The Observer

Brazilian composer to perform with jazz band

Suzie Chavez, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2018

The CWU Jazz Band will present a concert of arrangements by Brazilian jazz composer and arranger Rui Carvalho. According to Chris Bruya, the Director of Jazz Studies at CWU, Carvalho is from northern...

Stickers feature sex, politics and war

Daisy Perez, Scene Editor
February 8, 2018

Stickers encased in glass frames: A naked woman sitting wearing a gorilla mask is captioned “Pussy Power.” A bold black and white sticker reads “IMPEACH NIXON” and another depicts former president...

A couple head over heels

Bryce Jungquist, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2018

CWU students Ashley Reynolds and Meghan Hoeye have been dating for several months. Reynolds is studying event management and Hoeye is majoring in family studies. Hoeye said the LGBTQ reception is where...

Events and love on Valentine’s Day

Bryce Jungquist, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2018

Flowers, heart-shaped candy, large balloons and teddy bears. Valentine’s Day is a holiday that focuses on love. Restaurants can expect to have a few patrons celebrating the occasion by going out for...

Stroll downtown for local art and community

Xander Fu, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2018

As this week comes to a close, Downtown Ellensburg will see the monthly First Friday Art Walk, a first for the year of 2018. This is an event which, excluding January, occurs the first Friday of every...

Pre-game before the real game

Bryce Jungquist, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2018

In a lead up to the ultimate football event of the year, CWU’s Recreation Center is hosting the 2018 Madden tournament. James Segura-Mitchell, an intramural and special events graduate assistant...

Ellensburg Swing Out

Cassandra Hays, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2018

The Events Hall in downtown Ellensburg is packed to the brim with people of all ages. A full jazz big band sits on the stage, filling the room with upbeat jazz music as couples swing around the dance...

Learn the past to change the future

Henry Crumblish, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2018

Those who don’t learn about history are doomed to repeat it, which is why the Center for Diversity and Social Justice (CDSJ) will be holding the 11th annual Civil Rights Exhibit. The museum-style...

Award-winning artist set to speak

Bryce Jungquist, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2018

A woman stands in front of a small crowd in the SURC Pit and her presence commands the crowd’s attention: and then she speaks. Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa is a writer, storyteller and youth worker....

Creatures of the night crawl and lurk

Alexi Prante, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2017

The science clubs of CWU come together to create the Nature of Night event which showcases planetarium shows, various nocturnal animals and a room filled with construction paper that has been created to...

Watch constellations with the Astronomy Club

Alexi Prante, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2017

Standing on a roof in the middle of winter, huddled in blankets with a cup of hot chocolate in hand may not seem like the greatest idea to some, but for the Astronomy Club it’s the best idea thanks to...

Boys and ghouls come out to play

Alexi Prante, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2017

It’s the time for little ghouls and ghosts, princesses and jedi’s, to come to CWU for the 25th year of Boo Central. Boo Central is offering a safe place for kids to have some Halloween fun. The...