Category Archives: News

Grace Gillespie, Staff Writer   It is not uncommon to see a police car driving through Saint Martin’s University. At first, one might assume something is wrong, when really, the police are just making a routine check-up on the school. They are able to provide such a service because the Lacey Police Department is locatedContinue reading “Saint Martin’s goes into modified lockdown on Jan. 16”

Bethany Montgomery, Staff Writer   Iowa’s kick-off of the democratic nominating contests for the 2020 presidential election made the rest of the nation ask- for perhaps the first time ever- “What’s going on in Iowa?”  As the first state of every election to hold a caucus or primary, Iowa residents have spent the last severalContinue reading “Iowa caucuses kick off to a confusing start  “

Colin Rivera, Staff Writer   On Monday, Jan. 21, thousands of people gathered outside the state capitol in Richmond, Va. to protest a number of proposed bills and defend their rights. The bills at the center of this debate revolve around creating new gun control laws. One of the bills, Senate Bill 240, states inContinue reading “Virginia gun rights protest: Why and what now?”

Grace Gillespie, Staff Writer    On Jan. 3, 2020 the United States sent missiles to Baghdad, Iraq to kill Iranian general and terrorist Qasem Soleimani. The action was a direct response to Iranian-backed rioters who massed outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and engaged in unruly behavior. The CIA considered Soleimani a threat to theContinue reading “U.S. airstrike kills Iranian terrorist”

Brian Messing, Editor-in-Chief   After years of uncertainty and delays, Brexit is set to happen on Jan. 31 at 11 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. Following the result of the referendum in 2016, some pundits predicted that Britain’s exit from the European Union would be disorderly and may not even happen at all. Indeed, after multipleContinue reading “UK to leave EU on Jan. 31”

Grace Crocker, Staff Writer   On Dec. 18, 2019, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the third president in the history of the United States to be impeached. The charges that the president faces are abuse of power and obstruction of congress, neither of which are actually aContinue reading “Trump’s Senate trial continues”

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer    The new decade in the Philippines started with the volcanic eruption of Taal, about 39 miles south from the  nation’s capital Manila on the island of Luzon. The eruption was classified as a level four alert by the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). A chain of events beganContinue reading “Mother nature greets Philippines for the new year”

Prya Oliveira, Staff Writer   On Nov. 22, Twitter will ban all political advertisements across its platform. Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO, announced this new policy, pressuring other social media platforms to be more hands-on when it comes to the spread of political ads.  Dorsey claims, that false advertisement and spread of misinformation creates a bigContinue reading “Twitter to ban political advertising”

Sophia Lim, Section Editor   Money makes the world go round, but it also funds our Saint Martin’s students scholarships.  Saint Martin’s University hosts an annual gala as the largest fundraising event for student scholarships on campus. The event entails a sense of community, as donors, trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, and students all gather togetherContinue reading “Saint Martin’s host 14th annual gala on Nov. 2”

Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer   One of the biggest new stories is Brexit. As we are hopefully fast approaching a decision, here is a brief history of the long path to Brexit. On June 23, 2016, about 30 million people voted on whether the United Kingdom (U.K.) should remain or leave the European Union. FastContinue reading “What’s going on with Brexit?”