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‘Human beings are mathematical beings,’ guest speaker tells Westminster students
Many students aren’t given the tools they need to learn math. This results in a fear, or even resentment, of mathematics, ultimately harming students in the long run. That was the message from G...Read More
Iron Chef competition brings backcountry cooking to campus
The Backcountry Iron Chef event, a cooking competition created and run by the Outdoor Program, encouraged students to create “the best meal using only backcountry cooking equipment and ingredients,” a...Read More
The Coffee Shop replaces Griff’s Roost amidst Westminster University, Sodexo partnership
Westminster University now offers espresso, chai and frappe drinks in Bassis Student Center where Griff’s Roost used to occupy, over a week after the Fall semester commenced. Dubbed “Coffee Shop” by s...Read More
Westminster community book club dives into ideas of “acceptable” bodies in “The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love”
“Living in a female body, a Black body, an aging body, a fat body, a body with mental illness, is to awaken daily to a planet that expects a certain set of apologies to already live on our tongues,” a...Read More
Climate activist shares “doing better” solutions for the climate crisis
Josie Gerritsen is a Media Writing I student who won the Aspiring Forum Journalist Prize for her work covering the Kim T. Adamson Lecture in International Studies. “The human race is responding to cli...Read More
Student engagement librarians offer resources, guidance for Westminster community
Katherine Tucker Paterson, a student engagement librarian at Giovale Library, said she encourages students to utilize the librarians’ guidance and assistance in addition to the resources offered at Gi...Read More
Westminster community explores ChatGPT, examines artificial intelligence in higher education
ChatGPT has sparked discussions across the country about the role of artificial intelligence in higher education and how institutions are adapting their curriculum and teaching methods to this new pla...Read More
Less than 2% of the population: Westminster community unpacks, analyzes being Black at a primarily white Utah college
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled Isaac Cortes. That error is now fixed. This story was initially written in Fall 2022 by former Forum reporter Lalise Eshete. At Westminster Coll...Read More
Griff’s Roost barista seeks to improve cafe for Westminster community
This story was initially written in Fall 2022 by former Forum reporter Madi Goddard. Chris Forbush, a barista at Griff’s Roost Cafe, said he would like to see the space become a place for the communit...Read More
Some students, faculty said they feel optimistic about proposed community hour
Dean of Students Glenn Smith proposed “Community Hour,” a time when students, faculty and staff “might gather informally or at structured events during weekdays,” in an email sent Oct. 27. “We p...Read More