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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

The life of a Yakima commuter

April Porter, Staff Writer
November 10, 2016

An 8 a.m. class means a 6 a.m. alarm. I leave my apartment an hour ahead of time to leave for CWU. “Why?” You ask. Because I live in Yakima and drive 45 minutes to school and 45 minutes back five...

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Friends and memories at North Village Café

Ryan Kinker, Senior Sports Reporter
November 10, 2016

I don’t think there’s a single building on Central Washington University’s campus that has had as much of an effect on my life as North Village Café (“North”). I lived in Alford-Montgomery...

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Predator in 2005, President in 2016?

Ray Payne, Senior News Reporter
October 13, 2016

I don’t even know where to start, what even is this election anymore? I’ve been busy lately, so I haven’t been following politics as closely as I should. So, when my newsfeed began to fill up with...

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Reading; a criminal activity????

Sarah Hoot, Scene Editor
October 6, 2016

Throughout history, book burning was one of the ultimate tools for censorship; if someone in power did not like what a book said or depicted they would throw it in the flames. Nowadays, people don't...

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

OPINION: Insults don’t count as arguments

Ray Payne, Staff Reporter
August 4, 2016

Seriously, I’m tired of reading articles or posts where the author can’t find better ways to explain why Donald Trump shouldn’t be president without referencing something about his appearance or...

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OPINION: Pokemon Go and recover your common sense

Mikaila Wilkerson, Staff Reporter
August 3, 2016

We all know how big of a success Pokemon Go was when it was released–and it still is to this day. I know that I still continue to see small clumps of people walking around late at night, lost in their...

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OPINION: ‘This was true profiling’

Ray Payne, Staff Reporter
July 14, 2016

Think of the most preppy, non-threatening, looking black person possible and that was me. On this day I went to a scholarship interview, from there I picked up my older sister and took her to her dentist...

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Over the Hill, down in the Trumps and totally Bernt out?

Over the Hill, down in the Trumps and totally Bernt out?

Brittany Allen, Photo Editor
May 26, 2016

I’m going to preface this with the fact that in this opinion I am not going to tell you whom my vote goes to—because right now it doesn’t matter. Right now the topic is as simple as this: Presidential...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ASCWU needs to improve communication with satellite campuses

Daniel Smelser, Des Moines Student Liaison, ASCWU
May 26, 2016

Quality communication is the backbone of success for any organization. It is also the basis for the majority of the courses of study here at Central Washington University. In my opinion, the ASCWU,...

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Parking is bad; let's fix it

Parking is bad; let’s fix it

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
May 19, 2016

I get it, parking is bad. There are not enough spots near the university for the amount of people needing one. People do not deserve to be driving around the parking lot for half-an-hour just for a chance...

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OPINION: You can stop the Millennial bashing

Joey Castonguay, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2016

In his article, “The #Me Generation,” published in Vanity Fair, James Wolcott gave his opinion on the up-and-coming generation identified as the millennials. “Millennials inspire animosity,...

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EDITORIAL: The ASCWU only represents about 10 percent of students

EDITORIAL: The ASCWU only represents about 10 percent of students

The Observer Staff
May 12, 2016

Voter apathy isn’t something new. In about every U.S. general election, voter turnout never exceeds 70 percent. In some states, it barely passes 50 percent. But even then, it should come as quite...

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