By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Courtesy of Pxhere.com

Cryptocurrency: the currency of the future

Mary Miller, Columnist
June 1, 2022

When you buy cryptocurrency, what are you actually buying? Is it an actual currency, a stock or is it a commodity? Or… is it just thin air? I believe crypto is the currency of the future. Crypto is...

Continue Reading
Dogs are better than cats

Dogs are better than cats

Milenne Quinonez, Columnist
June 1, 2022

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. You have small dogs that you can carry in your purse, you have big dogs like Huskies who are super fun to go sledding with, and then you have pitbulls who are literally...

Continue Reading
Courtesy of Pexels

We fear A.I. because we fear ourselves

Wayne Gray, Columnist
June 1, 2022

We fear being replaced by the faster, stronger and smarter thing because we were once the shiny new thing. Like with the millionth model of the new iPhone, nature lined up outside the human store and bought...

Continue Reading
Q&A with Evelyn Roehn

Q&A with Evelyn Roehn

Crystal Clausen, Online Editor
June 1, 2022

Meet Evelyn Roehn, a third year student at CWU double majoring in political science and law and justice. She is also completing an Arts and Science certificate in the William O. Douglas Honors College....

Continue Reading
Q&A with Cobrahawk

Q&A with Cobrahawk

Crystal Clausen, Online Editor
May 26, 2022

Meet Cobrahawk, a rock & roll band known for driving guitar riffs, pounding drums, matched with raw, powerful vocal melodies. The headline act for the 2022 CWU Student Appreciation Day event Wild Fest...

Continue Reading
Q&A with DedElectric

Q&A with DedElectric

Crystal Clausen, Online Editor
May 26, 2022

Meet Dedelectric, the opening band for the 2022 CWU Student Appreciation Day event Wild Fest. The band is comprised of Joe Marzullo on guitar, Daymon Fritz on vocals, Graeme W. Smith on bass, and Ben Frates...

Continue Reading
Courtesy of Pexels

How Tom Brady became the greatest of all time

Jacqueline Hixssen, Columnist
May 25, 2022

Tom Brady was released from the New England Patriots in March of 2020; Brady had played for the Patriots for 20 seasons. He built himself a legacy that not only Patriots fans knew of. ‘Brady’ became...

Continue Reading
Courtesy of CWU Flickr

Where’s the “Diverse” in “Most Diverse Campus”? Part two

Star Diavolikis, Columnist
May 25, 2022

A previous opinion piece I wrote expanded on one example regarding the lack of diversity in a simple setting such as a school event, but this piece wasn’t enough. There are still banners outside of Brooks...

Continue Reading
Courtesy of Pexels

The Lord of the Rings is the king of film trilogies

Evan Couch, Columnist
May 25, 2022

The era of Director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy catapulted cinema goers into author J.R.R Tolkien's world of Middle-Earth. With the release of “The Fellowship of the Ring,” in 2001, Jackson...

Continue Reading
Merle d’Amérique by Eric Bégin, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Morning lark or night owl gets the worm

Mary Miller, Columnist
May 25, 2022

Morning larks should not judge night owls so harshly. An ongoing argument extends down through time: Are morning people more productive than night people? In other words, who gets the proverbial worm? American...

Continue Reading
Back alley behind Jerrol’s.

Graffiti should be viewed as an acceptable form of art

Morgana Carroll, Columnist
May 25, 2022

I love seeing graffiti. I drive through Portland on my way from home to CWU, and my favorite part of being stuck in traffic jams is seeing the cool graffiti art on the walls and bridges. Sure there is...

Continue Reading
Courtesy of CWU Flickr

Wohlpart reviews his first year

Addie Adkins and Libby Williams
May 25, 2022

Applause rang across the auditorium as a gold chain with a gold medallion was placed on President Jim Wohlpart. The Presidential Installation on May 19 marks Wohlpart’s first year at CWU, officially...

Continue Reading