Fall 2011 - Issue 3

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A CAREFUL BALANCE College students must juggle school work with jobs to pay for loans, food, housing, textbooks and ever-increasing fees.

NEWS

$500k for five years Board approves retention incentive for Gaudino

BY WESTON MORROW

News Editor

The Board of Trustees (BOT) voted to give President James Gaudino a $500,000 retention incentive Friday.

If Gaudino stays at Central for the next five years, and continues to satisfy the BOT, he will receive the half-million dollar award.

The board decided to give Gaudino the incentive after they heard he had been approached by hiring consultants working for other universities.

These hiring services, or headhunters, are paid by universities to find suitable candidates and convince them to leave their current position for a new one.

“He’s become a valuable commodity on the higher ed. market,” said Linda Schactler, director of public affairs.

The BOT decided they needed to offer Gaudino a reason to stay at Central.

Sid Morrison, BOT Chair said the board feels Gaudino’s leadership is essential to Central’s continued success in this fragile economy.

“We’ve got to stay the course if we’re going to get through this, with the state withdrawing millions each year,” Morrison said.

In accordance with state law, the board cannot raise Gaudino’s pay.

“The state imposed a cut on pay, so we can’t pay him any more. We can’t raise his pay. This is not a bonus. This is not a pay

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Presidential Salaries by University Salary Year Central Eastern Western Average

2010 $302, 850 $238,738 $300,000 $280,529

2009 $290,000 $238,738 $300,000 $276,246

2007 $271,305 $206,000 $224,143 $233,816

*We’ve chosen to compare only Central, Eastern, and Western Washington University because they are similar types of universities. Washington State University and University of Washington are much larger and are classified as research universities. increase,” Morrison said. around,” Pichardo said. “Giving such a Because of Gaudino’s desirability and large amount of money to one person is experience as president of a four-year sending the wrong image.” university, the board felt it had to find a Pichardo isn’t the only faculty or staff way to keep him at Central without rais- member who feels this way. Certain school ing his pay. employees feel that the best interests of “It’s an incentive the university have to stay,” Gaudino been ignored by the I don’t understand why administration. said. “It’s different [than a bonus].”

“That money we have to give him half a A bonus is an should be going to award given to em- million bucks to stick around. help students,” Pichployees in addition ardo said. to their salaries. This Schactler wished -NELSON PICHARDO incentive is only to soothe the feelings Sociology professor paid out once at the of those opposed to end of the five years. the incentive.

Morrison referred to the half-million “It’s not coming out of anybody’s saldollar incentive as “golden handcuffs.” ary,” Schactler said.

“There’s some gold, but only if you’re If the money isn’t coming from salaries committed for a period of time,” Morri- of university employees, some wonder son said. where the money will come from.

Nelson Pichardo, a professor in the soAt this time, no one knows. ciology department, feels differently.

“It’s the obligation of the trustees to “If you want to help save the universi- ensure that money is there,” Gaudino ty, from a financial perspective, the hand- said. cuffs need to be taken off of us,” Pichardo The board doesn’t know where the said. money will come from, but Morrison While the university claims it has only seemed confident in the BOT’s ability to laid off four people in the most recent draw funds when the time comes. budget cycle, many university employees “When you’re dealing with a $200 feel the timing of the incentive is less than million-plus institution, that amount of ideal, considering deep cuts to faculty, money can be saved,” Morrison said. staff and academic departments.

Not all university employees share the “I find it very hard to understand,” said board’s confidence in Gaudino or the Noella Wyatt, sociology office administra- board’s decision, however. tor. “The number of people who have lost “I know there’s a lot of discontent on time or have lost their jobs in the last year campus,” Wyatt said, “And I cannot see it and a half would have been taken care of changing as long as we have Gaudino in with that $500,000.” his position.”

The administration claims the incentive will not adversely affect employees.

What does the president do?

“No one’s taking pay cuts. The univer• Represent the university in front of sity has absorbed pay cuts at the order of state and federal legislatures the president,” Schactler said.

• Participate in policy boards In the last three years, the university • Build relationships with alumni and has taken cuts in excess of $60 million in the local community state funding. Along with these cuts, the • Raise funds state has imposed more strict regulations • Coordinate with entities and other on four year universities.

“I don’t understand why we have to committees within the university give him half a million bucks to stick

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NEWS

BY NATHANIEL IVEN -DIEMER

Staff Reporter

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hen applying for colleges, price is often one of the main factors in determining an applicant’s

decision.

It certainly was for senior psychology student Daniel Sellers.

“Price was a huge factor in coming to Central,” Sellers said. “When you consider the extra time you get with professors due to class sizes, you get a lot for your dollar.”

Other students, like music graduate student Brandi Brown, say that price was not a primary concern at all.

Regardless of whether or not price is initially a concern, it soon becomes a big issue to deal with.

According to Agnes Canedo, director of student financial services, many students are still relying on financial aid when it comes to affording the college experience—and due to cuts, that money is becoming more difficult to find.

“Although $35 million was dispersed last week, which is the most ever,” Canedo said. “We are still short $5 to $6 million, at least.”

