Category Archives: Features

James Colasurdo, Staff Writer    On Aug. 1, 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Fulbright bill. Fullbright became the largest education exchange program in history, and still exists today. Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Fulbright Program aims to promote peace and understanding across peoples in different countries, throughContinue reading “The story of the Fulbright Program: how the scholarship builds bridges between people in different countries”

Katherine Pecora, Staff Writer    Seniors Madeline Miller and Larissa Kolasinski are two of the busiest students at Saint Martin’s University. As President of ASSMU, Miller leads the student senate and acts as a liaison between the students and the Saint Martin’s Board of Trustees. In Kolasinski’s role as Vice President, she acts as anContinue reading “ASSMU Spotlight: Miller and Kolasinski  “

Emma Dobbs, Staff Writer    Saint Martin’s University hosted a Veterans Day event on Nov. 8 on the third floor of Cebula Hall. All campus community members were invited to attend this event hosted by the Veterans Club. Those in attendance had the chance to hear from guest speakers, watch a slideshow of photos ofContinue reading “Saint Martin’s Honors Veterans with Community Event”

James Colasurdo, Staff Writer    Spanning from behind the O’Grady Library to beyond the retention ponds is Saint Martin’s University’s disc golf course, which has been in place since 2013. Many people might be asking: what is disc golf? Disc golf is similar to golf in that you are trying to get an object, whetherContinue reading “The journey of disc golf at SMU”

Ashley Taylor, Guest Writer   Students and faculty at Saint Martin’s University are still transitioning to the use of reusable straws, months after the school’s food service, Bon Appétit, introduced a summer initiative to remove all plastic straws on campus. Bon Appétit initiated the company wide mandate on May 31, 2018, removing all plastic strawsContinue reading “To Straw, or Not to Straw”

Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer   On Thursday, Sept. 20, Saint Martin’s University hosted Nate Boyer, a former green beret and Seattle Seahawks player, as the first speaker for the Harvie Social Justice Lecture this year. Boyer began his story describing his past, starting after his high-school graduation. Instead of pursuing a higher education, Boyer acquiredContinue reading “Harvie Social Justice features former Seahawk Nate Boyer”

Samantha England, Staff Writer   As the 2018-2019 school year begins at Saint Martin’s University, the campus welcomes a host of new freshman, eager transfer students, plenty of returning students, and also several new faculty members to the ranks of the Saints. Though there are many new faculty members who deserve recognition, we highlighted fourContinue reading “Saint Martin’s welcomes distinguished new faculty”

Mirta Hola! My name is Mirta Maravilla Rosas, I am a junior at Saint Martin’s. I am currently majoring in biology with a minor in environmental science. My hometown is Sumner, Wash., a little town that is about 45 minutes away. Aside from being the Spangler second floor RA, I am also President of LatinoContinue reading “Meet Your SMU RAs”

Jessilyn Dagum, Staff Writer   On Thursday, April 26, The Wild & Scenic Film Festival came to Saint Martin’s University, hosted by Saint Martin’s Biology Club. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival entailed a collection of films shown and gathered in Nevada City, Calif., during the annual festival held the third week of January. NowContinue reading “Wild & Scenic Film Festival hosted by SMU’s Biology Club”

Sophia Lim, Staff Writer   On April 7,  Saint Martin’s University hosted one of the most anticipated events of the school year, created to showcase the culture of the Hawai’ian people. SMU’s annual lu’au is made up of combinations of dances, music, and food, and featuring other islands of the Pacific. Board member of theContinue reading “Saint Martin’s University’s annual Lu’au: A night of expressive culture”