The Observer

Casino Classic games to bridge the gap

Pilar Cuevas, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2019

On Oct. 25, the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) will be partnering with the Ellensburg Adult Activity Center (AAC) for the second annual Casino Classic. CWU students can strengthen...

Zombie brains and more at CWU Psychology Club

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 23, 2019

If zombies were real, how would their brains work? As a Halloween special, the CWU Psychology Club will be hosting an event called Zombie Talk with Dr. Ralf Greenwald, neuroscientist and psychology...

Need a Halloween costume?

Tapanga Krause, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2019

Walking through the store, people can see isles lined with all kinds of costumes and accessories while themed music plays overhead. The costumes span all genres and categories, including adult and children’s...

Local art on Ellensburg bus shelters

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 23, 2019

Your wait for the bus will soon be embellished with a taste of local art. Artwork by 10 artists with connections to Kittitas County, CWU or both, will be installed on new bus shelters around...

Ghostlight Labs sheds light on Holocaust

Jackson McMurray, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2019

The Holocaust isn’t being taken seriously lately, thinks Grace Basta, director of the CWU theater department’s most recent Ghostlight Labs production, “And a Child Shall Lead.” The show, which...

Star Party explores time travel

Mary Park, Scene Editor
October 16, 2019

The CWU 0.6-meter research telescope droned loudly as the slit in its domed roof opened up to reveal the night sky. It was met with ooh’s and ah’s from the attendees of the Star Party event that took...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...