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Dr. Brian Levin-Stankevich was o!cially inaugurated as Westmin-ster’s 17th president on Oct. 20, 2012. "e event took place in the Behnken Field House.

Levin-Stankevich talked about the importance of quality work, as well as the interpersonal relationships formed on campus. He was inspired at an early age by the lessons of his father.

“"e deepest lesson I have learned from dad is

that we are what we do, not what we say,” he said. “I learned that I will be judged by my labors- and I use that term labor with some rever-ence.”

Levin-Stankevich was born in Bu#alo, New York, and pursued history and education in his academic career. Prior to his inaugu-ration, he served as Chan-cellor of the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, though he has been working at Westminster since July.

Levin-Stankevich said that his experiences have taught him that education is more valuable than its eco-nomic impact.

“Developing the talents of individuals is very di#er-ent from merely preparing someone to perform a job,” he said. “Education is and should be about so much more than a paycheck.”

Cody Gillins, a senior aviation major, enjoyed

THE DOCTOR IS INIan Coppock | Managing Editor

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Dr. Brian Levin-Stankevish was o!cially inaugurated as Westminster’s president on Oct. 20.See INAUGURATION on pg. 13

Over the past few weeks ASWC has been debating the future of its president. After misconduct at Cosmic Bowling Night, and further viola-tions of Westminster’s Alcohol Policy, ASWC president Nick Raoux faced impeachment. Senators and students gathered to decide: to impeach, or not impeach. During a senate meeting held on Monday, Oct. 22, senate voted for no impeachment. Prior to this senate meeting details regarding Raoux’s misconduct were released, and Raoux issued an apology letter. Full details of Raoux’s misconduct and of the impeachment hearing are available for students, as well as statements from ASWC. See ASWC on pg. 5

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Senior Gus Gardner states his opinions to the senate during ASWC’s impeachment hearing.

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Keni Nelson | Editor-In-ChiefI attended the senate hearing

on Monday, where the impeach-ment of ASWC President Nick Raoux was discussed.

Instead of focusing on the out-come of the hearing, I want to fo-cus on the hearing itself. And how disappointing it was.

I was happy to see such a mas-sive turnout. I’ve never seen so many students at a senate meet-ing.

But my joy quickly became disappointment.

I understand that students have varied opinions on Raoux’s misconduct. Students called for impeachment, others felt Raoux made a simple mistake but had learned his lesson.

My problem is how students chose to present their opinions. Instead of respectful and profes-sional communication, students were emotional.

If a senator spoke in favor of impeachment, students attending the meeting would heckle them.

"e number of senators called de-meaning names was absolutely dis-turbing.

If a senator spoke against im-peachment, students would clap and cheer in agreement.

What should have been a seri-ous conversation about the future of a student leader, instead turned into a form of entertainment.

We should recognize that serious situations in life will happen. And instead of focusing on the emotions of the situation, we need to look at the facts.

I encourage students to re$ect back upon this senate meeting as a learning experience. Learn from the mistake of emotionally reacting.

We need to begin approaching situations from rational, fact driven viewpoints.

Disagreeing with someone doesn’t mean you can name call them. Disagreeing with someone means focusing on their points and intelligently arguing against them.

Be smart. Be rational.

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Dear readers, students, and friends,My name is Trey Elvis Hansen and I am a

Senator/Representative of the Freshmen Student Class. As made clear on Monday night’s Senate meeting (and specifically the topic of impeach-ment) I stood alongside my constituents and voted in opposition of impeaching the ASWC student body President Nick Raoux. I do not, however, believe that Mr. Raoux shall go un-scathed by this incidence. For this reason there is the intent to create a resolution, in the Sen-ate, which will place sanctions upon Mr. Raoux. I strongly urge the student body to look at this resolution as the combined effort of ASWC to reestablish order and justice. After all, these actions cannot go unpunished as they have tar-nished the student body’s image to some degree. It is now time to show collegiate institutions throughout Utah, and our local community, that we are a body of students with dignity and class. There are a myriad of points I aim to clarify, which should settle any nerves after the meeting on October 22nd. For one, Westminster College has made a remarkable step forward, not through the decision itself but, through the professional manner in which a nerve-wracking decision had to be made. Secondly, I stand in firm defense of those Senators who voted for the impeachment of Mr. Raoux. The Senators were simply rep-resenting their constituents and honoring their voice. These student leaders should be praised for their bravery not shunned for their dissent-ing opinions. Thirdly, there had been talk of the student life office in a negative manner, and I urge that be brought to an end immediately. It is important the student body recognizes that these officials advocate for you when you find yourself in trouble. Student Life is necessary when con-ducting activities and always offers a wealth of knowledge when questioned. I, myself, work in the office of student life, as an office assistant, and have had the joy of working alongside such great people. The directors, the dean, etc. in no way, whatsoever, aim to see student rights re-moved or excessive punishment brought upon us for poor decisions. In fact, this office aims for precisely the opposite. That is a belief I stand by wholeheartedly. Lastly, it is important the stu-dents move on from this issue and continue their daily activities grudge free. Make headway, and let’s move forward Westminster.

-Trey Elvis Hansen | Freshmen Class Senator

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T H E F O R U M - O C TO B E R 30, 2012 3

Matthew Hansen | Editor-In-ChiefIn the dense jungle of the Congo, the young men

of tribes don masks after dark. "ey wear the faces of tricksters, Yudrig and Garmuth, saints, Acobi and Le-maign, savages, Pyth and Olak. Seeing their re$ections in the river, the men’s actions take on the form of their new faces.

He had many faces; she had only seen a fraction. "e kindly old man, cutting roses. Always smiling cherry wood teeth painted white. She always passed him to and from school. He o#ered her roses. And, one day, a vase for them. And some tea. He just wanted some company, ever since his wife passed away all those years ago. She followed him inside for tea. "e trickster.

When he wasn’t someone else, he was carving. Hard, controlled swings from his mallet crack against his chisel, sending chunks of wood $ying from buried features and falling to his feet. Most nights he rose from his work with wood shavings up to his ankles.

"e caretaker, keeping her fed and bathed. "ings she couldn’t do tied up. "is woman cooked her warm, %lling meals. "ree meals a day, and dessert. Anything she could spoon-feed her. "e woman doted on her, looking on with caring looks from crinkled eyes of ma-hogany. She brushed her hair every morning and gave a sponge bath every night, with a sure hand and a gentle touch. "e saint.

He doesn’t just put on a mask. She knew. She had seen him. He had a full-body mirror with a wall all to itself. He will stand before it, legs apart, head bowed. "e mask comes on, and the head slowly rises. He will stare at his re$ection. Or her’s. Or its. He’ll trace rough hands over this new face, %rst in disbelief, then in rec-ognition.

One night, he dragged her into a chair in front of the mirror. It had been weeks since she had seen herself. Auburn hair, combed straight by the caretaker, cov-ered pale cheeks, tear stained and shallow. Soft pink and cracked lips, slightly open, letting out short breaths from a throat hoarse from screaming. "ere were deep rope burns around her wrists and ankles from knots be-ing tied and re-tied. She looked tired.

In his hands were two masks. One was dark and scarred, with eyes deep set, red, and murderous. "e rest was featureless and warped. Savage. He forced her head down with one scarred and slipped on the mask with the other. "e hand slowly lifted her face to the mirror. Once he released her hands she traced them over the scars and knots and warps. She felt her eyes.

As she rose from the chair, he took her place, and placed on the other mask. It had auburn hair, straight and neat. Pale cheeks. Cracked lips. His %ngers fol-lowed the shape of his nose, his chin, and the chisel held to his neck. "ere was a soft sob before the crack of the mallet.

All said, we had 19 entries, and the panel of judges, which included Writing center sta# (including a grad student), a faculty member and a sta# member, had a really tough delib-eration, but did reach a verdict on winners.

