The Observer

Competing legislation may decide the fate of Washington medical marijuana

Kyle Fenton, Assistant Scene Editor
June 3, 2015

Washington Senate Bill (SB) 5052, purposed to further regulate the medical marijuana industry, passed 60 to 36 in the House and 41 to eight in the Senate. Governor Jay Inslee signed off on the bill and...

Review: Mad Max: Fury Road earns 5 out of 5 stars

Kyle Fenton, Assistant Scene Editor
May 27, 2015

Warner Bros Entertainment “Mad Max: Fury Road” is the most metal movie I have ever seen. Everyone has been ranting and raving about how awesome this film is, from the masses of keyboard lurkers...

Seattle hip-hop artists come to Central

Kyle Fenton, Assistant Scene Editor
May 13, 2015

The CWU Spring Concert is finally here and, with it, Central is preparing for the biggest hip-hop concert since Macklemore and Ryan Lewis made their way to campus back in 2011.

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Career Fair starts at 12-3 p.m. tomorrow in SURC ballroom

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2015

Career services has been holding workshops geared towards students in the education program to prepare them to meet with employment recruiters at the 2015 Central...

Cannabis business keeps coming to Eburg

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2015

Kyle Fenton/Observer The marijuana business boom is officially here, and Washingtonians are in the thick of it. Entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes are ready to take aim, and give their shot at...

Electronic textbooks fail to sell well at Central

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2015

Electronic textbooks are yet to be a big hit for Central’s Wildcat Shop for students purchasing them compared to regular textbooks. Any given quarter, the Wildcat Shop offers anywhere from 1,100 to...

Hash oil: the future of extraction

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2015

Over the past decade, dabbing has flourished in marijuana culture, from the underground scene to mainstream. The word “dab” can function as both a noun and a verb. A “dab” in today’s language...

Tragic accident in Los Angeles last Nov. leaves university in shock

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2015

Friday, Jan. 30, marked the 49th day since the passing of two Central University English as a Second Language (UESL) students. The importance of the 49th day since death, in some Japanese cultures,...

Washington legislators get first crack at pot laws

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2015

Two Washington state senators expressed confidence in merging the state’s current laws on medical and recreational marijuana last week with their own changes, of course. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles spoke...

Marijuana producers have difficulty harvesting during the winter

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2015

The majority of marijuana farmers in Kittitas County grow their crop during the summer months, in greenhouses or under the sun. This leaves the winter months for processing and finding buyers to purchase...

A look at the edible industry

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2014

Marijuana-infused edibles have brought about controversy to the recreational marijuana industry since Washington and Colorado legalized use. Last June, Maureen Dowd, opinion columnist for The New York...

Revamped academic alert system

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2014

Over the summer, the Academic Early Alert (AEA) system underwent a major remodel. The goal of the remodeled system was to help instructors communicate concerns they have for specific students. The...

Ellensburg marijuana growers prepare for harvest

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2014

Fall is a joyous time for outdoor marijuana growers. It marks the summer crop coming to an end, and time for producers to reap the benefits of all their hard work. There are numerous ways to grow cannabis....

Smokeless outside SURC

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2014

The current Student Government didn’t have a whole lot to say about the tobacco-free zones that were created outside the SURC entrances, considering it was the previous year’s Student Government that...

I-502 farmers fight to grow

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2014

The Kittitas County Planning Commission heard an earful from concerned Kittitas County citizens Tuesday night as the hearing approached its final and most controversial topic, marijuana production and...

The Burg’s new pot store, Ellensburg Apothecary, open for business

Kyle Fenton, Staff Reporter
October 2, 2014

Rob and Diane Hendrix took a gamble August 25, opening Ellensburg Apothecary, just over a month after the first legal marijuana store opened in Washington. Ellensburg Apothecary is located along...