Kierrla Yates, Staff Writer On Sept. 3, several high school athletes gathered on the steps of the Wash. state capitol building to protest the postponed fall season. As of the date of publication, the fall season for sports such as football and volleyball have been pushed back to the spring, and all sports seasons have been minimized to about two
Read moreNicholas Sarysz, Section Editor The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a major impact on everyone’s lives, including athletes. However, some positive news came for hockey fans over Twitter on July 23rd, when the official page of the upcoming National Hockey League (NHL) team announced that they will officially be named the Seattle Kraken. Along with the name announcement came the
Read moreRyne Oshiro, Staff Writer Football is back. A statement numerous fans around the nation were eager to hear with all that is happening in the world. COVID-19 has changed everyone’s life around the country, yet it seems the one constant is the excitement for football to start again. Football is the most watched sport in the United States. From die-hard
Read moreNicholas Sarysz, Section Editor The energy surrounding the National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs are far different this year. As hometown fans sit on their couches, rather than the seats of their respective arenas, their favorite players are living in a “bubble” in Disney World at Orlando, Fla. This is the first time the NBA playoffs have been played behind closed
Read moreRyne Oshiro, Staff Writer While one sports season is just beginning, another is coming to an end. Major League Baseball (MLB) has seen its shortened season during the pandemic as nothing short of a success. The MLB normally starts with spring training in March and the regular season rolls in through April, but with the presence of COVID-19, hopes of
Read moreKierrla Yates, Staff Writer A few months ago, the world was unsure if it would watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the summer due to the international COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic worsened, the world did not get to watch the event, but instead, the world will get to witness the first ever odd year Olympic games. The 2020 Olympic
Read moreEmmanuel Son, Staff Writer The week of Sept. 13 was smokey and blazing for areas of Calif., Ore., and Wash. On the morning of Thursday, Sept. 10, San Francisco woke up to orange skies as wildfires continued to burn throughout parts of northern Calif. As a result of these fires, smoke has been flowing up north causing historic poor air
Read moreAlina Cunningham, Staff Writer A nationwide conversation on racial inequality, which led to riots and protests nationwide started after the infamous tape was leaked of George Floyd’s unfortunate and untimely death. The anger felt by the marginalized people targeted by the police on a consistent basis started a national conversation that resulted in protests happening on a local scale in
Read moreOlivia Alvord, Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things this year, from sports and concerts to restaurant dining and movie theaters. COVID also brought a big change to school learning, when school districts moved classrooms online, forcing many parents to stay home and become their child’s teacher via e-learning. This move also changed the plans of
Read moreEmma Dobbs, Editor-in-Chief Months of isolation were interrupted this June when groups of protesters gathered in downtown Seattle to rally in support of racial equity. As groups across the nation assembled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, students of Saint Martin’s University were notified of a racist image posted by a men’s soccer team player. Saint Martin’s Athletic
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