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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Ballot box outside of the SURC.

2024 Washington gubernatorial Voter’s Guide

Astor Powell-Pedersen, News Editor
October 31, 2024

Washington state’s gubernatorial election will take place on Nov. 5 between Democrat Bob Ferguson, a lawyer who is currently serving as the 18th attorney general of Washington and Republican Dave Reichert,...

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ASL Students Jose L Martinez III, Tevin Merlin and Jesus Chavez-Lara signing "I love you." (Photo by Astor Powell-Pederson)

On the ground at the world language open house

Astor Powell-Pedersen, News Editor
October 25, 2024

Attended by faculty and students from the French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Sign Language and Spanish departments, the World Languages and Cultures Open House was a forum for students across departments...

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A Guide to Seasonal Funding Opportunities

Christoph Belford, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2024

The Office of University Student Research (OUSR) is a program that helps with assisting CWU students in presenting and performing their creative work and research to the larger community. In addition,...

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CWU FASA ends their meeting with isang bagsak. (Photo by Kam Schindewolf-Broyles)

Mabuhay! CWU celebrates Filipino American history month

Kam Schindewolf-Broyles, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2024

Mabuhay is alive and well here at CWU, and it lives through our Filipino American students. Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting directly translated from Tagalog to mean, “long live!” or used as a way to...

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Barge Hall. (Photo courtesy of CWU's Flickr)

Behind the Budgets: Chief financial officer Joel Klucking offers a peek Into CWU’s financial past, present and future

Brandon Mattesich, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2024

In an interview with The Observer, Joel Klucking, CWU’s Chief Financial Officer, discussed plans for the university's monetary future as well as how they are dealing with its complicated past. From the...

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The Observer’s 2024 Voters’ Guide

Astor Powell-Pedersen, News Editor
October 17, 2024

With the US presidential elections less than a month away, it's vital to know where candidates stand on topics of importance, both domestically and internationally. All information is taken from candidate...

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The department of world languages and culture, located in Black Hall. (Photo by Brandon Mattesich)

Exploring CWU’s Bilingual and Dual Language Education

Christoph Belford, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2024

CWU’s bilingual and dual language education program’s (BDLEP) main goal is to help create multiple career opportunities, with its primary focus on creating teachers in the K-12 range, whether that...

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President Jim Wohlpart speaking at the State of the University Adress. (Photo by Brandon Mattesich)

The State of your University: Wohlpart says $26 million lost due to low enrollment

Astor Powell-Pedersen and Lee Beck
October 9, 2024

President Jim Wohlpart revealed that CWU has lost $26 million in tuition money due to enrollment decline at his annual State of the University Address (STU) on Oct. 4 in the SURC Ballroom.  Wohlpart...

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Proposed entry to the Multicultural Center from Black Hall.

Multicultural Center next among CWU’s renovation efforts

Isaac Hinson, Editor-in-chief
October 3, 2024

CWU is set to begin development of the long-proposed Multicultural Center (MCC), according to a Sept. 30 email from Mal Stewman, director of the Diversity & Equity Center and Verónica Gómez-Vilchis,...

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Ballot box outside of the SURC.

Voting in Washington State

Astor Powell-Pedersen, News Editor
October 3, 2024

Voting season is almost here again with the general election for the next president of the United States being a little over a month away on Nov. 5. For many college students, this is the first presidential...

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Barge Hall with chalk drawings during the protest.

Disclose, divest, disrupt

Organized and individual protests in relation to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict have left an impact on campus over the past two weeks, with calls for the disclosure and divestment of CWU’s...

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The building of Farrell Hall. 
(Courtesy of CWU archives)

So Long Farrell Hall

Astor Powell-Pedersen, News Editor
May 23, 2024

If you have been on campus any time in the last several months, you’ve certainly noticed all of the construction, blocked pathways and, of course, the lack of L&L. While we’ve had this time to...

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