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Denver Garcia, Staff Writer On March 4 the Chinese Dragon Club hosted a celebration of the Spring Festival, better known in the West as Chinese New Year’s. The event was held at the Norman Worthington Conference Center and students and faculty enjoyed a wide variety of Chinese food and entertainment, including traditional instrument performances and anContinue reading “Campus gets taste of Chinese culture at spring gala”

Sophia Donan, Staff Writer On Jan. 11, 2015, sometime in the early hours of the morning I was leaning against a window thousands of feet above the Pacific Ocean, gazing at the stars. There were no city lights to dim their luminance, no clouds to cloak their beauty as they fill the darkness of the worldContinue reading “The happiness in the pursuit”

Lucas Shannon, Staff Writer In 1906, Upton Sinclair opened the eyes of the American public to the horrific conditions in meat packing plants with his novel “The Jungle”. Sinclair laid the foundations for a respectable whistleblowing and muckraking tradition within the food industry. Four whistleblowers have recently come forward in an attempt to expose whatContinue reading “USDA whistleblowers at Hormel”

Delaney Wheeler, Staff Writer The annual Hope Concert was held on Mar. 4 in the Marcus Pavilion. Saint Martin’s University choir members, musicians, and other performers showcased their talent and proudly represented the university. “I felt that as a group, we were all very supportive of each other and there was a lot of positive energyContinue reading “Bringing hope to others”

Grace Caruso, Staff Writer The tables were set elegantly and the food set out for the people to enjoy. The students and faculty started streaming in for the celebration. The tables were half-filled while 90 celebrators sat in anticipation for the food and the presentation. Collin Chambers and Sophie Donan were respectful hosts while JenevaContinue reading “A night of hope”

Dalia Pedro, Assistant Managing Editor In light of the immigration debate that America is having, or pretending to have, there are many issues to be considered. How do we fix our immigration system? How do we deal with the undocumented population already living in the United States? Are we rewarding individuals for committing a crimeContinue reading “Students in the shadows”

Erica Wetterlind, Staff Writer In between her training, classes, career and picking up her children, a successful woman found the time to wow this interviewer with her humble nature and numerous accomplishments. Senior social work major and psychology minor, Holly Stenglein, has dedicated her life to helping veterans. Early this year, Holly began her seniorContinue reading “Iron Woman!”

Erica Rodriguez, Staff Writer In American culture, New Year’s resolutions began with the Puritans during 18th century Colonial America.1 The Puritans called January, “First Month” and during the “First Month” they did not celebrate the New Years holiday but rather spent the time, “reflecting on the year past and contemplating the year to come.” TheContinue reading “New semester resolutions”

Denver Garcia, Staff Writer Last November students from Micronesia founded the Micronesian Student Union. Their debut activity was having a booth at the Multicultural Carnival, where they had pictures and artifacts from the many Micronesian cultures. Micronesia is one of the three cultural groupings in the Pacific, the other two being Polynesia and Melanesia. TheContinue reading “Introducing SMU’s newest cultural club”

Luke Chouinard, Staff Writer & Derek Martinez, Guest Writer If you’ve checked the news in the past few months, you know that police all over the country are encountering a substantial amount of scrutiny. The recent failures to indict police officers who have used lethal force on civilians committing non-violent crimes have stirred corporate mediaContinue reading “Police power: The good, the bad, and the ugly”