Category Archives: News

Tinsae Shifreaw, Staff Writer In Washington State, the discussion of $30 car tabs has taken place in the Supreme Court. Previously, car tab costs depended on the car, some ranging from $15 to $200. When the State Supreme Court looked into the bill, they criticized the phrasing of the ballot title. With Initiative 976, manyContinue reading “Washington Supreme Court rules against $30 car tabs”

Tinsae Shiffraw, Staff Writer On Oct. 7th, the President of Saint Martin’s University, Roy Heynderickx, sent an email addressing how spring semester will operate while the nation remains in a pandemic. With the fall semester, students have been following strict guidelines, with two people allowed in each dorm room and single seats in dining areas,Continue reading “Changes to spring semester expected as COVID-19 pandemic rages on”

By Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer Former military serviceman, small business owner, and current Police Chief in Republic, Wash, Loren Culp was the favored Republican candidate during campaigns. This landed him in the hot seat next to 2-term serving Gov. Jay Inslee, a former U.S. Representative and former presidential candidate. Incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee and candidateContinue reading “Washington Gubernatorial Debate: Inslee vs. Culp”

Taryn Zard, Staff Writer With schools across the nation moving to either fully online learning or hybrid learning models, one of the biggest challenges school administrator’s face is how to make sure some students do not get left behind in their education simply due to a lack of internet access. In Washington state, the disparityContinue reading “Internet Availability Becomes an Issue for Online Students”

Sophia Kobernusz-Gibbs, Staff Writer  Thurston County was approved for Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start plan on June 24. Phase 3 allows outdoor sports activities and recreational facilities with half capacity, permittance of all non-essential travel, and the opening of most businesses and events with capacity restrictions. However, no sporting events or nightclubContinue reading “Thurston County maintains low transmission rate of COVID-19 infection”

Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer With the increased online presence that the COVID-19 pandemic has created, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, alike have faced many new challenges. One of these challenges is the idea of “Zoom bombing” which has been occurring in classrooms across the world since the move to virtual learning in March. The termContinue reading “Surprise visitors not so welcome in the virtual classroom”

Ailina Cunningham, Staff Writer Hagens Berman, a Seattle law firm, is making headlines because of their support of a graduate student who has opened a class-action lawsuit against the University of Washington, filed Sept. 16th. According to a KOMO News article the lawsuit is based on “breach of contract and unjust enrichment and alleges thatContinue reading “Graduate student files tuition lawsuit against the University of Washington Lawsuit”

Emmanuel Son, Staff Writer The Wash. Gubernatorial race for Governor is in full swing and as always, voting will end the same day as the presidential election-Nov. 3. The two candidates on the ballot will be incumbent Jay Inslee (D) and former Ferry County officer and Army Veteran Loren Culp (R). In the Aug. 4Continue reading “Gov. Jay Inslee and Loren Culp vie for role of governor”

Emma Dobbs, Editor-in-Chief Months of isolation were interrupted this June when groups of protesters gathered in downtown Seattle to rally in support of racial equity. As groups across the nation assembled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, students of Saint Martin’s University were notified of a racist image posted by a men’s soccerContinue reading “Saint Martin’s students present faculty with anti-racist iniatitive”