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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

Holocaust survivor shares story and offers insight

May 16, 2013

BY JULIA MARTINEZ, staff reporter   Wednesday night in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music building, Edith Eger was met with a standing ovation following her powerful story about how she survived...

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Body ID’d, police suspect heroin OD

May 15, 2013

By PATIENCE COLLIER, staff reporter A dead body was found on Sunday afternoon in Kiwanis Park. Police believe the cause of death to be a heroin overdose, pending a toxicology test. The victim...

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Campus recycling is not fulfilling potential

May 15, 2013

By EVAN PAPPAS, staff reporter Tons and tons of recycling and trash are produced by Central every year, but while quite a lot of waste is properly recycled, there is so much more that could be done. Steve...

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Ten minutes with Jeff Charbonneau

May 15, 2013

By ALYSSA MARTINEZ, staff reporter How do you feel now that you’ve made it to this point in your teaching career? The National Teacher of the Year award certainly is a great validation of what...

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Central alum wins ‘Teacher of the Year’

May 15, 2013

By ALYSSA MARTINEZ, staff reporter A trip to Washington D.C., welcoming staff at the White House and receiving a national award by President Barack Obama. Though it may sound like the experience...

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BOD voter turnout down 40 from last years total

May 9, 2013

By MATTHEW THOMPSON, staff reporter   After a month of campaigns and 672 votes later, the Associated Students of Central Washington University Board of Directors election is over and seven students...

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Political columnist opens eyes up

Political columnist opens eyes up

May 9, 2013

By JULIA MARTINEZ, staff reporter Glenn Greenwald, civil rights litigator turned political columnist, said Monday that nearly all human progress is “driven by people who have stood up and said, ‘I...

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1st Amendment Festival events end today

1st Amendment Festival events end today

May 9, 2013

By PATIENCE COLLIER, staff reporter   Basic rights have been a hot topic on the Central Washington University campus, as the First Amendment festival kicked off this week. Guardian columnist...

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Faculty to be realigned

May 9, 2013

By EVAN PAPPAS, staff reporter   The Provost’s Office was hit with a roadblock in their faculty realignment process last week after the Academic Department Chairs Organization advised faculty...

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Bars, police, residents debate who’s responsible for drunken behavior

May 9, 2013

By PATIENCE COLLIER, staff reporter   Timothy Bishop of the Ellensburg Downtown Association recently went on record with Central’s Newswatch, saying bars in downtown need to be more responsible...

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Auschwitz survivor to share her story

May 9, 2013

    By SAMANTHA MONTERREY, staff reporter   In 1944, Edith Eger and her family were taken from their home in Kassa, Hungary, and turned prisoners of Auschwitz, one of the...

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Composting plant redirects after opposition

May 2, 2013

PATIENCE COLLIER, staff reporter Residents of Elk Heights west of Ellensburg discovered last January that a composting company planned to build a facility in their neighborhood. After seeing...

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