1st place goes to Matthew Hansen for his story “Masks”2nd place Jorie Page “Nilhil”3rd place Adriana Pickering “"e Ultimate and Never Ending Story”Honorable mention, Jillian Bryant’s “Just Like Everyone Hopes For”

Writing Center Contest

MASKS

FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM4 ASWC

Currently, there are 49 active clubs and 24 inactive clubs on campus. Out of the 49 clubs requesting budgets, only 14 received the amount requested.

Out of the total budget request for all the clubs of $68,764.45, ASWC allotted 51.7% of that: $35,563.25.

"e clubs with the highest budget approval, $1,000-$4,625, were A Ca-pella, Associated Residents of Westminster College (ARWC), Associated Com-muters of Westminster Col-lege (ACWC), Dance Team, Hockey, Mock Trial, pHAT, Phi Alpha "eta, and Table Tennis clubs.

For many of the clubs that received signi%cantly less than what they requested, how the amount for each budget is de-termined becomes an impor-tant question.

“Had I not gone to talk to Nick personally, I wouldn’t have known the speci%c rea-sons why our budget wasn’t completely approved,” said Joe Lohr, Enviroclub Treasurer.

“After we talked, I had a better understanding but I still was disappointed that ASWC wasn’t willing to invest in the idea and help us get started,” he said.

Lohr submitted a request for the development of a ski shuttle to the di#erent resorts for students, in the hopes of reducing fuel costs. "e re-quest wasn’t fully approved because the plan wasn’t com-pletely developed. "e Envi-roclub requested $6,779 and was awarded $345.

Lohr said part of the prob-lem with budget approvals is that much of it is oriented to-ward one-time events.

“It’s di!cult to get a recur-ring event funded that serves a lot of people,” he said. “I would really like to see them invest in projects that people could be using every week-end.”

ACWC President Je#rey Kmetz explains that club bud-gets are often determined by the number of members, the amount of events and the suc-cess of those events. “We were given more money than last

year because I did some really cool events with a lot of turn-out and they know that the money they give me is going to be used,” he said.

In order to request a bud-get, clubs have to %ll out a budget request application during the semiannual bud-geting due during March and November. "ey are submit-ted by email to the Director of Budget & Finance.

"e Budget Committee, a group of seven senators led by the Executive Director of Budget and Finance, put the requests together and give their recommendations to the Senate.

ASWC President Nick Raoux said the budget com-mittee meets two weeks before budgets are passed and their recommendation is usually what the senate approves. Last year he said clubs were given

$30,000 and this year clubs were given close to $55,000.

Raoux said the amount given to the clubs is based on a “tier” system with several factors: the amount given to clubs is based on service proj-ect completion, club history, how much money was used the previous semester, event turnout and how active the club is.

Another determining fac-tor is the planning and organi-zation of each budget request.

“Clubs who have very clear and well thought-out plans usually receive more funding than clubs that don’t,” said Nick Raoux.

In regards to communica-tion, Raoux said club com-munication has improved, as well as the amount of funding going to those clubs. “Clubs are communicating at a level they never have before,” said

Raoux. “If clubs grow at the same rate, ASWC will need more funding to be able to sustain them su!ciently.”

Lohr said he agreed that club communication has im-proved, but that meetings could be more e!cient.

He said, ”"e way the meetings are set up makes it di!cult to attend. A lot of times the organizations are brought in to hear things they already heard and could be said through email.”

Raoux said that the meet-ings are scheduled in advance so clubs are allowed to send

any representatives to the Inter-Club Council (ICC) meetings.

“While I do think ICC meetings should be short, sweet, and to the point, they are also held for important reasons,” said Raoux. “All new clubs are approved at these meetings, and there are things we would like to make sure our clubs know, and e-mails can’t guarantee that assurance.”

Clubs are encouraged to speak with ICC president Quayla Skevington if they have any concerns or sugges-tions for improvement.

Club Budgeting Communication in ASWC

&Will Ermish | Sta# Reporter

“I would really like to see them invest in projects that people could

be using every weekend.”

-Joe Lohr | Enviroclub Treasurer

Photo Courtesy of ACWC

"e tie dye event sponsored by ACWC. ACWC is one of the clubs with the highest participation and turnout rates.

T H E F O R U M - O C TO B E R 30, 2012 5

“If you believe in a second chance, and you believe in that kind of institution. Nick Raoux represents you.” – Business Senator Jon Pierce

“Nick’s performance this year has been positive. "ese actions shouldn’t undermine his suc-cess.” –Freshmen Senator Trey Hanson

“"is position is a job, and in the real world he would be %red.” –Senior Ali Fairchild

“Many of my constituents felt that as a member of a wet campus that it’s okay to make mis-takes.”- Sophomore Senator Cannon Atkinson

“If Nick is in good standing with you, he’s in good standing with Westminster College.” –Sophomore Senator Kailey Kornhauser

“I don’t drink in the ASWC O!ce.” ASWC President Nick Raoux. “To be honest, I have in the past, I’m not going to lie to the Senate. But it has been very occasional.”

“It was almost like a TV show”- Jake Boudreau. Visit our twitter feed for a complete play-by-play of the impeachment hearing. twitter.com/west-

minforum.

At a senate meeting on "ursday, Oct. 15, the Speaker of the Senate, Josh White, revealed details regard-ing the impeachment hearing of the ASWC President, Nick Raoux.

In a recent statement, Raoux and White have disclosed the details of the allegations brought up against Raoux. "ey are as follows:

On Oct. 5, ASWC President, Nick Raoux arrived at Cosmic Bowling after heavily drinking. Raoux proceeded to urinate on the $oors and walls of the bathroom.

After this action, Raoux was ap-prehended by a police o!cer and was escorted from Fat Cats.

Upon his removal from the build-ing, Raoux entered a verbal altercation with Student Life sta# member Coral Azarian, in which derogatory and de-meaning statements were made.

He consented to a breathalyzer test and blew a .17 BAC. Police asked Raoux to leave the premises, and he proceeded to take a cab home. "is conduct at Cosmic Bowling night was in violation of Westminster policies.

"e following Monday, Oct. 8, an anonymous tip was given to the Stu-dent Life O!ce regarding alcohol in the ASWC o!ce. Upon this tip the Dean of Students, Mark Ferne and another Student Life sta# member searched the o!ce.

Ferne discovered two bottles of al-cohol in Raoux’s drawer; one sealed an-other nearly empty. "e alcohol discov-ered within the ASWC o!ce is strictly against Westminster policy.

Two motions have also been %led against Raoux. One stated that Raoux would drink in the ASWC o!ce while working.

Raoux con%rmed that he has con-sumed alcohol in the o!ce while work-ing, though he said it was an “occasion-al” practice.

Because of these violations, Raoux has been placed on disciplinary pro-

bation, and is considered not in good standing with the college.

Furthermore, Raoux was given 20 hours of community service, and is banned from all ASWC/SAC events that speci%cally serve alcohol.

If Raoux violates Westminster alco-hol policies again, he will be removed from the school.

Because of these misconducts, the senate gathered to discuss whether or not Raoux would be impeached.

During the senate meeting on Oct. 15, senators deliberated on rules that would be enforced during the impeach-ment hearing. "ese rules were created to ensure that order would be kept.

1. Opening statement by Nick. No time limit, yet only him speaking.

2. After speaking session, Senators may ask Nick questions directly. Oth-erwise, is not allowed to speak during session

3. May stay in room while session is happening.

4. Senate will be an open discussion where senators can speak

5. No vote until the end of the meeting

6. Within impeachment hearing, have a vote to vote to make decision

7. Two minute time limit for speakers

8. Senators must stand while speak-ing

9. "e Speaker has the power to limit discussion no relevant to the Constitution.

10. Anonymous vote, read before the Senate

11. "e vote will take place at 10:30, with a ten-minute break at 10:00 pm with time allotted for public comment ("e deadline for the vote can be ex-tended or rescinded on the opinion of the Senate)

12. All Student Board members must be present during the impeach-ment hearing, but cannot speak unless directly spoken to by a Senator

Dear Students,On Friday October 5th, while attending the ASWC-sponsored Cosmic Bowling Night, I

was in a condition that was inappropriate for a school event. My actions as a student, and rep-resentative for the student body were inexcusable. I’m writing this to take full responsibility and apologize for my actions.