Canedo says with the 14 percent increase in tuition, the total cost of being a student at Central this year is $20,874.

The costs “go up every year,” Canedo said. “And we have to recalculate the costs every year.”

Kaety Kjelland, freshman elementary education, says she is paying around the same amount. She is not a fan of the tuition increase, either.

“I don’t think school should be that expensive, as it’s a necessity for my career choice. It just makes things more complicated,” Kjelland said.

Central is still less expensive than the school Kjelland planned to attend.

“My first pick was a school in Oregon, but out of state tuition and the fact that it was private came to about $40,000,” Kjelland said. “I ended up going to Central because it offered the same major pro-

g r a m for less money. I also found out that it was a better program in the end.”

Coming from a home where he supported himself, Sellers says that Central was an affordable option where he still felt like he was getting a good education.

“I’m not sure I could’ve been able to afford a more expensive college,” Sellers said. “Too many people see [Central] as a backup school where you go as a last resort. It’s more like being frugal.”

Central’s current cost is still about $1,070 less than that of Western Washington University’s 2009-2010 costs. In spite of that, Canedo says that they have handled just as many applications for financial aid as usual. This would indicate that prices at Central are not so high as to keep students from attending.

According to John Swiney, associate vice president for enrollment management, the tuition increases have not kept students from attending and Central has seen an increase in the number of transfer students.

Swiney said that transferring from a community college can be a good way to save money when getting a degree, but only if students transfer to a four-year university after getting an associates degree.

“Going the full four years can sometimes be better,” he said. “It’s a big expense, but it’s not the majority of what [students] spend their money on.”

Canedo suggests that one way for more economically challenged students to pay for their education is to apply for everything one possibly can—and to apply early.

“Early applications get the best aid,” she said.

Canedo also advises that students not be afraid of things like federal loans, as students are much better off to take one than to drop out.

“It can be hard, but rewarding,” Canedo said.

Central gets record grants

BY ERIK PAGUE

Staff Reporter

Central Washington University has received a record-breaking $10,579,434 in grant funding for the 2011-2012 school year, according to a report released by the Office of Central received Graduate Stud- $10.6M in grant ies and Research funding for the (OGSR).

That school year. That’s an amounts to a almost 14 percent nearly 14 percent increase over last increase in grant year. funding over last year’s figures.

The report, released in August, was compiled by the Associate Director of Research and Sponsor Programs within OGSR, Julie Guggino. She said these grant funds help Central keep up with current technology, hire students and give

researchers room to further their studies all without having to ask for more money from students or the state.

Guggino said that the grant funding adds up fast and said she believes that this year’s large grant awards indicate that Central can continue to prosper.

“We’re on a trajectory to keep building,” Guggino said.

Applying for grant funding is highly competitive and most of the money is awarded by various agencies through the federal government along with other outside agencies, according to Guggino.

The U.S. Department of Education is one of the biggest funders according to the report. Guggino said that the government has an incentive to award these grants to make social changes and work towards helping students get into college and be successful.

“A lot of our students are first generation students, meaning that they are the

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The real price of books

that, it’s a package deal.”

Clark said he knows students think the

BY ZACH bookstore just arbitrarily prices its books, SMITH but in reality the publisher decides the Staff Reporter price.

Rolf Williams, the owner of Jerrol’s, cross America, college students are disagrees, there is no need to price books subjected to the ever-increasing price of textbooks, and Central based on the price of new books.

“Ever since the used textbook industry Washington University is no exception. or idea has come about,” Williams said, Students at a four-year public university “This has become an industry that is at spent an average of $1,137 on textbooks during the 2010-11 school year, according war with itself.”

Williams said that while the publishers to College Board. determine the price of the new books, the Many college students have found publishers only get paid the first time the themselves in a no-win situation in regards to their textbooks. Publishers set book is sold.

While publishers have no say in the the price of textbooks, professors choose price of used textbooks, the Wildcat Shop which books students need for classes, and continues to price used books based on students are left holding a lengthy receipt what the publishers charge for new books, at the bookstore. and students are “They’re really the ones paying the sticking it to the stuThey’re really sticking it price, Williams said. dents,” said senior “It’s [the price of history lecturer Ken to the students. If you don’t books] discouragMunsell. “If you don’t have any mon- have any money, you can’t ing,” said Thomas ey, you can’t buy the buy the book. If you can’t buy Thornton, a junior book. If you can’t the book, you’re probably not in the EMT program.

Thornton buy the book, you’re admitted there have going to get a good grade in probably not going been times he has to get a good grade the class. chosen not to buy in the class.” books because it was -KEN MUNSELL With the price of too expensive. new books being so Senior history lecturer Central students high, bookstores atare caught in the tempt to alleviate the cost for students by offering used books at middle of a broken industry. But for stua cheaper price. According to Wildcat dents who are looking to save a dime on Shop Textbook Manager Lewis Clark, the textbooks, there are several more options price of used books are 75 percent of the available.

