Author: Jamie Crane-Mauzy
Every person matters, says new director of residence life
In under three weeks, Jess Sweitzer, the new director of Residence Life, went from interviewing at Westminster College to moving from Pittsburgh, PA to Salt Lake City. Sweitzer began working on campus on July 5. Her office is located in Shaw L6 on the lower level located near Counselling Services and Global Peace and Spirituality Office. Before Sweitzer started, Karnell McConnell-Black, the dean o...
Know before you go, Westminster hosts avalanche preparedness class
Winter season is arriving, and some Westminster College students have never skied backcountry terrain. That is why, on Nov. 15, Westminster Ski and Snowboard club hosted the Know Before You Go avalanche awareness clinic on campus. Professional snowboarder Tony Pavlantos came to present. Pavlantos said he has had 12 friends die from avalanches, so he wants to educate the community on avalanche safe...
NPR’s Science Friday interviews Westminster staff member
The research of Westminster College’s Great Salt Lake Institute (GSLI) was brought to national attention Sept. 21, when biologist and GSLI coordinator Jaimi Butler was featured on the NPR podcast Science Friday. Science Friday is a national podcast “dedicated to increasing the public’s access to science and scientific information,” according to their website. Butler and Science Friday host Ira Fla...
Prop. 2 divides Utah voters, Westminster community
Enedina Stanger, a 27-year-old member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and mother of two young children, was charged with child endangerment in 2015 because of her use of cannabis, also known as marijuana, to stop the pain caused by a rare disease. Stanger was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease that causes the breakdown of connective tissues allowing bones to become...
Thousands gather for the People’s Climate march
April 29 marked President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, which prompted thousands of people across the world to join together to promote climate protection.Many Westminster College students attended Salt Lake City’s People’s Climate March, which gave them the chance to take action and raise their voices over an issue they said they strongly believe in.“I have lived here for three years,...
“Come together and fight back”: Sen. Bernie Sanders visits Salt Lake City
“We can come together and create the future we want.”That was the overall message at Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ tour in Salt Lake City on Friday.Sanders, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and other Democratic Party leaders met and gave speeches to an enthralled crowd of 3,000 on Friday in hopes of motivating Utah citizens to step up and take action concerning economic, climate and hu...