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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: 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: Central's 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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Scene: The FBI's Cyber Task Force is hosting a presentation in Hertz Hall to spread cyber safety awareness

Scene: The FBI’s Cyber Task Force is hosting a presentation in Hertz Hall to spread cyber safety awareness

October 17, 2013

BY CAMILLE BORODEY, Staff Reporter No matter what the major or hobby is, college students connect to the internet daily, whether it’s through Instagram, Groupwise or Tumblr. In the era of constant...

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Scene: Wayne Brady's stand-up improv act wows students Friday night in the SURC

Scene: Wayne Brady’s stand-up improv act wows students Friday night in the SURC

October 14, 2013

BY ADAM WILSON, Assistant Scene Editor Wayne Brady wowed the crowd Friday night with several skits that included a story about a psychologist smoking a caterpillar, a scientist who steals a ground-breaking...

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Scene: Music duo Schuettke and Hibbard, singer Guss crowned Mr. and Ms. Central during Tuesday night's talent competition

Scene: Music duo Schuettke and Hibbard, singer Guss crowned Mr. and Ms. Central during Tuesday night’s talent competition

October 11, 2013

BY ADAM WILSON, Assistant Scene Editor Twenty-seven acts competed Tuesday night at the annual Mr. and Ms. Central talent competition.  The two winning acts were the musical duo of Roger Schuettke...

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Noise violations for off-campus students increase at the start of fall

October 7, 2013

BY JARYD CLINE, Sports Editor It was a cool, cloudy Thursday night in early October, and for this particular house on Sampson Street, it was a traditional party night. Thursdays are drinking nights,...

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Three tattoo artists of The Roost are giving Ellensburg a refreshing new style

Three tattoo artists of The Roost are giving Ellensburg a refreshing new style

October 2, 2013

BY ADAM WILSON, Assistant Scene Editor For longer than many students can remember, Third Eye Tattoo has been the only tattoo shop in Ellensburg.  However, three months ago, three local tattoo artists...

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