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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

News: Wildcat Connection will be replaced by new portal system, MyCWU, on Jan. 27

News: Wildcat Connection will be replaced by new portal system, MyCWU, on Jan. 27

December 2, 2013

BY BARBARA LEWIS, Staff Reporter Central will replace the Wildcat Connection on Jan. 27 with MyCWU, a project that has taken 13 months to complete. The new portal is being implemented with the intent...

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Scene: Micro no more: Iron Horse Brewery expands

Scene: Micro no more: Iron Horse Brewery expands

November 23, 2013

BY COLLIN JOHNSON, Staff Reporter The locally founded Iron Horse Brewery recently closed its tasting room on Prospect Street and its micro pub on Main Street, and consolidated into one location next...

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Scene: Yes, he cannabis: the tale of The Lounge owner, TJ McDonald, and a budding new industry

Scene: Yes, he cannabis: the tale of The Lounge owner, TJ McDonald, and a budding new industry

November 21, 2013

BY CAMILLE BORODEY, Staff Reporter The interior of The Lounge looks like a college student’s dream living room, except at The Lounge, there isn’t a landlord trying to evict pot smokers for lighting...

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Sports: Morgan pushes her limits and qualifies for women's cross country national championships

Sports: Morgan pushes her limits and qualifies for women’s cross country national championships

November 21, 2013

BY MAX BAYERN, Assistant Sports Editor It wasn’t a pair of fancy cross-country shoes or a high tech uniform that propelled Central Washington University’s Connie Morgan to the NCAA Division II...

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News: $40,000 touch screen in Barge Hall brings past and present professors to life

News: $40,000 touch screen in Barge Hall brings past and present professors to life

November 19, 2013

BY ALEX WARD, Staff Reporter Central’s past and present professors are coming to life on a new $40,000 touch screen video wall on the third floor of Barge Hall. A database is presently being created...

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News: Federal grant sends two professors to the Antarctic

News: Federal grant sends two professors to the Antarctic

November 17, 2013

                  BY BARBARA LEWIS, Staff Reporter This year the National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million grant...

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Sports: Tim Englund, chair of the math department, endures 35 consecutive hours of running over 145.8 miles

Sports: Tim Englund, chair of the math department, endures 35 consecutive hours of running over 145.8 miles

November 13, 2013

BY SAMUEL CATHCART, Staff Reporter Marathons are common events that many enjoy competing in, but rarely does one hear about someone completing an ultra-marathon. Tim Englund, chair of the math department...

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News: Dr. Anne Cubilie presents human rights and gender issues in Afghanistan

News: Dr. Anne Cubilie presents human rights and gender issues in Afghanistan

November 13, 2013

BY SULLIVAN CARTER, Staff Reporter Spreading awareness of Afghani war crime survivors, specifically women, Dr. Anne Cubilie’s spoke Tuesday afternoon in the Milo Smith Tower Theatre. Cubilie talked...

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Scene: "Sex, Death, and Geometry: A Thirty-Year Retrospective" exhibits the collection of work by artist David Brody

Scene: “Sex, Death, and Geometry: A Thirty-Year Retrospective” exhibits the collection of work by artist David Brody

November 10, 2013

BY SARAH RUIZ, Staff Reporter Walking into the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery and seeing the walls plastered with sexual subjects, death and geometric figures may confuse anyone who is unclear of what they...

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Sports: Seattle Pacific scores with less than two minutes remaining to eliminate Wildcats from GNAC tournament, 2-1

Sports: Seattle Pacific scores with less than two minutes remaining to eliminate Wildcats from GNAC tournament, 2-1

November 8, 2013

BY CAMERON DANIELS, Staff Reporter Despite a solid performance from junior goalkeeper Kayla Lipston and a goal from freshman midfielder Meghan Ward, the Central Washington women’s soccer team’s...

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Scene: CWU student and former Marine, William Reichlen, opens up his own brewery in Kittitas

Scene: CWU student and former Marine, William Reichlen, opens up his own brewery in Kittitas

November 8, 2013

BY COLLIN JOHNSON, Staff Reporter Housed in a hundred-year-old Kittitas building is Central student William Reichlen’s self-owned and operated brewery, Colockum Craft Brewing. The brewery itself...

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Sports: Central's men's basketball team loses to University of Washington, 95-65; McLaughlin leads all scorers with 30 points

Sports: Central’s men’s basketball team loses to University of Washington, 95-65; McLaughlin leads all scorers with 30 points

November 7, 2013

BY JARYD CLINE,  Sports Editor Senior guard Mark McLaughlin called Alaska Airlines Arena on the campus of University of Washington home for four months. After later transferring and spending one year...

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