The Observer

Faculty hotline created to report fraudulent activity

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018

CWU’s business and financial affairs office recently launched a new confidential hotline for internal auditing. The hotline is for faculty members to directly report their concerns to Jesus Baldovinos,...

International Education Week comes to CWU

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018

Correction 11/16: The original story stated that the Global Thanksgiving was to be held at the Baptist Church Recreational area. It will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church at 5th and Pine. The...

Learning Commons Innovative Tutoring plans for students

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2018

One of the most important things for any college student is to know how and where to get help in their classes. Tutors can help students excel in courses by maintaining proficiency, but they can also be...

Brooks Library goes through renovations

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2018

As CWU students prepare to wrap up the last few weeks of fall quarter and they begin to utilize the James E. Brooks Library more and more, the library looks like the Seattle 5 p.m. traffic jam there is...

Music fills McIntyre during Central Cello Celebration

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018

Over 100 cellists all over the state of Washington played together in the McIntyre Music Building during the Central Cello Celebration on Oct. 19 and 20. "They can expect to hear a sound like no other....

Schrier and Rossi debate in McConnell Hall

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018

With much anticipation from voters all over the state of Washington, Doctor Kim Schrier (Democrat) and former State Senator Dino Rossi (Republican) battled in the first and only congressional debate for...

Community garden now located off Alder Street

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2018

Originally devised to start in the in February 2013, CWU’s community garden was located in the Wahle Complex, directly across the street from the North end of Tomlinson stadium. The garden has now been...

Future VP position will oversee large changes

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2017

Associate Vice President of Campus Planning and Facilities Management will soon have someone to fill the seat. The associate vice president’s main task is to make sure there is a focus on the maintenance...

Griff Tester accepts new director position

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2017

The duties of being the interim director of undergraduate research is to encourage undergraduate students to do more research. Griff Tester recently stepped in to fill the shoes as the interim director...

CWU hits historic numbers in diversity

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017

Thirty-five percent of CWU students are people of color, as of a 2016 survey. The number is increasing alongside the growing amount of incoming students. CWU is on it’s way to changing for a better future...

Future of Lind’s observatory up in the air

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2017

Many people and students at CWU have been speculating about what the observatory atop Lind Hall could’ve been used for. Gaining knowledge of extraterrestrial beings or just knowing the unknown. We all...

Federal grant helps CWU geology and PNW research

Kejuan Coleman, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2017

CWU and six other west-coast universities have recently been a part of a $3.7 million grant from the United States Geological Survey. This grant, which was finalized late last summer, is for the development...