The Observer

April 4, 2020

An email was sent to the student body from President James Gaudino detailing which fees the university would be waiving for the upcoming spring quarter....

ASCWU calls for trustee apology, resignation

April 2, 2020

In response to statements made by Board of Trustees (BOT) member Gladys Gillis calling for the university to lay off employees as a cost saving measure,...

Board of Trustees member calls for ‘firm action’ in the form of layoffs

April 1, 2020

“We need to set our concerns about employee welfare aside and maintain the priority of university welfare,” said Board of Trustees (BOT) member Gladys...

County implemented no rules prohibiting CWU from postponing commencement

March 30, 2020

With growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Washington state and the U.S., measures are being taken to flatten the curve of the disease’s spread. For CWU...

COVID-19 restrictions mandated but not enforced

March 29, 2020

The “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order mandates that all people in Washington State must immediately cease leaving their home except to do essential activities...

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SCENE

‘Alexa, open Canvas’

Amy Morris, Scene Editor

April 1, 2020

Envision being able to log into Canvas without having to lift a finger. Imagine having all of CWU’s events and clubs listed to you with just one command....

‘Yes, I am fat’

Harleen Kaur, Staff Reporter

March 11, 2020

As she stared at herself in the mirror, she was ashamed and disgusted. The person looking back at her was not who she was in love with. It all started...

Behind the scenes of the cosplay club

Tamara Sevao, Staff Reporter

March 11, 2020

Imagine walking through a venue, shoulder to shoulder with your favorite television show characters. Well, comic conventions (comic cons) are a place where...

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SPORTS

Weems and La Rue ready for ‘Bama as rest of team preps for outdoor

Della Babcock & Taylor Clark, Staff Reporters

March 11, 2020 • No Comments

As the CWU Track and Field indoor season comes to a close, some of the athletes on the team are gearing up for the NCAA DII Indoor National Championships....

Recent SPORTS Stories

Women’s basketball season ends in Seattle

March 11, 2020

CWU Women’s Basketball entered the GNAC championships last weekend as the number five seed in the tournament. In the first round, the team took on...

Women’s rugby taking on Oregon Sports Union Rugby

March 11, 2020

CWU Women’s Rugby will take on Oregon Sports Union Rugby (ORSU) on March 14. ORSU is a Portland premier rugby club and not a collegiate team. Their website...

Baseball goes 1-3 to begin GNAC season

March 4, 2020

On Feb. 28-29, CWU Baseball hosted their first GNAC games of the 2020 season. Competing against the Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) Nighthawks, CWU...

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OPINION

Forget Facebook

Aeryn Kauffman, Columnist

March 11, 2020 • No Comments

I’m a little surprised it isn't a more widespread practice to delete Facebook. They’ve been pushing the limits for years, seeing just how much data...

Recent OPINION Stories

Getting your money’s worth: why we should have less general education classes

March 11, 2020

General education classes (gen eds) seem like a waste of money. The classes could be removed, or at least reduced. According to the US Department of Education,...

In a stem world choose the arts

March 4, 2020

In a world with coding bootcamps for stay-at-home mothers, STEM schools for toddlers, and Ted Talk after Ted Talk with suspiciously happy speakers, it...

Cat-astrophe!

March 4, 2020

The premise behind the infamous “Cats” (2019) is simple: a group of cats called the Jellicle Cats meet once a year. They have a song and dance...

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