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Ashlee Szwedko and Liliana Sauro, both sophomore neuroscience majors, sit without masks at a table with Meghan Wall, a dance professor, who is wearing a mask during class. They are all working on their laptops. Ashlee Szwedko and Liliana Sauro, both sophomore neuroscience majors, sit without masks at a table with Meghan Wall, a dance professor, who is wearing a mask during class. They are all working on their laptops.

Westminster removes mask requirements in classrooms

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Westminster College relaxed mask requirements on Monday, March 28. The new guidelines only require masks in Student Health Services and the Counseling Center, according to a campus-wide safety email.  Glenn Smith, the dean of students, said in an email the change to mask requirements is in alignment with CDC guidelines now that Salt Lake City is in low transmission, with 10 or less COVID-19 cases ...

Binnie Green Morris, a white person with long black and pink hair, walks away from a doorway. They are using a pink cane and pass two signs that say the accessible entrance is on the other side of the building. Binnie Green Morris, a white person with long black and pink hair, walks away from a doorway. They are using a pink cane and pass two signs that say the accessible entrance is on the other side of the building.

COVID-19 shows the necessity of accessibility in education

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Disability and student wellness have become more of a focus at Westminster College over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Christie Fox, the director of student success and retention.  Long COVID can be considered a disability because of the long lasting COVID-19 symptoms including, but not limited to, fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty thinking and concentrating, and chr...

Kaitlyn Mahone, the owner of Under the Umbrella, a queer bookstore, stands in front of their favorite section in the store, the nonfiction section on Feb. 26. Kaitlyn Mahone, the owner of Under the Umbrella, a queer bookstore, stands in front of their favorite section in the store, the nonfiction section on Feb. 26.

Queer bookstore creates safe, accessible, affirming space for LGBTQ+ community in Salt Lake City

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Under the Umbrella, a queer bookstore located at the corner of 500 west and 200 south, opened in November 2021. It is the only bookstore catering towards the LGBTQ+ community and is the one of the only specifically queer establishments accessible for all ages in Salt Lake City.  “I want queer people to be here all the time, doing all sorts of shit,” said Kaitlyn Mahone, the owner of Under the...

Gaeble Jones, a white woman with brown hair and short bangs, looks up from writing in a notebook while sitting at her desk in the Associated Students of Westminster office Gaeble Jones, a white woman with brown hair and short bangs, looks up from writing in a notebook while sitting at her desk in the Associated Students of Westminster office

New Appointed ASW Vice President Gaeble Jones confirmed Jan. 31

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After previous Vice President Deaun Saxby graduated December 2021, ASW president and senior communication major Brendan Sudberry appointed Saxby’s successor.  This follows what is laid out in the ASW Constitution, Article VI, Section 4 which states, “should the office of the ASW Vice-President become permanently vacated, the ASW President will appoint a new Vice-President to fill the unexpire...

Counselors, students give advice for managing anxiety during COVID-19 Counselors, students give advice for managing anxiety during COVID-19

Counselors, students give advice for managing anxiety during COVID-19

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As the Spring semester begins with a flexible start, students said they experience high levels of anxiety, with 75% of respondents saying their anxiety was a five out of ten or above, according to a poll conducted on The Forum’s Instagram page Jan. 12.  “Can 12 be an appropriate answer?” asked Kylie Palmer, a junior history major and one of 16 participants in the Instagram poll.  Cory Sh...