Jan 23, 2025 · In Ellensburg, CWU’s winter quarter can be difficult for both students and staff. In a poll posted on the Observer’s Instagram, CWU students were asked how they get to class in the winter. 49% of students...

Oct 31, 2024 · The quarantine set in place for the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t even a full 5 years ago. During this time, there were many people attending high school and college whose experiences were interrupted due to this pandemic. After about 6 months students were able to continue their schooling and go to college, but some changes had...

Jan 16, 2025 · This Week In Music Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I’ll be catching you up on everything you missed over Winter Break, and catching up with some artists I feel like deserve another listen. So from Tyler, The Creator to Mac Miller we’ll be covering a little bit of everything on this week’s Sound...

Jan 14, 2025 · The 2024 elections saw Cory Wright, a CWU alum, reelected to his position as Kittitas County Commissioner. Wright first took up this role in 2018 when the former commissioner, Paul Jewell, resigned and Wright was elected to finish the term in 2019. He was reelected and served his first full term in 2020. Wright and...

Jan 23, 2025 · Welcome back to Sound Bite! If this week’s music had a theme, it would be sad. In this issue we’ll be covering Mac Miller, JPEGMAFIA and MIKE.Music tends to reflect the reality of the time, and so I feel that the theme of this week is reflective of what a lot of people are feeling.

Jan 23, 2025 · In Ellensburg, CWU’s winter quarter can be difficult for both students and staff. In a poll posted on the Observer’s Instagram, CWU students were asked how they get to class in the winter. 49% of students reported buying a parking pass and driving, while 51% reported walking. In a follow-up question posted to the Instagram...

Jan 16, 2025 · While CWU students went home for Winter Break, women’s and men’s basketball both continued to represent the Wildcats, playing multiple games between the last days of finals, Dec. 13, and the first day of winter quarter, Jan. 7. The men’s basketball team went 2-2 during this time with only a couple of narrow losses and...

Jan 18, 2025 · According to an email sent out by CWU police, multiple motorized scooters have been reported stolen starting on Wednesday. The email details two possible suspects, both listed as male and around the ages of 15-17. CWU police have made one arrest in the case but have said that the investigation is still ongoing. In the...

Jan 22, 2025 · The National Football League (NFL) Divisional Round did not disappoint over this past weekend as four teams were eliminated from the playoffs in their chase for the Lombardi Trophy. I am here to once again bring you my updated playoff predictions as some of my picks last week did not come to fruition. Not to...

Jan 22, 2025 · CWU employs professors from all around the world. Professor Astrid Vidalon and Dr. Volha Isakava shared their stories with the Observer to share with the community. Astrid Vidalon Astrid Vidalon is an assistant professor in CWU’s apparel, textiles and merchandising program. Vidalon grew up in Huancayo, Peru, “a city in the Andes Mountains, maybe 10,000...