The Observer

Tobacco age limit raised to 21

Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2019

On April 5 Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law that raised the age restriction of buying tobacco products to 21 years old. This law, Engrossed House Bill 1074, would go into effect on Jan. 1 2020. Inslee believes...

CWU janitors sweeping the streets

AJ St. John, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2019

Custodial workers are part of the CWU crew. These workers dedicate their time to ensure that the campus remains clutter free as students carry on throughout their busy days. Although custodians mainly...

Charities serving Kittitas County

Amy Morris, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2019

As the holidays approach, there are many organizations in Ellensburg that take donations. Donations are an important part of nonprofits because they provide the resources to carry out their mission. Hopesource,...

Students protest ICE contract

Nicholas Tucker, News Editor
December 4, 2019

Local immigration advocates have been protesting on and off the Ellensburg CWU campus for over a year against a contract between the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and the federal Immigration and...

Organizations to give back to during the holidays

Amy Morris, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2019

As the holidays approach, there are many organizations in Ellensburg that take donations. Donations are an important part of nonprofits because it provides the resources to carry out their mission. Hopesource,...

Board of Trustees student representative proposed defunding student media

Kyle Wilkinson, Photo Editor
December 4, 2019

Editor's Note: The Observer stands by the accuracy of its previous reporting on the content regulation issues first outlined for its readers in the Nov. 7 issue. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The...

Librarians leading for free textbooks

Nicholas Tucker, News Editor
November 19, 2019

A project is underway at the lead of two CWU librarians who are trying to get rid of textbook requirements for gen ed classes. According to Instructional Design Librarian Geri Hopkins and Scholarly...

KEENing up the environment

AJ St. John, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2019

Nonprofit organization Kittitas Environmental Education Network (KEEN) strives for environmental excellence. KEEN provides opportunities for learners to engage in the surrounding environment. According...

Club Council creates Funds Council

Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2019

On Nov. 13 CWU Club Council wrapped up one of their last meetings of the fall quarter. ASCWU VP of Clubs Ashley Klippert led a meeting that touched on the brand new Funds Council, as well as future events...

ASCWU talks events, diversity

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2019

ASCWU and other council members are nearing the end of their first quarter as a cabinet. Fall quarter has allowed them to get on-the-job training while also gaining clarity on what they want to accomplish...

Aviation program was moved to Yakima after summer incident

Nicholas Tucker and Mariah Valles
November 18, 2019

Editor’s Note: This story was updated from its original form. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On June 24, a CWU Aviation...

Following the protest

The Observer Staff
November 13, 2019

Editor's Note: On Nov. 14, this story was updated. In the previous version, a quote was cut off. It was corrected to, "If one party chooses to not be present for the meeting a resolution will be created...