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WILDCAT FILM FESTIVAL to
Astor Powell-Pedersen and Chayton Garcia
News Editor and Student Contributor
The Wildcat Film Festival, held on Oct. 29 gave students the opportunity to see seven student-made short films on the big screen in McConnell Auditorium. The seven films submitted were “I Still Love You” by Javier Angulo, “Peanutpocalypse” by Yami Rodriguez, “Timeless” by Observer photographer Trent Meacham, “Tinman Blues” by Owen Gallagher and three films by Dylan Hanson: “Burn Through the Dark,” “The House That Was Haunted” and “Dead South.”
“The House That Was Haunted” and “Dead South” were both directed by Hanson, and he was the director of photography, co-writer and did special effects makeup for
“Burn Through the Dark” which was directed by Jakob Burnham. “So ‘The House That Was Haunted’ is supposed to be kind of an ode to halloween specials, and that’s very much five minutes jam packed with gags and goofs and stuff, like he’s walking around in the wizard hat and shit,” Hanson said.
“Dead South” is Hanson’s effort in the neo-western genre, and was accepted into the West Sound Film Festival, a film festival located in Bremerton.
“I’m super proud of it,” Hanson said about “Dead South.” “It was super physically taxing for everybody. We were fighting daylight every day. We didn’t even have a proper sound op, like one of the hillbillies
was sound opping in the middle of a take, it was just crazy shit like that and so it’s super put together with duct tape. I had to redo a lot of the sound post, it’d be like me walking around with a mic in a field, like doing footsteps and shit.” Hanson was also proud of his work on “Burn Through the Dark” and the work that the rest of the team did.
“I think my favorite part about it was just kind of forming a community through it,” Cole Delich, the sound designer and sound editor of “Burn Through the Dark,” said. “I feel like after that project and going to the extremes and being in the cold and water and stuff, it’s like we’re all kind of inseparable now and working on our next project together.”
“Burn Through the Dark” was filmed in several locations in western Washington including Bremerton, Seabeck, Everett and Easton. Filming in the cold weather had its difficulties, “Almost getting hypothermia every night, yeah, that was not my favorite part,” Mia French, the film’s producer, said jokingly. “In Seabeck we got the ending sequence of Murphy coming out of the water and it was very very cold, we had heated blankets and everything.”
Sister duo comes together on CWU cheer squad
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Tommy McBrinn star of “The House that was Haunted” (photo courtesy of Dylan Hanson)
Monster from “Burn Through the Dark” (photo courtesy of Dylan Hanson)
NLINE EXCLUSIVES
LETTER from the EDITOR
Happy Halloween, Wildcats!!
I hope you guys partied hard this past Halloweekend and are recovering well. I kept it easy this weekend because me and The Observer staff will be in New Orleans, Louisiana this week for the fall ACP/CMA student journalism conference, and we will be there on Halloween day as well! Should be a great time.
My costume – I’ve decided – is Indiana Jones, specifically from “Temple of Doom.” I also am bringing the supplies for Patrick Bateman from “American Psycho,” just in case I change my mind.
We’ve prepared a very spooky issue this week, starting off with coverage of the Wildcat Film Festival this last weekend which saw many horror-adjacent films showcased. Looking inward to the rest of the paper, our news section covered three stories this week.
One: Profiling a CWU alum who has made a career in politics. Two: Looking at the difference in major choices between now and when students returned from COVID. Three: How increasing tuition is impacting international students! Regarding that third story, I’m very happy that we were able to have Bunta’s story in the paper this week.
In the middle of the paper we have a very horror-themed opinion spread. I wrote a review of the new horror film “Smile 2,” and Hayley gave us her Halloween hot-take about haunted houses.
Then, we did coverage of every single sports game that the Wildcats played in on Homecoming day. And what is my favorite story of the week is a profile on the Sander sisters, who are cheering together on CWU’s cheer squad!
Then, at last, we’re showcasing your pumpkins that you sent us on Instagram! They’re all so lovely. Thanks for answering our call!
I hope your midterms went well this week. Let’s finish this quarter strong… I can already smell the Thanksgiving turkey…
(Photo by Lee Beck)
“Tinman Blues” is a short film directed by Owen Gallagher and starring Marco Gutierrez. “I mean, basically it’s a boxing short film about an up and coming boxer who has the challenge of facing… a mysterious new fighter,” Gallagher said. “I was inspired by ‘Whiplash,’ like the kind of rhythm of the editing. And yeah, just all kinds of movies. I watch movies over and over and then it just kind of becomes part of my toolbox.”