Prior to attending Friday night’s event I consumed a volume of alcohol not suitable for a social engagement, let alone an ASWC-sponsored event. I deeply regret my decision to behave in such a manner and promise the Westminster community that it will not happen again. As a representative of the student body, it is my responsibility to present myself in an appropriate manner at any college event. Given my state on Friday, I was unable to do this. I hope you can see past this incident and can look to the brighter future that lies ahead of ASWC. I want to assure you that I take this incident seriously and will strive to better represent ASWC in the future. A core part of student government is learning from your mistakes. "e life lessons I have learned from this incident have changed my view on how to be a good representative and of how my decisions e#ect the entire student body.

I ask from all of you, understanding and forgiveness for my behavior. I take full accountabil-ity for my actions and promise to never repeat such conduct. I also want to thank you for taking the time to read this in detail and for your continued support. As members of the Associated Students of Westminster College I promise each and every one of you that I will continue to serve you to the fullest extent and will work harder to be a role model for members of the West-minster community and to promote a safe atmosphere.

Sincerely,Nick RaouxPresidentAssociated Studentof Westminster College

P.S.Instead of leaving you with an empty promise, I want to #x this with you. I am open to any sanctions or

punishments to show that I can better represent the student body in the future. I will be presenting a few di$erent ideas at Monday’s senate meeting in Malouf 201 at 9:00pm. I encourage you to join me there. Do let your sena-tors know how you feel about this issue, as they ultimately represent you. Please also feel free to email me with any questions at ASWCpresident@westminstercollege.edu. "ank you, and know that your support means the world to me; I apologize for letting you down.

“ASWC is aware of the recent conduct issues regarding President Nick Raoux. We take the behav-ior of all our o!cials very seriously. When these types of issues arise, the organization has a series of actions we go through to ensure the matter is adequately addressed. On Mon-day October 22nd, in Malouf 201, the ASWC Senate will be holding a meeting to address the recent con-cerns. We encourage all students to attend and provide input. We also encourage students to reach out to your senators.

If you have any questions or con-cerns please contact the Director of Public Relations, Michael Toomey at aswc@westminstercollege.edu.”

After two hours of spirited de-bate and thoughtful dialogue with the student body, the ASWC Senate voted Monday night not to impeach President Nick Raoux. As an orga-nization, we believe the process and results of the meeting are a positive indication of a well-represented stu-dent body within ASWC. "e vol-ume of communication between the senators and their constituents was unprecedented for an ASWC issue.

We look forward to learning from this experience and are now mov-ing forward to ensure we continue to support and represent the student body to the best of our ability.

For questions or concerns, please contact Director of Public Relations Michael Toomey at aswc@westmin-stercollege.edu.

Misconduct in ASWCKeni Nelson | Editor-In-Chief

Raoux’s Apology Letter

ASWC Official Statements

Continued from pg. 1

See FINAL VOTE on Pg. 16

Students React

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FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM6 BEYOND CAMPUS

Eggs in the City is a quaint little eat-ery, tucked min-utes away from Wes tmins t e r ’ s campus. Locat-ed on 1675 East

1300 South, it’s one of my most beloved places to escape and en-joy a delicious meal.

“"is is going to be the place, it’s amazing,” said Roger Harri-son, owner of Eggs in the City, when he was %rst looking at the space with his wife, Heather Santi. Harrison and Santi con-verted the old garage into what now is a neighborhood favorite.

"e ambiance in Eggs in the City is relaxed and visually in-teresting. "e café is dressed with huge windows, allowing in pools of natural light, per-fect for studying while enjoy-ing a cup of ambrosial tea. "e décor is retro, and the artwork entwines you with some of the most memorable people in pop culture.

It is impossible to select a favorite dish at the café. From the eggs Benedict to the French toast, there is simply not enough room in my stomach to eat what I want in one sitting.

I %rst discovered Eggs in the City when I was meeting my best friend Jennifer Scruggs for breakfast in-between class. Jennifer, also a self-diagnosed “foodie” and I are always on the hunt for quaint little places. Our %rst visit found us sitting out under the covered patio, lost in amazing food.

“"e crepes with Nutella will simply cause to you have a reli-gious experience,” Scruggs said.

Beyond the food, the serv-ers are a huge draw. "eir witty banter, coupled with attentive service, always makes me smile. It is like going over to a friend’s place for dinner. You leave full, body and mind.

“I was looking for somewhere busy and trendy to work,” said Mike Humeston. Humeston moved to Utah and wanted to %nd a job at a spot equivalent to the popular restaurant he worked at in Cleveland, “and Eggs was the place.”

One of my favorite servers is Jared Paul Brown. Brown has worked at Eggs for three years. He was a loyal customer, who loved the eatery so much that he even-tually campaigned for a job.

“"e food is killer and the service is amazing,” Brown crooned.

Brown is the creator of the “Jared Special,” a specialty sandwich named in his honor. "e sandwich is made with crisp bacon, juicy tomato, crisp lettuce, a fried egg and avocado, tucked between two slices of fresh sourdough bread. “It is made with half love and half lust,” says Brown.

Honestly, I could eat a Jar-ed special, morning, noon and night, and probably one at two in the morning as well.

Eggs is a de%nite %nd, and has not only captured my

stomach, but has captured my heart.

I leave you with a few tips I’ve learned being a loyal pa-tron. Go on a weekday or get there early on the weekends to avoid the crowds. If you’re a co#ee drinker and prefer more than black, they don’t serve it, but don’t mind if you bring in a latte while you dine. Enjoy the artwork and don’t miss the quirky egg photos in the bath-rooms. Chat with the servers, they are treasures in their own right.

"e food is divine, the com-pany enchanting and the best part...they do the dishes.

Eggs in the CityLisa Curless | Sta# Reporter

A foodie’s review

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two poached eggs, Canadian bacon, tomato served on English mu!ns topped with Hollandaise sauce.

thick French toast topped with strawberries, blueberries, bananas and pecans.

spinach, pep-pers, onions, feta, cheddar and avocado served over oven pota-toes. Includes two eggs any style.

two poached eggs, spinach, tomato served on English mu!ns smothered in Hollandaise sauce.

corn beef brisket tossed with potatoes, served with two eggs and toast.

wo eggs drenched in red ranchero sauce, bell peppers, onion, served on top of two corn tortillas, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheddar cheese and avocado.

(win-ner of the City Weekly award for best food) grilled chicken, boiled egg, bleu cheese, tomato, bacon, avocado, served on mixed greens.

bacon, lettuce, tomato, fried egg, avocado served on sourdough bread. If you are ordering for breakfast your side can be oven potatoes or French toast. If you are order-ing it for lunch your side can be a salad or potato chips.

List of my favorite dishesFrench toast crowned with strawberries, blueberries, bananas and pecans.

A local neighborhood treasure, Eggs in the City will make you feel at home.

Jared Paul Brown’s famous creation, the Jared special, made with 50% love and 50% lust.

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T H E F O R U M - O C TO B E R 30, 2012 7CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Intramural sports at West-minster College are expanding and providing more opportuni-ties for students to get involved.

"e program has grown from only one sport each semester to seven sports in just the fall of this year.

Elena Giere, a junior, is in-volved with many sports and is the captain of her volleyball team.

“I am a junior and I am still %nding new people to meet,” said Giere.

She encouraged students to join whatever sports they want to play. “If you don’t think you’re good enough, that’s not a good excuse not to join,” Giere said. “Practice makes perfect.”

Students can create their own teams for each sport. "ey can also sign up individually and be placed on a team.

Intramural sports are avail-able for students, faculty and sta#. Many faculty and sta# have teams and play against the stu-dents.

“"ey love their volleyball,” said Cole Dixon, a junior and intramural supervisor.

Dixon explained that the program now has a new website where students can sign up for sports. “It’s like Facebook for intramural sports,” said Dixon.

