The Observer

Mold prompts move from Shaw Smyser

Sarah Hoot, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2018

The Information Technology and Administrative Management (ITAM) department is now being housed in Hebeler Hall after mold was discovered within the ITAM office suite. Professors and staff within the department...

Families enjoy books and snacks at literacy night

Jack Belcher, Senior News Reporter
May 2, 2018

The first Family Literacy Night of Spring Quarter was on May 1 with roughly 20 children and parents in attendance. This event has been a part of CWU for close to 11 years and has given away around 1,300...

VP focused on transparency

Nick Tucker, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2018

Signs and posters have been posted throughout campus over the past two months for students running in the 2018 ASCWU elections. The results were called on April 18 and one new incoming member of the...

Local reporters discuss investigative storytelling

Jack Belcher, Senior News Reporter
April 25, 2018

Journalists from the Yakima Herald, the Tacoma News Tribune and the Ellensburg Daily Record talked to students for over a half hour Monday, April 23. The discussion took place in the SURC theater, right...

ASCWU Elect looks to students for expansions

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2018

Newly elected student president Edith Rojas understands that not being heard on important issues is frustrating for students. Rojas is determined to make sure student voices are heard while still staying...

CWU to host Cannabis Caucus

Miles King, News Editor
April 25, 2018

The CWU College of Business is hosting a Cannabis Caucus on Friday, April 27. The conference will be the first in Washington devoted the growing industry. The caucus will take place in Sue Lombard Hall...

Bowers Field Runway 7-25 closed

Mathilde Angeledei, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2018

In the fall of 2017, runway 7-25 at Bowers Field Airport in Ellensburg was closed indefinitely. Last month, Kittitas County decided to close the runway permanently. Bowers Field Airport is used by...

New robotics minor offered in the fall

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018

Higher education must keep up with the needs of not only their students, but industry demands to justify curriculum. The Electrical Engineering Technology Department (EET) at CWU is offering a new robotics...

CWU hosts First Amendment Fest

Nicholas Tucker, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018

The First Amendment is a big part of everyday American life.. Slander and obscenity laws aside, the First Amendment is what allows the American people to speak their minds without fear of retaliation by...

Earth month at CWU

Mathilde Angeledei, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018

The Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) will put on six activities in April to celebrate Earth Month. The purpose of Earth Month is to inform people about the environment and all the...

BSU plans more protests, students upset with EB Police

Henry Crumblish, Scene Editor
April 20, 2018

Black Student Union (BSU) held a protest April 13 against police brutality due to the murder of Stephon Clark, a young black male from Sacramento, who was shot more than 20 times by police officers in...

Regulation drives out Chelan County farms

Eric Rosane, Co-Editor
April 19, 2018

Farms in Chelan County have been facing heavy zoning regulations since 2014 by county commissioners that are forcing a majority of farms to shut down or cease production all together. The ordinance, according...