The Observer

S&A budget falls short

Bailey Tomlinson, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2020

A motion was made at the Feb. 12 Services and Activities (S&A) committee meeting to cease consideration for all future supplemental funding requests until a decision could be made about how best to...

Undocumented student loan bill passes senate

Bailey Tomlinson, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2020

Senate Bill (SB) 6561, which aims to create an undocumented student loan program, passed through the Senate on Feb. 18 and now must make it through the House of Representatives. The most recent version...

Gaudino announces step down

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
February 26, 2020

CWU President James L. Gaudino announced that he will be stepping down from his position on July 31, 2021. “Serving you has been an honor. I look forward to our continued successes during the next...

City approves construction

Jake Freeman, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2020

At the latest city council meeting, council members discussed recent city improvement projects. The city council holds meetings on the first and third Monday of each month. There are a few construction...

Final four potential provosts

Jake Freeman, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2020

CWU is searching for a new provost following Katherine Frank’s abrupt departure from her provost position. Lynn Franken is currently serving as the interim provost until an official replacement is named. On...

BREAKING: Gaudino announces step down

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
February 19, 2020

CWU President James L. Gaudino announced that he will step down from his position as president. He will do so July 31, 2021. CWU officials sent out a press release this morning, saying Gaudino would...

Graduate assistants planning to unionize

Nicholas Tucker, News Editor
February 19, 2020

A group of CWU graduate assistants has begun holding the first meetings to discuss unionizing and negotiating with administration for better pay and to implement greater support systems. The assembly,...

Where do I Park?

Bailey Tomlinson, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2020

“I don’t drive my car anywhere anymore,” freshman Kennedy Shook said, speaking in regard to how parking on campus affects her. “When I do move my spot, I have to go park out all the way in the...

Ellensburg Recycles and Here’s How

Nicholas Tucker, News Editor
February 19, 2020

One of the main things CWU is trying to improve about itself as an institution is in its campus’ sustainability. This was one of President James L. Gaudino’s three long-term goals that he announced...

City to annex 260 parcels of land

Bailey Tomlinson, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2020

As part of a funding agreement, the City of Ellensburg agreed to begin the process of annexing sections of county land. When negotiating funding for a 2017 roundabout project, Kittitas County and the City...

CWU student test results negative after week of isolation

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
February 12, 2020

Test results for the CWU student who was tested for the novel coronavirus came back negative on Friday. Immediately after the results came in, the student was released from isolation, according to Kittitas...

CWU considers going tobacco free

Jake Freeman, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020

CWU is exploring the possibility of becoming a tobacco free campus in an effort to discourage tobacco use among students. On the evening of Feb. 4 ASCWU held a meeting in the SURC pit in which a panel...