Athleague.com is available for students to sign up for all of the intramural sports. It is easy to use and can be linked to a Facebook account. One feature of this website is that it is con-stantly updated and students can see who is in the lead for each sport.

Athleague.com can be ac-cessed from the Westminster in-tramurals sports web page.

"e upcoming sport for fall 2012 is innertube water polo. "e deadline to sign up is No-vember 14.

“You sit in an innertube and play water polo,” said Dixon. “It’s one of those fun sports and it’s not as competitive.”

“It doesn’t require any prior water polo practice or any ath-letic ability whatsoever,” said Laura Iverson, assistant Director of Fitness, Wellness, and Rec-reation at Westminster. “You’re in an innertube and just $apping and paddling with your arms.”

"e grand prize at the end of each sport session is the champi-on t-shirt and “bragging rights,” said Giere. “I’m all about win-ning now because I want a shirt.”

Iverson also said that the t-shirt is a big motivator for play-ers. “"e winners do get a cham-pionship t-shirt; that’s the big deal,” she said. “People will go to great lengths for those t-shirts.”

Intramural sports have been active on campus for “a really long time but they were kind of dormant,” said Iverson.

Iverson has been working to build the program for the last three years. She coordinates games, sta# and players for each sport. Any students who would like more information can con-tact Iverson in the Health, Well-ness and Athletic Center.

Spring sports have not yet been announced for 2013. When sports that will be available are determined, they will be listed on the Intramural sports web page. For more information or to keep up on upcoming sports visit westminstercollege.edu and search for “intramural.”

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Popular and Thriving

Fall 2012 Intramural sports offered at Westminster are:

Outdoor soccerFlag footballTable tennisBasketball

KickballVolleyball

Innertube water polo

Students who compete in Intramural sports on campus compete to win the coveted t-shirt and bragging rights.

Some of the most popular Intramural sports are soccer, volleyball, and innertube water polo..

Photo Courtesy of Laura Iverson

Photo Courtesy of Laura Iverson

FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM8 FEATURE

Counselors on campus have taken note of drug abuse and its related issues. Although drugs may not always be

why students come into the Coun-seling Center, many of them have noticed that drugs are prevalent at Westminster.

According to Lisa Jones, the director of the Counseling Center, many students don’t come to the appointments speci%cally for sub-stance abuse; however, drug use of-ten comes up during sessions while talking about other matters.

“It seems as though students use drugs for coping,” said Jones, “but it’s not the main or %rst reason they come in.”

"e most common drugs that are discussed during sessions are marijuana, Adderall and other stimulants. "ey’re used by many students who feel like they have little energy.

Many students might believe that their peers are pressured into experimenting with drugs and get caught up in the situation. Jones has seen both sides and while she thinks pressure may be one cause of involvement, there are other cases.

“[People] want to experiment, they want to see what all these dif-ferent things are about. In a way that’s a normal part of late adoles-cent and young adulthood,” said Jones.

“"ere are a lot of various op-portunities [in college] that come up that wouldn’t in high school. "ere might be opportunities to go to parties, it’s a time to make new friends,” said Jones,

“Sometimes certain people are drawn to the parties or the oppor-tunities of connecting and socializ-ing that take place at parties. So the motivation is there to follow along whether they are conscious of it or not.”

Not everyone is subconsciously motivated, however.

“In high school I didn’t know what most drugs were except for weed, I guess. So I have seen a lot more than before since coming to school here,” said sophomore Kait-lyn Deckard.

Others have involved them-selves because of the attitude cer-tain groups have towards drugs.

“I don’t see Westminster as having an issue with drug abuse,” said Jones, “I don’t really see spe-ci%cally drug-related cases come in here often, it’s fairly rare.”

Some students had di#erent thoughts on the prevalence drugs have in the Westminster commu-nity.

“"ere are groups of people who have problems with drugs, but not the Westminster community as a whole,” said sophomore Emily Speicher.

“Westminster is a private school; there’s a lot of money here. Because of where [students] are coming from, economically, I feel that there are more drugs here than

at other colleges,” said senior Elise Katter.

Students and faculty members have di#erent perspectives on West-minster’s connection with drugs. Al-though not a large part of the West-minster community, the way drugs are incorporated into the lives of stu-dents varies depending on peers and pressure.

!e Counseling CenterA comfortable, non-judgmental

o!ce, the Counseling Center is the place to go when concerns of sub-stance abuse arise.

“We’re here to talk about balance and wellness, and how drugs or alco-

hol may be a#ecting that balance that is the issue,” said Jones.

"e Counseling Center is not based in helping students live up to the ideas of moral standards, but instead focuses on balance, health, wellness and academics.

Although the center is not equipped for serious substance abuse cases, the counselors can help guide students concerned about family and friends with substance abuse issues.

"e Counseling center is open 9am-5pm Monday through Fri-day. To make an appointment, call, email or stop by the o!ce located in the bottom level of the Shaw Center.

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hol may be a#ecting that balance that is the issue,” said Jones.

"e Counseling Center is not based in helping students live up to the ideas of moral standards, but instead focuses on balance, health, wellness and academics.

Although the center is not equipped for serious substance abuse cases, the counselors can help guide students concerned about family and friends with substance abuse issues.

"e Counseling center is open 9am-5pm Monday through Fri-day. To make an appointment, call, email or stop by the o!ce located in the bottom level of the Shaw Center.

Meet the SAFE Team"e SAFE Team is a new col-

laboration on the Westminster’s campus. "e team consists of Lisa Jones, Director of the Counseling Center; MichelleCall, counselor; Corey Shipp, counselor; Mark Ferne, Dean of Students; Trisha Teig, Director of Student Involve-ment and Leadership; Nicola Mill-er, Director of Residence Life and Westminster student Jake Boudrea.

SAFE is an acronym, with the ‘s’ and ‘a’ standing for substance abuse, suicide awareness and sexual assault; and the ‘f’ and ‘e’ standing for focused education.

"ese individuals have come

together because of their interests and expertise with SAFE’s mission. SAFE aims to promote personal health awareness and academic success.

So far, the team has had peer mentors teach classes, such as Alco-hol 101, that occur on Wednesday evenings.

"e SAFE Team is still look-ing for new ways to get students involved and is open to suggestions.

Pop CultureDrugs are present in today’s pop

culture, often as a way to get a good laugh. While some college students use illegal drugs, many believe that

the media plays a small role."e Comedy Central series

Workaholics features its main characters indulging in drugs, such as marijuana, mushrooms and acid. While many students will readily admit to being a fan of the show, only some will admit to being a#ected by the subject matter.

“It makes it feel like more of a light topic. More acceptable,” said Andrew Nagel, a junior.

Drugs are a common theme in many comedies aimed towards college-aged viewers. However, many think the subject matter has little to no in$uence.

“Personally it doesn’t a#ect

me at all,” said Victoria Tittle, a freshman.

“"ey use it for a cheap laugh,” said sophomore Wyatt Walsh.

Coming to CollegeCollege is, for many, the %rst

time away from home and from parental supervision. Exposure to new things and new people can change one’s perspective.

“I don’t think my viewpoint has changed since high school,” said Walsh. However, depending on a student’s background, com-ing to college may be more of a dramatic shift.

“I’ve become a lot more relaxed about it. It’s not a big deal at all,” said Patrick Hanna, a junior.

Prescription Drug Abuse While the story with prescrip-

tion drug abuse has normally been about painkillers, now Adderall and similar drugs are used to boost pro-ductivity and as a study aid. While some students are nonchalant about marijuana, prescription drug abuse is perceived as more serious.

“In moderation, I don’t have a problem with it,” said Miguel Villa, a freshman.

While “moderation” is a goal with any substance, some %nd the subject unsettling.

“I’m really surprised by people selling their pills,” said David Her-zog, a sophomore.

“I think it’s dangerous and super addictive,” said "orne Warner, a freshman.

How much is too much?Many students, whether they

participate or not, know at least one person who uses drugs. However, there may come a time when drug use is no longer “safe”.

