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Show 2 | MyWeberMedia.com | February 28, 2019 MAR. 1 The Women’s Center is hosting Lunafest on March 1 at 6 p.m. at the WSU Davis Campus Ballrooms. Lunafest is a short film festival made by, for and about women. The Women’s Center will host a silent auction at the event. MAR. 11 Historian Val Holley will visit the WSU Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall on March 11. Holley will share the impact the railroad had in Ogden and its development during the late 1800s. Holley is a native of Weber County and attended Weber State College. MAR. 14 Despite Utah voters approving medical marijuana, the Utah State Legislature has voted to replace Proposition 2. WSU will host a discussion on recent changes to laws and the potential impact on the community on March 14 at the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater. Troy Pollard, an assistant professor of accounting at the University of Alabama, will speak at the Nye Lecture Series on March 14. The lecture series aims to highlight experiences and philosophies of business and government leaders. By NIC MURANAKA Desk Editor 1. Which musician, taken into custody earlier this month, posted $100,000 in bail money and has plead not guilty to the charges against him? a. Rapper 6ix9ine b. Rapper 21 Savage c. Rhythm and blues singer R. Kelly 2. Which film took best picture at the 91st Academy Awards? a. “Green Book,” directed by Peter Farrelly b. “Roma,” directed by Alfonso Cuarón c. “Black Panther,” directed by Ryan Coogler 3. Congressional Democrats have recently threatened legal recourse if what happens? a. President Donald Trump raises tariffs against Chinese goods again b. The findings of the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller are not made available to the general public c. Trump doesn’t lift sanctions against North Korea prior to the follow-up summit meeting to last year’s Singapore meeting 4. Who of the following was named among a series of arrests stemming from a sting targeting day spas suspected of human trafficking in Florida? 5. Trump declared a national state of emergency in a bid to secure funding for the border wall after Congress approved $1.375 billion for border barriers but no funding for a wall in order to keep the government open. The House of Representatives voted Feb. 26 on a resolution to overturn the emergency declaration. Did the resolution pass? a. Yes b. No a. Former chief operations officer for Citigroup John Havens b. Founder of investor firm J.W. Childs John Childs c. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft d. All of the above Tribune News Service Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on May 29, 2017, in Pasadena, California. ANSWERS ON PAGE 14 Other Side of the Hill By B.C. Sterrett |