The Observer

Whiny White Boy Music

Gabriela Gonzalez, Columnist
May 30, 2024

Today’s music scene, littered with everything from ballads to boy bands and Bad Bunny to Boygenius, seems to have attractions for all types of people. A select group, the whiny white boys, have even...

Congratulations… I guess?

Gabriela Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2024

Late-night study sessions, office hour visits and frequent trips to Brooks Library are overly familiar experiences for CWU’s graduating senior class. For a select group of students, years of effort have...

Ready! Set! Ride! CWU celebrates Bike to Campus Day

Gabriela Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
May 16, 2024

The month of May — synonymous with the coming of spring, and in Ellensburg, trips to People’s Pond — is National Bike Month. In celebration, CWU is hosting Bike to Campus Day on May 21 from 8 a.m....

Introducing, Wavesons

Gabriela Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2024

“Wave·son. noun ˈwāvsən. : goods that after shipwreck appear floating on the sea…” according to Merriam-Webster. Alternative meaning: An up and coming alt-rock band based in Ellensburg, Washington....

I’m so over the AI discussion

Gabriela Gonzalez, Columnist
April 30, 2024

Last November, I had the unfortunate pleasure of being introduced to a tool that was touted as being the future, something that I shouldn’t, and apparently couldn’t, live without. ChatGPT was released...

Sorry David Bowie, apparently JoJo Siwa did it first

Gabriela Gonzalez, Columnist
April 25, 2024

A staple experiment of any self-respecting celebrity’s career is a failed go-around in the music industry’s carousel. Even Kim Kardashian, an icon of eclectic money-making pursuits, turned up short...

Old Skool’s: Vintage vibes and local talent

Gabriela Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
April 17, 2024

Nestled on Main Street in the heart of Ellensburg stands Old Skool’s; the only place in town where you can buy a record and thrift a vintage jacket all while listening to live music. Old Skool’s represents...

‘Die Fledermaus:’ A fresh take on a timeless classic

Gabriela Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024

Before scandal, elaborate schemes and cheating spouses were the popular topic of TV shows and celebrity gossip, crowds in 1874 Vienna flocked to the opera house to see these plot lines come to life in...