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The Horizon

Westmont introduces new environmental studies major
Westmont introduces new environmental studies major
Asher Hammer September 30, 2025

  This past spring, the Westmont faculty approved the addition of a new Environmental Studies major for implementation in the Fall of ’25. “Human...

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Kailie Grinder named interim director for Westmont's intercultural programs
Kailie Grinder named interim director for Westmont’s intercultural programs
Adriana Gomez Monroy, News Editor • September 30, 2025

Kailie Grinder has spent the last decade becoming a melting pot of cultures, experiences, and perspectives. She has worked as a teacher, missionary, pastor,...

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Westmont welcomes new worship director, Keegan Perez
Westmont welcomes new worship director, Keegan Perez
Myah Stice, News Writer • September 23, 2025

  Returning to the crisp, pine-dotted hill that Westmont students call home for the school year is a strange experience. Nostalgia intermingles...

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Bone of My Bones
Celeste Van Dien, Op-Ed Writer • October 13, 2025

Who’s the “prize”? I ponder after looking over a growing pile of conversations with this generation’s young men, which reveals a serious quandary....

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Reconciling the Tension
Leah Chang, Op-Ed Editor • September 26, 2025

Violence is never the answer. That is the philosophy that most, if not all, of us have been raised with. In a Christian context, so much of Scripture points...

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Lines of Inquiry
Celeste Van Dien, A&E Editor • October 2, 2025

A long breadth of space unfurls toward a large window to highlight our founder’s courtyard. It is emblematic of one of Westmont’s most sophisticated...

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Mourning Classical Literature
Celeste Van Dien, A&E Editor • October 2, 2025

I recall it occurring as early as middle school. Between my sister (who is two years older) and me, the curriculum was changing, and fast. For the...

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ABET Accriditation Boosts Westmont
Ella Donnelly, Staff Writers • October 8, 2025

Westmont College is excited to announce its engineering program has achieved full accreditation from ABET (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and...

From Turkey to Westmont
Avery Inman, Features Writer • April 17, 2024

It's rare to find a first-generation college student in America who comes to Westmont from a different country. However, there are a few of these students...

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Broadway at the ‘mont
Avery Inman, Features Writer • April 17, 2024

The Santa Barbara Bowl erupted with singing, dancing and performing by the world's most favorite celebrities, Westmont students. Families and curious Santa...

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Men's soccer senior spotlight: Mario Floriano
Men’s soccer senior spotlight: Mario Floriano
Weston Ash, Staff Writer • October 10, 2025

Mario Floriano is a fourth-year Westmont athlete and student originally from Anaheim, California. Floriano plays goalkeeper for the Men’s Soccer team....

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Warrior hockey emerges this fall
Katherine Bouma, Sports Editor/Editor-in-Chief • September 26, 2025

It was just this summer, when Luciani Koroshec, Samuel Rapske, and Cameron Ashford were down at the Santa Barbara Roller Hockey Rink, playing as substitute...

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From basketball to The Bible: Westmont welcomes David Emanuel
Katherine Bouma, Sports Editor/Editor-in-Chief • September 26, 2025

This fall, David Emanuel became a member of the Westmont College Religious Studies program. Originally from England, Emanuel graduated from the University...

Westmont's first-year class sets the stage for athletic excellence
Westmont’s first-year class sets the stage for athletic excellence
Britain Polk, Staff Writer • September 19, 2025

As Westmont College kicks off another athletic season, one thing is abundantly clear: the incoming freshman class is bringing energy, talent, and enthusiasm.  With...

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A look back on this year
Emily Peterson, Capstone Editor • April 19, 2021
Remember when Henri Nouwen climbed the Pickle Tree and the Fire Department had to be called to get him down?