“Peanutpocalypse” directed by Yami Rodriguez is a short film about a man named Felix who’s best friend turns into a crazed
creature due to a mysterious new outbreak, and “Felix must confront his nut allergy, worst fears and embrace survival instincts as he is faced with a gut-wrenching task.” according to the film’s synopsis.
“Timeless” directed by Trent Meacham dives into the life of Abraham Green, “a tormented young painter with a curious perspective on art and time.” This was Meacham’s first short film, “I’ve always loved movies and very musically driven films,” Meacham said. “I didn’t think I was capable of doing a musical, but I wanted something that was more musi-
cally driven and more visual with narration. I guess I was modeling it after like a fable or a storybook.”
“I Still Love You” directed by Javier Angulo is about a struggling couple who decides to play a card game that could determine whether their relationship is strengthened or broken further. “The game that they played was mainly the big inspiration about it,” Angulo said. “I didn’t want them to just play it though, but have emotions played throughout, and you get to see this couple either strengthen their relationship or see it weaken.”
Phillip DeRise, an assistant professor in the film and theater departments was at the event to support the students. “It’s very difficult for people who don’t know filmmaking to understand how much work it takes to make even a very small short film,” DeRise said. “My favorite part is being able to celebrate the effort on the big screen in a big theater with great picture and sound. That’s the most fun part.”
Actors Doug Hanson and Tyler Hague in a scene from Burn Through the Dark (photo courtesy of Dylan Hanson)
Festival submission posters
(Photos courtesy of CWU Theater and Film)
Photo courtesy of Dylan Hanson
Photo courtesy of Trent Meacham
Photo courtesy of Dylan Hanson
“Burn Through the Dark” Cast Photo (photo courtesy of Mia French
CWU POLITICAL SCIENCE ALUM
shares his political journey
Astor Powell-Pedersen News Editor
On Oct. 24 Ron Dotzauer, political strategist, founder of Strategies360 and CWU political science alum, came back to speak to students about his political journey and how students can get involved in politics. Chair of the Political Science department and moderator of the event Todd Schaefer introduced Dotzauer, “In 1974 he was elected the youngest county official in Washington State, and then later he went on to be campaign manager for successful campaigns, both for Washington governor and US senator, including Maria Cantwell’s razor thin march in victory in 2000 so I think he knows something about close elections.”
While Dotzauer went on to become a successful campaign manager, political strategist and business man, he says he didn’t start out his adult life caring at all about politics. Prior to coming to CWU to study political science, Dotzauer was a combat medic in the Vietnam War. “I kind of got political religion from sitting over there,” Dotzauer said, “I have to tell you very candidly, prior to that experience, I couldn’t even spell politics, it wasn’t on my radar screen. I did not give a good golly darn about politics and what it meant in my life, but after getting shot at everyday for a while, I started to think about, wow, okay, what’s going on here? Who’s making these decisions about my life? [...] I thought, you know, the military is not making some very good decisions about what we’re doing over here and why we’re here.”
Dotzauer said he thought to himself back then that he had eleven months left, and his chances of making it home were far from high. He had had his hat shot off, and there were bullet holes and shrapnel in his backpack, but being in the warzone had opened his eyes to something he hadn’t ever cared about before, “And so I decided that I needed to get back and see if I could change the world.”
Dotzauer did make it home, and after his schooling he went on to do just that, try and change the world. “I kind of self taught myself on the campaign business. I used to travel around the country on my own nickel to learn from the best in the business throughout the United States, and then I would come back to Clark County, and that was kind of my petri dish. Pretty soon I had elected the county sheriff, the prosecuting attorney, the judges, the legislators, the county commissioner.” Dotzauer said that after that his reputation grew quickly, and soon he had senators, congressmen and governors contacting him for help on their campaigns.
To young people with aspirations of a political career, Dotzauer stresses the importance of volunteer work, “Get yourself in a situation. I’ve seen people walk in the door of campaigns I’ve run, they started out as volunteers, then two months into the campaign they run the finance department, or run the volunteer program or whatever the opportunities are there. You’ve got to earn your career so to speak, if you want to learn and grow and get that opportunity, it’s not just given. You’ve got to pay your dues, but if you pay your dues and you listen and learn, you’ll achieve success, I promise you.”
