Author: Allie Nannini
The millennial travel guide
Traveling to post on social media has become a growing trend in the Millennial age, making travel a whole new social market. Approximately one-fifth of leisure travelers worldwide turn to social media platforms for inspiration within different categories of their travel planning, including hotels (23 percent), activities (22 percent) and attractions (21 percent), according to a Forbes article.
New name, new design; welcome to ASW.
Ever think SAC was different than ASWC and student government? Many students did. The Associated Students of Westminster College (ASWC) is rebranding to create structural cohesiveness, a change that will launch in the spring.WHY:The main problem that ASWC cited with its old structure was that most students didn’t understand the branches of student government were all part of ASWC.“Currently, the n...
Winter club has new leading faces
The Westminster Ski and Snowboard Club has new leading faces hoping to fill this season with events and opportunities for all to join.Unlike other local colleges, Westminster’s winter-geared club is open to all and without cost. Compared to the University of Utah’s club, One Love, where there is a membership fee, Westminster’s club is free of charge.One of the club’s presidents, Owen Golden, senio...
Bastian guest speaker brings a face to transgender research
The upcoming Bastian Lecture Keynote, “The Complexity of Passing: Maintaining Identity as a Trans Person," will discuss diversity in academia with research and real-life experiences in the transgender community on Oct. 22. Chase Ross, a graduate student researching the experiences of transgender identity, will be the first speaker in the Bastian Diversity Lecture Series on campus. I...
Indian coffeehouse offers authenticity and intellect
This fall, avid coffee drinkers may want to drop the Starbucks Pumpkin-Spice Latte. What used to be a hot pink cupcake store, Karma Coffee House has come to be the hangout spot for Westminster students to enjoy.“What do you like to do for fun?” asked Venkat Subramani, the owner of Karma. “Come hang out here.”Located on 1751 S. 1100 East, Karma delivers early morning and late night hours, flexible ...
Coffee drinkers seek aesthetic and quality
Coffee shops around Salt Lake City are catering to aesthetics—sometimes, at a steep cost.Many students are the hidden consumers of “trendy” coffee, often described as hipster. Publik Coffee Roasters, located on 975 S. West Temple, is one of those coffee shops and said it believes “in quality over quantity, community over corporate, planet over profit” as well as a “drive to serve the flawless...
New Westminster dance department seeks students who dance in their dreams
The Westminster College Dance Department launched in Fall 2014 and is still growing under the direction of Nina Vought and her talented students.Nina Vought, chair of the Department of Dance, explained that the program aims to make Westminster a more well-rounded community.Vought, who is celebrating her 20th year as a faculty member of Westminster, said that the department encourages its students ...