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Board of Trustees detail fall reopening plans, address concerns

July 24, 2020

UPDATE An email addressed to the CWU community, sent out by President James L. Gaudino on July 24, announced that due to COVID-19 case numbers growing nationally and regionally, CWU must limit the number...

Recent NEWS Stories

Kittitas County reports three additional COVID-19-associated deaths

July 21, 2020

Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) has announced the deaths of three more long-term care facility residents. It was not specified which care...

Kittitas County sees changes in gathering restrictions

July 21, 2020

Gov. Jay Inslee’s orders, which reduce the maximum number of people who are allowed to gather, went into effect statewide on July 20. Kittitas County...

First death associated with COVID-19 in Kittitas County

July 20, 2020

On July 19, a Kittitas County resident living in the long-term care facility Pacifica Senior Living died from COVID-19. According to a press release from...

SCENE

From Ethiopia to Ellensburg: How one woman turned tragedy into triumph

Della Babcock, Staff Reporter

July 30, 2020

Heartbreak paired with a chance to seek out dreams and opportunities is often a conflicting scenario. For Paneal Holland, heartbreak led to a fresh start. Extraordinary circumstances brought her 8,336...

Recent SCENE Stories

Online shopping rises in popularity, providing a safe and quick way to shop

June 3, 2020

Since many retail stores have temporarily closed, many shoppers have moved their purchasing online for convenience and safety during the pandemic. Gisela...

Social distancing: summer break edition

June 3, 2020

As the end of the quarter is approaching, plans for summertime are being made while keeping COVID-19 guidelines in mind. Students expressed how they...

ROTC cadets experience a new kind of training

June 3, 2020

During past quarters, with in-person classes and no social distancing regulations, students might have occasionally seen ROTC cadets training around campus. This...

SPORTS

GNAC suspends all competition through November 30

Mitchell Roland, Senior Reporter

July 17, 2020 • No Comments

In a decision that will impact four fall sports at CWU, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced that all athletics have been suspended through Nov. 30. In a press release on July 17,...

Recent SPORTS Stories

MLB’s return is a recipe for disaster

July 6, 2020

While I was originally ecstatic for Major League Baseball’s return, it has become clear that baseball’s return will be below typical MLB play standards...

Opinion: The Match ll: Champions for Charity brought competition, trash talking and fundraising to whole new level

June 3, 2020

Two of golf's greats and arguably two of the best quarterbacks of all time faced off May 24 on a rainy Florida golf course to raise money for COVID-19...

Fall sports coaches hoping season can still happen

June 3, 2020

As spring quarter comes to an end and summer time rolls around, the next question that everyone is waiting to be answered is if there will be fall sports...

OPINION

MLB’s return is a recipe for disaster

Mitchell Roland, Senior Reporter

July 6, 2020 • No Comments

While I was originally ecstatic for Major League Baseball’s return, it has become clear that baseball’s return will be below typical MLB play standards and come with severe risks that outweigh the...

Recent OPINION Stories

America was built on looting and riots

June 9, 2020

Recently protests have sparked from the death of an unarmed black man named George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minnesota. Stemming from...

11 rapid-fire opinions to tide you over for the summer

June 3, 2020

The Observer: It’s encouraged to be nosy here Aeryn Kauffman Copy Desk Chief, Columnist I love The Observer. It’s so easy to stay informed and feel...

Change your perception to achieve progression

June 3, 2020

I remember moving to CWU as a freshman, graduating high school with honors, earning different accolades and having a strict plan for success that I knew...