COVID and its lasting
effects on CWU programs
Kam Schindewolf-Broyles Staff Reporter
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 to this pandemic. After about 6 months students were able to continue their schooling and go to college, but some changes had occurred during this time. Classes were mostly online, there were strict rules on how many people could be in a space at once and colleges started to see a shift in the degrees students were pursuing. So what could’ve possibly caused this shift?
In the 2021-2022 academic year, CWU saw 20% of its graduating class receive some sort of education degree, the most popular degree received that year, with business and marketing following closely at
18% according to the 2021-2022 CWU Common Data Set. Some of the lowest of that year included architecture, theology and mathematics, among others. In the class of 2024, education and business and marketing remained in the top two spots, with 18.1% of students receiving a business and marketing degree and 13.1% receiving an education degree. But some majors did see an uptick in students graduating with degrees from their programs, such as psychology bumping up from 6% to 10.5% according to the 20232024 CWU Common Data Set. These percentage changes may not seem like a lot, but with the graduating class of 2022 having an undergraduate population of 2,804 according the the 2022 Central Washington University Commencement, and the 2024 graduating class having had 2,652 undergraduates according to the 2024
CWU Commencement Program, a 3.5% jump equals at about 110 more people graduating in a program. These percentage changes can be caused by multiple things, the values of students may change, the job market of certain programs can fluctuate, or maybe certain careers just aren’t worth it for some students anymore.
For example, during the period of quarantine and lockdown many teachers had noted a change in student behavior. “We’ve had to go online and make everything less personable,” Phoenix Whittaker, a 4th year education major, said. “Having to go into a career where you need to be able to connect with people, while not being able to connect for so many years during lockdown, made it a lot more difficult.” Many K-12 students had lost years or had never even gotten to start school in an actual school setting,
making it more difficult for them to develop the skills needed to be able to thrive and succeed in school.
Whittaker goes on to mention how they feel that the education major itself has shifted since the pandemic. “Before COVID, it was definitely a lot more structured and easier to know when you’re on the right track,” Whittaker said. “Ever since COVID hit and coming here to pursue education as my major, I’ve had switches in all of my advisors almost every single quarter… there’s no consistency... It can get frustrating and really diminish the want to be a teacher… you just kind of have to put up with it.”
Ron Dotzauer and President Jim Wohlpart (photo by Astor Powell-Pedersen)
Increasing tuition’s impacts for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Bunta Shimmori Staff Reporter
In the past four years, undergraduate tuition has increased. How much one pays for tuition and fees depends on where students come from and how many credits they take. According to the “2024-2025 cost of attendance” at CWU, if you take 18 credits and are a US resident, the tuition and fee for this quarter would be $3138, which is about a $500 difference compared with the 21-22 school year. However, tuition increases more for international students. In the 21-22 school year, tuition was $8141, but it is $9175 in the 2425 school year. The gap is around $1000 and how much international students should pay is about three times that of what residential students’ pay. From here, tuition is now a big concern for students, especially those who come from outside of the U.S.
“It’s definitely become a bigger issue or a more popular issue,” Roz Moes, International Student Advisor, said. “I’ve definitely heard more from students about financial issues than we did in the past But I feel like that’s kind of the same for everyone. I feel like COVID is still having an impact on a lot of people… and then we also have an increase in inflation.” There is no doubt that the tuition increase is now a serious issue for both residential students and international students. In order to help international students, there is a scholarship that is easy to apply to for them. “We have the international scholarship as well as a couple of other more competitive scholarships,” Moes said. “But for the most part, any student who has a 2.7 or higher GPA is going to get one of three levels of the International Student Scholarship. We call it merit based, and depending on where they
fall with their GPA is how much money they’re gonna get, and it made it so much easier. There’s no application that they have to allow, right? There’s nothing. It’s very simple. It’s very cut and dry. There’s no essay that you have to write.”
However, even though scholarships cover the tuition of international students, for some of them it’s still not enough. “For example, if I take the 5000 scholarship and then [I] still have $8,000. $8,000 is still higher than the tuition fee that US students pay,” Senior student from South Korea, Sowon Lee said. “Also American student can get this scholarship or financial aid from the state, but international students cannot take financial aid from the state.” Senior student, Sowon said. “I was trying to search financial aid I can get, and they have a requirement, [When] I can meet the requirement then I can get the financial aid. The
first was, you must be US residents, [not the International students].” International students give more opportunity to the universities in the U.S to understand about culture which comes from outside of the countries and what diversity is. CWU must have recognized how important it is, however, there are still barriers that discourage international students from coming to CWU because of financial problems.