Students can purchase their textbooks price of new books. online where prices are not subjected to However, considering the 15 percent markups seen in bookstores. Students can mark up on new books, Clark said was standard at the Wildcat Shop, students also rent their textbooks online, which are left paying 90 percent of the publish- allows students to use their textbooks as er’s price for a used book. Many times, a long as they need them for a fraction of price that students have no choice but to the price.

Students can also take advantage of pay.

“Students have a choice,” Clark said. Central’s interlibrary loan system, which “Students can choose to go to college or allows students to borrow books from othnot go to college. Textbooks are part of er universities free of charge.

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first ones in their families to go onto college,” Guggino said. “So when you don’t grow up in a culture of college-going, you don’t even know the questions to ask to be on the right track to get into college or how to navigate it once you’re there.”

Two of Central’s programs that received the largest package of grants help Central’s goal of helping as many students as possible into school, according to Mateo Arteaga, director of educational outreach services.

Central’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) each received five-year awards that are worth almost $500,000 for each program every academic year. Central’s TRIO program also received a five-year grant to fund the Educational Opportunity Center to assist low-income, first generation or disabled students, Arteaga said. All are funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Arteaga said that his staff are to thank for helping to receive the large grants.

“I have a staff that’s really dedicated and they really care for students; that’s the

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bottom line,” Arteaga said.

However, Arteaga is concerned about how long the grants may last since the Department of Education (DOE) is one of the areas that may take budget cuts once the Congressional Super Committee makes their Jan. 15 decision on the deficit issue. Arteaga has already made nine trips to Washington D.C. this year to fight against the spending cuts but said that their decision is still up in the air.

“We’re very concerned,” Arteaga said about the potential seven percent cut the Department of Education could get.

Central’s Civic Engagement Center (CEC) is another of the beneficiaries from the grant awards. The CEC gets grant funding to help students volunteer within their communities. Lorinda Anderson, director of the Civic Engagement Center, says that the extra money goes directly back into the community.

“It’s only through external funds that sometimes we’re able to recognize or realize those ways to approach [community service] projects differently,” Anderson said.

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Editors Note: This is the last part of this story.

The full story is avaiable online at cwuobserver.com

College of Education and Professional Studies racks up expences in split that was haulted for budgetary reasons.

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PLAYERS ETHAN BERGMAN

Associate Dean College of Education and Professional Studies

JAN BOWERS

Former Department Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences

WAYNE QUIRK

Former Provost Dean of Graduate Studies

CONNIE LAMBERT

Dean College of Education and Professional Studies

JAMES GAUDINO

President of Central Washington University

DECODING ACRONYMS BOT: Central’s Board of Trustees CEPS: College of Education and Professional Studies CTL: Center for Teacher Learning NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

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Since beginning the planning to split the CEPS, the college’s personnel expenditures have increased by $1.6 million. Faculty costs inWhile Quirk presented the proposed creased by 29 percent, administrator costs split to the Board of Trustees on Oct. 2, increased by 25 percent and staff costs in2009, the push to split the CEPS ended creased by 26 percent. there and was not brought up again or Lambert agreed that there is some invoted on at the next BOT meeting as creased cost from operating more departoriginally scheduled on Dec. 4, 2009. ments, but she said the main reason facPresident Gaudino explained in his re- ulty costs jumped was because of a large cent email that “Provost Quirk withdrew the freshman class and new faculty hired in proposal. I concurred with his decision.”

2008.

In an email President Gaudino wrote According to a memo written by Lamto Cutsinger, who was then the Faculty bert in fall 2008, 29 Senate chair, he said, new faculty were “Wayne is withdrawand working Wayne is withdrawing hired ing the current proin the CEPS for that posal until after the the current proposal until school year. Lamcurrent fiscal crisis after the current fiscal crisis bert explained that is resolved… We do they were hired with not believe it is pru- is resolved… We do not money already aldent to add admin- believe it is prudent to add located from vacant istrative costs during lines. the current fiscal cli- administrative costs during “Those were replacethe current fiscal climate. mate.” ment positions, which Quirk said in his -JAMES GAUDINO means I had people recent email there who either resigned or was no one element President, Central Washington University retired,” Lambert said. that stopped the pro“Basically we had monposal from moving ey in lines. When we lose a faculty member that forward. money stays in their line for us to be able to rehire, “The resistance, turnover of upper adminis- so these were just a whole lot of faculty lines that tration and rapid failure of the state’s economy had been vacant for a very long time that we were seemed to collide at once,” Quirk wrote. “And able to fill.”

President Gaudino rightly decided to put the split However, Bowers said that hiring new of the college on hold until we had a better grip on faculty should have cost less than retaining the role of the Faculty Senate in the process and of faculty that resigned or retired. “When course on the looming budget cuts.” you hire new faculty you hire them at a President Gaudino said there were lower starting wage than the more senior actions taken after the CEPS split was professor they’re replacing,” she said. “It halted to make any future processes and doesn’t add up.” requirements clear.

Bergman explained that hiring the “We amended the Academic Code to large group of new faculty allowed CEPS require proposals of major organizational to cut back on temporary teaching posichange to be vetted by the Faculty Sen- tions, allowing students access to teachers ate,” Gaudino wrote. “I also met with the that would be able to help them develop department chairs in CEPS to describe for longer than one year.

