The Observer

Woman’s best friend: Furry companions offer inspiration

May 22, 2013

By JEANETTE GENSON, scene editor As I near my last few weeks as an editor of this paper, I want to take this opportunity to talk about a few of my biggest inspirations: my dogs. Just about everyone...

Do you, LuLu

May 22, 2013

By EVAN THOMPSON, sports editor So I had a 6.8 out of 10 review when I first saw my Lulu profile after my friend showed me the app on her phone. Lulu is a free new app that allows women to rate...

Holocaust survivor shares story and offers insight

May 16, 2013

BY JULIA MARTINEZ, staff reporter Wednesday night in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music building, Edith Eger was met with a standing ovation following her powerful story about how she survived...

Political columnist opens eyes up

May 9, 2013

By JULIA MARTINEZ, staff reporter Glenn Greenwald, civil rights litigator turned political columnist, said Monday that nearly all human progress is “driven by people who have stood up and said, ‘I...

Pissed off parkers

May 8, 2013

By CHANET STEVENSON, assistant scene editor There is always that one car in every parking lot that is either parked over the lines, parked illegally, or doesn’t have a pass for the lot. Let’s...

Gloomy economy scaring students

May 8, 2013

By ALEXIS THOMAS, copy editor As graduation approaches, many of us are more terrified than excited to zip up the long gown and walk across the stage to receive our degree. Several years ago, graduating...

‘Feeling annoyed’

May 2, 2013

By CHANET STEVENSON, assistant scene editor I used to wonder what it would be like to read my friends’ minds and know what they look like every day. But then I got a Facebook, and now I’m over it. I...

One day this won’t be news

May 2, 2013

When I heard about Jason Collins coming out of the closet, my initial reaction wasn’t a sense of advancement in our country: It wasn’t the well-deserved praise for such a brave athlete. My first...

#WeNeedToSeeOtherPeople

April 24, 2013

Back in 1985, Steve knew before he met Missy that he would marry her. Not because of her Facebook profile picture or funny tweets, but because he saw her face-to-face every day where they worked. Asking...

Letter to the Editor

April 24, 2013

The State Auditor’s letter concerning the Administration “Fee” does not save the students any money. The statement that it will is either the result of wishful thinking or the most bold-faced lie...

NCAA gets failing grade

April 10, 2013

By MAC CLARK, staff reporter Mark Emmert thought he had weathered the Hurricanes, got past the Buckeyes, and stayed strong through the Trojan horse. Well, I guess the NCAA wasn’t ready for a knight...

Earth isn’t free

April 10, 2013

By JEANETTE GENSON, scene editor I love the environment. Really, though, you can’t beat clean air, clean water and a recycled bottle on a nice spring day. Which is why it’s easy and even...