Category Archives: News

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer   As most of the world remains in lockdown and quarantine, the medical technology field has discovered a major advancement. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a new testing method for coronavirus that uses saliva samples from patients. Recently, testing has involved a thin swab being placed atContinue reading “A new Covid-19 test method”

Brian Messing, Editor-in-Chief Atlas Kulish, Section Editor   The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lot of universities strapped for cash as students who are mandated by the government to leave dormitories seek refunds, and new technology is expeditiously purchased to move classes online. Uncertainty about daily life extends to the finances of universities, and SaintContinue reading “Saint Martin’s finances stable amid COVID-19 pandemic”

Bethany Montgomery, Staff Writer   Despite delays in numerous states amid the COVID-19 panic, the election primaries are still surging across the United States, bracing voters for another memorable election. Although President Donald Trump runs virtually unopposed as the Republican nominee in the 2020 election, former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders areContinue reading “Presidential primaries continue amid delays and COVID-19 fears”

Cheyenne Yap, Staff Writer   It was a normal day in Mililani, Hawaii for the family of Saint Martin’s student, Ally Orsino, when they decided to take a normal grocery run at the Don Quixote Market to pick up supplies for the upcoming days. When they reached the grocery store, they noticed that the shelvesContinue reading “Empty shelves and long lines- It’s the sign of the times”

Written by Austin Lampky   Following a years-long investigation, the French Competition Authority hit the Apple corporation with a whopping $1.23 billion fine on Mar. 20, 2020  This fine – according to the International Business Times’ article “Apple News: French Regulators Hit Tech Giant With $1.2 Billion Fine for Alleged Antitrust Violations” – beats allContinue reading “Apple fined over $1Billion by French gov’t”

Grace Gillespie, Staff Writer   A worldwide market crash began on Feb. 20, disrupting financial security around the globe and leading some stock markets to close the following day. The subsequent weeks saw countries trying to stabilize the fallout of the crash so markets would not fall further.  Every nation attempted their own way ofContinue reading “Stock market sinks amid virus fears”

Austin Lampky, Staff Writer   The coronavirus is not the only contagion that has plagued the United States.  On Mar. 13, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and WinCo Foods announced that several of their frozen berry products were recalled under suspicion of Norovirus contamination.  “Taste of Home’s” Laurie Dixon reported on Mar.Continue reading “Norovirus could be spreading”

Kaitlin Cunningham, Staff Writer   In Boise, Idaho, the Idaho Supreme Court rejected a proposal to have a case on homelessness heard, which has ordered the state of Idaho to change how they approach the problem of homelessness. It is not uncommon for the Supreme Court to turn down pleadings to hear cases, as theContinue reading “Boise lawsuit rejected by SCOTUS to ticket homeless “

Taryn Zard, Staff Writer    Dogs are a man’s best friend; people turn to them for comfort when everything around them feels  crazy. Therapy dogs are not a newfound concept; the idea of furry creatures providing comfort has been around for quite a while.  Lately, there has been a rise in awareness for service dogsContinue reading “The service of dogs to aid service men and women “