Author: Louise Saafi
Going beyond sexual assault awareness
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and it is important to the local community in Utah. Sexual assault awareness month is not only crucial to spreading awareness and education but also in becoming advocates for survivors. On a national average, one out of four women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Utah is the leading state for reported sexual assault cases, with one out of th...
Nicole Tyler places ninth in the world for best femme poets
Nicole Tyler, sophomore English major and psychology minor, placed ninth out of 96 of the best female, or non-male identifying individuals, poets in the world in the Women of the World Poetry Slam on March 12 in Brooklyn, New York.The Women of the World Poetry Slam is one of three national events by Poetry Slam Inc. (PSI). Tyler qualified for the poetry slam in October 2015 by meeting certain time...
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus sings for activism in Park City
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus sang for community, compassion and activism on Feb. 13 in Park City. The 75-member group, which has engaged in community activism for nearly 40 years, values evolving society’s views toward the LGBTQPA+ community through its music.On Jan. 15, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) and it’s artistic director, Dr. Timothy Seelig, presented a check of $30,378.32...
National Girls and Women in Sports Day at Westminster College
Westminster College celebrated the 30th National Girls and Women in Sports Day to honor and acknowledge its women athletes on Feb. 6. The celebration took place in the Dolores Doré Eccles Health, Wellness and Recreation Center (HWAC) from 2 to 5:30 p.m.There were 232 girls and women registered for the celebration. The women participated in three different sports, with breaks in between each, and t...
Sugar House’s Little Free Library
Near Westminster College on 1300 East is a Little Free Library that anyone can use. The library is based off of the honor system, which means that anyone may take as many books as they like as long as they return those books when they are finished with them. The books do not need to be returned necessarily, but other books must be replaced in exchange for those books that were originally take...