By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Scene: CWU student Sharee Samuels loses 121 pounds and gains national acclaim

Scene: CWU student Sharee Samuels loses 121 pounds and gains national acclaim

January 17, 2014

BY CAMILLE BORODEY, Assistant Scene Editor One could say that 2013 was the best year ever for Central student Sharee Samuels. If getting married in August wasn’t exciting enough, Samuels is featured...

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Scene: Bluesy adventure metal band Thunderhound starts back up after summer-long break

Scene: “Bluesy adventure metal” band Thunderhound starts back up after summer-long break

December 19, 2013

BY COLLIN JOHNSON, Staff Reporter Describing themselves as a “bluesy adventure metal” band, Thunderhound is gearing up to begin recording in their new space after a summer-long hiatus and to resume...

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Scene: Seasonal Affective Disorder remains a medical mystery to scientists

Scene: Seasonal Affective Disorder remains a medical mystery to scientists

December 14, 2013

BY JULIAN DOUMIT, Staff Reporter The leaves fall, the ground is covered in a thin layer of frost and the temperature drops. As the days grow shorter, people spend more and more of their lives in darkness....

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Scene: CWU students create Cosplay and Costuming Club

Scene: CWU students create Cosplay and Costuming Club

December 3, 2013

BY SARAH RUIZ, Staff Reporter In the next few weeks, Central may become the home of the official Cosplay and Costuming Club, if the group is approved. “Our idea is to have a friendly environment...

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Scene: Micro no more: Iron Horse Brewery expands

Scene: Micro no more: Iron Horse Brewery expands

November 23, 2013

BY COLLIN JOHNSON, Staff Reporter The locally founded Iron Horse Brewery recently closed its tasting room on Prospect Street and its micro pub on Main Street, and consolidated into one location next...

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Scene: Yes, he cannabis: the tale of The Lounge owner, TJ McDonald, and a budding new industry

Scene: Yes, he cannabis: the tale of The Lounge owner, TJ McDonald, and a budding new industry

November 21, 2013

BY CAMILLE BORODEY, Staff Reporter The interior of The Lounge looks like a college student’s dream living room, except at The Lounge, there isn’t a landlord trying to evict pot smokers for lighting...

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Scene: Sex, Death, and Geometry: A Thirty-Year Retrospective exhibits the collection of work by artist David Brody

Scene: “Sex, Death, and Geometry: A Thirty-Year Retrospective” exhibits the collection of work by artist David Brody

November 10, 2013

BY SARAH RUIZ, Staff Reporter Walking into the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery and seeing the walls plastered with sexual subjects, death and geometric figures may confuse anyone who is unclear of what they...

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Scene: CWU student and former Marine, William Reichlen, opens up his own brewery in Kittitas

Scene: CWU student and former Marine, William Reichlen, opens up his own brewery in Kittitas

November 8, 2013

BY COLLIN JOHNSON, Staff Reporter Housed in a hundred-year-old Kittitas building is Central student William Reichlen’s self-owned and operated brewery, Colockum Craft Brewing. The brewery itself...

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Scene: Centrals theatre department performance of culturally-relevant Nanawatai is nearing perfection

Scene: Central’s theatre department performance of culturally-relevant “Nanawatai” is nearing perfection

November 7, 2013

BY CAMILLE BORODEY The Central theatre department is putting the finishing touches on its performance of the culturally-relevant drama “Nanawatai,” by William Mastrosimone. “Nanawatai” tells...

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Scene: Museum of Culture and Environment brings the heat at latest exhibit

Scene: Museum of Culture and Environment brings the heat at latest exhibit

November 6, 2013

BY LAUREN NOLTON, Staff Reporter It’s getting hotter in the lobby of Dean Hall, where there is a new exhibit in the Museum of Culture and Environment called, “Where There’s Smoke... Living with...

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Scene: D&M Coffee owners expand to pizzeria on Third Avenue

Scene: D&M Coffee owners expand to pizzeria on Third Avenue

November 4, 2013

BY COLLIN JOHNSON, Staff Reporter Four weeks ago, D&M Coffee Co. opened a pizza restaurant across the street from Safeway.  Owners Donna Malek and Mark Holloway established Cornerstone Pie with...

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Scene: Brandon Brooks, dedicated Boogie Man Music employee of 12 years, developed a passion for fixing guitars

Scene: Brandon Brooks, dedicated Boogie Man Music employee of 12 years, developed a passion for fixing guitars

October 23, 2013

BY JULIAN DOUMIT, Staff Reporter In 2012, over 66 percent of high school graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities- a pretty staggering majority, which implies that the “normal” step...

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