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Show ADMINISTRATION & STUDENT GOVERMENT 3 Welcoming the class of 2019 Tonje Sekse Staff Reporter What is your least favorite thing v-- - 1 K about campus? More than 470 first-yestudents will call Westminster College home for academic year with new the 2018-20- 19 fall. this opportunities ar This year, Westminster College attracted 56 percent students from Utah and 44 percent from Not only are students coming from America, but also all the way from Europe to attend school in the United States. More than 98 percent of the class received financial aid. Westminster has been preparing move-i- n day in advance and was finally ready to welcome the incoming class of 2019 on out-of-sta- te. Aug. 14. from Fake, a first-ye- ar Telluride, Colorado, had the chance to visit Westminster beforehand and knew at that point it was the right school for him. Hayden Hearing about students' stories about getting their bikes stolen already on the first day of school. student and Jordan Duffy, a first-ye- ar snowboarder from Clinton, Maine, said he is excited about his first week of school as well as joining the snowboard team at Westminster. Why Westminster? "I heard about the small classes Westminster has to offer and the relationship you are able to build with your professor. Not only did the classes draw my attention, but also the mountains. Salt Lake City is known as Mecca (the holiest city in Islam) for snowboarding. What was the scariest part about starting college? Why Westminster? J visited a lot of schools and none of them really felt like the right fit for me before one of my friends told me to take a look at Westminster College. When I first visited, I immediately knew this was the right placefor I me. am having a hard time being social and putting myself out there. I grew up in a small town in Maine where everyone knows everyone , which makes it difficult for me to meet new people. " What is the one thing you had to bring with you to college? What is the one thing you had to bring with you to college? My bikes. Im really into both mountain and road biking. I have been able to go for would say my slackline. I like being outside and, so far, it has been fun to almost put it up everywhere I go. and I am already learning new roads every time, which makes Utah an even more enjoyable experience for me. some bike rides CONTACT SEKSE I THS0222WESTMINSTERCOLLEGE.EDU OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING ' Student volunteers help move the incoming class members of 2019 into their new home for the year, Hogle Hall, Students lugged luggage, bikes, mini fridges and more into the halls on Aug. 14. QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE 2015 FIRST-YEA- R STUDENTS |