There are a few set backs to being based out-of-state, and I’m not talking about tuition. When you’re a fan of a team that isn’t local, you get weird looks. The exception is the NBA fans who don’t...

Dear Editor, This is Logan Butterfield, President of the Kappa SIgma Fraternity. During my usually study hours I enjoy occasionally browsing through The Observer, reading well written articles about student...

What if Central got rid of its football team and nobody cared? That certainly wasn’t the case for Western Washington University, which dissolved its football program back in 2009, much to the dismay...

I don't know who made the decision to spend thousands of dollars on the two enormous TV's in the music building, but it seems like a pretty poor one to me, especially considering how slowly all of the...

So the Board of Trustees have given President Gaudino a "thumbs-up" and renewed his contract for another five years? I'm glad THEY think he is transparent to them. I wish he was transparent to the rest...

IASCO FIASCO   I sent a request for information to CWU for a copy of the Request for Proposal, (RFP) 13-015 for flight training and a copy of the awarded contract to IASCO/IFT. The awarded contract...

The cameras have been put away and the projectors brought out in preparation for the Ellensburg Film Festival this weekend. The festival, in its tenth year, will run from Oct. 3-5 with showings of a...

BY Collin Dysart Assistant Scene Editor   And just like that it all came crashing down. I’m not entirely sure when, but at some point Beyonce Knowles stopped being a pop star and became...