“It depends case by case,” said Walsh. Some students noted that while one person may be able to keep up with normal life while us-ing drugs, others simply cannot.

“It’s a problem when everything focuses around it,” said Davis Bulg-er, a freshman.

Students said they would be-come concerned for a friend if school work or relationships began to su#er due to excessive drug use.

“It becomes a lifestyle rather than something on the side,” said Warner. While some students don’t see a problem with drug use as long as the individual can stay on top of things, others disagree.

Herzog said, “Everything is too much.”

Westminster and DrugsA few students didn’t see West-

minster having a drug problem of any kind.

“I don’t consider it an issue,” said Herzog. “I really doubt there are people hanging onto drugs.”

A group of students believe that drugs become a problem once they interfere with a person’s ability to function.

For many, being friends with people who use drugs has an impact on whether it’s an issue or not.

“I know a lot of kids do drugs, but I’ve never heard of anything bad,” said Nagel.

“I know a bunch of people who do it and they’re %ne. If you didn’t actually see them smoking, you probably wouldn’t know” said Hanna. “In general I don’t think there’s an issue on campus.”

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FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM10

The Charcoaled Line between Artist and Professor

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Alysha Webster | Sta# Reporter

t a liberal arts college, each student has to take an art class. It may be the %rst time a student picks up a %lm camera, a piece

of clay or a paintbrush. Or, it may be the 13th art class for their major. Students focused on the advancement of their own work may not take the time to wonder about the work and skills of their professors.

"e Westminster Faculty Art Exhibit gives students a chance to view the artistic work of those who teach them.

“It is fun being an artist in an academic environment,” said associate art professor David Baddley. “We are always looking at students work and encouraging them, this [Faculty Art Exhibit] gives students a chance to see a breath of the art their professors do.”

"e Faculty Art Exhibit features work by full-time and adjunct faculty. Only professors who teach studio art classes, like drawing, photography, video, painting etc. have art displayed in the exhibit.

Baddley has featured his art in roughly 20 Faculty Art Exhibits at Westminster. "is year his pieces revolve around a series of still photography snapshots from road trips. Baddley’s photographs focus on the intentional look of peripheral vision. "e fragments, which make up his series, bring out emotions of traveling to cer-tain locations for Baddley.

“Many people view traveling as an escape from their real life,” said Baddley. “To me being here feels like the escape and my real life and who I really am is when I travel.”

Much of Baddley’s inspiration comes from traveling, and being a professor, he has time to seek his inspiration and work on his own projects. "ough professors use a lot of their time to teach and work with students, they try not to put their own work aside because it is a key factor in how they are chosen to be professors at West-minster.

“When it comes to hiring art professors, Westminster does a good job at hiring teachers who are artists %rst and foremost,” said Baddley. ”"ey hire working, ex-hibiting, practicing artists.”

Matt Kruback, assistant art professor, agreed with Baddley on these professors being artists %rst. Kruback also believes that a pro-fessor cannot just be an artist; they must also have skills as a teacher.

“Art professors are hired be-cause they have an engaging form of research that they can share,” said Kruback. “"ey need to be engaged with being an artist and their art as well as be engaged with being a teacher.”

Kruback said that he enjoys be-ing a teacher as much as he does being an artist. When it comes to being an artist and an educator, both are interchangeable for him. It depends at times which one he is focused on more, but both bring him equal amounts of joy.

When students take Kruback’s art classes, he wants them to have an understanding that art is non-linear. It needs $exibility and cre-ativity. He hopes that the classes provide the basic rules and skills but also help encourage students to get in the studio and create work on their own.

“I want students to gain inqui-ry and a yearning for more,” said Kruback. “I hope they leave with an excitement and sense that there are more questions to be solved. “

“Artists make their own world,” Kruback said. By visiting the Faculty Art Exhibit, students can have a glimpse into the worlds that the professors have created themselves. "e Faculty Art Ex-hibit will take place in the Jewett Center’s Tanner Atrium, from Oct. 22 until Nov. 20.

!e World of an ArtistNaomi Marine

Marine teaches Art 101, Be-ginning Drawing at Westminster. Her own work is very di#erent from what she teaches in her class.

Marine’s art is 3D, using ar-ticles of silk, %shing wire, shadows and more. Marine explained how art is a way for her external emo-tions to be taken back in, exceed the internal limits and then placed back externally.

“I let all the craziness out of my head and put it into an external environment for others to walk around in,” said Marine.

Marine’s work on subjective landscape and ideas of perception can be seen at the Faculty Art Exhibit.

Studio art professors of Westminster display their own work using a variety of art mediums such as charcoal on canvas, oil paints, photography, video and more.

Art Program Chair, David Baddley not only set up the Faculty Art Exhibit, but has his own work displayed as well.

Assistant Art Professor, Matt Kruback standing by his work he is featuring in his fourth Faculty Art Exhibit.

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Melody Van De Graa" | Sta# Reporter

New Music ReviewsBat for Lashes – !e Haunted Man

After Natasha Khan’s superb previous release ‘Two Suns,’ I was surprised to %nd she hit a wall of writer’s block that almost prevented ‘"e Haunted Man’ taking form. "e new album cover, featuring a near nude Khan with a small naked man draped over her shoulders, is representative of the fresh bare production approach featured. Her vocal stylings are center stage here, and her voice $ourishes over this stripped palate. Regardless, I enjoyed her %rst two, far more imaginative LPs better. Her recent cover of "e Cure’s “A Forest” made me optimistic this re-lease would maintain her fascination with the dark, but gone is her midnight sylvan charm, replaced with a lighter sensibility akin to fellow Britishers Róisín Murphy and Goldfrapp. "is is far from condemnable, but also far from improvement. If you enjoy this, check out: Goldfrapp, Nico, Ladytron. 5/ۻۻۻ

Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, m.A.A.d City

Although this e#ort is Lamar’s %rst big label release, it retains the laidback lounge atmosphere of ‘Section.80’ without muddying the formula up with big hooks and glamour. "is is a solid release through and through and highlights, more than ever before, Lamar’s crossover appeal. He may be a west coast rapper but he’s not sonically restrained by geography whatsoever. He appeals to the West as much as the East, just as a rapper like Killer Mike is clearly a southern rapper associated with the At-lanta scene, but now enjoys respect in New York and throughout the country. Fearlessly autobiographi-cal, the album pulls listeners into Lamar’s childhood Compton, exposing often weighty aspects of his personal development which somehow come across smoothly and are delivered with outstanding lyrical precision. Lamar is the “it” rapper right now, but for the %rst time in ages, there’s truth to the hype. Fa-vorite tracks: the single ‘Swimming Pools (Drank),’ ‘Backseat Freestyle’ and ‘Poetic Justice.’ If you en-joy this, check out: Schoolboy Q, A$AP Rocky. 5/ۻۻۻۻۻ

Smoke & Jackal – EP No. 01Holy boredom! I don’t typically go for the jugu-

lar, but honesty is key and this release is pompous garbage. "is is the side-project of a Mr. Jared Fol-lowill from Kings of Leon, a group I also do not en-joy, and the vocalist of Mona. "e EP was basically described (by the duo) as a red wine-fueled collabo with mysterious vibes…or some juvenile nonsense akin to that. "e %nal product we’re presented with is a lot of wince-inducing moaning and half-heart-ed experimentation with blending southern radio rock and electronic bedroom music. "is is clearly a shoddy attempt at ethereal mood music by two Nashvillian “rock-star” types attempting to momen-tarily deviate from the formulaic arena rock they’ve groomed themselves to produce. Avoid. 5/ۻ

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Film captures our culture for future generations. Our stupid-ity, our bravery and our fads all show in the %lms of our time.

Westminster’s Film Studies Department and the Salt Lake Film Society sponsor the Ivory Tower %lm series at the Tower "eater. "e series attempts to analyze the culture clues left be-hind in %lm.

Film as ExperienceFilm Studies professor Sean

Desilets directs the series. “"e idea of the series and the %lm society is to expose people to as many di#erent kinds of movies and experiences as possible.” said Desilets. “"e movies we choose encourage the audience to take an active stance in understand-ing what the movie is instead of letting it wash over them.”

