Opinion
Limousines on fire, warm fuzzies, pussyhats and a dash of white feminism
No protest is perfect. I mean, hell yeah to the millions of people who showed up to the Women’s March. It was empowering, important and incredible, and the world needs more warm, fuzzy feelings right ...Read More
The art of being alone
It’s 4:51 a.m. (to be precise), and I can’t sleep. Underneath a mound of blankets and facing away from the sounds of 1300 East, I feel relatively content. The faces of my family, friends and attr...Read More
Campus leaders across the state pledge to create safe communities during Trump Presidency
Campus leaders at Westminster College, the University of Utah, Dixie State University and Salt Lake Community College came together to write a letter of support for safe communities and diverse popula...Read More
Post-election reflections on my trip to Afghanistan
In the summer of 2015, a few days before May Term classes ended, I decided it was time to visit my home country. Born and raised in Afghanistan, it had been four years since I’d last visited my hometo...Read More
Thanksgiving 2016: Mixed family, mixed feelings
With only a few weeks left in the semester, I’m sure I’m not the only one who needed a vacation —but then I had to fly to California to deal with Thanksgiving in a mixed family.Coming from a “mixed fa...Read More
Finding complexity
It wasn’t my parents I feared most but rather the things I knew they couldn’t protect me from. They never asked me to define myself in any certain way and never pushed it to happen sooner than I was r...Read More
Totalitarianism in your pocket: Activism is in need of philosophy Part II
In the previous article, I outlined a problem. In this companion piece, I hope to further clarify that problem and illustrate my solution to it. I will provide a brief overview of my analysis here, bu...Read More
Everything I want to say to my first-year residents but don’t know how
Heyo, It’s me—your friendly neighborhood residential adviser (RA). You might know me from the first floor meeting, where I awkwardly talked about policies loudly in your face, or perhaps from tho...Read More
Griffins in the classroom, Utes on the weekend
Tis’ the season—football season, that is, and Westminster College students aren’t missing out on the fun. Sure, Westminster doesn’t have a football team, but there are always a handful of students rep...Read More
Learning Communities: Connecting or clashing perspectives?
Westminster College officially implemented its WCore curriculum—which replaced the liberal education requirements—with this year’s first-year class. There have been both negative and positive com...Read More