Author: Bre Empey

Turf troubles: Students say Dumke Field needs an upgrade

For the past 12 years, Dumke Field has been the center for athletics at Westminster College. But now, students say the aging field—which was created in 2005 and surfaced with artificial turf that hasn't been replaced since then—poses a safety risk. According to Field Turf, the artificial turf company that installed Dumke Field, the industry standard for replacing artificial turf is every eight yea...

Music, beer and friends: Westminster community talks about the importance of nightlife

Sure, college is about students furthering their academic careers and gaining knowledge. But what’s a college experience without a few late nights and a little tequila?That's what some Westminster College students think, anyway. From Sugar House Pub to Liquid Joes, the variety of bars and lounges in downtown Salt Lake City and Sugar House attract many students and alumni, who said nightlife is an ...

Westminster College increases tuition by 2.9 percent

Westminster College students will pay more for their tuition again next year, which some worry will adversely impact students from minority backgrounds.Last year, the increase was 2.5 percent. This year, tuition costs will increase 2.9 percent.Westminster isn't the only higher education system raising costs. Tuition at colleges and universities across the state is projected to increase between 2.5...

NCAA Division II creates obstacles for returning athletes to receive scholarships

Many people believe that all college athletes who receive athletic scholarships receive a full-ride, but the truth is that students in the majority of college athletic programs receive only a partial athletic scholarship—if anything at all.A full athletic scholarship covers tuition, course-related fees, room and board and books. A partial athletic scholarship covers only a portion of those expense...

Griffins come together at the Roost Project

ASW’s Roost Project, held once every semester, provided students the opportunity to showcase their music or slam poetry prowess on Feb. 21 in the Bassis Student Center.“The idea is that it’s kind of a coffee house kickback, so you just come and you listen to your friends play music and you have some treats on us and you kind of hang out, maybe do some homework,” said Cassandra Yerkes, a junior art...

Westminster student has more on the brain than homework

Ryzen Benson, a junior bio-medical and translational research major, has more on his brain than the average student. Aside from attending classes, Benson coaches Highland High School’s football team where he began studying sports-related concussions. Benson has been coaching the Highland Rams for two years now.  "He came in and started looking at how we developed athletes and his cu...

ASW creates religious and cultural holiday observance policy

ASW passed a declaration concerning religious and cultural holiday observance at its Senate meeting on Jan. 23.  The declaration, presented by sophomore international business major Gabriella Sanchez, gives professors and students a standard for absences on religious and/or cultural holidays that are not observed on the college's academic calendar.   “This policy sounds li...

Short-term punishments, long-term gains: Westminster’s second year of probation in NCAA

Last year, the NCAA Division II Management Council approved Westminster College’s bid to join the RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) and begin the three year membership process.NCAA Division II is one of the three membership divisions at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, an organization comprising more than 1,200 institutions, conferences and affiliated organizations. Division I...