The Observer

[Photo] Former CWU basketball star shines on the sidelines

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
June 6, 2016

Drew Harris leads the huddle during a timeout.

Over the Hill, down in the Trumps and totally Bernt out?

Brittany Allen, Photo Editor
May 26, 2016

I’m going to preface this with the fact that in this opinion I am not going to tell you whom my vote goes to—because right now it doesn’t matter. Right now the topic is as simple as this: Presidential...

Third Thursday Thinks: Dr. Geraldine O’Mahony discusses life in refugee camps

Brittany Allen, Photography Editor
April 22, 2016

Iron Horse Brewery, partnered with the Central College of Arts and Humanities, hosted the Third Thursday Thinks forum last night at 7 p.m. The featured speaker of the month was Geraldine O’Mahony,...

OPINION: It’s not a gender bender–I just want to marry him

Brittany Allen, Photo Editor
March 10, 2016

For being so “progressive,” the same generation—my generation—who are all frenzied in the #feelthbern trend and moving forward, they’re also more likely “than their elders to consider it ‘unacceptable’...

[Photo] Hopes for second in the GNAC slip away, Wildcats iced by Nanooks

Ryan Kinker, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2016

Senior forward Joseph Stroud shows frustration during the Wildcats' 21-point loss.

[Photo] Faculty feels the struggle of trying to find parking.

February 25, 2016

[Photo] Central’s ‘Mighty Mouse’ who is she?

Nathan Brewster, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2016

[Photo] Voices sing out at Open Mic Night

McKenzie Lakey, Staff Report
February 25, 2016

[Photo] Brooks Library sees a ‘latte’ change

Kaitlyn Langdale, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2016

BLM movement continues at Central, works with Gaudino

Brittany Allen, Photo Editor
January 23, 2016

In the same month the country celebrates the birthday of the civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr., the Central Black Lives Matter movement continues to work for change with the involvement...

OPINION: Black Friday means open stores and too-empty tables

Brittany Allen, Photo editor
November 21, 2015

Remember the days when Black Friday sales actually started on Friday? In recent years, stores just keeping pushing the start times earlier and earlier, basically “blacking” out Thursday through...

[Photo] Iliza Shlesinger at Central

October 26, 2015

Last Comic Standing winner takes center stage.

[Photo] Central soccer looks for kick-start

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
October 7, 2015

The Wildcat women work on their ball handling

[Photo] Wildcats roar to quick start

Austin Bennett, Assistant Sports Editor
October 7, 2015

Senior Kaitlin Quirk gets ready to bring the heat with a spike against Simon Fraser Sept. 26.

[Photo] Football team gets even at home

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
October 7, 2015

Junior wide receiver Jesse Zalk celebrates.

[Photo] Ellensburg’s newest hootenanny

Elliott Llera, Online Editor
October 7, 2015

Blue Rock features a faithful "southern" style and charm.

[Photo] Central overhauls dining, first since 2006

Jonathan Glover, News Editor
October 7, 2015

Employees from Dining Services serve students at the new food truck near Bouillon.

[Photo] Historic tuition cut for Central students

Forrest Hollingsworth and Jonathan Glover
October 7, 2015

Washington Legislature voted to reduce tuition by 20 percent by 2016

Museum opens with series of experimental exhibits

Brittany Allen, Photo Editor
October 5, 2015

After being closed for the summer, the Museum of Culture and Environment is reopening its doors in Dean Hall with a set of interdisciplinary, cross-campus exhibits in conjunction with the Sarah Spurgeon...

[Photo] Jake Nelson leaves football team

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
October 5, 2015

Jake Nelson (right) watches drills in his last week of practice.

[Photo] Provost of four years resigns

October 3, 2015

Provost Levine often lays out tea and shortbread cookies for guests in her office in Barge Hall.

[Photo] Dani Eggleston; tough, driven Central track star

Zac Hereth, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2015

[Photo] Kid’s rock climbing event a hit with kids and parents

Johnathan Osborne, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2015

Kids and parents using the rock climbing wall

[Photo] Wildcat Day welcomes new students

Tera Stenhouse, Staff Writer
April 15, 2015

Central jazz groups double down

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2015

Brittany Allen Every quarter, Central’s jazz program – including instrumental and choral groups – provides an afternoon and evening of jazz to the general public. Among the groups that perform...

Feminists at Central fight negative connotation

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
March 5, 2015

Lexie Proctor The “‘F’ word,” which, contrary to popular belief means feminism, is not a new issue for the team at the Center for Diversity and Social Justice (CDSJ), but their SURC 253-originated...

88.1 the ‘Burg nominated for 10 awards

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2015

With one award from College Broadcasters Inc. for Best Podcast in hand, 88.1 the ’Burg is now in the running for 10 separate awards at the national level from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System...

Central to host Theater festival; welcomes 1k students

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2015

Actors, puppeteers and approximately a thousand college students from schools located in different states will be visiting Central because of one passion: theatre. Central will be hosting the Kennedy...

Benefit concert brings awareness to human trafficking

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2015

The Unheard Voices Benefit Concert was held on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and had the theme of Fighting Human and Labor Trafficking in Wash. Every quarter, Unheard Voices, a program through the Center for Leadership...

Review: Sara Jean’s Sweets and Moose Tracks Coffee

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2015

Sara Jean’s Sweets, a small space serving big flavor, pairs fairly well with Moose Tracks Coffee. Moose Tracks Coffee and Sara Jean’s Sweets, located on the corner of 5th and Main, is decorated...

Students and faculty weigh in on partnership with SFI

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2015

Opinions vary about the Central theatre department’s new partnership with the Seattle Film Institute (SFI). According to Scott Robinson, chair of the theatre department at Central, SFI approached...

Central student has the beat

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014

Andrew Jenkins, also known as Droptonix, leads a double life, working 40 hours a week and producing music. Jenkins and his partner and co-founder of Jetpack Brigade, Coco, bonded over wanting to break...

Feminizing the Famous

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2014

“Are you a feminist?” appears to be the new buzz question thrown in interviews with celebrities such as Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. The reason for all the hype in the media recently appears to...

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...

Huffman Farms offers Halloween haunts

Brittany Allen, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2014

Huffman Farms Haunted Forest and Corn Maze is a new seasonal attraction for the Ellensburg community, which opens on Oct. 9. Huffman Farms is home to activities that include a “U-Pick” pumpkin patch,...