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‘The Mandalorian’: a Disney+ Miracle

Jackson McMurray, Columnist
November 19, 2019

The “streaming wars” are supposedly beginning as we speak with the launches of high-profile services like Apple TV Plus and Disney+. With late additions like Peacock and HBO MAX still on the horizon...

Linguistics: more than I bargained for

TyYonna Kitchen, Copy Desk Cheif & Opinion Editor
November 19, 2019

Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) program students and linguistics minoring students should be able to take fewer intertwined class. The goal for CWU should be to give both groups...

Discover University and The Sims 4 hate train

TyYonna Kitchen, Copy Desk Chief & Opinion Editor
November 13, 2019

The cries for a university based Sims 4 expansion pack should now end. For the five years the game has been out, simmers have been threatening the game’s developers and whining about their sims’ lack...

‘Doctor Sleep’ can stand on its own

Jackson McMurray, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2019

You don’t need me to tell you that “The Shining” (1980) is something of a sacred text when it comes to the horror film genre, and making a sequel to it seems, on paper, about as good of an idea as...

Christmas is way too long

Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2019

Well, it’s that time of year again when I complain about Christmas. Yup, I’m the jerk that complains that we play Christmas music too much and for way too long. Now I’m back to complain about how...

Marching band is a competitive sport

Samantha Cabeza, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2019

Marching band is an activity that is competitive, physically exerting and time consuming and yet it is still not recognized as an actual sport. Personally, as somebody who has competed in the South...

The People V.S Plastic

Pilar Cuevas Renteria, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2019

Dear earthlings, by the time you finish reading this paragraph, almost 2 million plastic bags will be used worldwide. According to the official Earth Day website, nearly 1 trillion plastic bags are used...

PAC Program: a place for transfer students

Aeryn Kauffman, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2019

If you are a transfer student and you have not signed up for the CWU Peer Accountability Connections (PAC) program, what are you doing with your life? PAC started fall 2018 as a program designed specifically...

The Purr-fect Companion

Amy Morris, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2019

College can get lonely and stressful at times, but having a companion by your side helps. I personally recommend getting a cat over a dog for various reasons. Cats are not only easier to take care of,...

The Observer stands for a free and unregulated press

Cassandra Hays, Mariah Valles, Nicholas Tucker, Nick Jahnke, and Austin Lane
November 6, 2019

The Observer holds transparency between the publication and its readers as a top priority. We believe it’s our duty and a crucial factor in our pursuit of journalistic integrity. For these reasons,...

The coolest ghoul in school

Cassandra Hays, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2019

Most students have heard the classic story of Lola, the ghost that haunts Kamola Hall. Rumour has it that Lola was a student at CWU in the 1940s who lived in Kamola Hall, which was then an all-female...

The right way to pay college athletes

Austin Lane, Senior Sports Reporter
October 24, 2019

Senate Bill No. 206, otherwise known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, allows student athletes to receive compensation for their name, likeness and image. The bill was passed this year, with California Gov....