“It’s a better situation so that students my expectations for proposal content and review.” now have people that are continuing in

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Dec. 4, 2009 The topic of splitting the CEPS does not come up again in a board of trustees meeting.

Provost Quirk removed the proposal.

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By Kelly Requa Special to The Observer

At the Nov. 4, 2009 Faculty Senate meeting, according to the minutes, Quirk had defended the split by saying it would help “offset some problems that have occurred with” getting Central accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Other faculty and administrators also said many people in the CEPS believe that splitting would help Central’s ability to more easily get accreditation.

“Over the years we’ve gone through bad accreditation several times,” Bergman said. “It would make sense to have teacher education as a separate college so that the dean can focus on what needs to happen so they can remain in good standing with the accrediting bodies.”

Having a nationally accredited program draws students, and students who receive a degree from an accredited university normally have better job opportunities, according to the NCATE website.

In 2000, Central received one of the highest NCATE scores in the nation under the original college structure, which raises the question of why accreditation became a problem in following years.

“Our accreditation in 1995 was not This program was where the three deans stellar. 2000 was okay. We submitted an with teaching in their college could coinstitution report in 2001 written by Jim operate to make education areas better, DePaepe and they were ranked high,” Street said. The program was praised by NCATE in 1992, and they received great Lambert said.

“In 2007, we were accredited nationally but ratings in 1997 using CTL, she said.

“It was a strength,” Street said. “I have were not approved by the state,” she said.

DePaepe said that new requirements never heard college size cited as a major after 2000, which required universities to issue by NCATE.” Pappas said he also doesn’t underprovide all documents digitally and in dastand the reasoning tabases, made it difbehind splitting the ficult to get NCATE “During those periods of college for easier accreditation.

Currently all of crisis all the resources of the NCATE accreditation.

Central’s education “A lot of schools do programs are in college get thrown at educagood standing with tion and all the other depart- not have a college of education and they are acNCATE, but CEPS ments get ignored.” credited,” Pappas said. administrators said -TOM WLLOCK (In the meantime, they wanted to enNCATE recently sure that future acFormer history professor merged with anothcreditations would er accrediting body, go smoothly.

“They are constantly in a state of crisis of and both Lambert and DePaepe progetting accreditation,” Wellock said. “During posed at the most recent BOT meeting those periods of crisis all the resources of the col- on June 10 that Central not seek NCATE lege get thrown at education and all the other de- accreditation until the merger shakes out.

At the meeting, Gaudino and Levine partments get ignored.”

Street pointed out that accreditation said it wouldn’t hurt Central’s ability to attract students, and Levine insisted that wasn’t an issue in the more distant past.

In 1992, the university created a pro- “it won’t hurt graduates after they leave gram which later became known as the here, which was a previous concern.”)

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that role and can advise students well,” Bergman said.

Neither Lambert nor Bergman provided an explanation for the 25 percent increase in administrative costs.

Wellock said he believes the attempt to split CEPS may have officially proceeded if there had been a more realistic budget plan and clearer rationale presented to the Faculty Senate.

“It was an idea that sounded good, and maybe it still is a good idea, but they hadn’t thought it through much at all,” Wellock said.

Marilyn Levine, current provost, agreed that there has to be no unanswered questions in a reorganization that affects the whole university.

“I don’t think anyone had a bad intent.

I think what happened is things need to be clarified,” Levine said. “And if you do not follow through with the answer, it’s hard for people to act on the unanswered question.”

According to Bergman, after the push to split the college ended, a committee was formed to examine how future college splits should be conducted. “One of the charges was to come up with some sort of process, and we did,” Bergman said. “I’m not sure where it is at this point.”

Quirk wrote in his e-mail that the proposal did go through existing processes, and that it came from faculty who recognized the issues of department size, of voice, and of programs being aligned in appropriate colleges.

“I supported the split initially, and I still do to this day,” Quirk said.

Levine said she also thinks that splitting the CEPS is something that makes sense and would probably benefit students.

“Certainly while there could be more procedural things done, I think the intent was to probably serve the students,” Levine said. “It serves the students even if you slip up a bit.”

However, Levine said splitting the college will not be a priority as long as the university faces budget cuts.

Splitting the CEPS “is an option,” Gaudino wrote, “but, I have not seen a thorough and wellvetted proposal.”

According to an e-mail between President Gaudino and Loran Cutsinger, Quirk “is withdrawing the current proposal until after the current fiscal crisis is resolved or at least until the state’s future funding picture is more clear… we do not believe it is prudent to add admin costs during the current fiscal climate.”

Timeline of events

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Wanted: International Students

BY ALEA THORNE

Staff Reporter

This fall, 10,951 students enrolled at Central Washington University. Out of those students, 92 were international students. Central hopes that a new internationalization plan will increase that number and the number of Central students that study abroad.

At the internationalization forum last week, Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Marilyn Levine, Executive Director of International Studies and Programs Michael Launis, and Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management John Swiney, discussed plans to expand and increase the enrollment of international students.

