Category Archives: Features

Sunya Chay, Staff Writer With many incredible students at Saint Martin’s University, it is hard to choose just one for the student spotlight. This week’s student spotlight will be focusing on Katherine “Kat” Jamerson. Katherine is a second-year psychology major from Tacoma, Washington. However, she did not start out as a psychology major originally. “IContinue reading “Student Highlight: Katherine Jamerson”

Shy Yamasaki, Staff Writer Saint Martin’s Campus Life Board members try their hardest to make events more interactive and inclusive for the students here on campus. One event that happens every spring is Spring Fest. Hopefully, Spring Fest will happen this year while also following the restrictions of COVID-19 and keeping everyone safe. Spring FestContinue reading “Trivia Night”

Hillary Thompson, Staff Writer The movie Words on Bathroom Walls was originally released in Russia on December 3, 2020, then released on Amazon Prime on March 20, 2021. This romantic drama focuses on a student struggling with a mental illness while pursuing his passion in the culinary arts and falling in love with another student.Continue reading “Movie Review: Words on Bathroom Walls”

Andrew Oslin, Staff Editor In the grassy meadows that extend through the open expanses of our campus lives a small creature that has had a significant impact on the operations of the university. The Mazama pocket gopher is a nocturnal, mole-like animal that creates discrete, sandy mounds that are low to the ground and haveContinue reading “Pocket Gophers: The Endangered Species that Calls Saint Martin’s Home”

Hillary Thompson, Staff Writer The movie Words on Bathroom Walls was originally released in Russia on December 3, 2020, then released on Amazon Prime on March 20, 2021. This romantic drama focuses on a student struggling with a mental illness while pursuing his passion in the culinary arts and falling in love with another student.Continue reading “Movie Review: Words on Bathroom Walls”

Hillary Thompson, Staff Writer There are many amazing students and staff in the Saint Martin’s Community, one professor students must get to know is Dr. Nathalie Kuriowa- Lewis. Dr. Lewis talks about the things she enjoys doing during her free time, “ I like to do a lot of things I love to write poetryContinue reading “Professor Highlight: Dr. Nathalie Kuriowa-Lewis”

Sophia Kobernusz-Gibbs, Staff Writer Saint Martin’s University has a multitude of graduate programs, majors, and minors. You can choose the College of Arts and Sciences if you are interested in Chemistry, Exercise Science, Social Work, or Communication Studies, to name a few. We have the School of Business, including Business Economics or Business Accounting. SaintContinue reading “What do Students Want to Study?”

Shy Yamasaki, Staff Writer  RAs do a lot for the students who are living in the dorms, like planning floor events, doing “1-on-1”s and so much more. They also do a lot of events around campus if they are executive members of clubs. Even though it has been difficult for a lot of people duringContinue reading “Student Highlight: Katelynn Gulley”

Sophia Kobernusz-Gibbs, Staff Writer Saint Martin’s University has many amazing students. This week, The Belltower selected Clara Sodon for our Student Highlight. From Tacoma, Washington, Clara Sodon is a third-year student that is graduating this year from Saint Martin’s with her major in Political Science. Sodon is very active on campus; she is a memberContinue reading “Student Highlight: Clara Sodon”

Shy Yamasaki, Staff Writer Dr. Ian Werrett became interested in religion when he was a student at Santa Clara University back in the early 90’s. He took a course on New American Religions covering Wicca, Scientology, Mormonism and the Jehovah’s Witnesses, which struck  his interest more. “I love that religion is both about us [humanity]Continue reading “Staff Highlight: Dr. Ian Werrett”