Personality/Q&A
Westminster Director of Counseling talks about imposter syndrome
Since the start of the Fall semester, several Westminster students arrived on Richer Commons for the first time in nearly a year and a half. Forum staff reporter Maddie Cushing wasn’t feeling the warm...Read More
Westminster student brings heavy metal to community through impromptu concerts
Head banging, gnarly guitar licks and the sound of drums that could rupture eardrums: these are some of the characteristics that make metal music. Jay Gagne knows the last one especially well. Gagne, ...Read More
Prashanti Limbu shares culinary heritage, cooking advice
As part of the college experience, many students realize that they have to learn how to cook for themselves. College students find ways to make a home-cooked meal. One student in particular uses...Read More
COVID-19 protocols to change in upcoming athletic seasons
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic and college students, many of whom were on spring break, were asked not to return to campus. The next day, professional, co...Read More
Meet the incoming class of 2021
After nearly a year and a half of pandemic-related disruption, schools across the nation are preparing to welcome students back to in-person education—Westminster included. In anticipation of the star...Read More
Rowing meets the Great Salt Lake: How 1 woman is sharing her love for the sport
Meghan Saunders fell in love with rowing the moment she tried it. “It was easy,” Saunders said. “I heard about rowing [from a friend], I went to the Great Salt Lake to row one day, and there was no lo...Read More
Public health student studies, tracks, supports fight against COVID-19
Over the last year, many classrooms at Westminster College have been impacted by the news cycle. The pandemic-related recession has crept its way into economics classrooms, inequity in medical care in...Read More
Ethical taxidermy turned into art
It’s not every day you find yourself trying to pull teeth out of an elk skull. One student, Alinnea Christiansen, a third-year justice studies major at Westminster College, has always had a fascinatio...Read More
Lacrosse goalie uses final year of eligibility returning to Westminster after transfer to Division 1 program
Mikala Davis is a fifth-year goalie for the Westminster College women’s lacrosse team who is in her final year of nursing school. Although Davis’ student-athlete journey started like any typical athle...Read More
New interim dean seeks to pursue passion, help students succeed
Dr. Glenn Smith most recently served as the provost and vice president of student engagement and innovation at the National University of Natural Medicine, in Portland, Oregon. While there, he served ...Read More