Author: Kennedy Mason
Local fitness studio owner brings new workout to Sugar House
Take a walk, drive or even bike down 2100 South in Sugar House and the streets are almost always packed with traffic coming and going. However, that isn’t why Carrie Goodwin chose to build her business, The Bar Method, right off Highland Dr. and 2100 South.When Goodwin opened The Bar Method after the recession in 2011, she said Sugar House was not a thriving community.“Across the street was a big ...
How to get involved in a new intramural sport on campus
Pickleball is one of America’s fastest-growing sports, according to the USA Pickleball Association. However, most people on campus don’t know the ins and outs of the game.The sport was introduced to Westminster in the fall of 2015 by Laura Iverson-Bastiani, the college’s assistant director of health, wellness and recreation. Iverson-Bastiani organizes all intramural sports on campus, including pic...
Sugar House Farmers Market to debut first fall market close to home for Westminster students
The Sugar House Farmers Market announced it will be extending its season into the fall for its first annual Fall Harvest Market.The market recently found its summer home at Fairmont Park, but it won’t be staying there all winter. Instead, it will move to Wilmington Plaza, right next to Westminster on the Draw.“We really want to highlight Wilmington Plaza and the Wilmington Flats area,” said Amy Bu...
Discussions with the Dean opens dialogue between students and administration
Mark Ferne, dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs, said he wants to go the extra mile and connect with students—from hosting Defeat The Dean, a table-tennis match against students, to delivering food to the residence halls during finals week as part of The Dean Delivers.To try to take that connection to a more personal level, Ferne said he started the program Discussion...
Westminster athletics’ head trainer talks transition to DII
Rick Hackford traded in his breakfast of eggs, bacon, and potatoes for two packs of instant oatmeal the day practices started for Westminster athletes. Hackford has worked as an athletic trainer in many college divisions but said Westminster’s transition from NAIA to NCAA has made his job as head athletic trainer both more difficult and more rewarding.Madison Roemer, a work study student in the at...