According to Swiney, 83 percent of college students want an international experience but only 1.5 percent of them are actually studying abroad. Swiney feels Central is on track. This fall, 92 international students are enrolled, almost the same as last year.

“In terms of curriculum, international students are important, not just for financial reasons but for academics,” Launis said.

In the forum, the panel discussed ways to increase the number of international students enrolled at Central. One idea was to send recruiters to community colleges on the West Side to recruit international students.

The panel also discussed establishing exchange programs where Central students trade places with students at inter-

national universities.

Financial concerns were raised by members of the audience during the forum, asking what help was available to students who couldn’t afford to study abroad.

“As of now, Central is looking for students who can afford to study abroad but is trying to get waivers for the future.”

Swiney said. “If we bring in an additional fifty plus students a year for the next three years, [we’ll] gain a $300,000 increase for funding to do partial waivers.”

Dean of College of Education and Professional Studies Connie Lambert discussed how Central is trying to appeal to students who can not afford to study abroad. Lambert and Levine are planning on sending student teachers to China this spring on a program that provides housing, and a meal plan.

Lambert is trying to implement a $1,000 grant for study abroad and also have the students travel fees paid for this program.

“We’re trying to let students be able to afford (study abroad) by possibly being cheaper than staying on campus,” Lambert said.

This forum is just the starting point for internationalization and after the provost gets back from her trip to Asia the panel is planning to meet with faculty senate, faculty, and students to get input on increasing internationalization.

“It’s not about the provost and director of foreign affairs going about and choosing, we want others input,” Levine said.

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By Weston Morrow • A person reported that their neighbor may have shot their dogs.

I’d shoot my neighbor’s dogs if I had a gun. The guy makes barking noises just to get them all barking.

• A student was reportedly throwing chairs at a teacher on East First Avenue.

Throwing chairs? Who does he think he is, Stone Cold Steve Austin?

• A person reported that their son was drunk and refusing to leave the residence even though he had been asked.

It’s funny because when I heard the word son I imagined a 7-year-old.

• A bench was thrown through a window on North Pearl Street.

Why is everybody throwing seats?

• A person called in to report that an extra set of keys were put into his jacket pocket while he

was sitting on the bleachers during a CWU football game.

He’s like a narcoleptic kleptomaniac.

He blacks out and wakes up with other people’s stuff.

• Someone called to report that they had been locked in the recreation center.

That’s pretty embarrassing, considering the Rec. Center locks from the inside.

• A blond female reportedly assaulted a bartender on West 4th Avenue.

I think I saw that on an episode of “Bad Girl’s Club.”

• A person called to ask if they could borrow and replace biohazard gloves, masks, and shoe covers so she could clean her exboyfriends bedroom so she had a place to sleep.

She should send the elderly into the contamination zone. I heard that’s what they did in Fukushima.

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Editor-in-Chief

Dear Editor,

Hopeless idealism

Congratulations to President Gaud- say that the answer was on the front page ino for his new contract, and pending of Saturday’s Daily Record.) $500,000 bonus. I am as sure he deserves Mention, whenever possible, that the it as I am sure of his lauded communica- university has only laid off four people tion skills. Here is a sampling of these in the current budget cycle, while omitremarkable skills: ting mention of the uncounted number Several campus-wide meetings at the of those squeezed out of their positions, start of the previous state budget cycle, or the uncounted number of people afto discuss the state budget, all of which fected by the salary ‘handling charge.’ could be summed up as, “We don’t know (Of the nine people in my department, what’s going on, or two of us face cuts when we’ll know of 16 percent and Of the nine people in my 21 percent as a diwhat’s going on.

We’ll do this again department, two of us face rect result of that in a couple of cuts of 16 percent and 21 charge.) weeks.” a good thing percent as a direct result of thatIt’sCWU Showing Cenhas a tral Alumni how that charge. president with such valuable they are keen communica-RAY WELLS to the university by tion skills. Someone virtually closing the with lesser skills Alumni Relations might accidentally Office. foster open, honest, and effective comEliminating the position of Direc- munication with students, faculty, staff, tor of Alumni Relations by reassigning alumni, and the community. nearly all of his staff and making his poOn the brighter side, I guess things sition untenable. are looking up. Since I earn about 12 Imposing an unannounced 28 per- percent of what President Gaudino cent ‘handling charge’ on all salaries makes (though without the free housing), paid from income from goods and ser- and I have my five year anniversary of vices sold by university departments. service in January, I should be able to Mention of entrepreneurialism at ev- look forward to a $50,000 bonus, rather ery opportunity, while failing to mention than the 16 percent pay cut I actually that all salaries paid for from entrepre- have coming. neurial activities will be subject to the Thank you, ‘handling charge.’

