The Observer

Gov. Jay Inslee signs new Healthy-Roadmap to Recovery plan

Milenne Quinonez, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021

A week before COVID-19 restrictions were set to be lifted, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a new COVID-19 phased recovery plan on Jan. 5 with hopes of reducing rising COVID-19 case numbers throughout the counties....

On-campus students required to get “Welcome Back Testing”

Justin Zabel, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021

CWU students are required to get tested for COVID-19 if they live, work or have class on campus. If students are not tested, they will not be allowed access to campus. Testing was done in groups based...

Winter Quarter Parking

Max Hughes, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021

Parking lots on campus are less than full this year. The empty space leaves some wondering why paying for a pass to park on campus is necessary. Assistant Chief of Police Eric Twaites said the upkeep...

President-designate lays out future of CWU

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
January 20, 2021

While he isn’t scheduled to assume the office for up to six months, CWU’s president-designate has already begun mapping out his early tenure at CWU. CWU announced A. James Wohlpart as its next president...

CWU announces 15th president

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
January 14, 2021

The Board of Trustees (BOT) announced today that A. James Wohlpart will be the 15th president in CWU’s history. It is not known when Wohlpart will officially take over for James L. Gaudino. Wohlpart...

Local legislators prepared for an unconventional session

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
January 12, 2021

The Washington State Legislature convened yesterday, and representatives from the 13th district are ready for a session which will look very different from previous years. While state representatives...

Next president to be introduced, meet campus groups next week

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
January 8, 2021

CWU will name President James L. Gaudino’s successor next week, though the identity of the next president is still publicly unknown. The Board of Trustees (BOT) will convene for an executive session...

White nationalist materials found on campus, in town

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
December 23, 2020

Stickers from Patriot Front, which the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) calls a “racist, anti-Semitic white supremacist group,” were found on campus and in Ellensburg this week. The stickers featured...

Board of Trustees to offer presidency to unknown candidate

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2020

The Board of Trustees (BOT) voted Friday morning to offer the presidency to a candidate who has not been publicly identified. In a unanimous decision during a special meeting on Dec. 18, the trustees...

APOYO reaches agreement with CWU to stay on campus

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2020

Allied People Offering Year-Round Outreach (APOYO) and CWU have announced a deal that will allow the food bank to stay in their current site on campus until Oct. 31, 2022. A Nov. 17 press release from...

Board of Trustees to begin negotiations with unidentified presidential candidate

Mitchell Roland, Editor-in-Chief
November 13, 2020

The CWU Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously agreed on Friday to begin negotiations with the “top choice” to succeed President James L. Gaudino, though the identity of the candidate is not yet known. A...

City council subcommittee and SAAC talk racism and discrimination in Ellensburg

Abigail Duchow, Scene Editor
November 11, 2020

CWU students on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) described their experiences with racism and discrimination in Ellensburg to a subcommittee of the city council in a Zoom listening session...