Author: Rachel Terran
Students explore definitions of feminism at Fem Poetry Slam
The word ‘feminism’ means something different for everyone. The Fem Poetry Slam on Nov. 16 brought the Westminster College community together to celebrate those differences through poetry, an open mic and a head-to-head poetry slam competition. Westminster Slam hosted the event in collaboration with the Feminist Club and Girl Up, a female empowerment and education organization that recently o...
Black Student Union creates space for black students on predominantly white campus
White students make up 76 percent of Westminster College’s student body, and students of color make up 20 percent, according to data from the college's AVP-DEI recruitment portfolio document. Of the 20 percent students of color, African American students make up 1 percent of the student population.National issues around race impact Westminster students, which led to the creation of Westminster’s B...
SLC Shred Fest hypes winter sports enthusiasts at preseason event
Uniting two subcultures that both share a pride and passion for winter sports, SLC Shred Fest brought together members of the Salt Lake City ski and snowboard communities to celebrate the upcoming winter season.SLC Shred Fest was a preseason festival that took place at Liberty Park on Nov. 5 from 2 to 11 p.m. with live bands, vendors, lumberjack competitions and rail jams. Zoë Zeer...
Thousands of items at Westminster’s lost and found go unclaimed each year
Westminster College’s campus concierge desk tracks snowfall, discounts and campus-wide lost and found items. On a typical day, five to 10 lost and found items are brought to the desk—meaning at least 30 items a week and well over 1,000 items each year, according to Emily Budd, a junior nursing major and campus concierge associate.Despite the quantity of items brought to the concierge desk in the S...
Bicycle Collective hosts free bike repair classes
What used to be a pop-up tent in the Richer Commons has transformed into an official bike shop where no one leaves without getting down to the nitty gritty work of bike repair. This year, Westminster College’s Bicycle Collective is hosting official bike repair workshops every Monday and Wednesday at 2 p.m.At the Bicycle Collective—located on the north end of campus on 1780 S 1200 East—bike lovers ...
First-year student with second degree black belt kickstarts new campus club
First-year student Diana Khosrovi attracted over 35 students to join her taekwondo club during the first weeks of school. Khosrovi, a second-degree black belt from Boise, Idaho, went from disliking taekwondo to obtaining two black belts and starting a college club.Khosrovi is currently an exploratory major but is planning on pursuing pre-law. In the meantime, she said she hopes to lead students to...
Utah’s first compounding pharmacy still serves Sugar House
Down the street from Westminster is a local compounding pharmacy where people can pick up prescriptions, experience the charm of a family business, buy from a local gift shop and utilize a complimentary massage chair.The Sugar House Chamber currently lists 65 small businesses on its web page, and Jolley’s Pharmacy, located on 1702 S. 1100 East, has been a part of Sugar House’s tradition of small b...
Students lead initiative to use gender neutral language
During the first week of school, many members of the Westminster community wore pronoun buttons, picked up informational brochures about pronouns and gave introductions using their pronouns.Bringing awareness to how individuals identify is part of the Gender Neutral Language Initiative at Westminster, a student-run effort to create awareness on campus about pronouns and gender identity.Westminster...