Author: Emily Van Alstyne
Students speak out about religious acceptance on Westminster’s campus
As a liberal arts campus in Utah, Westminster College is a gathering place of predominantly non-religious student in a state where more than half of its population are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), according to the Admissions Office. Westminster students who are religious,however, said they have had a different experience on campus including having to combat cha...
‘To be young, Mormon, Tongan’: Poet speaks on being a minority within a majority religion
Westminster College students gathered to celebrate as Asian American and Pacific Islander month for a poetry reading called, “To Be Young, Tongan, and Mormon in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought” April 24 in Gore 232. However, speaker Moana Fololini Uluave-Hafoka didn’t only read her artfully written prose that won her the Oprah Winfrey essay contest in high school. She also delved into the di...
Meet the man who helps Westminster bloom
As springtime comes to Westminster College, the dead branches, dried leaves and dreary remains of winter suddenly disappear and are replaced with full-grown peonies and fresh-cut hedges. Meet the man behind the magic, Earl Widner. Widner, along with Dale Bianucci and Craig McLean are the groundskeepers for the college. They are based in the green-fenced maintenance shop tucked away from campus, ac...
Westminster College wants to know, do you #knowyourbias?
Ali Saleh is a senior international student who said his eye was caught by a table set up in Meldrum Science Center recently that said: “We Are Westminster.” Saleh said he was then approached by two people he’d never met before, who asked him two questions: 1) What do you know about unconscious bias? and 2) Why might understanding bias be good for promoting inclusion at Westminster? After he wrote...
Ladies lacking at HWAC’s Ladies’ Climbing Hour
Attendance of women at Ladies’ Climbing Hour at Westminster College’s Health, Wellness and Athletic Center (HWAC) has remained low, according to climbing wall staff. Women’s Climbing Hour takes place 4-5pm on Thursdays at Bishop’s Wall. The weekly event is student organized, free to students and no climbing experience is necessary to participate. The program was restarted last spring by stud...
Westminster community wraps up MLK Week with ‘a day in unity’
Students, faculty, staff and other community members gathered Friday at Westminster College’s annual Unity Luncheon to reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Participants shared a meal, spoke about their personal journeys and watched their peers receive Unsung Hero awards in recognition of their service to the college community. The event was a collaboration between many offices and ...