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”

Following strong start SMU women’s basketball falls short

Eric Parks, Staff Writer   After a season that started with two exhibition wins and a 4-2 overall record through the first six regular season games, the women’s basketball team went on a losing streak and ended the season 8-20 overall and 4-16 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) play. At the beginning of theContinue reading “Following strong start SMU women’s basketball falls short”

Saints clinch postseason berth; will take on Central in GNAC Tournament

Patrick Burns, Staff Writer   The Saint Martin’s men’s basketball team playedin their second consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament hosted in Alaska. The men were the third seed in the 2018 Championships and took on Central Washington University (CWU) in the first round. The Saints finished off the last season beating CWU inContinue reading “Saints clinch postseason berth; will take on Central in GNAC Tournament”

A slice of Japan right in Olympia

Hannah Gabel, Staff Writer   Named after one of the famous port cities in Japan, the Osaka restaurant serves everything authentic from fresh sushi to fried pork bowls and yakisoba. The restaurant has been offering its delicious main courses for well over 20 years and is located in Olympia just off Martin Way. The quaintContinue reading “A slice of Japan right in Olympia”