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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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Need something fixed? Bring it to the Repair Café

Need something fixed? Bring it to the Repair Café

Tapanga Krause, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2019

Don Shriner first found out about Repair Café when he read about it online. Repair Café is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people that if something is broken, it can be repaired and that...

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Get the ‘b’jeebies’ scared out of you

Jackson McMurray, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2019

Have you carved a jack-o’-lantern yet? Huffman can hook you up.   Huffman Farms is a first generation family farm started by Hillary Huffman. The farm is home to a yearly pumpkin patch, corn maze...

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From “Shower Shoes” to Joel McHale’s “monkey habitat”

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 16, 2019

Talent in the Tropics Can you recite the first 200 digits of pi? How about doing that while solving a Rubik’s Cube?  Tyler Simpson from Alford-Montgomery Hall can. Well, only 140 digits, he admitted...

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CWU Police connects with students

CWU Police connects with students

Pilar Cuevas, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2019

On Oct. 7, CWU campus police partnered with CWU Dining Services to put together the annual police barbecue. Police who serve CWU students on the daily served hotdogs and hamburgers.  The police barbecue...

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Windfall Cider Fest

Windfall Cider Fest

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 9, 2019

Sweet, fruity, dry, tart, hoppy, herbal: whether you’re a beer drinker or a wine drinker, there’s a cider for everyone. On Oct. 6, locals and visitors from all over Washington and other neighboring...

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Graphic designers made you look

Graphic designers made you look

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 9, 2019

On Oct. 3, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery in Randall Hall opened an exhibit. The Poster Show features the works of 15 nationally and internationally known graphic designers and design educators. Curated by...

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CWU student Ruby Nambo gets published

CWU student Ruby Nambo gets published

Cassandra Hays, Editor-in-Chief
October 9, 2019

Ruby Nambo, a first-generation college student majoring in English education, will have her poetry published in the fall 2019 edition of the “New Directions for Student Leadership” literary journal.  She...

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Ano Delivery makes food delivery easy

Ano Delivery makes food delivery easy

Jackson McMurray, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2019

Ano Delivery is a local business started by two CWU students, Dante Palmisano and Juan Zamorano, whose last names both end with “ano.” Through their website, anodelivery.com, customers can order...

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Last Month to Attend the Farmers Market

Amy Morris, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2019

The Ellensburg Farmers Market is an event that brings the community together. As the leaves start to turn shades of orange, red and yellow, the weather changes as well. October is the last month to visit...

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Ellensburg film festival to showcase diverse films

Cassandra Hays, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2019

The 15th annual Ellensburg Film Festival is returning to Ellensburg from October 4-6. According to Ginny Ann Blackson, who is on the board of directors for the Ellensburg Film Festival, over 26 films...

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Wildcat Neighborhood kicks off fall

Wildcat Neighborhood kicks off fall

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 2, 2019

This summer, food grew right out of CWU’s backyard and was served on plates, fresh as a farm-to-table meal can be. At Wildcat Neighborhood Farm, located on East Dean Nicholson Boulevard across from...

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Protect yourself from seasonal blues

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 2, 2019

It’s exciting to be on campus after summer break, meeting old and new friends and going to welcome events. But fall quarter can also bring another set of emotions for some people.  As we roll into...

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