Beyond Campus

From The Hill, Week 3: Lawmakers on LGBTQ+ in Utah and beyond

The Utah state legislative session is steadily moving along, with 34 passed bills as of Tuesday afternoon. Gov. Gary Herbert has only signed one into law so far, which was the tax reform bill that was...Read More

From The Hill, Week 2: Utahns testify for $30 cap on insulin co-pay

The Utah Senate and House of Representatives closed out its second week of its 45-day legislative session. So far, there have been 30 bills that have passed the floor debates and are waiting to be sig...Read More

From The Hill, Ep. 2: Lawmakers work to curb vaping, e-cigarette usage

The 2020 Utah legislative session got off to a slow start Monday, with a major winter storm delaying the morning committee hearings and House and Senate floor times.  It was another busy week on ...Read More

From the Hill, Ep. 1: Keeping an eye on local politics

The Utah legislature kicked off its yearly legislative session Monday, with hundreds of proposed bills lined up to be presented. Many representatives wanted to increasingly focus on the vaping epidemi...Read More

Dream from 1963 impacts community in 2020

Westminster College community members rallied Monday morning to march through Sugar House for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Tamara Stevenson, chief diversity officer, greeted the rally members as th...Read More

Westminster student creates first Spanish-speaking Shakespeare team in Utah

Everyone knows William Shakespeare for his iambic pentameter and forbidden love stories. However, many play-watchers and theater enthusiasts are only familiar with these works in the English language....Read More

Virtual reality documentary ‘Traveling While Black’ creates immersive experience

Walking into a 50s-style diner and donning a video headset is not how the typical documentary begins.  The scene within this particular headset opens in a dimly-lit theater with gentle piano musi...Read More

Westminster alum inspired to work at small community

While spending some of her education in the public school system and some in the private school system, Angela Crossman found herself loving the idea of a small community. Crossman, now a 49-year-old ...Read More

How the Hong Kong protests are affecting your life in the U.S.

While protests in Hong Kong have largely stayed within its borders, they have had far-reaching effects on the world — including the United States. Many U.S. businesses and organizations are not allowi...Read More

Impeachment 101: What you need to know

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, bringing the behind-the-doors investigation into the public eye.  Spea...Read More