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Rowing meets the Great Salt Lake: How one woman is sharing her love for the sport
Filmed & Edited by Abby Mangum
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 looking back."
Saunders, a Canada native who came to Utah for school, quickly moved up the ranks of the Great Salt Lake Rowing Club from participant to coach within a year of starting. -
That's What Happened Episode 3: April
Filmed & Edited by Marina McTee & Marisa Cooper
In this episode of That’s What Happened, Video and Podcast Director, Marina McTee, breaks down all the biggest stories from April.
We’ll be talking about a Westminster College student who has been working to get people vaccinated against COVID-19, a cross-country athlete who was hit by a car and Westminster’s reaction to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial.
You can find the links to the full articles below and all of The Forum’s content online at wcforummedia.com.
Story #1: Public health student studies, tracks, supports fight against COVID-19
Link: https://www.wcforummedia.com/public-health-student-studies-tracks-supports-fight-against-covid-19/
Story #2: Cross country athlete finds hope, healing after near-death accident
Link:
https://www.wcforummedia.com/cross-country-athlete-finds-hope-healing-after-near-death-accident/
Story #3: ‘We must do more’: Westminster responds to Chauvin verdicts
Link: https://www.wcforummedia.com/we-must-do-more-westminster-responds-to-chauvin-verdicts/ -
Why are you excited to watch sports in-person again?
Filmed & Edited by Emmaline Russell
The Forum talks with spectators at a Westminster College game to ask why they want to see sports in-person again. -
Public health student studies, tracks, supports fight against COVID-19
Filmed & Edited by Anthony Giorgio
Over the last year, many classrooms at Westminster College have been impacted by the news cycle. Tabitha Edson, a fourth-year public health student, exemplifies this impact both in her coursework and full-time job.
"I always say that I'm getting my degree in COVID, not public health because that's sometimes what it feels like," Edson said. -
That's What Happened Episode 2: March
Filmed & Edited by Marina McTee and Marisa Cooper
In this episode of That’s What Happened, Video and Podcast Director, Marina McTee, breaks down all the biggest stories from March.
We’ll be talking about how local theatres are dealing with the pandemic, a University of Utah coach’s experience with time management as a new mother and Westminster College’s opposition to a bill barring transgender girls from female sports.
You can find the links to the full articles below and all of The Forum’s content online at wcforummedia.com.
Story #1: Local Utah theaters stream films online, replicating in-person experience until pandemic subsides
Link: https://www.wcforummedia.com/local-utah-theaters-stream-films-online-replicating-in-person-experience-until-pandemic-subsides/
Story #2: University of Utah volleyball coach balances time management, full-time job after giving birth during pandemic
Link: https://www.wcforummedia.com/university-of-utah-volleyball-coach-balances-time-management-full-time-job-after-giving-birth-during-pandemic/
Story #3: Westminster joins other Utah colleges in opposing bill that would bar transgender girls from female sports
Link: https://www.wcforummedia.com/westminster-joins-other-utah-colleges-in-opposing-bill-that-would-bar-transgender-girls-from-female-sports/ -
Westminster student hooked on traditional rug making
Filmed & Edited by Sage Stewart
Before the mass production of rugs began, rugs were largely considered a traditional art. Traditionally, rugs are made through a slow, time-consuming and detailed process. A process that seemed to be the perfect way for art enthusiast and third-year environmental studies student, Maile Kilmer, to spend her time through the pandemic.
“I’m inspired by the bright color and sharp design of Maile’s rug collection,” said KC Carter, third-year communication student and multimedia artist, over email. “I know hand poke rugs have become a popular art form as creatives have had more time on their hands during quarantine, and it’s so cool to see Westminster students translating their skills into new styles of art.” -
Do you feel safe competing in your sport during COVID-19?
Filmed & Edited by Abby Mangum
The Forum asks student-athletes if they feel safe competing during COVID-19 particularly since Fall sports were pushed to Spring. To read a full article on the issue, visit wcforummedia.com -
That's What Happened, Episode 1: February
Filmed & Edited by Marina McTee
In this new video series, The Forum is bringing you monthly videos rounding up everything that happened in the last month. It will hopefully be a nice concise way for Westminster to consume their news and catch up on anything they may have missed.
This month, we’re covering all the biggest stories from February from the school’s COVID-19 testing abilities, a student practicing ethical taxidermy, Camp Last Hope and more. All the links to the stories will be in the description on YouTube. You can also find the full stories online at wcforummedia.com.
Story #1: Westminster’s COVID-19 testing capabilities grow as state diminishes original weekly testing requirement
https://www.wcforummedia.com/westminsters-covid-19-testing-capabilities-grow-as-state-diminishes-original-weekly-testing-requirement/
Story #2: Ethical taxidermy turned into art
https://www.wcforummedia.com/ethical-taxidermy-turned-into-art/
Story #3: At Camp Last Hope, community protects unsheltered people
https://www.wcforummedia.com/at-camp-last-hope-community-protects-unsheltered-people/
To see all The Forum's latest articles, visit wcforummedia.com. -
What are stereotypes of your major? Part Two
Filmed & Edited by Anthony Giorgio
In the second part of this video, The Forum asks even more students what they think typical stereotypes of their majors are, as well as how those stereotypes are wrong. -
Ethical taxidermy turned into art
Filmed & Edited by Emmaline Russell
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 fascination with bones and postmortem aesthetic.
Now Christiansen uses taxidermy to make pieces of art
Taxidermy is the craft of preserving an animal’s body for display. There are multiple styles of taxidermy, but people like Christensen are reinventing where the animals are sourced from. -
What are stereotypes of your major? Part one
Filmed and Edited by Sage Stewart
The Forum asked around to see what students thought the stereotypes of their own major are. -
Program To Program: Mikala Davis' lacrosse career
Filmed & Edited by Jack Meier
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 athlete, it didn’t quite go as she expected.