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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

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Karaoke: Why its so fun

Asia Long, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2025

Karaoke has become one of the most enjoyed forms of entertainment all over the world, allowing for people to participate in countless laughter and singing. This activity merges music, singing, performance...

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Sound Bite Volume 20

Brandon Mattesich, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 30, 2025

Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I’ll be covering single releases from Travis Scott, Bruno Mars and Djo as well as covering Central Cee’s latest album “CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS”. But before I...

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Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man deserved to be a trilogy

Kyley Glenn, Columnist
January 28, 2025

Andrew Garfield’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ deserved to have a third movie come to life. Unlike Toby Maguire and Tom Holland's movies, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ had only been a two-movie series...

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Why the Squid Game season two characters are better than season one

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2025

I would like to preface that I also absolutely love the season one characters. But something about the characters in season two of Squid Game really stuck out to me. This season was filled with a lot more...

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Sound Bite Volume 19

Brandon Mattesich, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 23, 2025

Welcome back to Sound Bite! If this week’s music had a theme, it would be sad. In this issue we’ll be covering Mac Miller, JPEGMAFIA and MIKE. Music tends to reflect the reality of the time, and so...

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Chase for the Lombardi: Conference Championship Chaos?

Jackson Roberts, Columnist
January 21, 2025

The National Football League (NFL) Divisional Round did not disappoint over this past weekend as four teams were eliminated from the playoffs in their chase for the Lombardi Trophy. I am here to once again...

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Sound Bite Volume 18

Sound Bite Volume 18

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
January 16, 2025

This Week In Music  Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I’ll be catching you up on everything you missed over Winter Break, and catching up with some artists I feel like deserve another listen....

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The Fire Inside: A story worth telling

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
January 16, 2025

This past winter break was a great time to go to the movies. From Robert Eggers chilling take on the classic film “Nosferatu”, to James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” there was a little something...

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The chase for the Lombardi Trophy begins

Jackson Roberts, Columnist
January 16, 2025

The NFL playoffs are under way and the wildcard round has wrapped up with my Green Bay Packers being eliminated in the opening slate of games. I can now bring you guys an unbiased playoff bracket over...

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SAD but true: How winter weather affects your mental health

Hayley James, Columnist
January 16, 2025

As we reach the middle of winter, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. With the start of the winter quarter, students need to prioritize themselves and their mental health coming...

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GNX: The Observer’s review

Brandon Mattesich and Trent Meacham
January 14, 2025

Brandon’s Reviews: hey now: This might actually be my favorite song off the album, the beat is chilling, the vocals are aggressive and then right when you’re least expecting it Los Angeles takes...

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Wicked: A Musical The Theaters Needed

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
January 14, 2025

I went into “Wicked” knowing absolutely nothing about the musical. The most I had seen about the film came from the one trailer I had seen at a separate screening of “Gladiator II.” However the...

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