Author: Courtney Cheney
Making History: Women’s Basketball seniors reflect on their journey to NCAA tournament
The Westminster College’s Women’s Basketball team’s journey to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II tournament started out with a grueling and unexpected 24-hour travel period to Amarillo, Texas. The team prepared for their flight from snowy Utah to high winds in Texas, but a canceled flight once they arrived was not on the agenda. With no flight to Amarillo, the day was...
Changing your grade: it can be done, but could be more difficult than you think
Miscommunication, misunderstanding or different expectations can be frustrating for a student and professor. There may be a feeling that the grade a professor gives is permanent, especially when it comes to the final grade, but there are options available to students who believe an academic decision is unfair. Students can advocate for themselves through the academic grievance process.W What is an...
Students practice self-care, make homemade soap bars for single mothers’ resource center
Students design bars of soap to kick off stigma-free week at Westminster College on Tuesday. Attendees created soap for themselves as well as making bars to donated to Women Helping Women, a project lead by Junior League of Salt Lake City. The homemade self-care event was hosted by Westminster’s National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) club. Soap was cut from a 25-lbs block, melted down and pour...
Westminster ‘Stars’ compete for charities, Planned Parenthood to receive proceeds
The Dumke Student theatre is dimly lit with an orange hue as audience members wait in anticipation for Dancing with the Stars on Saturday. Hosted by Westminster Theatre Society and Westminster Dance Society, the event showcased three contestants: Maggie Regier, Han Kim and Chris Davison. The contestants were paired with a dance partner and competed to raise funds for their charity of choice. The t...
Crisis intervention available free to all students through Counseling Center
The Counseling Center, located in the basement level of Shaw Student Center in room L7, provides a crisis intervention hour each day. During this hour, generally occurring at 2 or 3 p.m., students can come to the center — no appointment necessary — and talk with a counselor. Crisis intervention is when someone feels “overwhelmed” and beyond the “emotional capacity to cope” with whatever is going o...
Director of Disability Services uses personal experience to advocate for students
Director of Westminster College’s Disability Services and Testing Center Karen Hicks’ expertise extends beyond the books when it comes to being an advocate for students with physical, learning and psychiatric disabilities. Hicks said she has had a total of three concussions throughout her life and a broken ankle followed by three surgeries. She said she also experiences depression, anxiety and dys...