Ray Wells Stonewalling inquiries into where the For a full story on President ‘handling charge’ funds will go, who will control that budget, and to whom they Gaudino’s bonus, check out page 2 are accountable. (Though a cynic might

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People never change, or so they say. essary to turn the world from a flawed Everyone in America seems so worked feudal system. Before democracy, there up right now. People are occupying Wall often wasn’t any concept of individual Street. They’re occupying pretty much human rights. That’s great. It did a great every major city in deal for humanity, but maybe it’s time for the country. Hell, it to go. they even tried Maybe Marx was right, maybe socialoccupying Ellensism follows democracy just as democracy burg. There’s so seems to follow feudalism. much occupation Countries in Europe have already beit’s like we brought gun moving their governments toward our foreign wars more socialist ideals. I used to scoff at back home with idealists. us.

“That system could never work in This last year America,” I’d think. has been full of But it’s idealists who drive change. discontent. Arab WESTON MORROW Maybe instead of dumbing our governNews Editor countries were rement down to what we deem a workable volting left and right. Marginalized citi- solution, we should fix the underlying zens all over the globe stood up for them- problems that make idealist governance selves and fought back against regimes impossible in our country. they didn’t believe in.

People hear the word Socialism and We praised their efforts, we aided in they curl up in a little ball and start rocktheir protest. We condemned their lead- ing back and forth. Socialism is only a ers and now we sit back and pat ourselves dirty word because we’ve made it that on the back for a job well done. way. The United States has put the fear All we do is complain, we never make of socialism in us. any change. We say we want change, but “Socialism, that’s just like commuthen we go and make the same mistakes nism,” people say. “Stalin killed and subover and over again. jugated millions of people!”

“I’ll vote for the Our knee-jerk other candidate response is to fear next time,” people socialism. Why? Models of Government: say.

Because it hasn’t That’s what you worked when it Autocracy: the rule of one said last election, was improperly and the election executed? DemocOligarchy: the rule of few before. Maybe it’s racy has been imgoing to take more properly executed Anarchy: absence of than picking the just as often as sogovernment other party this cialism. time.

The Cold War It’s time we ended decades Anarchism: government of smacked ourselves ago, so too should consent, not coercion in the face and our enigmatic fear took a long hard of a system we Socialism: state-owned look in the mirror. don’t understand. production, We are the same Deep down, cooperatively regimes we’ve capitalism is all controlled been overthrowabout thinking ing. We are the about yourself. It Fascism: totalitarian same government was designed that single-party state that we praised way, it is designed others for rebelling to recognize each against.

Democracy: the say of the citizen’s individual Chilean sturights. people dents are in a fullNow, though, on upheaval, and it’s more about Republic: rule of the law guess what, they’re who can make the reshaping the pomost money and Definitions from Wikipedia litical atmosphere why they deserve of their country. to keep it.

We think we What hapcan’t do the same pened to individuthing because we think our government’s al rights? Where did those get discarded the same as our banks: too big to fail. along the way?

Nothing is too big to fail. Not the Don’t the poor have a right to be Titanic, not the banks, not the United healthy? Don’t the homeless have a right States itself. to shelter?

It’s time we realized that maybe our “But it’s just not feasible,” you say. system is flawed. We failed at democracy.

To that I can only respond by sayAnd even if we hadn’t, maybe democ- ing maybe it’s time we stopped focusing racy isn’t the pinnacle of governance. on what’s feasible and started thinking It was great, it may have even been nec- about what’s best.

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Hispanic heritage

By Ashton Cermak | Staff Reporter

Check out these works of art among other pieces at the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery in Randall Hall.

The exhibit is open to the public until Nov. 5. The gallery is open Mon-Fri 10-3 p.m. and SatSun 1-4 p.m.

All photos by Gabriela Chiadez/ Obser ver

Art exhibit sheds light on latino culture as canvases come alive

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s part of Hispanic age with the contrast colors,” Diaz Heritage month, the said. “If I drop water on the painting Sarah Spurgeon Gal- without contrast, it looks flat.”

After forming the base image to lery is hosting “Passages,” a contempo- contrast the color, he drips water on rary Latino art exhibit the canvas, lets it dry and then begins featuring work from some of this re- contrasting layers with his signature gions most distinctive Latino artists. colorful circles.

An artist from Cuba, Tatiana GarMarcio Diaz, a painter originally from Nicaragua, worked as an archi- mendia, utilizes an interesting and tect and taught art history to pay his unique medium for her figurative paintings. Using mostly ink, pencil way through school.

Influenced by Jackson Pollock and and watercolor, she paints scenes of epic proportion local Seattle on sheets of Myartists Chuck film. She feels Close and Erick We want to do meaning- lar that using ink Oklson, Diaz ful cultural events, to show and paint give has a unique style he calls Hispanic culture and heri- the clear Mylar a quality of clarity “bubblist” in tage. and impenetrawhich he uses bility. layers of circles -STELLA MORENO Part of Garto play with the Spansih professor mendia’s artistic viewer’s depth mantra reads perception and “drawing is how create layers of I discover my mind and save my contrast.

“I got the vision to create organic soul.” One of the goals of her work painting and work with more organic is to ask what the moral price of freetechnique, like Pollock,” Diaz said. dom is.

Other artists whose work is fea“In Seattle, it is raining a lot, when the rain is crawling over the wind- tured at the exhibit include Eduardo shield of my car, I can see how the Caderon, a photographer from Peru who has photographed his homerain distorts the image and color.”

