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Trade Wars

Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2019

Two of the biggest superpowers in the world, the United States and China, have been caught in the middle of a massive trade war. The war has been going for over a year now and has hit farmers in the Pacific...

New Masters of Public Health Program

A.J St. John, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2019

Starting this fall quarter, CWU has introduced a new graduate program, CWU Master of Public Health (MPH). The 56 credit program is designed to be completed in two years. The course description states that...

Tech changes across CWU campus

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2019

The Student Tech Fee Council is in the process of making the old heat building into an esports gaming center and tech lounge. Student Technology Fee Council Chairman Lwin Htet said that on Oct. 31 members...

University responds to student media

The Observer Staff
November 7, 2019

On Nov. 6 The Observer released a story titled, “The Observer stands for a free and unregulated press.” Today, student journalists and supporters stood outside of Lind, Bouillon and the SURC...

Nov. 5 county general elections

AJ St. John, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2019

The local elections affect the community along with the college. Noted on the ballot is timing. In order for your vote to count, it must be postmarked by the election date, Nov. 5, or placed in a drop...

Highs and lows of the CWU party scene

Amy Morris, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2019

With Halloween comes an increase in party activity on and off campus. While students want to have fun, the importance of health and safety also comes into play. CWU might not be the biggest party school,...

NARCAN saves lives

NIcholas Tucker, News Editor
October 31, 2019

Between Oct. 17 and 18, Ellensburg police officers responded to two overdoses within 16 hours. In both cases, officers recognized that the overdoses were related to opioids and were able to provide emergency...

Career fair making connections

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2019

Career Services helps prepare students for life after college. One of the ways they help students is by hosting the Fall Career, Internship and Grad School Fair, which took place on Oct. 23. Attending...

301 makes changes for safety

Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2019

Under new nighttime management, Club 301 has made changes to make the bar a safer and more appealing place for CWU students to go to on weekends. Son of the owner, Ryan Kellogg, recently took over as the...

Vaping industry’s smoking ruins

Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2019

On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Washington State Board of Health approved an emergency ban of flavored vaping products, preventing the products from being sold. The ban will last until at least until Feb. 7,...

‘On the cusp of greatness’

Nicholas Tucker, News Editor
October 24, 2019

CWU President James Gaudino announced his three long term university goals at the fall 2019 State of the University Address. CWU will strive to reduce its campus carbon footprint by 5%, increase freshman...

Fee dropped on developmental classes

Amy Morris, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2019

A recent decision was made by ASCWU to drop a $500 fee that was charged for each development class that students take. With tuition already being expensive for students to pay off, the fee only added on...