Westminster College English professor Chris LeCluyse says the academic persona a student develops during their college career is similar to a character in a role-playing game. LeCluyse is the director of the Westminster Writing Center, and says the consultants who work there are similar to a Dungeon Master--helping students build a world and a character within it.

Alvaro Cortez, a Westminster senior, created a team at Hillcrest Highschool that performs Shakespeare in Spanish. The team is the first of its kind in Utah, and Cortez said it's important to represent the different cultures in this state.

Students line the walkways outside the Gore School of Business in protest of the 8.5% tuition increase. The protest was silent to represent the voices that were ignored when making the decision, according to protest organizers. Lining the walkways was also meant to make the administration walk past the students who would be affected as they went into a meeting where the tuition increase would be discussed.

Marley Dominguez, an organizer of the protest, discusses what the purpose of today’s protest was, why protesting matters and what the next steps are. The protest was meant to convince the administration to involve students more in the decision-making processes that resulted in the 8.5% tuition increase. After the protest, students gathered in the Bassis Student Center to sign a petition, be briefed on what next steps are and write personal stories about how they will be affected by the increase which will be given to the administration.

After the protest of the 8.5% tuition increase, students gathered in the Bassis Student Center to sign a petition, be briefed on what next steps are and write personal stories about how they will be affected by the increase which will be given to the administration. Organizers and students shared their stories about why they were here today and why protesting the increase matters.

Over a decade ago Erika Lintvedt, the manager of Griff’s Roost at Westminster College, began her love affair with coffee. From grinding espresso to making art with swirls of steaming milk, Lintvedt said she loves being a barista.

Lintvedt is a professional barista, something that is often considered an untraditional path insociety. However, she said that’s changing.

Westminster College recently announced its plans to increase tuition by 8.5% in the 2020-21 academic year. The decision has been met with strong opposition among the student body. In this video, the Forum sits down with three students to get their perspective on this upcoming change.

The Forum has existed at Westminster College as far back as 1947. It has had many names and many staff members.

But who is The Forum now and what is its purpose?

With Brighton Ski Resort's opening day Nov. 19, Westminster students are getting ready to ski and snowboard during the winter season. The Forum asked these students which resort they chose to purchase a season pass and why.

Dance has been a way of life for Ashlyn Talcott, a Westminster College junior studying business management, for as long as she can remember.
She said the dance team has become an important source of community for her since coming to Westminster and now Talcott is fostering that source of community as team captain.

Streaming services changed how people consume media by introducing binge-watching, affecting if people go to the movie theaters and causing people to share passwords instead of purchasing their own account.
The Forum asks students how these streaming services have changed the ways they consume media.