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Hillary Thompson, Staff Writer  Saint Martin’s is known for having many amazing clubs and organizations, one being the Associated Students of Saint Martin’s University (ASSMU).  Senior Hannah Salapka, who is a part of ASSMU, discusses the organization and their goals. “We are a senate made up of students from a variety of groups on campus.Continue reading “Associated Students of Saint Martin’s University: Understanding the student organization”

Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer Taryn Zard, Staff Writer  Balancing college classes, jobs, extracurricular activities, friendships, and family obligations is hard. It can be even more tiring in the virtual setting where we are stuck looking at screens for many hours of the day. College students have always fueled their studies with a variety of energyContinue reading “Brain fuel or gruel: Caffeine and Saint Martin’s students”

Celine Winston, Staff Writer With the beginning of fall season comes fun activities like pumpkin patches and spooky haunts. Halloween is just around the corner, falling on a Saturday this year. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, gatherings are limited, and many places remain closed. However, there are still numerous fall activities open this year.  Hunter FamilyContinue reading “Local Lacey: Where to find seasonal fall activities”

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer With 34 million positive cases and over 1 million deaths worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected life for almost everybody. The COVID-19 pandemic has put many restrictions onto the daily lives of most people around the world. Saint Martin’s University has been following the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionContinue reading “Saint Martin’s students and COVID-19 regulations: How the community is coping”

Abigail Fuentes, Staff Writer Saint Martin’s University’s Career Center staff started a new program this year called Saints Promise. The program is a promise of a successful outcome from a Saint Martin’s University education to students who invest in their career planning. The program started in the fall of 2020 with incoming freshmen as theContinue reading “Saints Promise program launches for first-year students”

Sophia Kobernusz-Gibbs, Staff Writer What do students feel during midterms? What do students feel when starting college for the first time? What has everyone been feeling throughout this pandemic? Stress, stress, and more stress. Everyone knows that sweaty-palm, rapid heart rate, and shaky-bone feeling that is associated with stress. Everyone knows about restless nights andContinue reading “Stress, stress, and more stress”

Abigail Fuentes, Staff Writer The 2020 Emmy Awards took place virtually online for the first time in history. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the awards from the Staples Center while actors and actresses awaited their results from the comfort of their own home and cardboard cutouts “sat” in the audience. What most say lacked “Hollywood Glamour,” wasContinue reading “The ‘Pandemmys’ mark return of celebrity award shows”