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Seattle Pacific University's Student Newspaper

The Falcon

Seattle Pacific University's Student Newspaper

The Falcon

A flag in a window on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
End of the rainbow
Antonio Nevarez, Audio Editor • September 27, 2023

NEVAREZ: For years, the office windows at Seattle Pacific University were full of posters and promotions. But over the summer, that changed...

Seattle Pacific University communications professor William Purcell holds up his hand to show support for his students during a demonstration on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Seattle.
SPU cuts programs, faculty cuts ties
Belle Privitera, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

Seattle Pacific University will implement a 40% decrease in faculty and staff, a decision announced in mid-June of 2023. The university has...

A student is helped by a FedEx worker in the new Seattle Pacific University Mailroom on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The mailroom was moved into, and combined with, the bookstore for the 2023 school year.
Inside SPU’s Store
Mikaela Buckley, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

Seattle Pacific University merged the mailroom with the bookstore at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, outsourcing Mailing Services...

A Seattle City Light worker heads back to his truck after working to get power back to Otto Miller and Royal Brougham Pavilion on Monday morning, Sept. 25, 2023. Due to the power outage classes in the two buildings were moved for the day.
Power lost to Otto Miller, Royal Brougham
Ella Beth Sessions and Aubrey Rhoadarmer September 25, 2023

On the morning of Sept. 25, Seattle Pacific University students received an email from the University Registrar announcing that, due to a...

Dr. Tom gives advice to the 2024 senior cohort on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Dr. Tom was recently announced as recently named as the new director of the honors program.
Tom to take helm
September 20, 2023
Homegrown, a local soup and sandwich chain, workers on strike for better health care and higher wages
No contract, no sandwich
September 20, 2023
Front/Side angle of Old Subway building on 3rd Ave
Subway closed for good
September 20, 2023
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Callaghan Buechel sits at a poker table at the spring First Friday Casino Night on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Why I am not shy
Callaghan Bluechel, Staff Writer • September 21, 2023

There’s an interesting story behind why this article exists, and I suppose I’ll start at the end – a friend of mine recently told me...

Aubrey Rhoadarmer poses for a portrait with a Redbull on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Getting my wings
Aubrey Rhoadarmer, Editor-in-Chief • September 20, 2023

I drank my first Red Bull as a freshman in college. I couldn’t say how I went almost 19 long years without tasting the sweetness of...

Sydney Lorton (bottom center) poses for a photo with her campers and the Whidbey Island Fire Department on Whidbey Island on Saturday, July 29, 2023. (Courtesy of Sydney Lorton)
Endurance to elation
Sydney Lorton, Digital Media Editor • September 13, 2023

Endure: to suffer patiently, to last, to remain in existence. My entire life, I have struggled with debilitating anxiety. I vividly remember...

Kyle Morrison sits in the Falcon House reading one of the Falcons print editions.
A goodbye
Kyle Morrison, Sports Editor • June 8, 2023

As a sports fan, I am fascinated by the concept of legacy. Sports are all about legacies and myths. A star athlete is remembered and defined...

Rio Giancarlo poses for a photo after an OL Reign game in 2022.
You do belong
May 25, 2023
Colenes story
Colene's story
May 18, 2023
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The 1993 Seattle Pacific Mens soccer team posses for a photo after receiving their championship rings at halftime during Legacy night on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Seattle.
History of success
Callaghan Bluechel, Staff Writer • September 26, 2023

Players from the past and present gathered on Saturday, Sept. 16 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Seattle Pacific University's men's...

Ballard FC midfielder Danny Robles (26) battles for the ball with Lane United forward Tadhg Walsh (11) during the first half of a USL2 soccer game in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, May 26, 2023. Ballard FC won 3-0.
Summer champions
Callaghan Bluechel, Staff Writer • September 19, 2023

When they are not donning the Falcons' maroon, Seattle Pacific’s soccer players try out for all sorts of professional and semi-professional...

Seattle Pacific University senior Brennan LeBlanc talks with his teammates ahead of the PLU Invitational 8k race in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The Falcons finished 5th overall and second out of the Division 2 competition.
Maximum team effort
Uriah Aguon, Sports Editor • September 19, 2023

At the start of every season, every game and every championship, athletes think about what they hope their team will achieve. Seattle Pacific...

Seattle Pacific University Forward Sophie Beadle (12) jumps on teammate Midfielder Chloe Gellhaus (8) after Gellhaus scored during the second half of a NCAA D2 soccer match on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 in Seattle. SPU won 3-2.
Back in maroon
Callaghan Bluechel, Staff Writer • September 13, 2023

Falcon athletes are stepping back into the game. Seattle Pacific University has four fall sports programs: cross-country, women’s volleyball,...

Seattle Pacific University midfielder Brady Fendrich (23) celebrates with forward Luis Zazueta (15) after scoring to against Antiguoko KE during the first half of a pre season soccer match on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in San Sebastian, Spain. Seattle Pacific University won 2-0.
Falcons in Spain
September 13, 2023
Portland Thorns FC midfielder Sam Coffey (17) and defender Kelli Hubly (20) go up for a header during the second half of a soccer game against the OL Reign in Seattle, Saturday, June 3, 2023. The Thorns won 2-0.
Northwest soccer
June 19, 2023
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Gum Nau (left) and Brandon Lewis (right) fly across the finish line of the inflatable obstacle course at Second Saturday on Wallace Field on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
Second Saturday starts school year strong
Trayton Pike, Features Editor • September 29, 2023

Bye First Friday, hello Second Saturday. On Saturday, Sept. 23, after months of preparation, SPU students flocked to Wallace Field to...

Seattle Pacific University communications professor William Purcell holds up his hand to show support for his students during a demonstration on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Seattle.
SPU cuts programs, faculty cuts ties
Belle Privitera, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

Seattle Pacific University will implement a 40% decrease in faculty and staff, a decision announced in mid-June of 2023. The university has...

A student is helped by a FedEx worker in the new Seattle Pacific University Mailroom on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The mailroom was moved into, and combined with, the bookstore for the 2023 school year.
Inside SPU’s Store
Mikaela Buckley, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

Seattle Pacific University merged the mailroom with the bookstore at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, outsourcing Mailing Services...

Students mingle in Martin Square during Involve-O-Rama on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2022. (Courtesy of Marco Gutierrez)
Go for it!
Jasmine Cruz, Staff Writer • September 22, 2023

On Saturday, Sept. 9, Martin Square was a fiesta of posters and people. This year, Seattle Pacific University welcomed 25 student groups...

A student gets help at the SPU Bookstore in Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2023. The bookstore is undergoing changes, shifting towards operating mostly online
Textbook turbulence
September 22, 2023
Barbenheimer illustration by Shianne Heeraman
Rise of Barbenheimer
September 13, 2023
Summer Frank and her friend Ivana Erlandsen attended The Eras
Tour in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2023. (PHOTO COURTSEY OF SUMMER FRANK)
Eras era
September 13, 2023
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