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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

Apoyo window decal in the sunshine.

APOYO struggles to find food donations

Megan Rogers, Senior Reporter
October 5, 2022

Allied People Offering Year-Round Outreach (APOYO), a local food bank, is struggling to find meat donations.  “Northwest Harvest hasn't been sending the usual chicken that we usually get on our Wednesday...

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Community members race through park and table for 5k run for the Brave.

Run for the Brave 5k fundraises for veterans

Omar Benitez with contributions from Jahleel Breland, Staff Reporters
October 5, 2022
https://cwuobserver.com/23128/sports/run-for-the-brave-5k-fundraises-for-veterans/?preview=true
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Science building on a sunny day.

CWU STEM Program receives National Science Foundation grant to help teachers

Megan Rogers, Senior Reporter
September 28, 2022

CWU’s Teach STEM program received a Noyce Track 3 grant and started working on it in August. This grant is a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help STEM teachers around...

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Students playing cornhole at Bite of the Burg. Photo by Brevin Ross.

Bite of the Burg’ offers food, drink and community

Evan Couch, News Editor
September 28, 2022

“Welcome to Ellensburg,” a Bite of the ‘Burg employee said to event attendees as they entered Fourth Avenue.  The bumping bass of 88.1 the ‘Burg speakers surrounded students and community members...

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The Kittitas County Recovery Community Organization, 211 W 3rd Avenue.

Breaking the Stigma: Substance Use Disorders

Katherine Camarata, Lead Editor
September 12, 2022

Substance Use Disorders (SUD) exist everywhere and can often go untreated, affecting 20.4 million people in the U.S. in the past year, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Overdose has...

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The Financial Wellness Center is located in Bouillon Hall 102.

Debt relief plans fall short of student needs

Katherine Camarata, Lead Editor
August 31, 2022

In an attempt to fulfill campaign promises, the Biden administration announced they will be forgiving up to $20,000 in student loan debt for recipients of the Pell Grant and $10,000 for those who did not...

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Students march to Barge Hall protesting for CCI

Students protest to fight for CCI installation

Morgana Carroll, Staff Reporter
June 12, 2022

Cries of “What do we want? CCI! When do we want it? Now!,” and “Diversify with CCI!” rang out through the air as students marched to Barge Hall in protest of the administration’s “flip flopping”...

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Firefighters respond to chilled water leak in Lind Hall

Leak in mechanical room causes Lind Hall fire alarms to go off

Katherine Camarata, Scene Editor
June 8, 2022

Blaring alarms sounded throughout Lind Hall after a chilled water leak in the mechanical room triggered fire alarms at approximately 11:10 p.m. on June 7, according to an eye witness and Associate Vice...

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CWU campus builds to provide students their best collegiate experience

CWU campus builds to provide students their best collegiate experience

Mary Miller, Staff Reporter
June 7, 2022

CWU’s main goals for building projects on campus are to “fulfill the academic needs of students” while maintaining a sustainable campus, said the director of Capital Planning & Projects, Delano...

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Campus-wide power outage leaves people stranded in elevators

Katherine Camarata, Scene Editor
June 4, 2022

The entire CWU campus briefly lost power due to a lightning and thunder storm, leaving community members stranded in elevators and engulfing campus in darkness, according to the CWU Facebook page and High...

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President Wohlpart and the Provost’s Office expand on fall enrollment

President Wohlpart and the Provost’s Office expand on fall enrollment

Katherine Camarata, Scene Editor
June 1, 2022

President A. James Wohlpart and Provost Michelle DenBeste said they expect approximately 1,700 first-year students enrolled for fall, about 100-200 students shy of the goals mentioned by President Wohlpart...

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Preserving the Arts in Ellensburg

Preserving the Arts in Ellensburg

Megan Rogers, Staff Reporter
June 1, 2022

The City of Ellensburg has partnered with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, CWU, Ellensburg Downtown Association, Laughing Horse Art Foundation and CenterFuse to create the Ellensburg Community...

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