Author: Meghan Garrecht-Connelly

Student twins go from wombmates to teammates

Sport families are common, but sports twins are a little harder to find. Cole and Chase Flinders, who started playing lacrosse in seventh grade, have continued to play together through the past nine years and now play on Westminster College men’s lacrosse team. Not only do the juniors share the same college and the same sports team, but they are also both majoring in finance. “It’s really fun bein...

ASW’s eating disorders Taboo Talk offers venue to discuss a prevalent issue among college students

Though eating disorders are prevalent on college campuses, they’re a topic many avoid. To combat that stigma, ASW brought Rebecca Hamilton, a counselor at a facility that specializes in eating disorder treatment, to the Gore Auditorium at Westminster College on Thursday. College students are particularly prone to eating disorders, which usually begin between age 18 and 21, according to research fr...

Westminster College students gather to ‘Take Back the Night’

“As long as people say #MeToo, we have got some work to do.” That’s what students and community members chanted as they walked from the University of Utah to Westminster College as part of the annual Take Back the Night march, which the schools’ Students for Choice clubs organized. The event aims to end sexual and domestic violence in all forms, and coming together to march is an important step in...

Westminster students and organizations turn to GoFundMe to raise money

When she was nominated to participate in Mx. Westminster, an annual pageant at Westminster College that donates proceeds to the Rape Recovery Center of Utah, Kelsey Henrichsen created a GoFundMe page to help raise money. Henrichsen, a junior computer science major, was one of 12 participants and she raised $275 for the cause through online donations. “I think it was successful because I was able t...

Westminster students say renewed interest in ‘90s artist Bob Ross extends beyond his art

Hunched over their canvases, around 45 members of the Westminster College community intently followed student Meera Edwards’ directions for wet-on-wet painting technique on Feb. 23. They’d gathered in the Health Wellness and Athletic Center’s Special Events Room to paint Sugar House Park Bob Ross–style. Ross is known for his step-by-step painting tutorials, which were popularized on the 11-year ru...

English major says her goal is to bring artistic creativity to the community

Anyone who spends time with Scout Invie, a junior English major at Westminster College, can see she’s driven by a creative force. “Scout is constantly making art,” said Naomi Shapiro, a junior and friend of Invie’s. “She is either painting, throwing ceramic pots or knitting pretty much every time I see her.” For that reason, Invie said many were surprised when she, a highly artistic student, chose...