Author: Hope Bloom
Some Westminster students say flow arts help them cope with stress
Some Westminster College students have found a nontraditional stress-reliever, meditational form and workout through ‘flow arts’ — a genre of creative movement that gained popularity in recent years through festivals like Burning Man and EDC. Arianna Wittel, a junior fine arts studio emphasis major at Westminster, said she first learned about the hobby from an old roommate and eventually asked for...
Westminster alum says her college studies pushed her to pursue a career in national parks
A Utah native who grew up with a deep connection to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Cassidy Jones developed an innate interest in public lands, national parks and political-cultural conflict from a young age. When Jones was a student at Westminster College, the environmental studies program was only in its infancy. Instead, her English coursework led her to discover a passion for the ...
Westminster College supports March For Our Lives movement
Early last month, students across the nation participated in a national school walkout, as part of a growing movement urging lawmakers to tighten gun control legislation. The walkout lasted for 17 minutes; one minute to honor each of the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February. Participation in the walkout sparked controversy and a nationwide debate surr...
Westminster students learn how to scuba dive in a land-locked desert state
With ski resorts and hiking trails less than an hour away from the campus, Westminster College attracts many students interested in outdoor recreation — but one unexpected activity the desert state offers is scuba diving. Despite being a landlocked state, northern Utah has several geothermal springs and reservoirs, with year-round diving opportunities available. “There are so many fun places to di...
Westminster College’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day offers a “safe environment” for young women to learn and grow
Girls between the ages of 6 and 14 came to the Dolores Dore Eccles Health, Wellness and Athletic Center (HWAC) at Westminster College on Saturday to play soccer and basketball and learn how to hip hop, rock climb and kayak. The event was part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a celebration that recognizes both ametur and elite female athletes and brings national attention to the p...
Former students who returned as Westminster faculty talk about why they decided to teach at their alma mater
Initially, it was the beautiful campus tucked away in the middle of the eclectic Sugar House neighborhood that made them fall in love with Westminster College — but their life experiences and a desire to make an impact on those who came after them are what brought them back years later to teach at their alma mater. For some of the four Westminster faculty members who were once students here, the d...
Westminster alum speaks on sexual assault, offers support to survivors at #MeToo town hall
Hollywood isn’t the only community shaken into action by the #MeToo movement — a hashtag that went viral last October and has remained in the spotlight through national media coverage. The conversation also came to Salt Lake City Tuesday night in a formal way with with #MeToo: A Townhall Conversation, thanks in part to Laurie Hofmann, the board chair for the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (...