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Show MyWeberMedia.com| March 23, 2021 | 15 DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS? 1. The correct answer is A, March 24. According to ABC4, all Utah residents over age 16 will be able to register to get the vaccine, but this does not guarantee vaccine doses will be immediately available. More info about how to get the vaccine can be found at http://coronavirus. utah.gov. QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 2 2. The correct answer is B, New police powers. This bill would grant officers more power to crack down on protests. According to the New York Post, the socalled “Kill the Bill” protests turned violent when a mob descended on a police precinct in Bristol, some carrying signs warning of a “police state” and “dictatorship.” 3. The correct answer is D, Miami Beach. According to the New York Times, police struggled to control chaotic, overwhelming crowds and made dozens of arrests. Officials in Miami Beach decided on March 21 to extend an emergency curfew for up to three weeks. 4. The correct answer is A, China. According to The Guardian, the sanctions come as a response to the mass internment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province. U.K. foreign secretary Dominic Raab called it “the largest mass detention of an ethnic and religious group since the second world war.” Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com pixabay.com The early morning of March 22 saw protests breaking out across the U.K. in response to a new bill. THE SIGNPOST TEAM Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Greenlee jennifergreenlee@mail.weber.edu Chief Copy Editor Breanna Hart breannahart@mail.weber.edu Webmaster David Morris david.lee.morris@gmail.com Design & Graphics Editor Aubree Eckhardt aubreeeckhardt@mail.weber.edu News Editor Marisa Nelson marisanelson@mail.weber.edu Adviser Jean Norman jeannorman@weber.edu Asst. Design & Graphics Editor Alli Rickards alexandrarickards@mail.weber.edu Sports Editor Raymond Lucas raymondlucas@mail.weber.edu Videography Editor Sarah Earnshaw sarahearnshaw@mail.weber.edu Asst. Sports Editor Miles Shaw milesshaw@mail.weber.edu Photo Editor BriElle Harker brielleharker@mail.weber.edu Culture Editor Caitlyn Nichols caitlynnichols@mail.weber.edu Ad Manager KC Sanders kcsanders@weber.edu The Signpost is a student publication, written, edited and drafted by Weber State University students. Student fees fund the printing of this publication. Opinions or positions voiced are not necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and to refuse to print any letters. Letters should be submitted online to thesignpost@weber.edu and read letter to the Editor in the subject box. Letters should not exceed 350 words. |