By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

David Hartless, Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter - Fall 2020

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Letter to the Editor

David Hartless, Student Trustee
October 26, 2022

Dear Central Washington Wildcats, My name is David Hartless, and I am your student Trustee for the 2022-2023 school year. On October 20th and 21st, we held out first Board of Trustees meeting in the...

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Students are encouraged for health and safety to not travel home and back on the weekends.

CWU encourages students to stay on campus

David Hartless, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2020

When CWU decided to reopen the campus for this upcoming school year, students were encouraged to stay on campus and not travel home on the weekends.  “If you look at the science behind the spread...

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You aren’t seeing Marxism, you are seeing democracy in action

You aren’t seeing Marxism, you are seeing democracy in action

David Hartless, Columnist
October 7, 2020

To say the year 2020 has been interesting is an understatement. There’s been a pandemic and civil unrest from the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, their deaths resulting in protests happening...

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Looking closer at tax dollars and police funding

David Hartless, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2020

The topic of defunding the police has recently taken center stage, with #DefundThePolice trending on Twitter and people around the country protesting against police violence. Most people know that their...

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Chase what you love, dont chase money

Chase what you love, don’t chase money

David Hartless, Columnist
September 29, 2020

With the beginning of the school year in full swing and a new crop of Wildcats on campus, the majority of them are stuck with the decision, "what am I going to college for?" As an older and truly nontraditional...

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The city of Ellensburg has updated their transportation plan to ensure residents have more options besides motorized vehicles. The city updates this plan roughly every 10 years.

City of Ellensburg completes plan for non-motorized transportation

David Hartless, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2020

The City of Ellensburg released a report by Fehr & Peers, a transportation consulting firm out of Seattle, to implement a plan called The Active Transportation Plan (ATP) on Sept. 8. The ATP was...

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