Author: Sam Reynoso
First-awarded Eco-Warrior Grant looks to kickstart student waste awareness
After realizing how many holes she had in her sweater, Westminster College student Rosanise Odell paired with Emilia Wint, a senior outdoor education and leadership major, to host a workshop on upcycling clothes. Eventually, their ideas grew into a larger event: #WasteFreeWestminster. The first event of the three-part series drew a crowd of 75 students on April 4, where the pair presented about th...
Westminster community can ‘Netflix and pump’ in college’s new nursing lounge
Westminster College recently introduced a new lounge in the lower level of the Giovale Library designated for nursing mothers, as required by federal law. Westminster’s Staff Council looked to address the need for new mothers who spend their days on campus to have a designated space. The lounge is a protected space that is available to anyone on campus, including guests, to use for nursing purpose...
2018 Mx. Westminster educates audience with crash course on sex
Twelve Westminster College students competed in the Residence Hall Association’s (RHA) Mx. Westminster pageant on Feb. 8 — but Maggie Regier, a sophomore custom major in arts administration and public health, won the crown for her passion for sex education. Reiger said she has wanted to teach the subject for a while and thought the Mx. Westminster pageant would be a fun way to start. For her talen...
Westminster College aviation students and faculty face the program’s last three years of existence with hope
After 50 years, the aviation program at Westminster College — which houses the flight operations and aviation management majors — will be phased out by Spring 2021 due to its high maintenance costs. Westminster is one of the few liberal arts colleges in the nation that offers an aviation program and is also the only college in the United States that trains out of an international airspace (Class B...