Jim Faulkner, Associate Di-rector of Marketing at the Film Society, said that Desilets pro-posed the program to him four years ago.

Each spring, Desilets meets with the %lm enthusiasts on campus. "ose who respond brainstorm titles to play for the upcoming year, titles ranging from classics to Godzilla. "e Film Society then provides six titles according to what they can %nd.

The Value of FilmGraham Beckstead, a se-

nior communication major, helps with the series because he wants to create %lms. “"ere’s a lot more to looking at a movie than just entertainment value, and here we’re compelled to dig deeper,” said Beckstead.

Last year, Beckstead intro-duced Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.

"e series strives to under-stand the deeper side of movies in two ways: showing %lms on 35mm and student introduction of %lms.

“We both (the %lm soci-ety and Westminster) feel like it’s valuable to show %lms on 35mm,” said Desilets. “"ey look di#erent and for many of us they look better.”

Faulkner said the %lm com-munity sees 35mm %lms as more authentic and intellectual. “It’s like the di#erence between lis-tening to an mp3 on your com-puter and listening to a vinyl re-cord,” said Faulkner. “"e vinyl

is actual physical sound as op-posed to digital content.”

35 mm %lms naturally dete-riorate. Some deteriorate faster than others, giving the Film Society di!culty in acquiring speci%c %lms. However, this has only increased the series’ e#ort in showing %lms in their original format.

Making films accessible"e phrase Ivory Tower

means a state of sheltered in-tellectual isolation. "e series strives to use this intellectual process to make %lms more ac-cessible to their audience.

Faulkner said they don’t ca-ter the %lms to an audience but rather strive to bring the audi-ence to the %lms. “All the %lms we show are worth seeing,” said Faulkner.

“I tend to over intellectualize %lm and think about it in ways most people would not bother doing,” said Beckstead. “"e point of the series is trying to show people why I appreciate this movie beyond entertain-ment value.”

Desilets said these introduc-tions encourage students to help an unknowing audience under-stand a %lm they comprehend on deeper levels.

"ese introductions also help people pay attention to %lms. Beckstead said that %lms shy away from the intellectual in or-der to distract people from real-ity. By becoming more analytical and critical of movies, Beckstead believes we can better question cultural ideologies that some %lms parrot.

Films in the Series"e series welcomes %lm en-

thusiasts from all over the valley, including Westminster students. "e Tower "eater hosts the se-ries at 7 p.m. on the %rst Mon-day of every month.

"e %rst %lm of the year, Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows, showed on Oct. 1. Whitney Warnock introduced the %lm.

For November, the series will show Jafar Panahi’s O#side, in-troduced by Spencer McBride, a junior.

On Dec. 3, the series will show Todd Hayne’s Poison.

"e series will continue to show %lms in the spring semester and announces them via email.

Beyond mere entertainment

FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM12 STUDENT LIFE

Westminster students can look forward to “dog day” during the O!ce of Student

Life’s Stress Less week, but they don’t have to wait for %-nals if they need to pet a pooch. Many faculty and sta# bring dogs to campus and welcome students taking a minute to pet them.

Karnell Black, Assistant Director of Student Involve-ment and Orientation, brings his dog, Charlie, to the O!ce of Student Life. Black said that research shows animals reduce stress, and sometimes that is exactly what students need.

Pairing the research on animals reducing stress and the already high number of dogs seemed like an easy way to help students get through %nals.

Carolyn Connell, a professor of mathematics, often brings her dogs to campus. Some-times, she has students whom she’s never taught stop by her o!ce just to see Lucy and

Honey, her miniature poodles.When students requested

Connell bring the dogs to class, she was skeptical of the idea be-cause the Lucy and Honey may become distracting. In practice, though, she has found that the dogs lower a room’s stress level, and students perform better under less stress.

Before Lucy and Honey, Connell had a miniature poodle named Jenny. Jenny eventually became an honorary student ambassador, and the certi%cate to prove it hangs in Connell’s o!ce.

“Because we’re on such a small campus, the students real-ly get to know the dogs,” Black said. “"ey’ve pretty much be-come part of the student body.”

Connell hasn’t had students object to the dogs joining her at work, but a previous dean once declared that Foster Hall would be dog-free. Connell heard of the decision at a meeting as she sat with her dog Jenny in her lap.

“Nobody really paid much attention,” Connell said, “I think it was mostly a threat that if faculty didn’t start to take better stewardship of their dogs, then the dogs may be banned.”

Je# Nichols, professor of history, is seldom seen on cam-pus without his dog, Hogan (pronounced Ho-gone). When Hogan is in the o!ce, Nichols puts a dog gate at the door so that passersby can pet the dog if they wish.

“He’s got such a great per-sonality,” Nichols said of the dog. When Hogan sees some-one, he starts wagging his tail and ends up wagging his whole body in excitement.

Campus dog owners know, however, that not everyone on campus feels the same excite-ment about the pets. Nichols’ previous dog once nipped a faculty member. After the in-cident, the administration con-sidered closing campus to dogs.

“I stood up and took respon-sibility for my dog,” Nichols said. “I asked them not to make a blanket statement about the dogs on campus, and I stopped bringing him.”

Nichols said that it’s im-portant for dog owners to determine which dogs have the personality for campus and which don’t.

“If anyone has had a prob-lem with [the dogs],” Connell said, “they haven’t had the nerve to tell me, although I wish they would.”

Black and Mark Ferne, dean of students, regularly assess whether or not they will bring their dogs to work. One of the O!ce of Student Life’s student workers isn’t able to associ-ate with the dogs for religious reasons.

“On days that she’s working, we don’t bring our dogs,” Black explained. “It’s so important to respect everyone’s beliefs, and we wouldn’t want to disrespect hers by bringing our pets.”

Black said that although the dogs are trained, it wouldn’t be fair to put their student worker in an uncomfortable position.

Black said that international students are also sometimes wary of dogs, because dogs aren’t always a large part of their societies. He pointed out that Westminster is in a prime location for pets because of the many people who are involved in outdoor sports and connect-ed to nature. Not all students who attend Westminster are used to that type of environ-ment, and Black is sensitive to that.

Faculty, students and sta# who would like to know more about having dogs on campus can pick up a pamphlet on the topic from the O!ce of Stu-dent Life. By law, dog owners must pick up their dogs’ waste, keep dogs on a leash and never leave a dog unattended. "e pamphlet also outlines campus-speci%c rules regarding dogs.

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listening to this idea and the president’s vision for the col-lege. He appreciated that Gov. Gary Herbert and other high-ranking o!cials arrived, but wished more people had come, since “this only happens every 10 years or so.”

Quayla Skevington, Inter-Club Council President and a junior math major, attended so that she could “represent the students in a positive light”.

“All of my interactions with him indicate that he is going to do a fantastic job and be a really positive in$uence on the college as a whole,” she said.

Zeke Elias, a senior man-agement and $ight operations major, attended the event as a Presidential Ambassador. He agreed with Gillins that more students should have attended, because “it’s something that

might not happen again once you’re here.”

"e event was also attended by a large number of faculty and sta#. Special education professor Shamby Polychronis gave a speech, and was im-pressed by Levin-Stankevich.

“"e speech in itself was very interesting,” she said. “[Levin-Stankevich’s] speech emphasized the importance of the baccalaureate degree, which is important because I think that a lot of our BA stu-dents feel that they are often overshadowed by our MBA program.”

Polychronis enjoyed the part of the speech where Levin-Stankevich emphasized how much debt college stu-dents have accrued by gradu-ation.

"e average indebtedness

of a Westminster College graduate is $22,557. "ough this number is high, Levin-Stankevich created a parallel with real world costs of prod-ucts.

“"e average new car loan taken out as of July of this year, according to the Fed-eral Reserve, was $25,995,” Levin-Stankevich said. “"e value of a college degree will appreciate over the lifetime of its holder. "e value of a new vehicle will not.”

