Mariah Partin, Staff Writer Following an incredibly emotional several days after another school shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Flor., President Trump has addressed the debate on gun control. After a number of shootings in 2017 and 2018, including at a church in Texas, the tragic attack at a countryContinue reading “President Trump backs ban on bump stock devices”
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Saints alums welcomed back on homecoming weekend
Mia Rollins, Staff Writer Homecoming weekend welcomed alumni from past decades. Saint Martin’s University invited distinguished alumni to share recognitions, stories, memorabilia, and laughs. The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards event took place on Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Charneski Recreation Center. Alumni entered in the building with soft jazz playing in the background, displaysContinue reading “Saints alums welcomed back on homecoming weekend”
Atypical: An eye-opener to the reality that normalcy is a myth
Sophia Lim, Staff Writer “I’m a weirdo, that’s what everyone says.” Sam Gardner, played by Keir Gilchrist, is the main character in the 2017 comedy-drama Netflix series directed by Robia Rashid, “Atypical.” Season two is expected to arrive in the future with the first season currently available. The central focus of this TV showContinue reading “Atypical: An eye-opener to the reality that normalcy is a myth”
Buffalo soldiers, Tuskegee airmen among those honored at Veteran’s club event
Jessilyn Dagum, Staff Writer Among the several clubs on campus that hosted events to celebrate Black History Month, the Veterans’ Club commemorated this time of year by paying tribute to the important black men and women who currently serve and have served our country. “The event is to celebrate black history, in particular blackContinue reading “Buffalo soldiers, Tuskegee airmen among those honored at Veteran’s club event”
SMU students disgruntled with Snapchat update
Julia Lucas, Staff Writer A few weeks ago, popular social networking platform, Snapchat, unleashed their biggest update so far, resulting in major backlash from the general public. The new update changed the entire layout of the app, and many are struggling to understand how to use the “improved” menu. The biggest changes have comeContinue reading “SMU students disgruntled with Snapchat update”
SMU baseball preseason series ends with 7-1 loss
Vanessa Kuffner, Staff Writer The Saints baseball team traveled to Hawaii for an eight-game series. It was a fun experience for everyone on the team, especially to those who get to call Hawaii home. Unfortunately for the baseball team, they only won one game in a doubleheader day against University of Hawaii at HiloContinue reading “SMU baseball preseason series ends with 7-1 loss”
Seniors share mixed emotions as graduation approaches
Jessilyn Dagum, Staff Writer Sixty-eight days. That’s how many days are left until Saint Martin’s University’s graduation day. Only sixty-eight days. For some, that’s quite a long time, but to many of those graduating on May 12, 2018, it seems like tomorrow. Senior year can be a very exciting and a very stressful timeContinue reading “Seniors share mixed emotions as graduation approaches”
“Annihilation”-an intelligent mix of horror and beauty
Breanna Brink, Staff Writer “Annihilation” is an experience about self-destructing beauty which captures the thin line between complex glory and gruesome horror. Like with any movie that’s primarily focused on emphasizing subtle visuals, character interactions, and scientific dialogue, it runs the risk of creating something that polarizes audiences. “Annihilation” is likely to beContinue reading ““Annihilation”-an intelligent mix of horror and beauty”
Are you watching?
Lauren Allison, Staff Writer This past weekend was the closing ceremonies of the twenty-third Winter Games. This year the Olympics were held in PyeongChang, South Korea. A brand new Olympic stadium was built to host the Winter Games. The 35,000-seat stadium cost 109 million dollars to build. All of the venues used for competition wereContinue reading “Are you watching?”
“Black Panther” wows audiences worldwide
Breanna Brink, Staff Writer “Black Panther” is considerably one of the most exciting, and anticipated, movies to come out this year. Taking over theaters beginning Feb. 16, this power film made sure to strike gold during Black History Month. Within a week, the film had earned 404 million dollars, doubling the production budget of 200Continue reading ““Black Panther” wows audiences worldwide”
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