The Observer

ABC News host John Quiñones to share life story in SURC

Shaima Shamdeen, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2015

The year was 1966 when a 13-year-old John Quiñones, working as a migrant farmworker alongside his family, was in the fields of Ohio picking tomatoes for 35-cents a bushel.

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Central’s equestrian team sends riders to IHSA semi-finals

Shaima Shamdeen, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2015

Central’s equestrian team has finished up the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) regional competition and three of their members have advanced to semi-finals. Elizabeth Luty, Ellye...

The terror of Islamaphobia

Shaima Shamdeen, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2015

Craig Stephen Hicks shot three Muslim college students in their home, execution style in Chapel Hill, N.C. instilling fear amongst Muslim-Americans across this country. So do I get to call Hicks a terrorist? The...

Q and A with head softball coach Mallory Holtman-Fletcher

Shaima Shamdeen, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2015

Q - What do you enjoy doing on your down time when...

Family of trainers teaches kids healthy habits

Shaima Shamdeen, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2015

In a time where fast food, video games, and obesity in young children are not unusual, walking inside a Starbucks coffee shop and seeing a 2-year-old and 4-year-old munching on fresh apples and protein...

Central rugby to take on Western’s Vikings

Shaima Shamdeen, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2015

Central’s men’s rugby team is no stranger to blowing teams out and they plan on continuing this practice in a rivalry game against Western Washington University this Saturday in Bellingham. The...