The Observer

Giovanni Severino looks to pave paths

Jason Morales, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017

ASCWU President Giovanni Severino is looking forward to his first full year as president. Severino is heading into his senior year after transferring from Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC). From...

Marijuana ads leave the scene

Hanson Lee, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017

Prior to July of this year, you may have seen your local marijuana retailer advertising their products and marijuana plants in forms such as sign waving and other means. If so, then you may have also...

CWU hits historic numbers in diversity

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017

Thirty-five percent of CWU students are people of color, as of a 2016 survey. The number is increasing alongside the growing amount of incoming students. CWU is on it’s way to changing for a better future...

Take a walk on the science side

Samuel Beaumonte, Senior News Reporter
November 2, 2017

The tour started with a safety lesson by Scott Carlson, the program coordinator who oversees the contracts for the Samuelson construction. His voice was clear, but overcast by construction as a machine...

MEC expands resources for students

Samuel Beaumonte, Staff Writer
October 19, 2017

Last Thursday, Oct. 12, the Multimodel Education Center (MEC) held an open house in Black Hall where they showcased some of the new equipment they received for the year, including new virtual reality and...

Brewing program continues to expand

Miles King, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2017

Posted on the wall of the Craft Brewing lab at CWU is the brewing process. To most students, the process can be somewhat confusing, but according to student Robert Renneberg, “if you can make Kraft mac...

On to the next song…

Eric Rosane & Kejuan Coleman, News Editor and Staff Reporter
October 19, 2017

The radio stations managers say they have some new things planned out for a very different future for the station. The ‘Burg has been mainstreaming its music—focusing on Top 40 and pop—to make it...

Prepare for Plastic

Jason Morales, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2017

Starting Jan. 1, stores will start charging five cents for every plastic and paper bag that you are going to use. On Sept. 10, 2015, the city received a letter from a local environmental group, who...

Keep it down over there!

Simone Corbett, For the Observer
October 19, 2017

It’s 10:30 p.m. on a Friday night at the start of fall quarter. What better way to welcome in a new school year than with a house party, right? Wrong. If you’re not careful, you could easily...

No vacancy: CWU hits housing capacity

Samuel Beaumonte, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2017

CWU experienced a record amount of incoming students this fall, beating the previous record by roughly 250 students. This created a pattern, as the past two years have both beaten their previous...

Exonerees tell stories of life on death row

Miles King, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2017

The SURC Theatre was at capacity on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 3. Security turned away about 70 students, but media and late arrivals lined the back wall. The guest speakers arrived prepared; this...

Sessions vs. the green states

Eric Rosane, News Editor
October 12, 2017

Over the summer, Attorney General Jeff Sessions made several false accusations against the states of Washington and Colorado on the basis of the way the state is managing its marijuana distribution...