Graph by Bunta Shimmori & Astor Powell-Pedersen
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‘SMILE’ leaves much to be happy about— and scared of
Isaac Hinson Columnist
I’ve been craving a theatrical horror experience. I thought about going to see “Terrifier 3,” but those films aren’t for me. I’ve tried the other two… just not my cup of tea. I’m here in Ellensburg, so I can’t go to the repertory theaters in my hometown of Portland that are playing an array of horror classics right now. I missed out on going to The Majestic cinema in Yakima and seeing their slate two weekends ago.
I saw the first “Smile” and liked it, but I didn’t love it. I thought it was a pretty effective horror movie that, save for a fantastic ending, was really nothing special. But when I saw the trailer for “Smile 2,” I was mesmerized. I don’t know what it was, but something about it just screamed to me that it was going to be something worth seeing and worth seeing in a movie theater.
I went into “Smile 2” hoping for a very fun time at the movies, and to be scared a bit, and in a way that’s exactly what I got. I had a blast watching this, and was extremely scared at points while watching it. But there is something much more potent about “Smile 2” beneath the surface, especially compared to its predecessor.
Naomi Scott gives a career-best performance as superstar Taylor Swift stand-in Skye Riley. (Between this and “Trap,” what’s the deal with popstar-horror movies this year?) I’ve been a fan of hers for a long time now, since her role as the Pink Ranger in the 2017 “Power Rangers” reboot as well as her turn as Princess Jasmine in the “Aladdin” remake, and she turns a whole new leaf here. She brings life to a character placed in a somehow-already-all-too-familiar-trauma-core vehicle and channels her self-doubt, hysteria, addiction and paranoia extremely authentically. Her turn here has shown me that – if she wants it – she has a spot on the 2020s scream queen Mount Rushmore. This was her first real endeavor into horror but it doesn’t feel like it whatsoever. I would really love to see her stick around in this genre for a while.
Director Parker Finn is also throwing 100 mph here. One of the things that was most attrac-
tive to me about the first “Smile” was the clear steady hand behind it all, and Finn takes all the lessons and he learned and ideas he garnered during and since the production of the first film and completely runs with them all. The level of poise and craft shown by him here is remarkable, and he delivered some of the most effective horror I’ve seen this decade.
Both of the main set pieces in Skye’s apartment were incredible, but specifically one that involves her back-up dancers I thought was super scary and claustrophobic.
Back-tracking a bit, one of the most impressive things about the film was the opening scene from the perspective of Kyle Gallner’s character from the original, serving as our only real connection to the first film. The scene was so phenomenal that it did make me wonder what a movie purely about his character would’ve looked like, because frankly it looks like he’d gone through hell. And as interesting as it was seeing how this curse would affect the life of a popstar, I feel like how it would affect the life of a cop would be just as fascinating.
This scene immediately showed me what it was about the trailer that had grabbed me: The prowess in the filmmaking. Shot in what appears to be one singular take, this cold open displayed a level of poise in the filmmaking and the creative design behind the film that was a breath of fresh air amongst a mainstream horror landscape that all seems to look, move and feel the same. Each set piece in this movie is so thoroughly thought out, from the blocking of the actors, to the framing of the camera, to the design of the set. For me, I can give grace to flaws in the plot if I can see some all-too-rare intent in the filmmaking.
And are there flaws in the plot of “Smile 2”? Sure. Notably, a lot of the themes can feel like a retread of previous, better work. Given that it’s a horror film about a pop star, it’s near impossible to avoid comparison to the 1997 anime horror film “Perfect Blue,” and for good reason
because that movie is a masterpiece. But if a movie can wear its influence on its sleeve but still provide some new nuance or layer, then why not celebrate it?
The film does suffer from all-of-this-is-in-herhead syndrome at points, but it does it in such a bombastic and totemic way that I fully buy into it. A symptom of that too is an ending that somehow out-does the original, completely blowing my mind for what was one of the best horror twist-endings I’ve seen in a very long time, and also introducing a concept for a potential third film that is super, super exciting.
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how movies used to just be better than they needed to be. If this was just a fun time at the movies like I had been expecting, I would’ve been satisfied. But it wasn’t. And I love it all the more just for that level of care.
