The Observer

How to pick up an instrument as a hobby

Levi Shields, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2021

In a time when many students are stuck in their house or dorms, left to do their schoolwork and then figure out what to do with their downtime, learning an instrument can be a valuable and perhaps even...

Spring break ‘Burg search begins

Max Hughes, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2021

This spring break, a number of organizations on campus have been asked to do something unusual: encourage students to stick around Ellensburg. The Diversity and Equity Center (DEC) will take the opportunity...

The women who paved the way: Women’s History Month

Star Diavolikis, Senior Reporter
March 2, 2021

Women’s History Month starts in March, and many remarkable women deserve to be acknowledged in this month. Before Women’s History Month was established, International Women’s Day was a day celebrated...

What is Open Minded-Community Club?

Justin Zabel
March 2, 2021

Open Minded-Community Club (OMC) is not an official club on campus yet, however, the club board is in the process of finding an advisor to make the club possible. OMC wants to promote positive individual...

Board of Trustees endorses plan for fall instruction

Star Diavolikis, Senior Reporter
February 28, 2021

The Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously endorsed a fall 2021 education plan which will allow students to return to in-person learning and near-normal capacity of residence halls, however, this plan may...

80 CAH staff and faculty sign a petition objecting to an ‘arguably unethical’ fundraiser

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2021

Some staff and faculty members in the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) say they have felt pressured to donate to a fundraising campaign that will award funding towards department projects based on...

Faculty Senate calls for earlier vaccine access for university personnel

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
February 25, 2021

Members of CWU’s Faculty Senate sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this week asking for higher education personnel to be included in the state’s 1B tier 2 category of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The...

Washington transportation and law enforcement respond to recent Snoqualmie Pass conditions

Deacon Tuttle, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2021

Snoqualmie pass is critical to travelers across Washington and beyond. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) works to notify and prep drivers for the winter conditions. Additionally, state...

ASCWU primary elections set for March

Max Hughes, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2021

Primary elections for ASCWU start March 5. The primary election narrows down the number of candidates in each category to just two. This quarter, only one position is on the primary election ballot....

CWU’s Art of Global Protest series connects outspoken voices worldwide

Madalyn Banouvong, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2021

Salam Awad is a political science professor and lecturer at CWU, who hosted a virtual panel as part of The Art of Global Protest series. The event took the audience through the Black Lives Matter movement...

Daniel Herman: A closer look at the history professor and author

Milenne Quinonez, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2021

History Professor Daniel Justin Herman has been teaching here for over 22 years. "The Feudist: A Novel Of The Pleasant Valley War” is his most recently published book. “It took me eight years,”...

Daudi Abe to present on racial disparity in classrooms

Levi Shields, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2021

HumanitiesWA Speaker Daudi Abe is scheduled to present on Feb. 24 for Black History Month. Abe's presentation “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Principal’s Office?” touches on the...