Two weeks ago it was made public that significant budget cuts are being made throughout the university. There is still a significant amount of information that has yet to be released about these cuts, but what we do know is that an unfortunate number of beloved additions to […]
Healthy debate stifled by loudness It’s not hard to notice unapologetically loud voices in the midst of today’s debates and movements. Recently, Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, 150 protesters went out to Amazon’s annual shareholders meeting in which they organized a plane with a banner reading “Bezos needs a […]
University practices help expand spirituality lens I have never been able to understand why or how I chose to study at SPU. Yet somehow, I felt strongly that it was where I was meant to be, and when I did not immediately get admitted in the spring of 2014, […]
LGBTQ+ hurt by institutional disregard Based on a study conducted in 2014, the CDC estimates that “gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men account for 70 percent of new HIV infections in the United States.” Considering that queer men make up only a small fraction […]
Musicians use their platform to advocate There has been a trend and fearlessness in music as of late in regards to speaking on issues that may be deemed otherwise uncomfortable. Outcries against the state of politics and the United States government in P!nk’s “What About Us?,” Childish Gambino’s […]
League has set themselves backwards before season has even begun This week, the National Football League approved a new policy concerning player protests of the national anthem. The new policy states that all players and personnel will now be required to stand during the national anthem, but also […]
Contraceptives aid in expanding vital discussion I remember the first time I left school early because of my period. I was in the middle of a test when I realized I needed to use the restroom immediately. At 16 years old, I’d begun to suffer from blaring migraines, […]
Non-elected and unopposed candidates have greater responsibility to serve well ASSP is responsible for managing large amounts of money and making important decisions regarding our university. Because of the responsibility and power held by ASSP, it makes sense that the student body would have to vote to fill […]
By Mary Liu Some have wondered, some have asked. Some assumed, but only some really knew. By now, a decent fraction of the SPU community is aware of the recent controversy surrounding alleged acts of discrimination connected to me, the outgoing ASSP president. I am not here to […]
How many times have you cried this week? So far, I’ve cried twice. As we sit in the second to last week of the academic year, the question of crying seems more telling than “How are you?” As seniors preparing to graduate, many of us find ourselves asking, […]