Author: Alex Catmull
History, art, public health: A look at the Exploring Hopi and Diné Nations May Term
Historical landmarks, beautiful scenery, basket weaving, pottery making and an introduction into several different Native American cultures. These are the things students will experience in the Exploring Hopi and Diné Nations May Term study experience, according to Marsha Morton, one of the trip leaders. Morton started the class in 1985 and has taught some version of it for the past 26 years. The ...
Incoming ASW student board shares their professional, personal goals for next year
The 2019-2020 ASW board was sworn in on April 15, and multiple members of the board sat down with The Forum to talk about their plans, hopes and goals for the upcoming year. All interviews were conducted at separate times and answers have been edited for conciseness and clarity. What are your plans for the upcoming year? Executive: Maggie Regier, next year’s ASW president, said she plans on worki...
Revival of Dungeons & Dragons provides Westminster community with unique storytelling opportunity
You’re walking in the forest and you hear a strange noise, you pause listening for whatever it might be. The forest remains quiet and you begin walking again, suddenly a zombie appears in front of you, what is your action? This is what it’s like to play Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeons and Dragons, or more commonly known as D&D, is a fantasy role-playing game, created in 1974 by Gary Gyga...
How gender equity at Westminster compares to other Utah colleges
Disclaimer: There are many different aspects to diversity, but this story will focus on gender in higher education roles. The story will also only discuss gender in binary, even though The Forum understands that gender is a spectrum. In December 2015, a group of 13 student activists protested at a faculty meeting in the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business because of statements from the college’...
Gender-affirming wardrobe event helps people express identity organizers say
Colorful lights flashing, upbeat music playing, lively conversations and clothes, lots and lots of clothes. This was the backdrop of Westminster College’s gender affirming wardrobe event on Feb. 22 in Foster Hall. The event, coordinated by Quinn Visher, a public health major, was intended to give community members a chance to find clothes that express who they are at no cost. Visher said she organ...
Presenter draws connection from manic pixie dream girl trope to violence against women with mental illness
She’s whimsical. She’s captivating. She’s completely attached, completely aloof, dissociative, hyper-sexual, manic, impulsive, charismatic and eccentric. She is the manic pixie dream girl. The common trope and its detrimental effect on the real mentally ill women it embodies was the subject in Kyli Rodriguez-Cayro’s speech at Westminster College on Monday. The term manic pixie dream girl was coine...
Want to change the world? There’s a class for that
Westminster College’s How to Change the World class provides students with an opportunity to learn through service and volunteer work in the South Salt Lake community. The class is taught by education professor Peter Ingle both Fall and Spring semesters. In the class, students must complete 20 hours of volunteering in the South Salt Lake community while investigating what it means to serve, and wh...