After waiting for two years, Seattle University adjunct faculty were officially granted the right to unionize on Sept. 12. The National Labor Relations Board approved a long- standing petition to allow adjunct faculty to join the Service Employees International Union, making Seattle U one of just a few private Jesuit universities in the country to […]
With the presidential election less than two months away, Seattle U students join the rest of the country as they watch candidates wrestle with tough questions, decisions on policy, and each other. This is perhaps the most tensely awaited presidential decision in history, with all candidates being hotly debated on a dramatically personal level. This […]
Freshmen always look the same. They’re easily spotted wearing lanyards with ID’s safely around their necks, or doing lap after lap in C-Street trying to figure out what to eat. What’s not the same this year is how many of them there are. As class sizes grow each year, Seattle University’s warm embrace is becoming […]
On a wall in the Matteo Ricci office now hangs a frame containing four photographs and a note written on a small piece of paper. The photos show a group of students standing in the Casey Atrium and the entrance of the MRC office. The note reads: “From May 11 to June 3 of 2016, […]
At the end of August, the Seattle University Cheer program officially ended. The cut follows a several-month suspension of the team and the resignation of the head coach Travis Millspaugh. “It honestly breaks my heart,” said Skyler Furr, former Seattle U cheerleader. Furr served as the team captain for three of his four years on […]
Republican Bill Bryant and incumbent democrat Jay Inslee squared off in a heated gubernatorial debate held in Pigott Auditorium on Monday. With general elections closing in, this was an opportunity for both candidates to make their positions clear and pin down any undecided voters. But that’s not really how it went. Instead the debate became […]
A strong writer, editor and lover of concerts, sophomore English major Jenna Ramsey will be the 2016-2017 Editor in Chief of the Spectator. Samira Shobeiri • the spectator The Spectator’s new Editor-in-chief for the 2016-17 school year, Jenna Ramsey. Excited to jump into her new role, Ramsey expressed the nervousness that comes along with this […]
To help meet the growing demands of Seattle University’s Disabilities Services, Provost Isiaah Crawford and the University Cabinet have approved the expansion of Disabilities Services’ staff by hiring a new assistant director. The new position is expected to be filled some time between next quarter and next year, and will help support the growing student […]
Quadstock is the event of the year for many students. Loud music, good friends and local food make the small-scale music festival one of the most successful university-lead events. Students are used to receiving free snacks, stickers and water at the event, but many were surprised to see a small group-scale organization comprised of Seattle […]