- Best circulation promotion & First- Best advertising idea Waldo’s World ish Fork Krishna temple, said. “Things that people most often say in reviewing the festival is that they were accepted unconditionally.” Adikari estimates tens of thousands attend the festivals but that there are fewer than 10,000 practicing Hindus in Utah — an estimation borne out by the Pew Research Center, which places the demographic at less than 1% of the total population. 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