College campuses are faced with a unique problem when it comes to planning celebrations. There’s a big stereotype concerning the kinds of activities that take place during parties at the college level....

May 4, or “May the Fourth,” is considered a holiday by fans of the “Star Wars” movie franchise. This is because the date sounds like the series’ slogan, “may the force be with you,” when...

Last night, the first post-primary public debate of this year’s ASCWU election was held in the SURC Pit. Candidates for all the different positions were in attendance, and were presented with questions...

This afternoon, representatives from various student clubs and organizations, as well as members of the student body in general, gathered in front of the Science building for a unity rally and march. About...

CWU Recreation hosted a game of archery tag featuring the CWU Campus Police this evening at the recreation sports complex just north of campus. With about 50 students in attendance, matches were mostly...

The phrase “this is like the Dark Souls of (insert medium here)” is heard more often than any of us are fond of, often implying a certain degree of unnecessary difficulty in the work it’s hurled...

The fourth annual Inland Poetry Prowl begins this Friday, April 5, gathering poets from all over the U.S. in Ellensburg. It is a three-day celebration of poetry, community and the works of Sylvia Plath....

Campus Activities held the first laser tag event in the SURC Ballroom tonight, March 30. A DJ played music and about 150 students participated in the event. Campus Activities Special Events Coordinator...

Scrambling to figure out where you will live in the next academic year is a time honored college tradition that usually picks up steam around the beginning of March. With housing both on-and off-campus...

I’m a gigantic fan of culture clashes. Like hot and cold air fronts, whenever two drastically different aesthetics meet at high speed, a storm happens. Whether or not that storm is any good is often...

The Lego franchise has long had a reputation for bringing together franchises that wouldn’t normally exist within the same space. Whenever the company acquires the rights to produce brick-based assembly...

This Saturday, Feb. 23, the CWU Recreation Center’s climbing wall will be swarming with competitors going for the top, both literally and figuratively. The Ropeless Rodeo Bouldering Competition is open...

Most CWU students come and go from the library for a variety of reasons. Some meet up in the fishbowl to study with peers, some need to put ink to paper at the printers and others just like a quiet space...

Canceling school because of snowy weather is a far-reaching solution that has more unintended consequences than one might initially realize. It’s easy to catch oneself partially hoping for a day off...

It’s no secret that we live in a golden age of superhero films. In the early to mid-2000s, movies about what were widely considered modern fairy tales for children suffered from that label, often ending...

The beginnings of a new construction site have been visible from the I-90 for the better part of six months now. The old Bar 14 restaurant on Canyon Road near the I-90 overpass was demolished early last...

You’ve seen more internet sermons on the subject than anyone in the right mind could stomach. Your Facebook feed lights up with banner ads begging you to vote every two years around this time. Everyone...