Category Archives: Lifestyles

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer As midterms for the second semester are wrapping up, finals are the next challenge ahead while the 2020-2021 school year is coming to a close. For Saint Martin’s students graduating in May, the clock is ticking to figure out what to do once the college experience is over. From plans toContinue reading “Senior Saints Plans after Graduation”

Tinsae Shifreaw, Staff Writer One of the main concerns as a college student is finding cheap food that isn’t too far from campus. Here in Lacey, there are many good places to eat with a variety of foods. A restaurant that I went to recently is Andy’s Bistro, which is a local restaurant that isContinue reading “Restaurant Review: Andy’s Bistro”

Tinsae Shiferaw, Staff Writer If you are like most college students, you have access to many different streaming services such as Hulu, Disney+ and HBO Max. A major streaming service that we all know and frequent is Netflix. Netflix gives us original and creative new T.V. shows with an array of genres to choose from.Continue reading “Fate: A Winx Saga Review”

Ailina Cunningham, Staff Writer Campus Ministry, which is located in Old Main 316, has been a helpful source of guidance and a resource to students of all denominations and religions who attend Saint Martin’s. However, as the campus is founded by Benedictine monks, the Ministry observes the Catholic Tradition. Currently, Saint Martin’s is observing Lent,Continue reading “Campus Ministry During Lent”

Sunya Chay, Staff Writer Since flu season is here, the possibility of getting sick is higher. Thankfully, the Student Health Center, located in Burton Hall, has resources to help. On their website, the Student Health Center lists the services that they offer including, “Basic medical care, limited disease management for chronic health problems, seasonal fluContinue reading “Campus Health Center”

Hillary Thompson, Staff Writer Sylvie’s Love was released on Jan. 27, 2020, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. The movie illustrates a young woman meeting an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950’s Harlem. Their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success. This movie portrays oneContinue reading “Sylvie’s Love Movie Review”

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer Between Feb. 11-14, much of the western Washington area was hit with the blast of a winter storm. While this year’s snowfall did not surpass 2019’s “Snowmageddon,” much of the accumulated snowfall made for notable numbers. The Seattle area this year saw about 8.9 inches of snow, which ended up settingContinue reading “Snowy Weekend at Saint Martin’s”

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer The Little Things, directed by John Lee Hancock and streaming on HBO Max until Feb 28th, follows former homicide detective and long time Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Denzel Washington) when he partners up with new and young homicide detective Sergeant Jim Baxter (Rami Malek) as they work together in searchContinue reading “The Little Things Movie Review”

Sunya Chay, Staff Writer With one semester under their belt, college life is not what many freshmen expected. Not only may it be a new experience for them, but with a pandemic happening, it made it harder for them to adjust and find their new “normal.”  For Kaylah Tibbits, a mechanical engineering major, college wasContinue reading “College First Impressions”

Sophia Kobernusz-Gibbs, Staff Writer As many of us know,  Saint Martin’s Career Center has been working hard these past few months to help students with preparing to enter the workforce. We had a Virtual Career Fair this past fall, and now the emergence of new opportunities with the creation of the Career Center Program: Saint’sContinue reading “New Career Tools”