🍩 I'll be at the University of Arizona game with my family this afternoon eating a Cougartail at some point.
🏈 The last time I watched BYU play the Wildcats was my freshman year of college in '08 when the Cougs played Arizona in the Las Vegas Bowl, so I'm hoping for a better game than that one if you remember the tough 31-21 loss.
The fight for livable salaries in women’s soccer — and the players with Utah ties on the front lines
Salaries for women soccer players are about to increase significantly, and BYU alumni Ashley Hatch played a hand in making it happen.
In 2017, Hatch felt excited to embark on a new stage of her soccer career after being drafted second overall out of BYU to the North Carolina Courage. Shortly after she started playing, however, she realized she needed a second job in order to make ends meet.
🟥 NWSL salaries were so low — the minimum salary was $15,000 at the time — that the host family Hatch lived with after being traded to the Washington Spirit would occasionally buy her groceries.
Through the new collective bargaining agreement, here's what player salaries will look like: which will run through the 2030 season.
Players’ minimum salaries will increase to $48,500 in 2025
Then increase to $82,500 in 2030.
💵 Our resident NWSL expert, Krysyan Edler, reports on how former Cougars Hatch and Michele Vasconcelos helped advocate for higher salaries and also explores why soccer players making livable salaries matters.
“It’s a pathway,” Vasconcelos told Edler. “It absolutely is, and being able to see these rookies come in now and making what they’re making, and having housing, having cars, having all of these amenities, it just feels really good because the players before us did their job to get us here, and then we were able to build on that with the CBA. Now moving forward, it can only increase.”
⚽ Read more about how the players fought for a more livable wage.
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🎓 It's official. All high school seniors in Davis, Morgan and Weber counties have now been accepted to one of the three colleges in the area participating in the "Direct Admissions Initiative."
For direct admissions recipients, there’s no need to apply to the school. Next, the students can simply decide which of the three direct admission schools is their best fit — and then begin making plans to attend.
“We know that going to college and earning a post-secondary certificate or degree is the number one factor for people to improve their economic mobility — and we want that opportunity to be as easy as possible for as many people as possible," Weber State University President Brad Mortensen told Deseret News.
🏫 Here are some things to know about Weber State University:
Weber State also saw a 5% increase in matriculated degree-seeking students — differentiating college students who are seeking a degree from those who are taking only a few classes. That’s the school’s biggest jump in the last 14 years.
More than 4,000 Hispanic and Latino students are studying at Weber State — moving the school closer to its goal of becoming an emerging “Hispanic-Serving Institution” defined by Hispanics and Latinos making up 15% of an institution’s full-time equivalent students.
"There are two big things we have here at Weber State: We are known for the return on investment that we provide to students ... and our programs align well with (local) workforce needs,” Mortensen said.
🎒 Read more about how Weber State and neighboring institutions eager to welcome Davis, Morgan and Weber graduating seniors.
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Photo Gallery: Southern Utah residents capture northern lights in wake of geomagnetic storm (St. George News)
'Lucrative' drug business means big money inside Utah's state prison system (KUTV)
Steve’s Black Sabbath BBQ offering preview of new Ogden restaurant before 2025 launch (Standard-Examiner)
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Summit County farmers share strategies for climate-resilient agriculture practices (The Park Record)
Come help shape the future of Utah Lake! Utah Lake is at a turning point: we've recovered endangered species, improved water quality, and fought back invasive species. As we look ahead, the symposium will ask what does Utah Lake 2.0 look like? Registration is free, breakfast and lunch included.
Health
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Toothbrushes and Showerheads Swarm With Unknown Viruses – And That’s Good News (SciTech Daily)
Faith
The Tabernacle Choir has revealed the guest artist for this year’s Christmas concert (Deseret News)
‘Delivering health care to people is a ministry’: Founding BYU Medical School dean details his plans (Deseret News)
📺 Video: Utahn on the PGA Tour shares how Latter-day Saint mission shaped his golf career (Deseret News)
You heard the African student’s prayer before a BYU football game. Here’s the story behind it (Deseret News)
Politics
What do voters like about Kamala Harris? Here’s what they say (Deseret News)
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🗓️ Events Calendar
We put together a calendar list of events and activities going on around the state of Utah the next month. Check it out and let us know if we are missing anything!
Here are some highlights for events in Utah today:
Ogden Demolition Derby - Halloween Havoc | Golden Spike Event Center, Ogden
Star Party with Ogden Astronomical Society | Antelope Island
Imagine Dragons | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre (USANA)
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” | Sky View High School Auditorium, Smithfield, Cache County
Utah Hockey at New York Rangers | 5 p.m.
Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs | 6 p.m.
BYU football vs. Arizona at home | 2 p.m.
U of U women’s volleyball vs. Baylor at home | 1 p.m.
USU softball vs. College of Southern Idaho at home | noon, 2 p.m.
Weber State softball vs. Snow College at home | 1 p.m.
UVU softball vs. Colorado State at home | 10 a.m.
SUU football vs. Eastern Kentucky University | 2 p.m.
Utah Tech softball vs. USU Eastern at home | noon
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