The Observer

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...

Letter to the Editor

April 10, 2013

CHCI is a sanctuary. Tatu and Loulis deserve to live out the rest of their lives in the home that they have known for the last 20 years. I truly hope that the university embraces CHCI’s mission of...

Letter to the Editor

April 10, 2013

We were 19, living together in Bothell, working minimum wage jobs, just barely paying the bills. I wasn’t on birth control. So when my boyfriend realized that the condom broke, we knew what we had...