Naomi Scott has a smile put on her face. (Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
Naomi Scott is Skye Riley. (Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
SOUND BITE YUM!
OPINION SECTION COLUMN
I don’t like haunted houses
Hayley James Columnist
I’ve had my fair share of haunted house experiences and all I can say is that they aren’t for me. I love fall and all the festivities with the season like pumpkin patches, corn mazes and Halloween movies, but when it comes to haunted houses, I’ll pass. Haunted houses are dark, scary, cold and gross. I know, that is quite frankly the whole point of a haunted house and that’s just the part I don’t understand.
I do not love the “thrill” of haunted houses. Maybe they’re too scary, or I’m just not a fan of random people jumping out at me and screaming. Normally, in a haunted house, you would walk through dark rooms with creepy decorations, unsettling lighting and people lurking in the shadows waiting to jumpscare. The thought behind a haunted house is that you are walking through a house that is filled with evil spirits that either want you out or are trying to kill you (not actually).
Because haunted houses are based on the same format, the haunted
houses themselves most of the time turn out to be totally cliche and predictable. Many haunted houses have a layout or a theme, making their actors, their decorations and overall their entire house tacky and expected. These places embody many disturbing themes of violence, supernatural horror and death that can be over the line, or too intense. This is obviously not ideal and can become harmful to people and young kids as they start to desensitize themselves from the violence and from the horror, making it almost normal. They get away with these unoriginal designs and decorations because the haunted houses are so dark inside, you don’t see it coming and it still works.
According to an article by Chris Heller from the Smithsonian Magazine, “These days, haunted houses are no longer just about creepy characters and hyper-realistic horror. Instead, the industry has flocked to all sorts of new, extreme frights: zombie runs, escape games, and experiences seemingly designed to traumatize.”
Fall has many other wholesome activities that don’t involve overwhelming amounts of fear or terror. Activities like pumpkin carving, apple picking and fall baking. With fall having so many options for fun activities, I don’t understand the draw or the attraction to haunted houses. One of my favorite things to do in the fall is bake fun fall treats and have movie nights with my friends, a healthy activity where I’m not in a constant state of fear or panic.
THIS WEEK IN MUSIC
Brandon Mattesich Columnist
Welcome back to Sound Bite! We’ll be covering new releases only this week, and talking a bit about the future of the music scene. From a few fun singles to a couple larger releases it’s been a great week for music across the globe.
We are going to start with Megan Thee Stallion who just recently released a major expansion to her massive success “MEGAN.” The album, which is entitled “MEGAN: ACT II,” adds a whole second disc to the previous album jam packed with new songs and new features. There are almost no major misses on this project, and the expansion just proves once again how talented and unique Megan Thee Stallion really is. From her range to her creativity she has paved the path for a new era of pop/ hip-hop, and I am here for it.
Cochise also dropped a new album entitled “WHY ALWAYS ME?” Now to be perfectly honest I’ve always loved Cochise as a personality, from his social media to his live streams he is an incredibly open, honest and unique personality within the rap scene. However, every once and awhile I’ll actually look past the persona and dive into his music. This album was fun, it was nothing more than that and nothing less than that. It’s a good way to kill 43 minutes and that’s about it. If you are a Cochise fan you will have a great time listening to it. If you’re not you might just discover that you are.
Lil Uzi Vert is following in the footsteps of Tyler, The Creator and begging the rollout for what is presumably going to be “Eternal Atake 2.” They announced the project with the release of a teaser video and the album cover. Fans of their music are already speculating on what the album could entail, and by the time this issue goes out the album might have already dropped. I can’t make any solid predictions about the project other than that it’s sure to be divisive.
And lastly I’ll be covering an amazing single from The Alchemist . The track, “Ferraris in The Rain Part 2” features verses from ScHoolBoy Q and Freddie Gibbs . Going in knowing this song would have an Alchemist production and a Q verse it still managed to exceed my expectations. If you are looking for a new song to spice up an old playlist, throw this one in there. It’s short, it’s sweet, but it’s not Sabrina Carpenter. If you give it a listen I promise you will not be disappointed.
Photo and Design by Brandon Mattesich
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‘SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING’
‘Cats
busy with five competitions over homecoming
Oct. 26 was a busy day for Wildcats as five different Wildcat teams took on a variety of matchups, including a championship for cross country and a homecoming game for the football team. With only one game at home, the Wildcats had to travel a total of 1867.1 miles for their games.