Steve Morgan, the Vice President of Institutional Ad-vancement, had attended the inaugurations of four other presidents prior to Levin-Stankevich’s. He agreed that Levin-Stankevich is keenly aware of students’ needs, and that each inauguration seems to get better and better.

“I’ve loved my relation-ships with all of them,” he said. “"ey each bring their own personality and style.”

Morgan added that Levin-Stankevich is very capable of engaging with students.

“We can’t lose that facul-ty-student relationship,” he said. “I know what Brian is aspiring to do, and I support him in that.”

Levin-Stankevich said that engaging with students and delivering outstanding pro-

grams is “the cornerstone of a Westminster education.”

“"e Westminster gradu-ate will exemplify the best of a purposeful education for career and life,” he said. “"is is our labor, this is our craft, as the Franciscans believed: to give example and to serve.”

“It is what I expect of my-self and what I commit to you here in my new community,” he said, “as I assume the presi-dency of Westminster Col-lege.”

“All of my interactions with him indicate that he is going to do a

fantastic job and be a really positive influence on the college as a whole.”

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FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM14 ATHLETICS

Westminster’s sports department is continuing to expand the track and %eld program. With a new coach, Dan Quinn, and a new season just around the corner, Westminster’s track and %eld has a bright fu-ture.

“We decided about three years ago to bring on track to compliment cross-country,” said Shay Wy-att, the Director of Athletics. “"ere were a lot of student athletes that ran year round anyways.”

Wyatt hopes that the Quinn will help the team get on its feet and continue growing. “[Quinn] shares the vision we have for our athletics program along with the drive and commitment to reach the goals we have set forth for our cross country and track pro-gram,” said Wyatt.

Coach Quinn has laid out a model that will help incorporate more events into the sport.

“Initially our plan was to just do sprint and dis-tance,” said Wyatt. “With Coach Quinn on board we’re going to do hurdles, we’re going to do sprints, we’re going to incorporate throwing events, even a little bit of high jump and long jump.”

While guys with lacrosse sticks and girls with kneepads are common sights at Westminster, stu-dents jumping over hurdles, especially track hurdles, are less prevalent.

Westminster doesn’t have a track of their own, so the athletes have to do most of their training o#-campus. Quinn is also the athletic director at Judge Memorial, a Catholic high school up the street from Westminster.

We do practice at Judge occasionally,” said Wyatt. “During winter months we go out to the Olympic Oval as well.”

Because of this, and being such a new program, the existence of a track team isn’t common knowl-edge around campus.

“I didn’t know there was a track team,” said Abby Weymouth, a senior. “Is that a new thing?”

“Where would they even run?” asked Amanda Cencak, a graduate student. “I would go to a meet if I knew because I used to run track in high school.”

Wyatt says he’ll “never say never” when asked about the possibility of Westminster having their own track %eld one day.

“What would make more sense for us would be to have a community partnership,” he said.

"e track and %eld team keeps adding more to their rosters in hopes of gaining more recognition within the schools and around the community. Westmin-ster hosted the Frontier Conference, a cross-country competition, three years ago at Sugarhouse Park

“We would like to establish an annual cross coun-try meet,” said Wyatt. “"at was a great event, we were the host, close to campus, and it was a beautiful November day.”

Wyatt looks forward to being able to host a state invitational one day. “With track we actually can compete in-state, so as we become more competitive with larger rosters; we can get more recognition.”

Prospective student athletes interested in join-ing the Westminster cross-country/track program should contact head coach Dan Quinn at dquinn@westminstercollege.edu or %ll out the prospect ques-tionnaire on the cross-country page at www.west-minstergri!ns.com.

Yes, Westminster.There is a Track Team

Tory Hallenburg | Sta# Reporter

Nicole Roberts was the #rst Gri!n ever to qualify for the NAIA National Championships.

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Wyatt says he hopes that one day Westminster will be able to host an invitational and get the school more involved.

Oliver Lange placed 5th at the National Championships and was named All-American.

T H E F O R U M - O C TO B E R 30, 2012 15HEALTH & WELLNESS

“I think I’m allergic to eat-ing the same thing over and over again,” said Rachael Elkins, a junior.

One of the most common complaints from Westminster students and most college stu-dents in general is about the food served on campus. Being such a small campus, Westmin-ster’s cafeteria is more limited than most.

Less cafeteria space means fewer options for food. While this can be frustrating for every-one, it makes things particularly hard for students with dietary restrictions and allergies.

Jennylee Swallow, a sopho-more, says that it was quite an adjustment eating on a college campus in America, after regu-lating her own diet at home in Canada. She is allergic to gluten, dairy, peanuts, and soy.

“"e hardest thing to get used to was your lactose-free milk. I can drink it back home, but you have di#erent milk regulations in America so I can’t drink it here. I guess it doesn’t take out everything when it’s being pro-cessed,” she said.

Swallow says that while So-dexo has started to o#er more gluten-free options, she still ends up eating the same things over and over again. And though she may think she knows what is safe, that’s not always the case.

“I’ve gotten sick o# the salad bar a few times. And I think I got sick a couple times o# the dinner special, but I don’t know if they just put something in there that they didn’t label. Or maybe there was cross-contamination.”

Paul Burgess, a junior with severe allergies to beef and pea-nuts, has also had some issues with cross-contamination.

“If students are having any is-sues with cross-contamination, or are seeing that, we would en-courage them to say something and to come and talk to us about it,” says Felicia Rogers, catering director for Sodexo. “For how small of a space we have, and how limited the facilities are, I’m very impressed. It’s one of the cleanest facilities I’ve ever seen.”

Rogers su#ers from severe food allergies herself. She is al-lergic to all nuts and seeds, dairy, eggs, and has digestive issues that sometimes stop her from eating gluten and certain meats.

“I understand those frustra-tions, and so I’ve become sort of an advocate on campus for stu-dents struggling with that,” she said.

“I would encourage students that are having frustrations to go and talk to Chef Ron. He knows students by name and knows when they are going to be in Shaw and to have things prepared for them. Also they can talk to Kevin, who works in the front. He does all the ordering, and can order in certain foods.”

Rogers wants to create a com-munity feeling between Sodexo and students. “We’re more than willing to build something and address the issues that West-minster students have.”

If any students would like to express their feelings about So-dexo and food served on campus, they are encouraged to attend the Food Service Committee meetings. Meetings are held on the 3rd "urs. of every month at 1 pm. Contact Nick Rhodes for more details.

Yes, Westminster.There is a Track Team Holly King | Sta# Reporter

I have celiac disease, making it ex-tremely di!cult to eat in Shaw. My freshman year, I was at a complete loss for what to do, and how to eat healthily while away from home.

Wheat "ins and Cheerios weren’t an option for me. 90% of the dinner entrees weren’t an option for me. No burgers, no sandwiches, no burritos, no soup. It seemed like my entire diet was salad. And sometimes even that wasn’t safe!

"ings got better in Shaw as time passed. I learned to be more vo-cal about what I, and other students with celiac, needed. My sophomore year they began o#ering some GF (gluten-free) pasta to-go options. Towards the end of the year they got

bread for the sandwich bar. I’m now in my junior year at

Westminster. I still live on campus, and I still eat in Shaw. "e main is-sues I have now are with cross-con-tamination and entrees. And I still do wish that they had more than one gluten-free cereal.

I would strongly urge all students with strict dietary allergies to be cau-tious when eating on campus–just as you should be cautious when eating anywhere else. Find what you know is safe, and stick to it. "e times I’ve gotten sick have been the times that I’ve tried something where the label-ing isn’t clear or I haven’t watched it be prepared.

Dietary restrictions on campus

Gluten-Free Friendly Restaurants

O’FalafelBombay House

VintoBoardwalk Pizza and Pasta

Wild Grape Bistro

Vegan and Lactose Friendly Restaurants

Blue Plate DinerEkami

Este PizzeriaCaffe Niche

Fiddler’s Elbow

Sodexo has made an initiative to bring in more gluten-free options for students who eat on campus.

