Author: Rachel Robertson

ASW revamps the student election process

ASW received a facelift this year with a rebrand, but it’s not stopping there. It’s restructured the election process for future student positions, as well.The election restructure has a major component shift—now, there are no longer team platforms. Instead, students will be running on individual campaign platforms. Jane Jerman, ASW vice president and member of the elections committee, said that A...

Hillel talks Star Wars, Jews and Jedis

What do Judaism and Star Wars have in common, and what’s the Force really about? Rabbi David Levinsky from Park City held a discussion on the parallels between the major motion picture and faith as part of the Hillel Food For Thought Series. Dana Tumpowsky, executive director of Hillel of Utah, put together a new event this year called the Food For Thought Series at Westminster College.“I kne...

Bastian Lecture keynote speaker addresses unjust systematic issues

“Martin Luther King keep the dream alive,” echoed down 2100 South just about an hour before Dr. Robin DiAngelo took stage. After a march celebrating Martin Luther King Day and his work members of the Westminster community gathered in the Gore Auditorium for the keynote speaker Dr. Robin DiAngelo. The lecture’s topic: “New Racism: How Racism Adapted to the Challenges of the Civil Rights M...

Talking ‘bout our generation

"Fucking Millennials." That comment rings in my ears still, like a haunting. It's Monday morning, 10:27 a.m., and you want to know where I am? I'm standing in the middle of a frozen baseball field. There's a three year old who has been calling "Raaaachel" since 8:30 a.m. this morning.My boots have snow slowly seeping down into them, and I think I may have feeling still potentially left i...

Westminster students raise awareness for Conference of Parties

The sun began to disappear, and students stood like penguins as they shuffled back and forth. The temperature hovered at a chilling 32 degrees. The words of Naomi Klein’s “This Changes Everything” bit through the cold air, and students took turns reading the book aloud in a filibuster fashion on Dec. 3 in the Richer Commons.“Our main goal was just to raise awareness that the COP [the Con...

Feds arrive on campus for on-going sexual assault investigation

One in five women are victims of sexual assault in their college career, according to a study by the Association of American Universities. In recent years, college communities have tried to combat and address the prevalence of sexual assault on campuses—a conversation that has not missed Westminster’s campus. Over 200 Westminster students, faculty and staff signed the It’s On Us pledge—an adv...

Sunday goodbyes

It’s been a week. That’s right: seven days. Seven blips.That’s nothing... I have over six months to wait. Why is it hard this time?My best friend deployed. We’ve done this before; multiple times. He’s gone to multiple other places far away and distant.Why now, though, I think… as I sit here stupidly staring at the other spot on the couch imagining him sitting there like he did last weekend.

Chase Ross pushes the Westminster community to address campus inclusion

Gore Auditorium was filled on the night of Thursday, Oct. 22, as students, faculty, local high school students and other members of the Westminster community flocked to the auditorium to hear Chase Ross, a transgender rights activist, speak.  Ross was the first Bastian Lecture Keynote speaker of the school year. He delivered a presentation called “The Complexity of Passing: Maintaining I...

Westminster’s Halloween dance put on hold

The annual Halloween dance put on by SAC normally consists of an off-campus venue, buses, a DJ and more. This year the tradition is taking a hiatus.There will be no Halloween dance this year hosted by SAC or anyone else at Westminster."It’s not an issue of not wanting to host dances; it’s not all the dances," said Sarah Hirning, SAC president. "It’s the behavior at the Halloween dance that happens...

Westminster’s ongoing Title IX compliance and investigation

As part of its push to educate the college community about Title IX, Westminster hosted a screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary that chronicles how sexual assault has been handled and mishandled on campuses across the country. Hanna Lukes, a senior from Salt Lake City, said she was excited to attend the movie because it was a topic she was passionate about. She said she was glad he...

Keeping up with Jane

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Jane Jerman. Jerman must fly around campus cape-clad with all the work she does for the Westminster community.Jerman is all purple and gold and might as well dawn the Griffin mascot herself. She is the ASWC vice-president, Title IX student committee member, Commission of Women’s Success member, feminist club member, Westminster Presidential Ambassador, former re...

Editor’s column

Welcome back Griffins! It’s a brand new year and we at The Forum couldn’t be more excited to get going. My words of wisdom for this year: don’t stay stagnant, get uncomfortable.I know that sounds not fun, but hey, you’re here these four years and they fly.