The women’s rugby team started the day off against Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Jessica Postle started the scoring off with the first score of the match seven minutes in. The Wildcats used this momentum to go into halftime with a 20-10 score. Sophomore fullback Merary Ulloa-Uribe and freshman scrumhalf Elisa-Manaia Atuaia got their first collegiate tries as the ‘Cats continued to dominate, winning 53-24.
Volleyball was next on the day against Montana State University. The Wildcats took a swift 8-1 first set lead and despite the Yellowjackets coming back with their own 5-1 run, the ‘Cats won the first set 25-20. The Wildcats didn’t take their foot off the gas as they took the second set 2512 and won the third 25-17. The Wildcats shutout the Yellowjackets 3-0 in set, thanks to the offensive prowess of fifth year outside hitter Marianna Payne, who continues to lead the Wildcats in “kills”, and the defensive expertise of fifth year libero Hannah Stires.
The cross country teams traveled to Bellingham, Wash. for the Great Northwest Atlantic Conference (GNAC) championship. The men’s team swung for the fences, earning 5th place with 95 points. Leading the way on the men’s side was standout fifth year distance runner Johan Correa who earned second place in the 8K alongside junior distance runner Ramon Rodriguez who placed third, just over three seconds behind Correa.
On the women’s side, Payton Conover led the women, finishing 31st. Behind Conover was Hannah Pidduck who finished 33rd. Thanks to the efforts of Pidduck and Conover, the women placed 7th in the GNAC championship.
The only team to take a major loss on the day for the ‘Cats was the women’s soccer team who continues to look for their
first GNAC win. The Wildcats got shutout 0-4 against Western Washington University on the road in Bellingham, Wash. The Wildcat offense couldn’t get started as Western Washington took a 2-0 lead. Western Washington led in shots in the first half with 12 while Central only had four. Western continued the pattern, scoring two more in the second half and led in shots with nine to Central’s six. The Wildcats got outscored in every metric except for fouls, which both teams tied with ten.
To finish off the night, the Wildcats football team came home to honor all Central Washington alumni in a homecoming game against Midwestern State University (MSU). The Wildcats showed up and showed out, stomping MSU 42-21, never giving up the lead to the visiting Mustangs. The Mustangs had no answer for the Central offense as three of the six Wildcats touchdowns came from more than 35 yards out. While the Mustangs couldn’t find an answer to sophomore quarterback Kennedy McGill and his four total touchdowns, senior safety Tanner Volk had all of the answers to the Mustangs offense, coming away with 3 tackles and 3 interceptions. Those three interceptions tie a school record for interceptions in a single game, one of the interceptions coming from a fake punt at midfield. Junior running back Tyler Flannigan also had an outstanding night leading the ground attack with 111 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, one of which going for 41 yards. Flannigan also added 22 receiving yards to his stats. The Wildcat defense didn’t come up with any sacks on the day but senior defensive linemen Josiah Cochran and Chase Loidhamer combined for the only tackle for loss.
The women’s soccer team returns home for a Halloween matchup against Seattle Pacific University on Oct. 31 looking for their first win in 56 days. Women’s rugby have another tough task at home against rival Life University on Nov 1. Women’s volleyball also returns home on Nov. 2 to face Northwestern Nazarene University while football travels to San Angelo, Texas to face Angelo State University.
Parker Wood Staff Reporter
Coach Fisk makes adjustments. (Photo by Parker Wood)
Rugby action shots.
(Photos courtesy of Alistair Hennessey)
Johan Correa at indoor GNAC championship. (Photo courtesy of Thompson Sports Media)
SENIOR AND FRESHMAN SISTERS LIVY AND CAMI SANDER
CHEER TOGETHER
Jackson Roberts Sports Editor
CWU cheer has a new sister duo as senior flier Livy Sander welcomed her little sister freshman back spot Cami Sander to the team. This is the first opportunity the Sander sisters get to cheer beside one another as big sister went to Bethel High School and little sister went to Graham-Kapwosin High School. Because of this, this is something that the Sander sisters have been planning for a while now, “We knew that Cami was going to try out when I got on the team,” Livy Sander said. Cami Sander noted that she wanted at least one year cheering with her big sister.
The choice to come to Central wasn’t just about cheering together for the Sander sisters, as they both looked forward to both being enrolled together at the same school. “We knew that we would go to the same school because since elementary school, we haven’t
gone to the same school. So, we wanted to go to the same school at least for one year,” Livy Sander said.
