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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

All content by Camille Borodey

Gallery One hosts Mimosa Saturday

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
November 20, 2014

Last Saturday, ten women gathered upstairs at Gallery One for Mimosa Saturday, where they painted Christmas themed canvases while sipping on orange juice and champagne. The class was taught by Mary...

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Laverne Cox spoke to a sold out crowd in the SURC Ballroom Nov. 18.

Laverne Cox speaks in SURC Ballroom

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
November 19, 2014

Last night, actress and transgender advocate Laverne Cox spoke to a sold out SURC Ballroom and gave a speech titled “Ain’t I a Woman?” In the beginning of the speech, Cox discussed how she got...

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Laverne Cox will be in the SURC Theatre at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18.

Actress Laverne Cox visits Central

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
November 13, 2014

Although she is known as the Emmy-nominated actress from Orange is the New Black (OITNB), Laverne Cox is also a producer, writer and advocate of the transgender community. On Tuesday in The SURC theatre,...

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Movie Review: Nightcrawler

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
November 9, 2014

If Patrick Bateman from “American Psycho” was a journalist living in Los Angeles, he may have been Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a sociopathic news journalist who takes pleasure in filming the most...

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Eating healthy on a budget

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 31, 2014

Reevaluate your spending habits If you buy a Starbucks coffee and a pack of cigarettes every day, yet claim you do not have money to buy lunch, you may want to rethink your priorities. Look at all the...

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Sex, drugs & Poon: alumni-formed band celebrates debut album with Friday show

Sex, drugs & Poon: alumni-formed band celebrates debut album with Friday show

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 31, 2014

To celebrate the release of their first album “1 Natural Rubber Latex Condom” the four member rock band Poon, fronted by Central alumni John Otteni and Matt Carstens, will be performing at Old Skool’s...

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Welcome to the freak show

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 21, 2014

On Oct. 8, the fourth season of the twisted anthology series “American Horror Story” (AHS) premiered on FX. Since AHS is considered a mini series, each season is a different storyline with different...

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Cornerstone Pie celebrates one year

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 14, 2014

On Saturday Oct. 18, Cornerstone Pie will be celebrating their one-year anniversary, and the whole town of Ellensburg is invited to celebrate. Located on the corner of 5th and Sprague, Cornerstone Pie...

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WHERE'S THE SMOKE? - Cloud 509 is located on W 4th Ave. right across from The Palace. The vape lounge offers a variety of products and a comfortable atmosphere

New business offers tobacco-free alternative

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 4, 2014

Having been a smoker for 25 years, Jamie Newell knows first hand the effects cigarettes have on one’s health. Newell has not had a cigarette since March of this year, and two months ago she opened the...

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Fall Movie Preview

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 3, 2014

Gone Girl (Oct. 3) David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best selling thriller tells the story of Nick Dune (Ben Affleck), who becomes the prime suspect when his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike)...

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Ebberts poses as Merida from Disney Pixar movie "Brave." This costume is made mostly of wool to accurately portray the time period within the film.

Theatre junior starts princess party performance business

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 2, 2014

President of the Cosplay Club, junior theatre major Hayley Ebberts has made over 100 costumes since she started sewing in 2007. In the past year, Ebberts has extended her talents to start the company Eli’s...

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