Author: Craig Knight
Students love to support Westminster athletics… sometimes
At colleges and universities across the country—from Ohio State University to Alabama University to the University of Utah—students turn out in waves to hang out, drink beverages (use your imagination as to what they drink) and grill before going to a sporting event in a pre-game festivity commonly known as tailgating.At Westminster College, that’s partially true.Getting students to attend a tailg...
Vinyl makes a comeback
Despite the ease and accessibility of listening to music digitally, some people still prefer the inconvenience of listening to their music on vinyl records. Across the United States, there were 9.2 million vinyl records sold in 2014—a number that jumped to 11.9 million in 2015, according to the Nielsen yearly music report. That’s a 29.8 percent increase in total vinyl records sold from 2014 ...
ASW.Clubs looks to improve transition process to prevent inactive clubs
At the start of the 2016 fall semester, Westminster College approved 14 organizations for club status. At the same time, seven clubs became inactive due to a lack of communication, according to ASW.Clubs president Warren Cook.“The transition from president to president isn’t always that smooth and the transition isn’t always the cleanest,” said Nathaniel McDonald, a senior and member of the ASW.Cl...
Stressed for tests? Study shows exercising could help
Millennials are one of the most stressed generations in the United States, according to a survey conducted by the American Psychological Association.Finding ways to cope with stress can differ from student to student. One way a group of Westminster College students manage to de-stress and blow off steam is through trail running, according to alumna Ariane Drake, the founder of Westminster’s Trail ...
Westminster’s female pilots soar through gender barriers
There are 39,621 female pilots in the airline industry in the United States—roughly 6 percent of the total number of of pilots, according to Women in Aviation International.Despite aviation’s male predominance, Westminster College has done a good job getting more women involved in the program, according to Kristi Weeks, a junior in Westminster’s aviation program.Weeks is the president of the colle...
Game night every night
Space. The ever-expanding void outside our planet’s atmosphere where stars, moons, comets and other planets exist. For members of the Star Wars X-Wing league, it’s a place to be conquered.The league meets in the back of Game Night Games, a board game and hobby store located in a strip mall on 2030 S. 900 East, every Thursday night to battle against one another with miniature Star Wars space ships ...
Welcome to Westminster, Generation Z
Every generation has its stereotypes: Baby boomers are thought to be set in their ways and unable to use current technology. Generation X, the ‘middle child’ generation, are seen as apathetic and cynical. Millennials are unmotivated, praise hungry and phone obsessed.Generation Z also has its defining features.In the fall of 2016, Westminster College welcomed the class of 2020, many of whom belong ...