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The Spectator

Seattle University's student newspaper since 1933

The Spectator

Seattle University's student newspaper since 1933

The Spectator

Seattle U College of Nursing Celebrates Ninety Years of Care and Collaboration
Seattle U College of Nursing Celebrates Ninety Years of Care and Collaboration
Leila Bunker and Alice Makarenko
December 3, 2025

What began as a University of Washington-affiliated program at Providence Hospital in 1935 has grown into a nationally recognized program ranked in the top 5% in the country—the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) is celebrating its 90th anniversary, wearing a new name and welcoming a new program. Housed in the Garrand building, the oldest building on campus, the nursing school officially...

Mamdani Momentum: Defining a New Generation of Progressive Politics
Mamdani Momentum: Defining a New Generation of Progressive Politics
Hadia Noor Ahmed, Managing Editor
November 19, 2025

Initially an unknown Queens assemblyman, Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani became a winning favorite in the New York City mayoral race, leading...

The University Ministry’s Muslim Chaplin, Yasin Ahmed, smiling at the camera.
New Chaplain Yasin Ahmed Brings Islamic Teachings to Seattle U
Hadia Noor Ahmed and Bryton Aldridge
November 12, 2025

The Jesuits find themselves in the company of a new spiritual leader on campus. Starting his term this fall, Yasin Ahmed has joined Seattle University...

Katie Wilson supporters anxiously awaiting initial election night results.
Seattleites Watch On as Election Votes Roll In
Tristan Scott, News Editor
November 5, 2025

The months-long race for Seattle Mayor culminated Nov. 4, as voters rushed to the polls (or ballot drop boxes) to vote in the 2025 General Election....

Beloved Dolomites Leadership Intensive Not to Run in 2026
Beloved Dolomites Leadership Intensive Not to Run in 2026
Julia Pilch, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2026

For the past two decades, Seattle University professors from the Albers School of Business and Economics have taken a select group of graduate students and Seattle U alumni on an eight-day intensive trip to the Dolomites, an iconic range in the Italian Alps often referred to as the ‘Pale Mountains’. This year, for the first time since the program began, excluding years impacted by COVID-19, the...

The Urban Walkability Project Team (from left to right: Desmond Wan, Victoria Zhang, Kenny Nguyen, Alivia Zhao, Tony Nguyen, Angela Han, Garland Lau, Alice Han) stands in front of the Sinegal Center
Computer Science Students Develop Urban Walkability Research
Hadia Noor Ahmed, Managing Editor
January 14, 2026

What started as a short-term piece of summer research has expanded into the GeoAI Urban Walkability Assessment, a STEM research project where...

Newly Defined ‘Professional’ Degrees Threaten Future Graduate School Loans
Newly Defined ‘Professional’ Degrees Threaten Future Graduate School Loans
Kean Mathis, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2025

In an effort to reduce the amount of federal spending on student loans that aligns with the budget and department cuts outlined in the One Big...

Seattle U Announces Preliminary Presidential Selection Information
Milan Damjanac, News Editor
December 3, 2025

In a Dec. 3 email to the Seattle University population, Chair of the Board of Trustees Patrick Callans announced the school’s plans to move...

Senoir Tamia Stricklin defending the ball for the opposing team.
Seattle U’s WBB Gets First WCC Win Versus USD
Maddie Rodriguez, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2026
Campus Currents
Episode 19
Specks | Magic in the Market
Customer searches the Halloween section for the perfect spooky find.
Little Shop Hops: Scarecrow Video
Julia Pilch, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2025
Community members work alongside each other in Capitol Hill Tool Library’s  main work space which contains a wide variety of tools and workstations.
Little Shop Hops: Capitol Hill Tool Library
Raquel Wong, Volunteer Reporter
October 15, 2025
Customers browse through vinyl records on the lower level of Magpie Thrift.
Little Shop Hops: Magpie Thrift
Keagen Brooks-Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 16, 2025
Dormiliciouse: Spicy Stewed Lentils
Dormiliciouse: Spicy Stewed Lentils
Fern Creson, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2025