By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Cesar Chavez speaks at a MEChA organized event, 1986. Photo courtesy of Observer archives

MEChA de CWU stands the test of time

A sense of family hung in the air as students and community members entered the Museum of Culture and Environment in Dean Hall on Thursday, Oct. 20.  After hugging several of the audience members,...

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McNeillie photographed by ED Flores. Photo courtesy of Gabrielle McNeillie.

Life in motion: Gabrielle McNeillie dances over seas of delight

Katherine Camarata, Lead Editor
October 26, 2022

From studying ballet in the Rochester, New York area to performing professionally on Carnival Cruise lines to teaching as a dance professor at CWU, Gabrielle McNeillie’s lively spirit has touched audiences...

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Comedian Zoltan Kaszas reflects on comedy career

Comedian Zoltan Kaszas reflects on comedy career

Beau Sansom, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2022

The lights of the SURC theater dimmed as students took their seats. The brightest light in the room illuminated the stage and built the anticipation to a boiling point before the room erupted in applause...

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Wellington’s Wildfire welcomes back alumni

Wellington’s Wildfire welcomes back alumni

Morgana Carroll and Beau Sansom
October 19, 2022

The light of a single torch illuminated the night sky as it passed along from hand to hand of CWU alumni from as far back as the year 2000 before being used to light the stack of kindling in the firepit....

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Students connect at Sharing the Abundance Fall Festival

Students connect at Sharing the Abundance Fall Festival

Morgana Carroll, Scene Editor
October 19, 2022

The front of McIntyre Hall was alive with the sound of 88.1 the ‘Burg bumpin’ beats, students and attendees chattering to each other and organization representatives greeting students.  The Sharing...

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Director Cardenas (left) and Student Senate Speaker Brayden Smith (Right) conversing at welcome event. Photo by Beau Sansom

Veterans Center hosts welcome for new and returning students in military

Beau Sansom, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2022

CWU’s Veterans Center joined forces with various campus partners to host their annual fall welcome event for new and returning students in the military and their families.  Held in the SURC 137A,...

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How student employees find their work life balance

Andrew Ulstad, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2022

“Work-life balance is essential to doing both well,” Mason Saulsbury, a junior in film who works at the Diversity and Equity Center(DEC), said. “If you aren’t treating yourself right in one, the...

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Decorations sit on a table during the National Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon. Photo Courtesy of GaryStockBridge Archives

Honoring Heritage: Hispanic Heritage Month

Morgana Carroll, Scene Editor
October 12, 2022

“It’s not a month to eat tacos or wear sombreros or promote Spanish-speaking tv shows,” world languages professor Andrea Herrera-Dulcet said. “It is a month to frame and discuss narratives and...

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Display of glass art at Sarah Spurgeon Art Gallery.

Sarah Spurgeon Gallery hosts first SOIL Art Collective exhibit

Andrew Ulstad, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2022

The Sarah Spurgeon Art Gallery in Randall Hall has officially opened the first exhibit of the new quarter, featuring art from the SOIL Collective. The multi-artist exhibit entitled “Tangents…I was...

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Tooth + Tusk Exhibit at the MCE.

Eighth annual museum archive crawl takes attendees on a trip through time

Morgana Carroll, Scene Editor
October 5, 2022

History and artifact enthusiasts gathered in the Brooks Library parking lot on the morning of Oct. 1 for the eighth annual Archive Crawl. This event offers a tour of the archives and museums in Ellensburg...

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President Wohlpart socializes at the BIPOC student welcome.

CWU welcomes BIPOC students to campus

Beau Sansom, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2022

The Diversity and Equity Center (DEC) hosted a BIPOC Student Welcome event on the President’s Lawn. BIPOC stands for black and indigenous people of color.  The DEC Student Coordinator, Paige Hall,...

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Cigman Fraud frontman Andrew Parker takes the Burgstock stage.

Burgstock shines a light on up and coming talent

Katherine Camarata, Lead Editor
October 5, 2022

Dozens of parked cars lined N. Alder Street as the electric sound of local bands and the illumination of rainbow stage lights permeated the night air on Oct. 1 during a free community event titled Burgstock. The...

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