By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Q&A with Dr. John Vasquez

Q&A with Dr. John Vasquez

Stephanie Davison, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2021

Meet Central Washington University’s new Associate Dean of Access and Equity, John Vasquez. Vasquez has a bachelor’s degree in Organization Studies, a master’s of Health Services Administration (MHSA)...

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The garden was dedicated to late CWU president Donald L. Garrity.

Maintaining Mizuno’s Garden

Joseph Stanger, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2021

Students living on CWU’s campus have likely walked past or through the Japanese Garden, located just west of the SURC. This garden, which was dedicated to late CWU president Donald L. Garrity in 1995...

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Young entrepreneurs create their space in the local restaurant scene

Young entrepreneurs create their space in the local restaurant scene

Laynie Erickson, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2021

Two new restaurants opened in Kittitas County this summer. While the restaurants differ in both menu and atmosphere, they do share something unique in common. Both are owned and operated by entrepreneurs...

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CWU’s Hubs Reopen for Fall Quarter

CWU’s Hubs Reopen for Fall Quarter

Libby Williams, Scene Editor
October 1, 2021

CWU’s campus is home to plenty of study and hang-out hubs for students. However, after a year of almost exclusively online learning, many new and returning students might not know about these locations...

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Move-In Weekend - Full Story

Move-In Weekend – Full Story

Libby Williams, Scene Editor
September 30, 2021

CWU’s “Welcome Weekend” returned two weeks ago as all on-campus residents moved into their dorms. After a lack of the event in 2020 due to COVID-19, Housing and Residence Life staff members worked...

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Move-In Weekend 2021

Move-In Weekend 2021

Libby Williams, News Editor
September 17, 2021

The second day of "Welcome Weekend" was met with the majority of on-campus students moving into their dorms. Stay tuned for the full story in our first physical edition.  

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Student Appreciation Week

Student Appreciation Week

Ondrea Machin and Lexi Wicks
June 2, 2021

There’s only one week left in the quarter and what better way to celebrate than with student appreciation week. Monday Movie Madness, Student Club Fest, Headphone Disco and many other events took place...

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Jerry Slough, Faux Autumn, 2020, Archival Pigment Print from Chromoskedasic Sabattier Silver Gelatin Print, 20 in. x 24 in.

Lindsay Peyton and Jerry Slough Master of Fine Arts Thesis during a national pandemic

Milenne Quinonez, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2021

The CWU Sarah Spurgeon Gallery hosted “Reclaimed, a Master of Fine Arts,” a thesis exhibition by Lindsay Peyton and Jerry Slough, who presented alongside each other in a webinar artist talk. Throughout...

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Author Paisley Rekdal speaks to CWU students on Cultural Appropriation in Literature

Author Paisley Rekdal speaks to CWU students on Cultural Appropriation in Literature

Mariana Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2021

The rising issue of cultural appropriation was discussed over a Zoom webinar by author Paisley Rekdal. Rekdal was invited to speak by the English department in their Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series....

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CWU students set to improve Kittitas Elementary Playground

Joshua Smith, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2021

Under the supervision of James Avery, associate professor of management, students are pursuing philanthropic opportunities with the intention of bettering their communities by improving the Kittitas Elementary...

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Courtesy of Maureen McCarthy and Jack Lester

USC speaker to hold virtual chimpanzee talk for students hosted by College of Science

Jamie Wyatt, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2021

A virtual science talk will be held on June 1 for the Science on Tap series, with guest speaker from University of Southern California (USC) Maureen McCarthy, doctor of integrative and evolutionary biology...

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Ellensburg daycares power through the pandemic

Ellensburg daycares power through the pandemic

Tony Smith, Staff Reporter
May 26, 2021

Throughout the past year, Michelle Hill, director of Early Childhood Learning Center on Brook Lane and Brittany Tyler, assistant director of Early Childhood Learning Rainbow Center in Michaelson Hall,...

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