The Observer

Central Gaming Initiative takes gaming to a whole new level

Daisy Perez, Staff Writer
January 26, 2017

Boxes of donuts, scattered bags of chips and soda cans cover the tables as other gamers order pizza to prepare for the long night at the Local Area Network (LAN) party. Dozens of people bring in their...

An evening with the pros

Tim Mitchell, Staff Writer
January 26, 2017

CWU’s music department often hosts concerts for professional musicians so that music students can experience what it is like to perform professionally and other concert-goers can experience different...

In a galaxy far far away

January 25, 2017

Culture, privilege, love and honor are all topics that will be discussed during the Rogues and Heroes seminar this week. Hosted by the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, the panel will consist...

Ask Dr. H

Dr. H, Column Writer
January 23, 2017

Dear Dr. H, I recently experienced my first one night stand. This is something that I’m not used to and I had a problem with not being able to orgasm. How often do you think this is a problem...

Meditation and Relaxation

January 23, 2017

Doctoral Intern at the Student Medical and Counseling Center (SMACC), Sarah Eckstein sits in a tall green and brown flower-patterned chair, soothingly reciting the words to a body scan exercise. Her...

MLK weekend at CWU

Tim Mitchell, Staff Writer
January 23, 2017

Jack_Lambert The spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was felt throughout the CWU campus last week as attendees gathered together to honor the late civil rights leader. Community members, faculty and...

Silver Wings takes flight

Lindsey Powers, Staff Writer
January 23, 2017

Silver Wings is a national community service and personal development organization that is reopening a chapter at CWU. The CWU James Kelly Chapter is looking to get officially recognized and gain new...

Artist creates a visual world of art

Beau Kelderhouse, Staff Writer
January 23, 2017

Elizabeth Weddle Mastering just one artistic medium can take a lifetime, but some artists like to go the extra mile and incorporate other media into their repertoires. Nathan Dipietro, a Seattle-based...

CWU theatre community unites to shine a light on inauguration

McKenzie Lakey, Editor-in-Chief
January 20, 2017

Not long after darkness fell over campus on the eve of the inauguration, more than 50 Ellensburg community members and CWU theater students peacefully gathered on the front steps of McConnell Hall....

CWU at the movies

Sarah Hoot, Scene Editor
January 16, 2017

"Kubo and the Two Strings" — Jan. 23 From the studio that brought the world “Coraline” and the “Boxtrolls” comes a new stop-motion feature film, “Kubo and the Two Strings.” Set in Ancient...

Ask Dr. H

Dr. H, Column Writer
January 16, 2017

My boyfriend and I have been experimenting with fingering instead of having sex. I want to make sure that I am being safe and I am not at risk for anything. Am I? Dear Student, Mutual masturbation...

The one-man show stopper

Lindsey Powers, Staff Writer
January 16, 2017

By speaking freely on stage about the type of men that find him attractive, and the struggles of being “the perfect combination of boy and man,” spoken word poet Regie Cabico, who will perform Jan....