Winter Wonderland in the ‘Burg
Wyatt Simmons, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018
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As Ellensburg continues to get colder and the air continues to become more crisp, there is a new set of activities for students and the people of Kittitas County to take part in. With snowboarding and skiing being popular within the student population, the Summit at Snoqualmie is a frequent place o...
Giving Tree provides for those in need
Grey Caoili, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018
Throughout the month of November, students, staff and community members alike have been encouraged to participate in the 21st annual “Giving Tree” event put on by CWU’s Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE). The Giving Tree event ran the entire month of November out of the SURC. Co...
“Picnic” brings the 50s to McConnell Hall
Wyatt Simmons, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
The CWU Theatre department started the performance of “Picnic” on Nov. 9 in McConnell Hall. Written by William Inge in 1953, the play is a coming-of-age story that deals with topics of sexism and gender roles. Although the play is set in a different era, the importance of the message left a l...
Annual Friendsgiving at the Bistro
Grey Caoili, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
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Campus Activities is starting off the time to be thankful with its second annual Friendsgiving. The event is open to all students and will include a game of trivia based off the TV sitcom “Friends” and free Thanksgiving food. Friendsgiving will take place on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the 1891 Bistro. ...
A service never forgotten
Cassandra Hays, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
The night is cold and silent as the clock strikes midnight on Veteran’s Day. A lone soldier stands motionless in front of Lind Hall. Behind him is a table bearing objects such as an overturned wine glass and red rose in a vase. The seat at the table remains empty to represent the soldiers that wil...
Podcasts provide engaging alternative to music for listeners
Grey Caoili, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2018
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Listening to the same songs on the radio can get old after awhile and pod- casts are an alternative to a music and can be found on many different plat- forms, and about a wide range of topics. Created and run by CWU students, “The Real News Podcast” is a safe space to have open dialogue about the c...
Gutierrez steps into leadership role
Cassandra Hays, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2018
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Senior and first-generation college student Samuel Gutierrez is the president of Brother 2 Brother, a club at CWU that focuses on leadership and community engagement committed to success for men of color. Gutierrez stepped into the role after holding the position of vice president last year. He jo...
“Bohemian Rhapsody” flawed yet fun
CeAnna Heit, Copy Desk Staff
November 9, 2018
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” a biopic about the band Queen and the life of lead singer Freddie Mercury, premiered the weekend of Nov. 2 in Ellensburg. The film, directed at first by Bryan Singer and later on by Dexter Fletcher, was an engaging glimpse into Mercury’s (Rami Malek) complicated personal lif...
Students shadowcast “Rocky Horror”
Grey Caoili, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2018
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Students took the stage and performed the comedic science-fiction horror musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in it’s third annual performance. The event took place Last Friday, Oct. 26 in the SURC Ballroom. “[Shadow casts are] what we do… The movie plays and then we reenact the movie i...
The heart of WA is Black Grenade
Wyatt Simmons, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2018
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The party is here. That’s what Lemuel Cannonier, founder of Black Grenade Entertainment wants Ellensburg to know. Black Grenade Entertainment has been hosting Reggae and Underground hip-hop in Ellensburg since 2015, and the inspiration of starting the company came from a nickname given to C...
Music albums are watered down
Cassandra Hays, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2018
If you have been keeping up with the music scene, you may have noticed that some artists are releasing albums that are over 20 tracks, and as long as a movie. Drake’s “Scorpion” (2018) was 25 songs long and clocked in at a lengthy hour and 30 minutes, while Migos’ “Culture II” was 24 tracks ...
Red Pickle food truck moves to a restaurant
Will Ortner, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2018
The Red Pickle food truck has been selling Guatemalan-fusion dishes to Ellensburg since they opened three years ago. Mario Alfaro, the owner of the Red Pickle, has a true rags-to-riches story as he worked his way up to owning his food truck. Alfaro began his culinary career in Washington D.C. w...