Beyond Our Coverage A suspect accused of attempted robbery at the King Smoke Shop in north Seattle was shot and killed by an employe at the shop on Feb. 20, after said employee was shot by the suspect, according to KOMO News.

Strong winds and collapsed trees caused a power outage in the Puget Sound region on Feb. 20, according to King 5. Over 17,000 residents were left without power in the region, according to KOMO News.

Limited supply of the prescription drug Ozempic used to regulate blood sugar for those with Type-2 diabetes has caused shortages in Washington, according to KIRO 7 News. The shortage was said to be caused due to the drug’s weight loss properties.

The Carter Center confirmed Former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care on Saturday, according to AP News. The 97-year-old was admitted to a hospice center in Plains, Georgia, and is the current oldest living U.S. President.

Texts between Fox News bigwigs, including anchors Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham and chairman Rupert Murdoch, show the news station never believed the claims they made about 2020 election fraud, according to AP News. The texts were released as part of a brief from Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit on Thursday.

NASA confirmed a meteor weighing around 1,000 pounds landed in Southern Texas, according to Fox 4 News. Local residents reported rattling windows and earthquake-like shaking, and the meteor was big enough to be detected by satellites.

Letter from the Editor

Salutations CWU,

Despite the ups and downs of life, art and creation serve to unite us through creativity and expressed emotion. Sometimes all we want to do is hide certain parts of ourselves, particularly ones that aren’t seen as typically “happy.” The antidote to shame is illumination, the ability to share and shed light on topics that we may be conditioned to believe are unacceptable in some way. Art is one way to shed this light while connecting us to our community.

In the artistic spirit, we have featured coverage of the Short Works festival on pg. 1, coverage of the newest art exhibit at the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery on pg. 5, a double truck celebrating women’s basketball senior night on pg. 6-7 and an opinion piece covering the top five anime shows to start watching on pg. 9. As always, we at The Observer hope you all are taking care of yourselves, spending time with loved ones and taking walks out in nature.

Be well,

Katherine Camarata Lead Editor

Staff

Lead Editor Katherine Camarata

News Editor

Morgana Carroll

Assistant News Editor

Megan Rogers

Sports Editor Isaac Hinson

Copy Desk Lead / Opinion Editor

Jacqueline Hixssen

Online Editor Madison VanRavenhorst

Assistant Copy Editor

Brittany Cinderella

Faculty Adviser Jennifer Green

Glacie Kehoe-Padilla

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Brandon Davis

Photo Editor

Andrew Ulstad

Senior Reporter

Omar Benitez

Staff Reporters

Alahnna Connolly

Tre’Jon Henderson

Gavin Johnson

Charis Jones

Zileni Milupi

Joshua Packard

Deacon Tuttle

MJ Rivera

Editorial Consultant Francesco Somaini

Editorial Policy: The Observer is a public forum for student expression, in which student editors make policy and content decisions. The mission of The Observer is two-fold: to serve Central Washington University as a newspaper and to provide training for students who are seeking a career in journalism. The Observer seeks to provide complete, accurate, dependable information to the campus and community; to provide a public forum for the free debate of issues, ideas and problems facing the community at large; and to be the best source of information, education and entertainment news. As a training program, The Observer is the practical application of the theories and principles of journalism. It teaches students to analyze and communicate information that is vital to the decision making of the community at large. It provides a forum for students to learn the ethics, values and skills needed to succeed in their chosen career. If you have questions or concerns, email us at cwuobserver@gmail.com.

A second earthquake hit the Syria-Turkey border on Feb. 20, killing 3 people and injuring 213 others, according to NBC News. The earthquake was of 6.3 magnitude and hit two weeks after the first earthquake that killed over 44,000 people near the city of Uzunbag.

President Biden announced a plan to provide an additional $500 million in military help to Ukraine, including artillery shells, Javelin missiles, and howitzers, according to the NY Times.

At least 36 have been killed with dozens more missing after flooding and landslides hit the Brazilian state of São Paulo, according to BBC News. Nearly 25 inches of rain fell in a span of 24 hours. Nearly 50 houses have collapsed or were completely washed away.