Brandon Mattesich

Sound Bite Volume 17

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
November 21, 2024

This Week In Music Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I’ll be covering three major album releases that I think everyone should listen to. Musically this has been one of my favorite weeks so far,...

‘One Emergency Away From Drowning’ – CWU’s Budget Cuts Leave Staff Positions Vacant

Brandon Mattesich and Lexie Barker
November 21, 2024

Budget cuts at CWU have led to reduced staff and increased workloads across campus. For the 2024-2025 school year, there have been budget cuts due to low enrollment rates and retention of students. On...

Joel Klucking speaks on key factors in funding

Astor Powell-Pedersen and Brandon Mattesich
November 21, 2024

CWU is home to multiple Colleges each with their own programs and achievements. However, not every college receives equal funding. For example the College of Arts & Humanities received a total budget...

Sound Bite Volume 16

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
November 14, 2024

This Week In Music Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I'll be covering two singles and one full album release. If you didn't read last week's soundbite, check it out online! And if you did read...

Sound Bite Volume 15

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
November 12, 2024

This Week In Music Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week we have a couple new albums to look over as well as an update on some news from the past! Halloween week is always a fun week for music because...

The Observer woke up and listened to ‘Chromakopia’

Brandon Mattesich and Trent Meacham
November 12, 2024

Brandon’s Reviews: Rah Tah Tah: “The biggest out the city after Kenny, that's a fact now,” could not be more true. This track is bold, it's in your face and it's unapologetic. Tyler wants you...

[Photo] CWU Student Media travels to New Orleans for National Media Convention

November 11, 2024

The city of New Orleans.

[Photo] The election of your lives

Isaac Hinson, Editor-in-chief
November 6, 2024

Sound Bite Volume 13

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
October 25, 2024

This Week In Music Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week we are going a bit of an unconventional route and covering some new and old releases that I feel deserve to have been covered. From country...

Cheech Marin: Arte chicano, Expresión y Futuro

Brandon Mattesich and Hayley James
October 20, 2024

Traducido por Olivia Krause y Abby Limonteco-Tlatelpa Para celebrar el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, que se celebra del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, CWU organizó, “Una Noche con Cheech...

Behind the Budgets: Chief financial officer Joel Klucking offers a peek Into CWU’s financial past, present and future

Brandon Mattesich, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2024

In an interview with The Observer, Joel Klucking, CWU’s Chief Financial Officer, discussed plans for the university's monetary future as well as how they are dealing with its complicated past. From the...

Sound Bite Volume 12

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
October 17, 2024

Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week we have a couple major releases, an update to some long-running rap beef and a couple standouts that deserve a shout! GloRilla just released her latest album “GLORIOUS”...

Sound Bite Volume 11

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
October 8, 2024

This Week In Music Welcome back to Sound Bite! With summer officially over things have slowed down quite a bit in the music scene, but there is still plenty to cover in this first back-to-basics...

Cheech Marin Speaks on Chicano Art, expression and the future

Brandon Mattesich and Hayley James
October 5, 2024

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, CWU organized, “An Evening with Cheech Marin, A Life of Art, Culture, and Entertainment.” The event served as an outlet...

Sound Bite Volume 10

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
October 3, 2024

Summer Recap Welcome back to Sound Bite! After a long summer full of music and drama, I am excited to be bringing back Sound Bite bigger and better than ever before. This special extended...

[Photo] A Decade of Drag

Lee Beck, Scene Editor
October 3, 2024

Judas the Beslayer

[Photo] Voting in Washington State

Astor Powell-Pedersen, News Editor
October 3, 2024

Ballot box outside of the SURC.

Sound Bite Issue 9

Isaac Dobmeier and Brandon Mattesich
May 30, 2024

This Week in Music Welcome to this quarter's final issue of Sound Bite! With summer just around the corner, I’ll be using this issue to highlight some upcoming releases that we won't be able to...

A Deep Dive With Snorkel

Brandon Mattesich, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2024

Chances are, at some point during your time at CWU, you’ve caught wind of Snorkel, the popular tortoise who hides out in the greenhouse most of the week. You may have even been lucky enough to catch...

[Photo] Disclose, divest, disrupt

Isaac Dobmeier and Astor Powell-Pedersen
May 30, 2024

Barge Hall with chalk drawings during the protest.

[Photo] Broken lights, old cameras … action?

Isaac Hinson, Editor-in-chief
May 16, 2024

Damaged HDMI cable box.

Sound Bite Issue 7

Brandon Mattesich and Isaac Dobmeier
May 16, 2024

This Week in Music Welcome to this week's issue of Sound Bite! This week Donald Glover dropped his latest album under his persona Childish Gambino. The album, titled “Atavista,” is a finished...

Sound Bite Special Edition

Brandon Mattesich, Columnist
May 9, 2024

This week's issue of Sound Bite is going to be a little different than normal. I'm solely focusing on the Kendrick and Drake situation, and I will be giving my opinions on the matter. Since our last...

Sound Bite #4

Brandon Mattesich and Isaac Dobmeier
April 30, 2024

Brandon Mattesich This Week in Music Welcome to this week's issue of Sound Bite, where we’re talking big developments on the beef front. Kendrick Lamar finally dropped a response to Drake,...

[Photo] CWU student wins trumpet national title

Nicolas Palaia, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2024

SATIRE: Oops I Did it Again: CWU Student Accidentally Tears Down Wrong Building

Brandon Mattesich, Satirist
April 25, 2024

[Photo] On The Campaign Trail: Eli Alvarado talks leadership and plans for CWU

Gunner Stuns, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2024

ELi Alvarado being interviewed by Gunner Stuns

Sound Bite #3

Isaac Dobmeier and Brandon Mattesich
April 25, 2024

This Week in Music Welcome to this week's issue of Sound Bite! The biggest news of the week is the release of Taylor Swift's latest album “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY.” The release...

SATIRE: Another One Bites the Dust: Boeing’s Employees are Dropping Faster than Their Planes

Brandon Mattesich, Satirist
April 17, 2024

Boeing has recently come under fire for allegations about the structural integrity of their planes. This shocking news comes just two weeks after an initial whistleblower was tragically found dead in his...

Sound Bite #2

Brandon Mattesich, Jackson Roberts, and Isaac Dobmeier
April 17, 2024

This Week in Music Welcome to this week's issue of Sound Bite! Recently J. Cole released “Might Delete Later” where he snapped back at Kendrick Lamar for his diss on “Like That” from Future...

Sound Bite #1

Brandon Mattesich, Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024

Welcome to Sound Bite, a new column that aims to cover any and all major musical triumphs, tragedies or controversies from the past week. I’ll end every column with a list of personal thoughts and recommendations,...

[Photo] ‘Die Fledermaus:’ A fresh take on a timeless classic

Gabriela Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024

A heartbroken Rosalinde von Eisenstein (played by Moira Mcgregor) with her husband Gabriel von Eisenstein.

Brandon Mattesich, Staff Photographer

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