The Observer

Central Transit hits road block, WSDOT grant funding in doubt

Julia Moreno, Assistant Editor
November 19, 2015

Faced with the possible loss of Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) funded grants, the Central Transit bus system is exploring other, more stable funding options, according...

Environmental club to hold Climate Walk in Ellensburg

Destini Dickinson, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2015

Beginning at noon on Sunday, Nov. 22 in the SURC, multiple community-driven groups, including Our Environment, Central’s Environmental Club and the Kittitas Audubon society, are joining together to start...

Students protest racism on Central’s campus

Julia Moreno, Jonathan Glover, and Elliott Llera
November 12, 2015

Today about 60 students protested racial injustice on the Central Washington University campus. The protest started at about noon in the Student Union & Recreation Center (SURC) marketplace. "Racism...

Homeless Haven

Kailan Manandic, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2015

As winter descends in Ellensburg, local churches are opening their doors to the homeless, and providing a place to sleep for those with nowhere to turn.

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Central enrollment, diversity on the rise for 2015-16

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2015

In a world where diversity is celebrated, it’s important for a student’s university to follow suit. Students of color now comprise a third of the student population at Central. John Swiney, special...

Central opens new SAAB chapter, first in Washington

Jarrik Farrand, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2015

“I am my brother’s keeper and together we shall rise!” is the motto of Brother 2 Brother (B2B), one of Central's newest clubs, and is a direct reflection of the chapter’s goal of taking young students...

ASCWU gets new tech to record meetings

Destini Dickinson, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2015

This year’s Associated Students of CWU Student Government (ASCWU) officers are welcoming in the new tech generation with a few tools to start recording public meetings. Recently, the ASCWU approved...

The fight for water rights

Matt Escamilla, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2015

Without water, nothing can survive, especially in the green Pacific Northwest. With drought seemingly on the horizon, local government entities have begun evaluating water rights rules. They are doing...

Plastic bags in limbo as City Council wants more info

Kailan Manandic, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2015

The Ellensburg City Council is withholding their decision on a plastic bag ban until they know what the community wants. Ellensburg’s environmental commission met on Oct. 19 and decided they didn’t...

El Nino bringing mild winter to Washington

Elliott Llera, Online Editor
November 5, 2015

One of the strongest El Niño weather systems in recorded history is forecast to bring warm, dry weather to Washington State this fall and winter, leading to a possible repeat of last summer’s drought. The...

Ecologist speaks on state of Washington wildfires

Victoria Shamrell, Scene Editor
November 5, 2015

Washington State just had its biggest wildfire season in history this past summer. Wildfires are a natural phenomenon, and they will continue to happen despite what some may hope. Fire, however, is important...

Reduced snowpack may lead to empty reservoirs

Destini Dickinson, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2015

If Kittitas County gets very little snowpack this winter, the area could experience one of the worst droughts in recent years. Professor Carey Gazis of geochemistry and hydrogeology, Associate Professor...