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SAINT MARTIN’S UNIVERSITY MONTHLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER Volume VIII Issue 7 March 21, 2016 Only one more week till my departure to Japan Blake Cloward one week I am leaving for some new clothes too, Staff Writer Japan. because the climate In my previous article is much warmer and Last semester, the term from last issue, I talked more humid there. I “time flies” didn’t bother about how I am preparing am also bringing all me at all. It felt like I had for my next four months in my mechanical en- all the time in the world. Japan. I have been practic- gineering textbooks Before the start of the fall ing reading and writing in and e-books so that I ’15 semester, I decided that Japanese every day. I also can stay fresh for en- I wanted to study abroad in just got a new phone which gineering classes. Japan before I graduated. has a nice stylus for screen Simply speaking, I Although it has been about writing. I downloaded a few am most excited to seven months since I de- applications for learning be immersed in a new cided to study abroad, time new characters and have culture where I will has been flying, just like practiced writing directly have to start by learn- the term insinuates. Now, in on the phone. I had to get ing the basics. I will have to make new friends and figure out how to do little Cloward hitting the slopes everyday things. It hiked a few times with my for a few hours, which is both will be difficult, but host family. I found it very confusing and expensive. also fun and exciting. interesting to hike through see Japan page B2 I hope to make the an environment different most of my experi- from the Northwest. The ences and take noth- forests were more luscious Legislature ing for granted. and dense, but lacked the I am a very out- tall trees that we have. I doorsy type of person want to do much more hik- and I love exploring ing when I return this time. the wilderness. Hik- I also want to visit my old ing, mountain biking host families. This might and skiing are some be a challenge, however, of my favorite activi- because they live far away ties. When I visited from Tokyo. I would have to Photos courtesy of Blake Cloward Japan previously, I travel alone on mass transit Blake Cloward with his dog, Bear See Page D2 Capital Food and Wine Festival attracts new “In the Heart vendors and large crowd of the Sea” Regina Reed were not disappointed, as gymnasium for food, Staff Writer the floor was jam-packed check out the middle of with local food, wine and the floor for countless Community members beer vendors. Equipped wine choices or head filled the Marcus Pavilion with “scrip” money to pay upstairs for different beer on Saturday, March 19 for for alcohol and food, at- selections. From paella the annual Capital Food and tendees could meander to cupcakes and smoked Wine Festival. Festivalgoers along the outskirts of the salmon to barbecue and olive oil, everyone was bound to find some- thing delicious to eat while sipping and sam- pling the best beer and See Page H1 wine the Northwest has to offer. In its 27th year as Shannon a community event, many vendors attend Porter the festival annually to share their food and Several types of wine for guests to try beverages with the com- see food and wine page C2 Photos courtesy of Regina Reed munity. Hundreds gather for great wine and delicious food. What’s in this issue? Lifestyles. .B2 Classroom. .E1 Sports. .H2 Features. .C1 CCR. .F1 Op-Ed. .J1 See Page H2 News. .D1 A&E. .H1 Events. I2 University 2016 © Saint Martin’s B1March 21, 2016 SAINT MARTIN’S UNIVERSITY The Belltower Staff Editor-in-Chief Staff Writers Brittany Orlosky Layout Manager Business Manager Dalia Pedro Trujillo Patrick Burns Michael Overfield Shelbie Parmiter Andrew Walter Blake Cloward Cleo Pineda Managing Editor Denver Garcia Regina Reed Layout Assistant Business Assistant Travis Munday Taylor Gersch Luke Richmond Annie Dumyahn Walther Hoffman Victor Ieronymides Brooke Rickard Alexis Hickey Section Editors Connie Jensen Dimin Wen Adviser* Roslyn Buff Lee Kaplan-Unsoeld Photographers Julie Yamamoto Lucas Shannon Harrison Devine Sabrina White John Chaides *Role of the adviser The adviser is a journalist, educator, and manager who is, above all, a role moel. The adviser’s ultimate goal is to mold, preserve and protect an ethical and educational environment, not to monitor the final content of the student newspaper. A retrospective look at The Belltower Back in the spring of 2013, I was lucky enough to be hired onto The Belltower. I have devoted a good amount of my time over the past two and half years to this newspaper. First as a News writer, then as the editor of the same section, then as an editor of both the News and Sports sections and finally, as solely the Sports editor. I have seen a plethora of great people pass through the Belltower over the years, and it is hard for me to believe that I too will soon join them as a Belltower alumni. Though I’m not sure it is up to me to decide whether or not I fall into the same “great” category. I have seen The Belltower grow and improve quite a bit during my time as an editor. I mean to use the term “growth” in a literal sense, as we employ 27 staffers, our largest staff to date. The scope of our focus has also vastly improved, as we have made a concerted effort to cover events happening within the community, as well as focusing on important national, and sometimes international issues as well. In this issue of The Belltower, you can find Lee Kaplan-Unsoeld’s article detailing the controversy surrounding Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff, an update on the remaining 2016 Presidential candidates, as well as information about the upcom- ing Washington State Democratic Caucus, and a look at the current state of affairs at the Washington State legislature. You can also find two letters to the editor, responding to previous articles—one regarding Saint Martin’s smoking policy, the other responding to a criticism regarding the removal of diseased trees around campus—published in our last issue. These letters, and letters like them, are vital to the discourse surrounding important, relevant issues and we, as Belltower editors, understand this and welcome the conversation. As my time at the Belltower nears an end, I can say I am both proud of how The Belltower has improved, and excited for its future. Between our additions to the editorial team—Roslyn Buff, Travis Munday, and Sabrina White— and all of our great writers, I know that this newspaper is in good hands. Sincerely, Lucas Shannon Our Mission As fellow students at Saint Martin’s Univeristy, our staff is constantly working to keep you up-to-date on what is going on around campus, our community and throughout the world. Our newspaper will provide information that is valuable to our campus and especially to students at SMU. We will never back down form taking on any issue at our school and promise to give our best ef- forts to keep the community informed. Are you interested in writing for The Belltower? 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