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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

News: Washington State Liquor Control Board will accept applications for cannabis retails on Nov. 18

News: Washington State Liquor Control Board will accept applications for cannabis retails on Nov. 18

November 8, 2013

BY PETER O'CAIN, Staff Reporter Potential cannabis retailers seeking a store in Ellensburg will have to wait a couple more months before applying for licenses while the City of Ellensburg figures out...

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News: Central's annual Security and Fire Safety Report show alcohol-related arrests down on-campus, up in town

News: Central’s annual Security and Fire Safety Report show alcohol-related arrests down on-campus, up in town

November 6, 2013

BY PETER O'CAIN, Staff Reporter Alcohol-related arrests on campus have declined over the past three years, but are on the rise off campus. Central police made 50 alcohol-law arrests in 2012 compared...

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News: S&A votes to fund new Wellington the Wildcat suit

News: S&A votes to fund new Wellington the Wildcat suit

November 5, 2013

BY KRISITI YOUNG, Staff Reporter Funding a new suit for Central mascot  Wellington the Wildcat became a main topic for discussion at the Services and Activities Fee Committee meeting Oct. 23. The...

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News: Central's expense savings and tuition increases accumulates over $61 million

News: Central’s expense savings and tuition increases accumulates over $61 million

October 31, 2013

BY PATIENCE COLLIER, Assistant News Editor In the past six years, Central’s administration has spent less each year than they have budgeted for expenses. The difference between the assets and expenses...

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News: Semesters in consideration by Central and Board of Directors; students asked for opinion in survey

News: Semesters in consideration by Central and Board of Directors; students asked for opinion in survey

October 26, 2013

BY BARBARA LEWIS, Staff Reporter Following a national trend, Central is beginning to consider switching from the quarter-based system to semesters. According to Edventures Research and Consulting,...

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News: Central ROTC cadet one of 50 in the nation selected for NATO training program

News: Central ROTC cadet one of 50 in the nation selected for NATO training program

October 22, 2013

BY KRISTI YOUNG, Staff Reporter His dream became a reality as Alex Lauer, a senior in aviation management,  was selected as one of 50 ROTC cadets in the nation to join the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot...

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News: Construction on new science building is in progress; expected to be finished by 2016

October 16, 2013

BY ALEX WARD, Staff Reporter Central has begun construction on the new Science Building located west of the SURC and is expected to finish the project in 2016. The end result of this $63 million...

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News: New contract ratified between faculty union and administration increases wages

News: New contract ratified between faculty union and administration increases wages

October 10, 2013

BY EVAN PAPAS, Staff Reporter A new contract between the Administration and the faculty union has resulted in raises for faculty for the next four years. Last week Central Washington University and...

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Central offers students a monthly payment plan to pay for tuition

Central offers students a monthly payment plan to pay for tuition

October 8, 2013

BY MATTHEW THOMPSON, News Editor University President James Gaudino announced at his state of the university address last Thursday that CWU will now offer a monthly payment plan for students to pay...

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Chimpanzees Tatu and Loulis from CHCI arrive safely to their new home at Fauna Foundation, a sanctuary in Quebec

Chimpanzees Tatu and Loulis from CHCI arrive safely to their new home at Fauna Foundation, a sanctuary in Quebec

October 3, 2013

BY PATIENCE COLLIER, Assistant News Editor On August 28th, the final residents of the Chimpanzee and Human Communications Institute left campus for the last time. Tatu and Loulis, who were brought...

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A emergency blue-light system is pictured here on campus. The emergency system is being used less and less by students. Jamie Winter/Observer

Emergency blue-light systems scattered around campus going unused by students

October 3, 2013

BY EVAN PAPAS, Staff Reporter From September of 1997 to May of 2013 there have been 1,647 uses of the blue-light emergency-phone system located throughout campus. The police only found a caller...

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The Aerial Angels perform for a crowd in Covent Garden, London. 
Photo courtesy of Fehmi Comert.

Street performers crowd downtown Ellensburg during annual Buskers in the Burg

October 1, 2013

BY DEREK SHUCK, Editor-in-Chief A fire juggler from Bellingham, trapeze artists from Michigan and even a  magician from Scotland were some of the performers who participated in Ellensburg’s annual...

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