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Sound Bite Volume 17

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
November 21, 2024

This Week In Music  Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I’ll be covering three major album releases that I think everyone should listen to. Musically this has been one of my favorite weeks so far,...

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Shaedon Sharpe vs. the Timberwolves. (Photo by Bruce Ely / Courtesy trailblazers.com)

Shaedon Sharpe is Him… so where do the Blazers go from here?

Isaac Hinson, Columnist
November 21, 2024

The last time I wrote about the Portland Trail Blazers for The Observer, it was after the team had started 9-4 in 2022, just over two years ago. I wrote that people shouldn’t be sleeping on the Blazers...

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What’s Deku doing in Portland?

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2024

Nov. 8 to 10 marked one of my personal favorite times of the year– Kumoricon! Kumoricon is a yearly anime convention held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. I’ve been going to this convention...

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OPINON: El concepto de pagar por jugar no le permite al fútbol de Estados Unidos tener éxito

OPINON: El concepto de pagar por jugar no le permite al fútbol de Estados Unidos tener éxito

Maggie McBroom, Columnist
November 19, 2024

Traducido por Abby Limonteco-Tlatelpa y Jennifer Meneses   El precio para poder jugar al fútbol a un nivel alto en los Estados Unidos es muy caro y puede costar miles y miles de dólares al año....

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Sound Bite Volume 16

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
November 14, 2024

This Week In Music  Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I'll be covering two singles and one full album release. If you didn't read last week's soundbite, check it out online! And if you did read...

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‘Cars 3’ missed the mark

Nalanie Pecora, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2024

Don’t get me wrong, I love the “Cars” franchise. I binge the series every chance I get. But “Cars 3” missed the mark in so many ways. This will contain spoilers, but it has to be said. “Cars...

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Bunta VS Oyama

Bunta Shimmori, Columnist
November 14, 2024

Hi! Bunta Shimmori is my name. I’m a student journalist for the Observer, and I come from Japan. Japanese culture is now spreading via anime, social media and anywhere. If you hear “Japan,” what...

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Sound Bite Volume 15

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
November 12, 2024

This Week In Music  Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week we have a couple new albums to look over as well as an update on some news from the past! Halloween week is always a fun week for music because...

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The Observer woke up and listened to ‘Chromakopia’

Brandon Mattesich and Trent Meacham
November 12, 2024

Brandon’s Reviews: Rah Tah Tah: “The biggest out the city after Kenny, that's a fact now,” could not be more true. This track is bold, it's in your face and it's unapologetic. Tyler wants you...

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I don’t like haunted houses

Hayley James, Columnist
October 31, 2024

I’ve had my fair share of haunted house experiences and all I can say is that they aren’t for me. I love fall and all the festivities with the season like pumpkin patches, corn mazes and Halloween...

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Pay-to-play gives United States soccer no chance at success

Pay-to-play gives United States soccer no chance at success

Maggie McBroom, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2024

The price of playing a high level of soccer in the United States is extremely high, and can cost tens of thousands of dollars per year. This is very detrimental to the development of young players, as...

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Naomi Scott is Skye Riley. (Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures)

‘Smile 2’ leaves much to smile about – and be scared of

Isaac Hinson, Columnist
October 31, 2024

I’ve been craving a theatrical horror experience. I thought about going to see “Terrifier 3,” but those films aren’t for me. I’ve tried the other two… just not my cup of tea. I’m here in...

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