From this, he got the idea to drop land, France, Colombia and the water on his canvas to create a bub- United States.

Adele Gonzales, is a Cuban ble effect.

The technique lies in when you sculptor who uses Burlap, thin sheets choose to drop water on the painting. of various metals, and paint to create “The first step is to paint the im- pieces of intense texture.

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Juan Alonso, who will also be speaking as part of Hispanic Heritage month on Oct 14, is another Cuban artist who specializes in using ink and graphite on clapboard to create very intricate designs, using symmetry in the fashion of an ink blot.

Spanish professor and coordinator for the Latin American Studies Program, Stella Moreno has been working on putting this exhibition together since last spring in conjunction with Heather Horn, who runs the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery.

“We want to do meaningful cultural events, to show Hispanic culture and heritage,” Moreno said.

“We are so diverse, and we want to show more of that diversity that we have in Latin America and especially here in central and eastern Washington.”

All the artists live in Seattle but have come from far and wide.

“We have three artists from Cuba, one from Nicaragua, one from Peru and a photographer from Puerto Rico,” Moreno said.

She hopes the exhibit will awake awareness about Latino cultural values, traditions and Latino cultural art.

“Through the whole month of October, we have a film series that deals with the themes of immigration, globalization and identity,” Moreno said.

This will mark Central’s first celebration of Hispanic Heritage month.

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CWU Latino reception

New, returning students enjoy warm welcome

BY AMANDA BOWERS

Staff Reporter

Music playing, students dancing, people eating delicious food, this is the sound of people enjoying themselves at the Welcome Back Latino and Latina reception for the College Assistant Migrant Program on Oct. 11.

During the reception, students were acknowledged for the scholarships they received.

There were many guest For more information about speakers like Marji the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) visit Morgan, dean of www.cwu.edu/~camp/ College of Arts and Humanities, CAMP is the College AsStella Moreno, sistance Migrant Program. It special program offered co-director for the isataCentral Washington Center for Latino University that provides and Latina Ameri- Financial and Academic can Studies and Support Services to freshJuan Huitron, Cen- man students from migrant and seasonal farm working tral graduate. backgrounds.

The College Assistant Migrant Program is a pro- CAMP is designed to help succeed as they gram for students students begin their college careers. with migrant par- CAMP students are eligible ents. To qualify for a variety of services, for the program, which include: financial supit is not needed to port, academic assistance, career planning services, have family from and cultural enrichment Mexican heritage opportunities. but one must have migrant parents.

“The number of students of Hispanic origin has been growing in Washington and CWU does a great job to welcome them,” said President James Gaudino.

The college assistant migrant program helps students come together with members of the same culture, while expanding their opportunities at Central.

“They make it feel like home,”said Araceli Suarez, freshman undeclared.

“I’m glad I am part of The College Assistant Migrant Program.”

The program is there to help first year students with scholastic need.

The students are assigned mentors and are required to check in with them from time to time. Also, the students in the program are given a $100 stipend every month for living expenses.

“We are a federal funded program that provide services for students who come from sessional backgrounds, moved around or have parents working in Sields or warehouses,” said Miriam Bocchetti, program director.

Each year the program has to recruit and identify 60 high school students to join the program.

“The College Assistant Migrant Program provides attentive academic support to help be successful the first year at Central,” Bocchetti said.

All students that are a part of the program are in it for one year and must attend monthly seminars, weekly study groups for four hours a week and get progress reports from professors. Students in the program are put into a separate University 101 class that focuses on helping students complete their first year in college. Also, students are required to take a college survival skills class.

The goal for the college assistant migrant program is to have 85 percent of the students in the program complete their first year of college and have 85 percent of those students return for their second year.

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60 tickets opening night last Friday. The EFF “We had really hoped to get Werner Herzog’s Nosferaplayed host to a number of events, speakers, and tu,” Johnson said. “But it just did not work out this year.” a klatch of celebrated films over the span of last EFF took advantage of the timelines of social media, weekend. There were four venues in Ellensburg sending tweets throughout the weekend and giving upfor the festival, including the CWU Student Union dates on schedule changes and general happenings of & Recreation Center (SURC), Raw Space, Gallery One, and the festival. the Kim Khap Building.

“If you’re not already watching New to the festival this year was content ‘Lost Airmen of Buchenwald,’ then from students and staff at Central in the film Our goal is to really have grab a quick snack and head over program, guest speakers, and a free venue. a presence in the community to the SURC to catch ‘Bellflower.’

Not new was the amount of work that goes all year long. We want to #EFF7,” read a tweet from the fesinto making this festival happen, which is a provide opportunities for art, tivals twitter account @EburgFilmyearlong project and fight-or-flight process.

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BY MATTHEW WILCOX

Staff Reporter

Too Short stood tall for fans in the audience at Raw Space last Friday, performing hits from a career that began in the 1980s.

Anticipation for his arrival grew during the night while rumors could be overheard that he would be late on account of a necessary stop at either The Cheesecake Factory or Popeye’s Chicken.

It’s safe to say that speculations became afterthoughts when the crowd was informed that Too Short was in fact in the building, around 10 p.m.

