The Observer

OPR Spring Symposium aims to excite students of upcoming warm weather

April 19, 2014

BY Dillon Sand Staff Reporter Every year, the arrival of music, large tents, vendors and a Red Bull truck mark the beginning of the Outdoor Spring Symposium at Central Washington University. This year,...

Clint’s crossing: Q&A with CWU rugby player Clint Lemkus

April 16, 2014

Having played in South Africa and Italy, junior Clint Lemkus has helped Central’s rugby team to a 12-0 record this season. BY Chance WeekS-Williams Staff Reporter What’s the biggest...

Will better event planning keep students at Central during weekends?

April 16, 2014

BY Evan Pappas Contributing Writer Central has been called a suitcase college, with students often retreating to the West Side over the weekends, but data collected by the school shows...

ASCWU-BOD positions influence Central student life

April 9, 2014

BY Colt Sweetland Assistant News Editor CORRECTION: Cassie DuBore's name had previously appeared as Dubore. The below article has been edited, and the Observer apologies for this mistake. On...

Munch Madness arrives in Ellensburg and brings in almost 14,000 pounds of food

April 9, 2014

By Sarah Ruiz, Online Editor While March Madness was underway, so was a local food drive known as Munch Madness.The food drive was run by the local FISH food bank, organized by Morning Rotary. In total,...

News: BOD prepares for upcoming election period

March 13, 2014

BY AARON KUNKLER, Staff Reporter Elections for Central’s student Board of Directors (BOD) will be held next quarter. The Associated Students of Central Washington University Board of Directors is...

News: Wanapum dam leak reveals bones

March 13, 2014

BY BARBARA LEWIS, Staff Reporter Human remains have been found at the Wanapum Dam last week in an archaeological find that state archaeologists are still investigating. “Any time human remains are...

News: STEM majors win place in Samuelson renovations

March 9, 2014

BY JACK JOHANNESSEN, Staff Reporter Locating departments in Samuelson has been subject to change, due to the legislature’s preference in funding science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...

Health Department raises cancer, STD vaccine awareness

Colt Sweetland, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2014

On March 12, the Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) will be hosting an event in the SURC pit where they will provide free Human Papilloma virus (HPV) Vaccines to students. The vaccine...

News: Marijuana moratorium causes problems

March 7, 2014

BY BARBARA LEWIS, Staff Reporter Cle Elum got its first medical marijuana collective about eight months ago, the Greener Frontier Collective, and now city officials are attempting to shut it down. “The...

Scene: Students juggle pet and school responsibilities

March 6, 2014

BY JUSTIN MERRELL, Staff Reporter It is relatively common for students to own pets. On a warm summer day, students will walk with their dogs through campus, and all through the year they will fill...

Scene: Knowing the subgenres

March 6, 2014

BY SPENCER BAKER, Staff Reporter Many people do not know the difference between all of the sub-genres of EDM. There is House, Dubstep, Trap, Drum&Bass and many more genres that all compile to make...