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Meau Brinley pursues full-time art career Meau Brinley pursues full-time art career
Personality/Q&A

Meau Brinley pursues full-time art career

KC Carter

At a liberal arts school like Westminster College, artists are abundant, and classes aren’t free. Some students said they are turning to alternative ways of earning an income selling art.  Meau B...Read More

The challenges of learning a second language in college during a pandemic The challenges of learning a second language in college during a pandemic
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The challenges of learning a second language in college during a pandemic

Rylee Brown

“I’ve seen throughout my travels and stuff, how language is such an amazing tool to connect people,” said Cole Porterfield, a senior international business and marketing major. He and Mikey O’Hearn, a...Read More

A woman with a mask and glasses sits behind a purple-clothed table with a sign “Student Emergency Support Fund” and other non legible text in the Shaw Student Student March 2. The table is also filled with rice crispy treats, tea boxes, and Play-doh. A woman with a mask and glasses sits behind a purple-clothed table with a sign “Student Emergency Support Fund” and other non legible text in the Shaw Student Student March 2. The table is also filled with rice crispy treats, tea boxes, and Play-doh.
Personality/Q&A

AmeriCorps VISTA leader serves the Westminster community through The Purple Basket

Vanessa Eveleth

AmeriCorps VISTA leader Nayethzi Hernandez has served the Westminster College community through The Purple Basket since the start of the 2020–21 school year.  “The Purple Basket aims to basically meet...Read More

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.
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Westminster removes mask requirements in classrooms

Q W

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. ...Read More

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.
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COVID-19 shows the necessity of accessibility in education

Q W

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.&n...Read More

Jake Kirkwood, a white male student and Cris Mora Rubio, a black male student, sitting in a room. Jake Kirkwood, a white male student and Cris Mora Rubio, a black male student, sitting in a room.
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RPG Night brings fun and games through role-playing

Tommy Howells

The Disability Justice and Board with Friends clubs collaborated to host RPG Night with micro-role-playing games, or single-session tabletop role-playing games with light rules, March 15. The two club...Read More

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

Q W

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 p...Read More

Woman sits out of focus at a table in the library with a mask on and a sign about masks in front of her. Woman sits out of focus at a table in the library with a mask on and a sign about masks in front of her.
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Westminster announces Spring COVID-19 updates, flexible start to semester

Zidia Gibson and Anthony Giorgio

Westminster College announced the first two weeks of Spring semester will “be flexible” to mitigate the impact of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to the COVID updates webpage. Professors ma...Read More

A man sits at a desk, typing on a computer. A man sits at a desk, typing on a computer.
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Low student on-campus employment creates workplace difficulties

Keely Carolan

At Westminster College, many on-campus job positions remain unfilled despite being halfway through the 2021-22 school year, according to President Beth Dobkin. Utah has one of the lowest unemployment ...Read More

A whitewater kayaker paddles through a large rapid while water crashes over the bow of the kayak. A whitewater kayaker paddles through a large rapid while water crashes over the bow of the kayak.
Featured News / Personality/Q&A

Kayaker, paraglider Macie Brendlinger on managing risk, passion for extreme sports

Ella Viesturs

Macie Brendlinger, a sophomore nursing major at Westminster College, has a zest for thrill, with paragliding and whitewater kayaking being her adrenaline-inducing mechanisms of choice. Brendlinger sai...Read More