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Weber State University has unveiled a solar-powered "flaming" W on the mountainside above the campus.

Inaugurated Sept. 20 during a football game, the light cost around $2.8 million, funded by donations and other sources.

Some have raised concerns about potential light pollution and adverse impacts to bird migration, which will be monitored.

OGDEN — What was once burning burlap sacks, white-washed rocks and then a series of lights powered by a portable generator has evolved with the times.

The giant W that stands for Weber State University, which has loomed on and off over the years on the mountain above the campus, has been refashioned into the stylized "flaming" W that the university uses in promotional material. It's also equipped wit

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