The Observer

Students travel to Olympia to lobby state legislators

Chace Davy, News Editor
February 4, 2015

During Central’s faculty development day on Jan. 28, a small group of Central students, as well as Central’s Student Government (SG) took a day trip to Olympia to lobby Washington’s legislators. In...

CLCE hosts monthly speeches, ‘Tea at 3,’ to help students get acclimated to university life

Tera Stenhouse, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2015

To help new students get acclimated to university life, the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) hosts monthly “Tea at 3” speeches in the SURC pit. The speakers are mostly professors...

ECLC provides quality childcare for students and employees

Felicia Kopperdahl, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2015

College can be extremely overwhelming for faculty and students with children. When considering the class load, homework and the duties of daily life, childcare can be a concern that causes additional...

Central implements new budget model

Aaron Kunkler, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2015

Over the past year, the administration at Central has been attempting to meet budget shortfalls in various ways. One of the most prominent attempts has been the shift toward a Responsibility Centered Management...

Record low gas prices arrive in Ellensburg; vary from $1.67-1.83 per gallon

Chace Davy, News Editor
January 28, 2015

For the first time since March of 2009, the price of gasoline is under $2 per gallon. Just last March, the price per gallon was almost $4, according to Texaco manager Bill Thulean. The significant...

Central Bowling Club stranded after bowling alley closure

Jonathan Glover, Assistant Scene Editor
January 26, 2015

For the past three quarters, the Central Bowling Club (CBC) has been stranded with no bowling alley to play in. Following the closure of the Ellensburg bowling alley where the club met and practiced,...

Library updates research database, increases variety of search results for students

Bradley Smith, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2015

As of January 2015, the Brooks Library has updated its search database. According to the Central website, the new OneSearch database will allow students to get a wider variety of results from their...

Central to cut 56 positions

Aaron Kunkler, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2015

Budget restrictions are forcing Central to look for ways to cut costs and increase revenue. One way in which the administration hopes to do this is by cutting 56 positions across campus. According to...

Central Police Officer advises students on winter safety and travel tips

Simone Corbett, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2015

With the majority of Central students being from the west side of Washington, concerns about traveling over Snoqualmie Pass is a hot discussion topic among students this time of year. As it should be,...

Nearly $1 million accumulated from parking tickets last school year

Max Bayern, Staff Reporter
January 22, 2015

It’s difficult to miss a yellow envelope protruding from your windshield wiper. At first, it’s hard to believe that they got you, but in the 2013-14 school year, 7,535 parking citations were handed...

$Professor Elvin Delgado to study fracking in Argentina, implement new major$

Professor Elvin Delgado to study fracking in Argentina, implement new major

Colt Sweetland, Online Editor
January 19, 2015

Central’s Elvin Delgado, assistant professor with the department of geography, was recently awarded a grant for $10,000 to study the social and ecological impacts of fracking, the extraction of shale...

FISH Food Bank back on its feet after fire

Chace Davy, News Editor
January 19, 2015

Carla Tacher watched in shock as the place she called her second home burned to the ground last Thanksgiving weekend. The contents and the building itself, according to Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue,...