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Katherine Pecora, Staff Writer   With solid majorities in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature, Democrats are focusing on shifting industries away from single-use plastic, such as straws and plastic bags. Starbucks made headlines last year for being one of the first companies to ban the use of plastic straws. Many counties and citiesContinue reading “Bye-bye single use plastic? 2019 State Legislature takes up environmental concerns”

Saint Martin’s University annual gala, which took place on Saturday Nov. 3, raised over $1.3 million for scholarships that will go to help well over 1000 students. This year’s event featured celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi offered tribute to the cuisine of Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands. The event also featured traditional Hawaiian dances from SaintContinue reading “Gala Highlights”

Kennedy Birley- Guest Writer   OLYMPIA, Wash. – LOTT Clean Water Alliance in Olympia, Wash. has discovered non-FDA approved levels of pharmaceuticals in reclaimed, non-potable water, due to improper disposal of medications, and use of environment damaging cleaners by citizens. With extreme weather conditions resulting in phenomenons of raging fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, and drought, manyContinue reading “LOTT Clean Water Alliance provides innovative techniques for wastewater treatment”

Saint Martin’s University is known for being a relatively “small” school. It’s small in terms of its campus size. Small, in terms of student numbers. Small, even, in terms of parking space. For years, this has been one of the most attractive qualities of the university. If you ask anyone why they chose to attendContinue reading “Saint Martin’s University: A Small Quiet Place”

Dear loyal readers, Thank you for taking the time out of your busy, post-mid-term and pre-final schedules to pick up a copy of The Belltower. We at the Belltower take great pride in our work of producing a newspaper that explains and comments on our shared experience as Saint Martin’s students. We hope that ourContinue reading “Editor’s note”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy creativecommons.org The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin their Opening Ceremony on Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.  Pyeongchang beat out bids from cities including Munich, Germany and Annecy, France.  One of the larger topics of conversation this year is of North Korea’s participation in the winter Olympics.  Given theContinue reading “North Korea and South Korea to unite for 2018 Winter Olympics”

Brian Messing, Section Editor   As students returned from Christmas break and started classes this semester, they received an email from Saint Martin’s President Roy Heynderickx. The email, entitled “Letter from the President” opened with wishes from the President for academic success and a happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The email went on toContinue reading “President Heynderickx sends update on union withdraw”

Kianna Garmanian, Staff Writer   During your time at Saint Martin’s, you may have seen the monks gather together for prayer during the morning, afternoon, and evening. In fact, they meet at the Abbey Church four times a day, for three prayer services and Mass to praise God, present specific intentions, read Scripture, and more.Continue reading “Prayer in the midst of our busy lives”

Julia Lucas, Staff Writer Now that the second semester is officially underway, our stress levels may be starting to rise, thinking about homework and tests that we will have. Most of us will be required to read some sort of text in our classes, and for many this may be a burden. Reading is anContinue reading “Students recommend their favorite books to read”

Mia Rollins, Staff Writer   When thinking of the New Year, it’s almost impossible not to think about ways to improve ourselves, to have a better year than the one before. Resolutions have become a part of western culture in a huge way. They take up magazine pages, TV time, and billboard spaces and everyContinue reading “When did “new year, new me” become a thing?”