THE
ISSUE 4
WARRIORS
OVER THE
WASATCH
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO UTAH AIR SHOW
BY ALEXIS RAGUE
news reporter | The Signpost
With a squadron of six
Thunderbirds lining the
runway, Utahs War-
riors Over the Wasatch
air show welcomed an
estimated 400,000 spec-
tators to Hill Air Force
Base this past weekend.
The air show opened
to the public on June
28 and 29 from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. with sever-
al aerial performances
and ground displays.
From plummeting para-
chuters to racing on the
runway, these aerobat-
ic shows gave visitors
a rare chance to get up
close and personal with
some of the fastest jets
in the military.
These are awesome
demonstrations, said
Scott Stebbins, an air
frame engineer. You can
get up close to a ton of dif-
ferent kinds of aircrafts.
However, most can
agree the center of the
show was the Thun-
derbirds, the U.S. air
demonstration team
who made their appear-
10th Circuit Court of Appeals rules
against Utah in same-sex marriage
Stacia Ireland (left) and JoNell Evans (right) talking to attendees at the Marriage Equality celebration for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
ruling on same-sex marriage in Utah.
BY SKYLER PYLE
editor-in-chief | The Signpost
Hundreds gathered at
City Creek Park in down-
town Salt Lake City, Utah,
to celebrate the largest
of many victories in the
LGBT civil rights move-
ment and a landmark de-
cision for equal rights and
equal protection for resi-
dents in the state of Utah.
With tears of joy
streaming down their
faces, many embraced
each other with excite-
ment over the 10th Cir-
DAVION BERRY
ance at 3 p.m. on the
runway.
Im really looking
forward to seeing the
Thunderbirds, said
Kaitlyn Kimball Hender-
scheid, named as Miss
Utah Collegiate 2014. It
should be super fun!
The Thunderbirds lat-
er captivated their au-
dience with impressive
speeds and challenging
tricks to demonstrate
the precision and team-
work of Air Force pilots.
They also paid tribute
to all military men and
women as they created
a heart shape in the sky.
Keynote Thunderbird
pilot Major Curtis Dough-
erty offered his perspec-
tive on what its like to
perform for the crowd.
He said one of the most
difficult maneuvers to ex- and louder than normal.
ecute is the bomb burst,
where the pilots split off capability of trained
to create the illusion of a
close collision. formance, the Thun-
Its like icing on the derbirds routine goes
cake at the end of our
show, said Dougherty. show. Beyond mainte-
He added that most
people enjoy the sneak
pass move, a maneuver
cuit Court of Appeals
decision on Wednesday
striking down Utahs ban
on same-sex marriage,
ruling it unconstitutional.
We hold that the definition of marriage, so
Fourteenth Amendment
protects the fundamental
right to marry, establish a
family, raise children and
enjoy the full protection
of a states martial law,
stated in the majority
holding on the courts
website. A state may not
deny the issuance of a
marriage license to two
persons, or refuse to rec-
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An aircraft performs a series of loops for the air show this past weekend.
where one of the pilots
flies by a little slower
missions expand across
the globe.
There are all kinds of
Despite the proven things that the Air Force
is doing, and its a story
pilots during the per- that folks should come
out and hear, said
Dougherty. cerned, allows the pub-
deeper than just the While it is a commu-
nity event, the air show
nance and execution of allows people to learn
flying airplanes, Dough- more about military and
erty stated that their civilian activities at Hill
sex of the persons in the
In my view, the U.S. marriage union.
Constitution does not Although the ruling
brings much-anticipat-
dictate a particular ed celebration, many
know the fight is far from
over. A 90-day stay has
I believe such judgments been issued on the ruling
are properly left to the pending an appeal to the
Supreme Court. Utahs
citizens of each state. Attorney Generals Office
has issued a statement
ORRIN HATCH that they are in the pro-
Utah Senator
cess of filing a Petition for
Writ of Certiorari.
In my view, the U.S.
ognize their marriage, Constitution does not
based solely upon the dictate a particular defi-
PHOTO BY JAMII FRESTON | THE SIGNPOST
Air Force Base as well as
providing insight about
the Air Force, according
to Thunderbird Staff Ser-
geant Kristina Overton.
An air show, espe-
cially where were con-
was a need for a transit
lic to understand the
things that we do, said
Overton, who added her
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SOURCE: KRISTOPHER PHILLIPS
nition of marriage, so I
believe such judgments
are properly left to the cit-
izens of each State, said
Senator Orrin Hatch in a
statement issued on his
website. I disagree with
the courts reasoning and
hope the Supreme Court
ultimately adheres to the
original understanding of
the Constitution and al-
lows each state to define
marriage for itself.
Mare Lawrence, director
of Restore Our Humanity
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SUMMER LEAGUE
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UTA works
with WSU
to improve
transit
BY MADISON SWENSON
features reporter | The Signpost
In May 2014, UTA be-
gan the Ogden-WSU Tran-
sit Project Study. The study
is on-track to be finished
in January 2016. A main
focus of the project is to
improve and increase rid-
ership on transit services
to Weber State University.
The Wasatch Front
Regional Council does
the regional transporta-
tion plan every four years
and when they do that
they identify all modes
of transportation, said
Strategic Planner James
McNulty. Theyve identi-
fied in the past that there
The vast majority of
our carbon emissions
come from faculty and
staff commuting to and
from the university.
JENNIFER BODINE
WSU Sustainability Coordinator
project in Ogden City, but
its been about 10 years.
The last study didnt re-
sult in much, it was dis-
appointing, and so we
are looking for a win-win
here. We dont want this
to be disappointing, we
want a transit project in
the Ogden area.
Weber State University
is a partner in this study.
The Weber State Energy
and Sustainability Office
was created about 5 years
ago with the goal to make
the university completely
carbon neutral by 2050.
A pamphlet released
by the Sustainability Of-
fice defines carbon neu-
trality as, Not emitting
more carbon-based prod-
ucts into the atmosphere
than are controlled and
managed.
The vast majority of
our carbon emissions
come from faculty and
staff commuting to and
from the university, said
WSU Sustainability Coor-
dinator Jennifer Bodine.
In order to be carbon
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