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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

All content by Kam Schindewolf-Broyles
If you didn't understand the second Death Note opening, you didn't understand the show

If you didn’t understand the second Death Note opening, you didn’t understand the show

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Columnist
February 20, 2025

“Death Note” is my favorite show of all time and has been since I first watched it when I was 11 years old, so for 12 years I've been a fan of this show. To the point where I currently have 3 “Death...

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Photos courtesy of Amy Sisson

CWU dance team prepares for national competition

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2025

The CWU dance team can often be seen during their halftime performances at basketball games, football games and even at the parade for those who are back in Ellensburg for it. But this year the team is...

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2024 Fil-Grad Graduates

ESC Graduations are now open

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2025

The Equity and Services Council (ESC) is an organization dedicated to ensuring fairness and inclusivity on campus. The ESC is a cultural affinities group with many organizations under it. Each year...

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CWU student emails victim to Phishing attempts: How to avoid these scams

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2025

Phishing scams are when a fraudulent email is sent to an individual or company pretending to be from another company in an attempt to trick people into giving up personal information. Scammers send countless...

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Why the Squid Game season two characters are better than season one

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2025

I would like to preface that I also absolutely love the season one characters. But something about the characters in season two of Squid Game really stuck out to me. This season was filled with a lot more...

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Lunar New Year Flyer courtesy of @cwu_kcc on Instagram.

CWU KCC prepares for Lunar New Year

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2025

The year 2025 started for many people on Jan. 1, but there are some cultures that instead choose to follow the lunar calendar, which follows the moon phases, as opposed to the traditional monthly one....

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International students’ first quarter at CWU

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2025

Central Washington University is home to students from around the country, but it also has the pleasure of receiving many international students. CWU international students come from all across the globe...

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Kumoricon banner. (Photo courtesy of Huy Le)

What’s Deku doing in Portland?

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2024

Nov. 8 to 10 marked one of my personal favorite times of the year– Kumoricon! Kumoricon is a yearly anime convention held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. I’ve been going to this convention...

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The election: an interview with the League of Women Voters

The election: an interview with the League of Women Voters

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2024

The 2024 election took place on Nov. 5. Hundreds of CWU students flooded the SURC to do their civic duty and cast their vote. The night ended with former president Donald Trump, being elected as our upcoming...

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Barge Hall. (Photo courtesy of CWU's Flickr)

COVID and its lasting effects on CWU programs

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2024

The quarantine set in place for the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t even a full 5 years ago. During this time, there were many people attending high school and college whose experiences were interrupted due...

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CWU FASA ends their meeting with isang bagsak. (Photo by Kam Schindewolf-Broyles)

Mabuhay! CWU celebrates Filipino American history month

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2024

Mabuhay is alive and well here at CWU, and it lives through our Filipino American students. Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting directly translated from Tagalog to mean, “long live!” or used as a way to...

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