Category Archives: Features

Sunya Chay, Staff Writer Tam Dinh, Ph.D., is the Program Director of Social Work at Saint Martin’s University and also serves as an Associate Professor of the College of Arts and Sciences. She focuses her instruction and research on mental health, diversity, Asian communities, and trauma.   Dinh started out in pharmaceutical studies at the UniversityContinue reading “Faculty Spotlight: Tam Dinh, Ph.D”

Taryn Zard, Staff writer Whether it’s a savory dinner, salty snack, or sweet treat, people everywhere enjoy consuming different foods. While many people hardly give their next meal a second thought, for some, it is not always a given that they would eat that day.. The Thurston County Food Bank offers a solution for thoseContinue reading “Thurston County Food Bank: Feeding The Community”

Sophia Kobernusz-Gibbs, Staff Writer  Oct.12th is recognized as Indigenous People’s Day, a day meant for the celebration of Indigenous heritage. This push of acknowledgement for those whose lands we reside on started in 1990 in South Dakota, and has begun to spread across the United States. National Public Radio (NPR)  states that “at least 10Continue reading “Indigenous People’s Day: Celebrating tribal heritage through cultural education”

Ailina Cunningham, Staff Writer  On Sept. 18th, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of complications from pancreatic cancer. Known to some as “The Notorious RBG,” the accomplishments this woman achieved are owed to the tireless determination that she displayed throughout her life. Her contribution to legal history will not be forgotten as sheContinue reading “The Notorious RBG: Supreme Court Justice dies at 87”

Taryn Zard, Staff Writer May 7th, 2020 was originally going to mark the launch of Saint Martin’s University’s very own nursing floor. While the university planned for a big, fancy grand opening with donors and even some local members of government, the grand-opening of the nursing department was postponed due to COVID-19. Instead, on JuneContinue reading “Saint Martin’s nursing department creates new learning opportunities for students”

Celine Winston, Staff Writer Andrea Kunder, Ph.D., has taught physics at Saint Martin’s University since 2017. In late August of this year, she won a $187,000 National Science Foundation grant to help support her in her scientific journey. Kunder specializes in astrophysics, which differs from basic physics.  As defined in the Oxford Dictionary, astrophysics “dealsContinue reading “Faculty Spotlight: Andrea Kunder, Ph.D.”

Alina Cunningham, Staff Writer It has been no secret that 2020 has become the Uno wild card of recent years. For new and returning students, it would not be a stretch of the imagination to imagine that this school year was supposed to be different. Both in format and instruction, this year came with itsContinue reading “Saint Martin’s Year of Transformation”

Kaiyle Okada, Staff Writer Associated Students of Saint Martin’s University (ASSMU) has been hard at work to assure that the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters will run smoothly. New staff, such as Senators and the Executive Board, are learning how to navigate through this upcoming year. There have been some new positions added thisContinue reading “Associated Students of Saint Martin’s University returns with new changes”

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer The Veteran’s Center at Saint Martin’s University has welcomed Jodie Hartman to be their new Vet. Corps Coordinator. Hartman has previously worked on campus as an ambassador with the admissions office. The Veterans’ Center is a service at Saint Martin’s University run through the AmeriCorps organization. The job of the coordinatorContinue reading “Jodie Hartman joins Saint Martin’s Veteran’s Center”

Mary Seiner, Staff Writer   Janie Sacco, Ph.D., has worked within the Saint Martin’s community for seven years. Her responsibilities as Residence Life Assistant Director include processing housing collection, housing applications, work orders, meal plan request forms, meal plan change forms, and  supervising the professional staff in the Residence Life offices in Parsons and SpanglerContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Janie Sacco”