Mentor program impacts local youth
Emma Johnson, Staff Reporter
May 8, 2019
The Youth Services of Kittitas County strives to help the the youth of the Ellensburg community through their youth mentor program, according to Claire Church, executive director of the youth services. The youth mentor program is designed to give young people in Ellensburg an adult figure to look up to. ...
Nutrition Science Club advocates for healthy eating
Emma Johnson, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2019
The CWU Nutrition Science Club is advocating and educating for on-campus nutrition. In addition to putting on events to educate students about basic nutrition, the club has recently attended a conference in Seattle put on by the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WSAND) from April 7-9....
A Class that Speaks Volumes Without Voices
Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2019
On the third floor of the Language and Literature Building at CWU, you walk into a classroom where students are communicating with a professor. Yet, you can hear a pin drop. But in the American Sign Language (ASL) program at CWU, this is the norm. In these classes, instructors maintain an ASL-only, no...
Wildcat Neighborhood Farm prepares for first season
Mary Park, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2019
What used to be an empty plot of land located at the corner of North Alder Street and East 14th Ave. is now a farm ready to yield its first produce this spring and summer. Carrots, radishes, beets and spinach are some of the vegetable seeds that have been sown so far at Wildcat Neighborhood Farm. Farm...
CWU Rodeo Team competes in college rodeo
Emma Johnson, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2019
For every sport at CWU, there are home games in which students can come and cheer on their fellow Wildcats. The CWU Rodeo Team is no different. This past weekend, the CWU Rodeo Team held a rodeo at the Kittitas Valley Event Center. The rodeo was put on by the team, and had the help of many local sponsors....
Haru Matsuri celebrates Japanese culture
Mary Park, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
The smell of takoyaki (a savory octopus snack), the loud rumbling of taiko drums and students wearing kimono and yukata were only a small slice of Japanese culture that was on display on Monday, April 22. The annual Haru Matsuri— literally “Spring Festival” in Japanese— was held in the SURC...
Greenhouse grows local appreciation for plants
Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
Tucked away inside the Marshall Mayberry Arboretum next to Dean Hall is a place that’s dry even when it’s pouring rain outside. It feels like summer in there when it’s really spring. The humidity envelops you with sweat while your lips crack and dry up just a step outdoors. This place, with a much...
Upcycling store gives old items new purpose
Mary Park, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
A steam tractor sculpture built out of rusty barrels, corrugated roofing panels and steel wagon wheels stand outside the front door of Functional Junk Salvage. It is a sample of the collection that sits in the upcycling store located on the corner of West Fifth Ave. at Kittitas Street. Inside, the...
Budgeting in college: The do’s and don’ts
Austin Lane, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
Budgeting your money correctly in college is tough. The amount of time spent in a classroom, doing homework, studying, being social and having a life leaves less room to work a job and have a steady flow of income. Not having a steady income can create a problem. Expenses can include rent, groceries,...
420: The Black Friday for a local cannabis dispensary
Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
April 17, 2019
April 20 is not just a random day in the year. The date is unofficially the national holiday for cannabis. Unlike holidays like Christmas or Easter, this holiday is part of a growing non-traditional counterculture. Even in a smaller, more conservative, town like Ellensburg the green plant will be smoked,...
Funk Club teaches about 1970s culture, music
Emma Johnson, Staff Reporter
April 17, 2019
Hippies, bell bottom jeans, the Vietnam War and an era chock full of music. The 1970s was a decade that produced many different styles of music, which some students at CWU are now learning more about. Student Jake Thomas Mclaughlin started Funk Club because of his love and interest for the 1970s and f...
Volunteer opportunities tie students to community
Mary Park, Staff Reporter
April 17, 2019
Making new friends, learning a new skill and giving back to the community are some of the benefits that CWU students say they received from volunteering, either on campus or in their hometowns. Harry Engel, a fifth-year majoring in accounting and finance, was among those who have benefited. ...