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Show FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM Virtual makeover y Westminster Olympians The Rest Hi -- NBC SDCHl READ ABOUT CUR STUDENT ATHLETES i K 4 0 4 J I f f Screenshot by Tree Hernandez Westminster has created a new website, which will launch in April. The previous designs were just facelifts. This one has new content and is a drastic change. The website has felt like Tree Hernandez Staff Reporter Westminster has a new homepage. Sebastian Hooker, the senior web dedesign, signer who did all the front-en- d and Sheila Yorkin, executive director of integrated marketing communication, have spent nine months working on the new design. Hooker said it has been four years since the website has been redesigned. The previous designs were just facelifts, Hooker said. This one has new content and it is a drastic change. The website has felt like it has been stuck in the past. The homepage welcomes visitors with a slide show of photos and Westminsters gold and purple. The site will be generating content like photos to make it more dynamic," Hooker said. Website visitors can click on the slideshow displayed in the center of the site and be redirected to other areas. banner Yorkin said the front-pag- e brings people further into the site. One of the biggest differences that ybu see now is that it is so much cleaner, Yorkin said. The old site had that backdrop scenario, and this platform is more vibrant. The website tabs are separated into corresponding areas. For example, prospective students can find the Prospective Students tab on the left side of the page, and be directed to information about open houses and offered programs. Current students can still find quick links to email, Canvas, Web Advisor and the Giovale Library. However, the new site will now feature live Twitter and feeds. Hooker said anyone who uses the hashtag Westminsterslc will be able to view their photo in the live feeds on the In-stagr- am myWestminster page. Hooker wanted to make myWestminster a cool way to make students feel like it was their Westminster. The Faculty &, Staff tab will have updated information and awards about these members of the Westminster community. We've been working closely with faculty to update their faculty profiles to be more robust, Yorkin said. It is a faculty spotlight for others to see what we are doing. The website features a new tab: the community page. Yorkin said this page is for people who live in Sugar House. The page contains information about on-aevents. They hope this mil help get the community more involved with the college, Yorkin said this page is what will atr tract students to come to Westminster. The Community page is what makes Westminster special on and off campus, Yorkin said.- Not only the events we have on campus will be displayed, but also any events from the Sugar House Chamber can be displayed. Curtis Newbold, communication professor, specializes and teaches graphic and web design. I like the new website, Newbolc said. I know it takes a lot of time to work and construct a site like this, but the site looks more contemporary. The new website will launch in early nd off-camp- us - April. The Rest continued from pg. 1 Elanajadallah Staff Reporter Its super cozy, said Monika Gonzales, server. Were spinning records, connecting with the people that come in. Its an easy place to stay a while and lose track of time. Weve been called everything from Portlandia to pretentious, Lund said. But what I set out to create is somewhere for the rest of us to go. I wanted a place that was special. Not a place for the masses. The Rest has no marketing campaign, no social media outlets, no adverh. tisements only The concept brings you in and hopefully the experience and atmosphere brings you back, Gonzales said. Despite no effort to publicize, Lund said there has been an incredible amount of press coverage that they didnt plan. The Rest has been featured in many publications, ranging locally from Salt Lake Tribune, City Weekly and Salt word-of-mout- Lake Magazine, to most recently being interviewed by the New York Times and Travel and Leisure Magazine. Initially when the hidden space opened, it was reservation only. This policy has recently changed. Visitors can now walk in on Tuesday and Thursday for dinner. On Thursday through Saturday, visitors can take a seat at the bar or in the library, no reservation needed, or they can make a reservation for the prix fixe menu from 5 to 9 p.m. With the prix fixe menu, diners are served an appetizer, an entree and a dessert from a seasonal menu that changes every week. You can come back every weekend and eat something new, Gonzales said. The menu ranges from small plates, such as pickled shrimp, to their most chicken, to popular item, beer-ca- n something for dessert, such as their beignets. The glow of the subtle neon light will guide visitors to a place not to be 1 ijj IRvHI Mi'M i fi "S.J |