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VOLUME XLV ISSUE 1Westminster on

Budget controversyEfficacy of the ASWC budget

process questioned

The DrawResidence hall construction underway

thetheWestminster athletes face

a challenging season

“Wait…can we go back to the stipends?” ! at was the senate’s

10-minute delayed reaction to the 2011-2012 ASWC budget,

said ASWC Director of Bud-get & Finance Megan Mann.

! is is a budget that includes, among many other compo-

nents, a " at $150 stipend raise for all seven members of the ex-

ecutive cabinet. “I de# nitely believe that overall you’re going to get bet-

ter employees if you can pay them more,” said Mann.

ASWC Student Body Presi-dent Jonathon Pierce said that

one of the reasons the stipends were raised was so that the stu-

dents in the ASWC Executive Cabinet wouldn’t need to have

second jobs. Pierce described the issue’s e$ ect on the student govern-

ment last year when an execu-tive cabinet member had too

many jobs and other commit-ments on top of ASWC.

“ASWC turned into the last priority and it really showed,”

he said.Pierce said that the stipend increase will create a secure job

position for executive cabinet members. ! ey won’t need to

have other commitments, and they’ll be able to put more into

the job than what they’re taking away.

“! e compensation should be enough that they shouldn’t

have to work a second job,” said Jacob Kovac, ASWC Director

of Communications. ! e 2011-2012 ASWC budget consists of $409,000,

$300,000 of which comes from student fees. Every Westmin-

ster student pays a $108 student activity fee, which makes up the

bulk of what ASWC runs on. Mann said that this fee pro-

vides a living for seven students, and to forget that this money is

going back to students is to take the issue out of context. Mann said the stipends

are “still comparatively and relatively and just straight—

(they’re) really small.”“I’m making less money working as president than I did

working at a fast food restau-rant,” said Pierce.With the stipend increase,

the president and vice president of ASWC make $950 a month.

At the University of Utah, the president and vice president of

the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU),

make $900 a month—but that’s not counting the perks.According to Toban Ben-

nion, vice president of ASUU, on top of their monthly sti-

pends the president and vice president receive “tuition help”

which usually comes out to be about $2,500 a semester. For

Utah residents who are taking 12 credit hours, semester tu-

ition at the U comes to a little over $2,800 (from the Univer-

sity of Utah’s online tuition cal-culator). ! e President and VP at

ASUU also receive free foot-ball tickets and free campus

parking. Additionally, if there’s space, the president of ASUU

will receive free room and board on campus.Bennion said that these

gifts are not paid for by ASUU funds, and that they come

from the di$ erent departments around campus.

Justina McCandlessEditor-in-Chief

Justina McCandlessEditor-in-ChiefT hey’re calling it “Westminster on ! e

Draw”— at 2150 S. 13th East, the six story build-

ing will include student hous-ing, retail, o% ces, and a dy-

namic classroom and activities space. Construction began on the

project this summer and it’s projected to be # nished by Fall

2012. Westminster will be the major tenant of the building,

which will be leased by Wood-man Properties. Additionally, the south side

of the building will open onto Parley’s Trail, called ! e Draw

at Sugar House, a trail that will go under 13th East and

lead to Sugar House Park.

“As soon as this is done Westminster College is going

to have the best green space of any university in Utah, I’m just

saying, because we (will) have Sugar House Park,” joked An-

nalisa Holcombe, Director of Alumni, Community, &

Board Relations. “! is unit is going to have 168 beds, but that doesn’t

mean we’re necessarily going to grow the school by 168 stu-

dents,” said Curtis Ryan, Vice President of Finance and Ad-

ministration. Ryan said “there’s certainly a demand for new housing.”

Over # fty percent of West-minster’s incoming students

this year are from out of state.

“We know we don’t have enough housing because we

get more and more freshmen every year living on campus

and we’ve been recruiting more students from outside

the greater Salt Lake area and outside of Utah,” said Ryan.

Holcombe said, “What do you tell their parents, right?

So they move here from an-other state and then we say,

‘great, but we can only put them up for a year and then

they’re going to have to # nd another place to go after

that.’”

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"e future of the ASWC presi-dent was debated at the senate ses-sion held on Oct. 22.

ASWC President Nick Raoux faced an impeachment hearing because of previous misconduct. After inappropriate behavior at Cosmic Bowling night and viola-tion of Westminster alcohol poli-cies, the senate decided to review his actions.

Students and senators packed into the Gore auditorium to dis-cuss the issue. Most of the attend-ees shared their opinions through-out.

Raoux began the evening by speaking to senators and students about the misconduct, and his moti-vation to continue being an e#ective leader.

Following Raoux’s statement, the $oor opened to questions. Many senators questioned Raoux about his plans for the future and how he in-tends to repair his reputation.

Plans for an alcohol awareness month in February were discussed, and it was disclosed that if Raoux violated Westminster alcohol policy again he would be removed from the school.

After the question session, anon-ymous voting was discussed. In a previous senate meeting it had been decided that voting during the im-peachment session would be anony-mous.

“I’m not really sure how we as a senate were going about the anony-mous vote,” said Aviation Senator Jake Boudreau. How the anony-mous vote would be conducted was not determined at the previous sen-ate meeting. Whether the vote was truly anonymous was also not deter-mined.

Business senator Jon Pierce said that anonymous voting violated ASWC bylaws and that such voting would not be fair to the students.

Senators in favor of anonymous

voting felt that it would protect in-dividuals from criticism.

After intense discussion, the senate decided to make voting open and public.

During the public comment portion, several students ques-tioned both Raoux and the sena-tors about details of the miscon-duct and speci%cs on senators’ opinions for the situation.

"e senate moved on to dis-cuss details of the misconduct, and whether the conduct violated any aspect of the ASWC constitution.

Senators focused on two as-pects of the constitution: whether Raoux was acting in the interests of the students, and if he embodies the highest moral character while conducting the business of the student.

Senators did not make a deci-sion as to whether or not Raoux violated these aspects of the con-stitution, but shared their constit-uents’ thoughts on the situation.

Sophomore senator Kailey Kornhauser said that constituents felt Raoux still had good standing with students.

After two hours of conversa-tion, debate, and student input, the senate voted. After an initial straw poll to determine whether senate was ready to vote, a %nal vote was taken.

Each senator stood and stated whether they opposed impeach-ment or supported impeachment. After each senator spoke and votes were tallied, the majority of the senators were opposed to im-peachment.

Once the %nal vote was cast and senate was adjourned, stu-dents shouted and clapped their approval of the decision.

"ough Raoux was not im-peached, Senate may create fur-ther sanctions.

Final Vote: No Impeachment

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Dani Southworth, Social Science Senator: Opposed Trey Hansen, Freshmen Class Senator: Opposed Meg Yin, Undeclared-Major Senator: Opposed

Cannon Atkinson, Sophomore Class Senator: Opposed Kailey Kornhauser, Sophomore Class Senator: Opposed Kayla Sperry, Pure & Applied Science Senator: Opposed

Andrew Hagedorn, Social Science Senator: Opposed Liam Harry, Business School Senator: Opposed

Dominic Kallas, Business School Senator: In favor Jonathon Pierce, Senior Class Senator: Opposed

Chenny Chen, Business School Senator: Opposed Abby Bluth, Graduate Student Senator: In favor Peter Stoker, Graduate Student Senator: In favor

Alexandria Consolver, Aviation School Senator: Opposed Jake Boudreau, Aviation School Senator: Opposed

Dylan Whitmore, Aviation School Senator: Opposed Corey Cronin, Undeclared-Major Senator: Opposed Anne Wilkins, Education School Senator: Opposed LaurenJean Rice, Education School Senator: In favor

Holly King, Junior Class Senator: In favor Ethel Tackie-Yarobi, Pure & Applied Science Senator: Opposed

Kat Links, Freshmen Class Senator: Opposed Emily Hrycaj, Nursing School Senator: Opposed

Mia Yang, Nursing School Senator: Opposed Faith Martinez, Senior Class Senator: In favor

Josh White, Junior Class Senator: Abstain

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