The Observer

Hazy thoughts on weed

Cassidy Warness, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2014

With Washington residents able to legally obtain both marijuana and alcohol after turning 21, recreational cannabis outlets and supporters encourage the community to become informed on the legal, social...

The little yellow restaurant

Xander Deccio, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2014

The Yellow Church Cafe is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner at 111 South Pearl St. Visit theyellowchurchcafe.com for more. What started out as a small Lutheran church in the 1920s became...

Undead descend on Central

Morgan Green, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2014

This past Saturday, over 100 zombies took over the SURC for the annual Zombie Bash event. The main event of the night was the Zombie Zone, which was organized with help from students in the Resident...

Theatre students work with professor to create “One Day in Cascadia”

Nicole Huson, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2014

The free event begins at 7:30 p.m. in the SURC Theatre. With help from his theatre students, Central assistant theatre professor, Jay Ball, has devised and “One Day in Cascadia,” a production centered...

Coin de France explores cultures of francophone countries

Morgan Green, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2014

Coin de France meets every Monday at 5 p.m. at the Breeze Thru Cafe. Find them on Facebook! At the Breeze Thru Café in Michaelsen Hall, Central’s French club meets to explore the various facets of...

Sex, drugs & Poon: alumni-formed band celebrates debut album with Friday show

Camille Borodey, Scene Editor
October 31, 2014

To celebrate the release of their first album “1 Natural Rubber Latex Condom” the four member rock band Poon, fronted by Central alumni John Otteni and Matt Carstens, will be performing at Old Skool’s...

Hal Holmes hosts masquerade ball

Cassidy Warness, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2014

For Samantha Grover and her team of competitive dancers, this Halloween will be far from the normal night of children’s trick-or-treating and passing out candy. On October 31, the Hal Holmes center...

Diversity center honors the dead with Día de los Muertos

Kala Ty, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2014

The Center for Diversity & Social Justice is bringing the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos to Central for a third year, with help from Casa Latina and some Central professors. Día de los Muertos,...

BTW, Cake FYI is closing

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2014

On October 30, writer, baker and entrepreneur Molly Allen, owner of Cake FYI, will be closing her store to begin her new job as editor-in-chief of Best Friends For Frosting, (BFFF) a creativity focused...

Migration theme inspires poetry

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2014

Last Thursday, when the Museum of Culture and Environment in Dean Hall celebrated their fifth anniversary and opened their “Migration, Now” exhibit to the public, they also gave students a new source...

Biology Club slithers to Boo Central

Kala Tye, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2014

Biology Club President Sabah Shrinzada and Vice President Andrew Mason are trying to bring something different to the children attending Boo Central this year: an interest in biology. Boo Central is...

Gaming writer finds path to CWU

Kala Tye, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2014

Adam Meyers, a new ballroom dance instructor at Central, is also a writer for a popular tabletop game Pathfinder, a game that was based on Dungeons and Dragons. Meyers is the founder of the company...