Having played in South Africa and Italy, junior Clint Lemkus has helped Central’s rugby team to a 12-0 record this season. BY Chance WeekS-Williams Staff Reporter   What’s the biggest...

BY MARGO MASSEY, Editor-in-chief In the fall of 2008, I came to Central bright eyed and ready for what was supposed to be the best few years of my life. Five years later, including a year off, living...

BY SARAH RUIZ, Staff Photographer Whenever someone on campus asks me what I want to be when I graduate, I hesitate to tell him or her I want to become a journalist. Let’s be honest, most people...

BY PATIENCE COLLIER, News Editor If you’ve been watching the Observer on our various social media streams, you may be aware we just came in third place for a national award in college newspapers. I...

BY MIA PATTERSON, Copy Desk Chief Ever since I was little, I always dreamed of becoming a Disney Princess. The leading ladies whom I looked up to were both thin and beautiful. Their gowns were stunning,...

BY JAMIE WINTER, Photo Editor I see your dirty looks and overly cautious behavior, but maybe your dog is the problem, not mine. Being a very proud mommy of a Rottweiler comes with a certain level...

BY NICK TERREL Your dog has not experienced a party until they have been to an off-leash dog park with hundreds of other dogs. I myself am a proud owner of a 15-month-old Malamute, Maia. Being from...

BY AUSTIN LUFT, Copy Editor Laugh tracks drive me nuts. They are annoying, overused, distracting and really take me out of the moment. They are a thinly veiled tactic by TV networks to trick people...

BY DANIEL VELASQUEZ, Copy Editor Glazed eyes, meaningless speech and two left feet: The result of a “successful” 21-run. Turning 21 is the start of a new chapter in one’s life but requires...

BY PATIENCE COLLIER, News Editor Cultures across the globe have had non-gender-binary or third-gender pronouns since before the first colonial period. Many nations still have a place in their language...

BY MIA PATTERSON, Copy Desk Chief There comes a moment when everyone, to some degree, simply stops what they’re doing to people watch. We watch the friends having a discussion over coffee, or that...

BY CAMILLE BORODEY, Assistant Scene Editor  Roman Holiday While visiting Rome on a royal tour, a bored Princess, Ann (Audrey Hepburn in her first major film role) escapes the embassy to experience...