Author: Sebastian Durante
Track, cross country athletes train at high school, desire upgraded facilities
While Westminster College has taken steps to improve its track and field training facility, athletes are still forced to train off campus. Westminster cross country team and track and field team still train at Highland High School as the college’s current facilities do not provide distance runners and throwers with the necessary space, according to student athletes. With the installation of the ne...
Shred Fest builds excitement for upcoming winter season students say
Westminster students and community members alike celebrated the start of the winter sports season at Shred Fest on Saturday. Shred Fest is an event held in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. According to its website, the event is a celebration of skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, live music and more. Shred Fest is an annual event that began in Missoula, Montana, and spread to Salt Lake City as wel...
Westminster hosts luncheon to discuss new diversity strategic plan
A Westminster College administrator and guest speaker address the campus community about the college’s commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion across the institution at the B.W Bastian Diversity Series luncheon on Friday at Westminster on the Draw. In 2017, Westminster adopted its first Diversity Statement which was part of the college’s Five-Year Strategic Plan. The college has since craf...
Mopeds fun, economical transportation say Westminster students
Bruce Ostler’s morning commute to class is unique. He doesn’t drive a car or walk the four blocks from his house in Sugar House. Instead, Ostler steps outside every morning, opens his garage and pushes his moped off its built-in kickstand. He presses a button beneath the throttle that makes the engine sputter to life, with a puff of white smoke. Ostler is not the only one to adopt this mode ...
Interim Title IX coordinator appointed, college seeks full-time replacement
Westminster College’s Title IX coordinator resigned earlier this semester. While the college searches for a permanent replacement, an interim coordinator has been selected. Former Title IX Coordinator Jason Schwartz-Johnson’s last day at Westminster was Sept. 7. “During [Schwartz-Johnson]’s three years at the college he implemented a range of training programs for staff, faculty and students, esta...
Student works 4 a.m. shift at airport to pay off student loans
It’s 3 a.m., and while most other college students are already asleep, Cason Konzer is shutting off his alarm clock and climbing out of bed. Konzer, a sophomore math major, works at the Salt Lake City International Airport unloading cargo planes on the tarmac. His shift starts at 4 a.m. “Sometimes when I’m up late he’ll get up and say ‘I am heading to work’ and I think to myself, wow I haven...
ASW president plans to increase diversity, transparency in student government
ASW President Jazmin May said she will use her time in office to increase transparency between ASW and the student body and promote diversity and inclusion. She said this includes diversity and inclusion not just on campus, but within ASW as well. “I think in general, the student board and myself as president are all striving to be more inclusive and diverse,” said May, a senior communication majo...