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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Opinion: The 21-run: It’s not about you

Opinion: The 21-run: It’s not about you

February 21, 2014

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...

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Opinion: Gender binary: Let it go

Opinion: Gender binary: Let it go

February 19, 2014

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...

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Opinion: Interracially in love

Opinion: Interracially in love

February 18, 2014

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...

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Opinion: My favorite V-Day movies

Opinion: My favorite V-Day movies

February 15, 2014

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...

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Opinion: Why not tonight?

Opinion: Why not tonight?

February 13, 2014

BY JASMINE ACKERMAN, Copy Editor We all know New Year’s resolutions are considered a joke since they are often forgotten by the time midterms roll around. Our drive to become fit fades, and we...

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Opinion: Football is over...and I miss it

Opinion: Football is over…and I miss it

February 13, 2014

BY MARGO MASSEY, Editor-in-chief The day after the Super Bowl aired, I found myself already asking, “Is it football season yet?” Many people will give me the side-eye, saying football is boring...

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Opinion: Flappy Bird makes me angry, and not because it’s hard

Opinion: Flappy Bird makes me angry, and not because it’s hard

February 11, 2014

BY ADAM WILSON, Scene Editor It’s not difficult to see that Flappy Bird is the latest craze in mobile gaming. Everywhere I go, whether it’s class, the SURC or even my neighbors’ apartments,...

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Opinion: Weighing in on weight comments

Opinion: Weighing in on weight comments

February 6, 2014

BY SARAH RUIZ, Contributing Writer What if we lived in a society where the rolls on my stomach mattered less than the dreams that I have? What if our daughters grew up loving themselves instead...

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Opinion: Pageantry is an extreme sport

Opinion: Pageantry is an extreme sport

February 5, 2014

BY COLLIN DYSART, Copy Editor Pageant season is upon us. It’s time for the gowns, Colgate-approved smiles, absurd and demanding questions and tears. So many tears! I love beauty pageants, but...

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Opinion: You mad bro? You should tHUG it out!

Opinion: You mad bro? You should tHUG it out!

February 4, 2014

BY MIA PATTERSON/COPY DESK CHIEF Anyone who is anyone in Ellensburg can easily say that football season has provided weekend shrines for people to worship. Shoot, the Super Bowl to some is probably...

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Senior farewell: BANG BANG

May 29, 2013

By DANNY SCHMIDT, editor-in-chief Nobody ever thought I would make it. My basketball coach cut me from the team during my sophomore year of high school, sending me to junior varsity and keeping...

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Senior farewell: HASTA LA VISTA, BABY

May 29, 2013

By SANTOS HERRERA, news editor And by baby, I mean this newspaper. I have watched it grow and develop. I have invested time and effort into it. I have celebrated its victories, and I have corrected...

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