Author: Bailey Gumm
Environmental Studies students celebrate Emigration Creek
Creek Week, sponsored by the Environmental Studies 101 class at Westminster College, looked to teach students about the challenges and opportunities of natural spaces on campus during the last week of April. Events and information sessions on April 23 and 25 included scavenger hunt bingo, painting by the creek and a film screening focused on Emigration Creek, the body of water that runs through We...
Annual Earth Day celebration highlights waste at Westminster
Westminster College’s 12th annual Earth Day celebration set out to achieve two things: connect students with ways to get involved and celebrate the work students have accomplished during the past year, according to Kerry Case, the director of the Environmental Center. “We know that last year [Westminster] sent about 66 percent more waste to the landfill than we did the year before,” said Case, not...
Students meet Westminster College’s president-elect at open house
Students at Westminster College attended an open reception on Tuesday in the Alumni House to meet the school’s next president, Dr. Beth Dobkin. The reception gave them the opportunity to ask questions about her views on her new role and what she plans to do once she takes office July 1. Dobkin will be Westminster’s 19th president and the second woman to hold the position in the school’s history. “...
Westminster community connects through dog spotting
Finding pets on campus at Westminster College just became easier, thanks to the newly-established Westminster DogSpotting Facebook group created by sophomores Enan Whitby and Kenzie Lombard. “You can get a little upshot of fun every once in awhile during your day,” said Whitby, a sociology major. “The fact that the community is so close, it’s nice seeing your friends interact with dogs and thinkin...
Medical missions inspire Westminster College junior to study biology and declare as pre-med major
Westminster College is ranked nationally for service learning, volunteer opportunities, student-run programs and other civic engagement opportunities on campus, according to Business Insider, which included the school in its list of “the 25 best colleges for students who want to change the world.” At 14 years old, current Westminster student Carson Bold visited Chiapas, Mexico and later Tanauan, P...
On-campus weapons policy identifies pepper spray as a ‘non-weapon weapon’
Carrying a cell phone pre-dialed to 911, pepper spray or a rape whistle can make someone alone on campus feel safer, but that doesn’t guarantee an attack won’t happen. Still, many students on college campuses take precautions, just in case. It’s no different at Westminster College, where pepper spray hangs from some students’ backpacks, purses and persons — a reality that seems at odds with the co...