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The Ellensburg Big Band are one of many groups who will be performing at Jazz in the Valley this summer. The group performs at many events around the community, including the Ellensburg Swing Out and Valentine’s Day
Soiree at CWU. This year’s Jazz in the Valley will take place July 26-28 at various venues around downtown Ellensburg.

Jazz in the Valley: The high note of Ellensburg’s summer

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 29, 2019

For many years, Sasquatch was seen by some as the dominant music festival in Eastern Washington as the summer season rolled into action. Thousands of attendees graced the fields of the Gorge Amphitheater...

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Ellensburg’s hottest places

Ellensburg’s hottest places

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2019

As spring quarter winds down, CWU students and the Ellensburg community find themselves looking forward to the warm and sunny days of summer. Even though many students choose to leave town after finals...

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Students ‘eat, sleep, breathe law and justice’ while preparing for Supreme Court panel

Students ‘eat, sleep, breathe law and justice’ while preparing for Supreme Court panel

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 16, 2019

Every year, CWU hosts the Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) event in the SURC. The showcase provides students and faculty an opportunity to exhibit their work in a university-wide...

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Music has created a powerful bond among the members of Mariachi del Centro. They encourage students who
are curious about mariachi and Mexican culture to reach out and learn more.

Mariachi del Centro creates sense of belonging

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 16, 2019

Amongst the numerous clubs and organizations at CWU is a club filled with talented musicians, yet they aren’t all music majors. With their red and black charro suits and their unique instruments like...

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The SQ food review

The SQ food review

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 8, 2019

I consider myself a “foodie,” which is a way to describe someone with a larger-than-life passion for food and restaurant culture, without the credentials of a chef. As a foodie, I’ve made it a goal...

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American Sign Language (ASL) is one of seven world language programs offered at CWU. Lecturer Jer Loudenback (lower right) is Deaf, so students may only communicate with him using their knowledge of ASL.

A Class that Speaks Volumes Without Voices

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2019

On the third floor of the Language and Literature Building at CWU, you walk into a classroom where students are communicating with a professor. Yet, you can hear a pin drop. But in the American Sign Language...

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Assorted potted plants growing in the Biology Greenhouse, located on Wildcat Way. The greenhouse is open from 1 P.M.- 3 P.M. every Friday.

Greenhouse grows local appreciation for plants

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019

Tucked away inside the Marshall Mayberry Arboretum next to Dean Hall is a place that’s dry even when it’s pouring rain outside. It feels like summer in there when it’s really spring. The humidity...

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The political divide has to come to an end

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
April 18, 2019

This opinion piece is catered to the American millennial of today. We owe it to the future success of this country to seek the end of the current political divide this country faces. “A house divided...

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Cannabis Central, located at 1514 W University Way, is one of three dispensaries in Ellensburg. In celebration of 420, Cannabis Central will be offering discounts on their products for three days on the weekend of April 20.

420: The Black Friday for a local cannabis dispensary

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
April 17, 2019

April 20 is not just a random day in the year. The date is unofficially the national holiday for cannabis. Unlike holidays like Christmas or Easter, this holiday is part of a growing non-traditional counterculture....

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CWU alumni Donna Malek and Mark Holloway co-own D&M Coffee. The two purchased a scamp van in
1990 to start a mobile espresso bar.

Coffee beans and big dreams

Sean Quinn, Staff Reporter
April 10, 2019

Sometimes, all it takes to make a dream come true are two hard-working individuals, a lot of love and some espresso. D&M Coffee, co-owned by married couple Donna Malek and Mark Holloway, holds an active...

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Steps to stay safe on the roads this winter

Sean Quinn, CNW Reporter/For The Observer
December 4, 2018

“We’re paid to risk our lives, but I don’t want anybody else to risk theirs,” trooper John Bryant, Washington State Patrol District 6’s Public Information Officer and Recruiter said. The fog...

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CWU Dining signs contract to bring Panda Express to campus

CWU Dining signs contract to bring Panda Express to campus

Sean Quinn, For the Observer/CNW Reporter
November 21, 2018

CWU Dining Services has signed a contract with Panda Express, gaining CWU a license for the fast food chain to be on campus. Roughly a year ago, a survey was sent out to students asking which nationally-recognized...

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