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Show 2 | MyWeberMedia.com | September 6, 2018 SEPT. 6 The women’s center is holding their annual open house beginning at 10 a.m. in their offices in the Shepherd Union, room 322. The event will go until 1 p.m. with free snacks and prizes available for attendees. Heidi Henderson, the executive vice president of Engineered Tax Services will speak at the Wattis Business Building at 12 p.m. The event is a part of the Ralph Nye Lecture Series and is free to the public. The Freshman Sophomore Business Club is having their opening party at the Lorin Farr Park. The club is open to academic freshmen and sophomores. The opening party will have free pizza, games and a free hoodie for the first 50 people to register. SEPT. 7 The Bonneville Chamber Music festival’s second show will be on Sept. 7 at the Browning Center with Spanish Guitar and Voices. Tickets are available at the gate or on weberstatetickets.com. By NIC MURANAKA News Editor 1. Back in August, the Trump administration announced the possibility of a military force as a sixth branch of the military. This branch, “Space Force,” according to the Trump administration, would exist to answer new potential threats and preserve military dominance in space. Which state, a former space-technology forerunner, stands to benefit greatly from the introduction of a Space Force? a. Iowa b. California c. Florida 2. The White House imposed a deadline of Aug. 31 for U.S. and Canadian officials to reach a new deal on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement. Did said officials manage to meet the deadline? a. Yes b. No 3. Desperate to find preventative measures after struggling to combat wildfires for the past two years, what legislation have California lawmakers recently pushed to Governor Jerry Brown? 4. The Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh took place the morning of Sept. 4. How long were the hearing’s opening remarks delayed by protesters? a. They weren’t delayed at all and everything went smoothly b. They were delayed by 30 minutes c. They were delayed by over an hour but under four a. Chopping down trees in order to reduce the threat of spreading d. They were delayed by four hours b. Training traditional firefighters in wildfire-response measures in order to create more quickresponse teams 5. Which New York news publication is shutting down after six decades of service? c. Allowing utility companies to pass part of wildfire-related costs on to their customers a. “The Village Voice” b. “Wall Street Journal” c. “Democrat and Chronicle” SEPT. 8 The Bonneville Chamber Music festival’s final show, Nobilis Piano Trio, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Allred Theatre. SEPT. 9 The Weber State University women’s soccer team will take on the University of Texas-El Paso at 1 p.m. at the Wildcat Soccer Field. Admission is free to students. Tribune News Service Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley looks on before the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS ON PAGE 13 |