The sisters mentioned how it took other members of the cheer team a little time to catch on to the two sisters being related. They have even noticed that Coach Brook Wales puts them close enough together in formations so that the Sander family can get some pictures with both cheering together. “They are eating it up, they are loving it,” Livy Sander said.
After the way basketball season ended last year winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament, Livy Sander said she is most excited for her sister to experience the environment of CWU basketball even if the tournament is not held on the home court this year.
While she is excited for basketball season Cami Sander brought up what she is most excited for in this season shared with her sister. “I’m really excited for nationals because I did nationals in high school, but I think this is going to be bigger because it is college nationals,” Cami Sander said.
Big sister said the moment it felt very surreal that she was out there with her built-in best friend was during their first home football game this season. She is always keeping an eye on her little sibling as well with Coach Wales calling her momma bear.
When it comes to cheering together the dynamic does not change too much once they are cheering. “I think we are definitely in the same friend group circle; she still feels like my big sister rather than my friend,” Cami Sander said.
This is not the first time there has been a sister duo on the CWU cheer team. As alumni Sierra and Isabelle Zahnow cheered together for Central with the younger sister Isabelle Zahnow graduating last year
“Not a lot of people get to experience being involved in the same sport and on the same team as their sibling, especially at the collegiate level.,” Isabelle Zahnhow said. ‘I’m so excited that Livy and Cami get to experience that together. Not a lot of people get to experience that together and have someone to always lean on and support you along the way.”
The Sander sisters, Cami (left) and Livy (right), before the rodeo.
(Photo courtesy of Livy Sander)
The sisters at their first game together. (Photo courtesy of Livy Sander)
Cami carrying Livy. (Photo courtesy of Livy Sander)
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Corn Maze
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WILDCAT WORDS
by Lee Beck Design by Z Morris
Aries (March 21 - April 19): There’s a beast lurking in the deep dark depths of the Ganges, Aries. Its thick, slimy scales and wide gaping mouth pose a threat to us all. Especially the ducks. Dear god, the ducks…
Taurus (April 20 - May 20): Buckle up, Taurus! Your car’s possessed, much like Christine and she’s out for vengeance. She’s tired of being used and abused. She wants new tires! She wants more wiper fluid! She’s out for bloooddd!
Gemini (May 21 - June 20): There’s a man eating plant on the loose and you’re the one that fed it. Luckily, you’re all successful now so your crush – who you named the killer plant after – isn’t sad about her missing boyfriend – who you fed to your man eating plant.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22): Oh Cancer, love is in the air! You rescued a hottie from a gargoyle attack, and they’re ever so thankful! Twenty years from now you’re in for a big surprise though… They were a gargoyle all along!!!
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): You’re going to meet a family of extra kooky and spooky characters. A little bald boy with a striped shirt. A very very tired looking bald man. A severed hand. You know, all that shit.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sep. 22): Hopper’s rigged the bus!!! Oh dear god, it’s gonna explode if we go less than 50 mph. What are we gonna do, Virgo?? What? You mean to tell me you plan to crash into Hollywood Boulevard???
Libra (Sep. 23 - Oct. 22): Paul Allen had a better business card than you, and you aren’t going to let him forget it. Tell him all about Huey Lewis and the News and then when his back is turned, get him with your ax!
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Your grandma turned out to be a witch! And she’s going to whisk you away to a beautiful land called Halloween Town! There’s ghouls and goblins and shit. It’ll be cool.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): You need a vacation, Sag! Book a nice, lovely cabin in the woods and hope there aren’t any manipulative scientists looking to unleash the zombie apocalypse upon the very woods in which you are to dwell :3
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan.19): You’re going to be stranded on a deserted island. There will be a pig covered in flies. One will become the lord of the flies. The conch has spoken.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb.18): A great career opportunity is coming your way, Pastor. Keep an eye on the MacNeil household, particularly little Regan.
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20): On a plane ride, you’re going to enter into another dimension, Pisces. It’s going to be crazy, paper’s going to be torn, someone might get stabbed. The ground doesn’t make the right sound anymore. It’s weirdddd.
Loralyn Lenz Fr. Theatre
“A cheetah.”
Sophie Macon Fr. Elementary Education
“Elvira.”
Gilchrist Soph. Psychology “A prisoner.”
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