Category Archives: CCR

Colin Rivera, Staff Writer   With the closing of Saint Martin’s campus and classes moving online, some important policies have been changed to help students adjust to the new settings. These changes have to do with the ways that students can have their classes graded. At the end of March, Cindy Juarez, the Saint Martin’sContinue reading “Last call for withdrawal”

Grace Gillespie, Staff Writer    An increasing number of universities and colleges are changing their admissions policy to no longer require an admissions test, such as the SAT or the ACT. This means undergraduate students will no longer have to send universities their SAT and ACT scores. Since 2019, a host of liberal art schoolsContinue reading “Saint Martin’s switches to test optional admissions policy”

Myki Dee Kim, Staff Writer   In a cup or cone, frozen yogurt is perfect for the warm weather that is just on the horizon. Limeberry sits on the outskirts of campus and has been a quintessential part of Saint Martin’s students sweet treat experience. Students may know Limeberry as a frozen yogurt establishment rightContinue reading “A sweet swirly treat: Lacey’s very own fro-yo hotspot”

Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer    In commemoration of Women’s History Month and the centennial anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the U.S., Saint Martin’s University welcomed Karen Blair, Ph.D.,  History Professor Emeritus at Central Washington University, to speak. The departments of History, Political Science, and Gender and Identity Studies co-hosted the event.  Continue reading “Karen Blair comes to SMU to discuss women’s suffrage”

Grace Gillespie, Staff Writer   Saint Martin’s University now has its first ever beekeeping club. The club began this year, after it was started by freshman Carly James, a nursing major, who has a fondness for bees. Bees are a necessity for the environment, and teaching the community how to care for them can createContinue reading “Freshman founds Beekeeping Club”

Prya Oliveira, Staff Writer   During spring break, Saint Martin’s University gave students the opportunity to go on an immersion trip to McAllen, Texas. Here, students volunteered their time to serve a community other than their own. Jessica Andres, a Saint Martin’s junior, talked to The Belltower about the trip and highlighted the impact andContinue reading “Immersion in Texas “

Colin Rivera, Staff Writer   At the Friday Faculty Lunch on March 6, Professor Keri Graham of the Gender and Identity Studies program gave a presentation to the staff about a project that she has been involved with for the past few years. She told the story of her work with students and their workContinue reading “Friday Faculty Lunch: Rediscovering suffrage history”

Prya Oliveira, Staff Writer   Service in Flint, Mich. was the second option that was given as an alternative spring break trip for Saint Martin’s students. Approximately ten Saint Martin’s students were given the opportunity to fly to Flint and volunteer with the community there. At first, I expected that the students on the MichiganContinue reading “Immersing in Flint”

Taryn Zard, Staff Writer   “Being concerned is fine, it helps us stay alert and change our behaviors, an example is face-touching. Like all diseases, much of this [COVID-19] is out of our control, but there are many things we can do to stay healthy. I think if concern turns to fear we start makingContinue reading “COVID-19, the virus that has gone viral “

Colin Rivera, Staff Writer   This summer, Saint Martin’s University will be home to a new curriculum for a doctorate degree. Leadership Studies is the name of the new program, and it aims to draw in students from a large number of different fields and backgrounds. The purpose of the program is to train aContinue reading “Leadership Doctorate: Things to know”