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  The League of Women Voters of Thurston County general meeting topic for March 2015 will be Carbon Tax / Cap & Trade. The meeting will be held on March 26, at Tradition’s Café in Olympia.  There will be a 6 p.m. social with the speaker at 6:30 p.m. At the public program on March 26 , we will be focused onContinue reading “The League of Women Voters of Thurston County general meeting”

David Bellamy, Staff Writer The 2015 intramural basketball season came to an end on March 5 as The Kingdom finished their season strong with a championship victory. Many of the players from The Kingdom were also a part of the intramural flag football championship team such as first-year Drew Raab and Baker McCullough. Both played keyContinue reading “Intramural basketball season comes to an end”

Lee Kapla-Unsoeld, Section Editor On Feb.25, a group of about 70 college students, professors, and community members gathered at Traditions Café in Olympia to listen to Evergreen Professor Steve Niva and Saint Martin’s Professor David Price, Ph.D., as they led the audience through a difficult discussion regarding the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the useContinue reading “The CIA is a “Rogue Elephant””

Cassidy Ristine, Staff Writer On Feb. 27 at 7 p.m., a group gathered in Harned Hall. Composed largely of local community members, a handful of students, and at least one Saint Martin’s University faculty member, they trickled into a classroom on the first floor, greeting one another and offering refreshments. The event, sponsored by The InterfaithContinue reading “Fighting the Darkness”

Luke Chouinard, Staff Writer Earlier this month, Attorney General Eric Holder released a report on the investigation into the Ferguson police department. The investigation followed the highly controversial confrontation between resident Michael Brown and Officer Darren Wilson. African American citizens alleged the police department practiced racial profiling in the community that led to a tenseContinue reading “Revisiting police misconduct in Ferguson”

On Mar. 1, the Saints met the Western Oregon Wolves for the second day of their home opener. The sunshine really kicked in during the second game that afternoon, showing promise for the Saints as they took the second of the two games that day. With few openings scattered about the bleachers, SMU fans laidContinue reading “Saints baseball opening day”

David Bellamy, Staff Writer On Feb. 28, a sunny Saturday afternoon at Saint Martin’s University, the Saints softball team hosted Northwest University and looked to continue their six game winning streak. First-year Kim Nelson got the start on the mound for the Saints going three and 2/3 innings giving up three earned runs on two hitsContinue reading “Softball sweeps Northwest University”

Kahili Novikoff, Staff Writer On Feb. 26 the Saint Martin’s University Women Basketball team went against Northwest Nazarene. The game went into overtime making it a well-earned win for the Saints 69-67. The game was close and kept fans on the edges of their seats. A few days later on Feb. 28, the Saints faced CentralContinue reading “The finish to another season of women’s basketball”

Erica Rodriguez, Staff Writer The first annual SMU Winter Olympics event took place in the Charneski Recreational Center on Thursday March 5 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Prior to the event, competitors had the chance to design t-shirts for their team, or themselves, on Wednesday March 4 from 2-4 p.m. in the Rec Center lobby. The SMUContinue reading “SMU “Winter Olympics””