Professor Susan VanZanten certainly loves her subject: she is currently an SPU professor of English, as well as a co-chair of the department of languages, cultures, and linguistics. She specializes in 19th century literature, and has significant expertise and research in South African literature and Christian higher education. […]
Originally from Hawaii, Kailee Liu was looking back on her last two years at SPU, and reflecting on her own idea of racial identity, when she realized the lack of Asian-American representation in leadership and in faculty. As Liu navigated ways of being Asian-American in a predominantly white […]
Assault On May 26, the OSS received a report of an incident half a mile or farther away from campus. Car Prowl On Nov. 15, an incident off campus but in vicinity of the school was reported to OSS. Theft On Nov. 20, an incident in Otto Miller […]
Due to senators being sick and senate being held on a national holiday, senate did not have enough senators to vote on the items on the agenda. Senate will schedule an emergency meeting later in the week when more senators can meet. The purpose of the May 28 […]
Seattle Pacific University is at a point of pain, according to Shannon Smythe, the assistant professor of theological studies. In recent years, with the formation of the Justice Coalition, the vocal outcry of the Black Lives Matter movement and even the more recent discussions regarding ASSP, the LGBTQIA+ […]
With the 2017-2018 school year coming to a close, seniors are getting ready for graduation while returning students are trying to figure out what the next school year will look like for them. In an email sent earlier this year, on March 2, President Dan Martin explained how […]
Even though Nathan Samayo’s original plan did not involve attending SPU after high school, he firmly believes this was where he was supposed to end up. His senior year of high school, Samayo landed a full-ride scholarship to a small Lutheran college. He lived on campus his first […]
The General Election had ended. Next year’s student body government had been voted into office. An official email was sent out the evening of March 7 informing everyone of the number of votes, and displayed the traditional picture of the new ASSP Core on the office couch. Nathan […]
As a part of their mission statement as a university, SPU wishes to engage the culture, but on April 16, a group of students on campus questioned this mission, wondering if SPU truly does engage all cultures on campus. Lead by ASSP Vice President of Intercultural Affairs Melissa […]
Burglary On May 14, OSS received a report on an incident in Otto Miller Hall. Domestic Violence On May 11, OSS received a report on an incident off campus, half a mile or more away. The Crime at SPU report is compiled weekly by the News Editor […]