“Getting Too Short to Ellensburg was the biggest thing for Ellensburg since I’ve been here,” said Ryan Ancheta, junior sociology. Ancheta also happens to be the lead for Leenie Crew, one of the concert’s openers. “[Too Short] was great.

Definitely a lot of love.”

Those who came shared Ancheta’s enthusiasm and showed it by readily (and loudly) answering Too Short when he asked the

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stage,” said Toni Ball, owner of MIH Productions. “Getting the crowd pumped up made all the hard work we put in for the event worth it.”

According to Ball, Central is the only college campus Too Short will be visiting on his trip audience, to the Evergreen State. With Ball “What’s my favorite word?” while there is a young but strong continperforming one of his most popu- gent growing in an effort to bring lar songs, ‘Blow The Whistle.’ If more shows and events to Ellensyou haven’t heard the song and burg and the students of Central. are curious as to the answer, Too “This opened the door,” Ball Short’s favorite said. “We’ve word rhymes got a lot of with diiiiiitch. coming I loved the crowd, man. stuff After the up.”

Loved the energy, and loved show, Too Personally, Short was all the faces out there. I was the highlight seemingly glad of my night surprised, for real. to be in town, came around and shared 1 a.m, at the - TOO $HORT contagious end of my inRap Artist laughs with evterview with eryone around Too Short. Afhim. ter thanking him for his time, Too “I loved the crowd, man,” Too Short asked, “So, who is Ellen?”

Short said. “Loved the energy, Somewhat taken aback and and loved all the faces out there. unsure what he was talking about, I was surprised, for real.”

I cleverly said, “What?”

While the crowd definitely Staring at me with a straight loved Too Short right back, the face, Too Short looked me dead opening acts appeared to win their in the eye and asked again, “Who affection as well. Notable openers is Ellen, man?” were a rock/hip hop band called In that brief moment, it felt as The Hooky’s, the Leenie Crew, though time stopped. I looked which consists of about 10 stu- back at him for some clue as to dents from Central, and Phenom what he was referring to. Nothand JR. ing. Suddenly, it dawned on me “We’re all big fans of his music; that he was asking who Ellen, as you know, it’s a bunch of party in Ellensburg, was. music,” said Ben Webb, CenBefore I took the time to think tral graduate and singer for The and realize what I was saying, I Hooky’s. “‘Blow The Whistle’ blurted my response. was my favorite, that’s the one I’ve “Oh. She’s just some [insert always heard and I used to listen Too Short’s favorite word here],” to it in high school.”

I said.

Ellensburg based MIH ProducHe looked shocked. “Had I tions put the show together, and just made a fool of myself to a rap the $40 tickets included a meet icon?” I thought. Then, thankand greet with Too Short follow- fully, he started cracking up asking the show. Fans were clearly ing his friends if they had heard hyped, and anxiously waited in what I just said. line for their turn to get an autoOn that note, Too Short and graph and picture with the man his posse made their way for the of the hour. door where I could hear talk of “For me, the highlight was right an after party, one that they forgot before Too Short came on the to invite me to.

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Students bedazzle bras to foster greater awareness for breast cancer

BY MADDY SHORTT

Staff Reporter

The Civic Engagement Center’s (CEC) bra decorating for breast cancer event may be thought of as unconventional compared to grandma’s Sunday arts and crafts projects, but for many students, this aspect is one of the biggest draws.

According to Jenna Fernandez, , CEC academic service learning fellow, Central has been participating in breast cancer awareness for the last 13 years. The bra decorating has been going on for almost four of those years.

The bra-decorating event “is definitely college oriented,” Fernandez said . “It’s a fun way to entice students individually.”

Fernandez goes on to discuss the goal of avoiding information overload. Saying that they don’t want to just throw facts at people all month, no matter what you’re doing, you’re a part of the movement.

MADDY SHORTT/OBSERVER In previous years, a fashion show was WHAT’S UP BRA? Students get hands on with the one undergarment everyone put on to showcase the winning bras. This wants to get their hands on. year, the fashion show has been cut due to According to Fernandez Ellensburg’s ers and fuzzy pipe cleaners. lack of response from campus clubs and Goodwill donated 100 bras for this event.

“I have a lot of people I know that are organizations.

At the event, students first pick their survivors or who have dealt with the isAccording to Fernandez, each group or organization used to make one bra to bra then start scanning the tables for sue,” Nobis said. “Its very inspiring that I represent their club. The most popular materials. Feather boas fly and spools of can give back.”

Turns out this event isn’t just for the bras were then put into the fashion show. ribbon roll as the girls cut and glue their ladies. In fact, guys have already submit“Usually the bra decorating is for designs together.

Freshman undecided, Nicole Nobis ted a number of decorated bras. clubs and organization,” Fernandez said. adorns her piece with wispy white feathKrista Lacomb, CEC service learning “Now anyone can do it.”

fellow, discusses how she has seen guys decorate bras in denim, antlers, camouflage and fabric leafs.

“I’m hoping more guys will do it, it’s kind of funny,” Lacomb said .

A girl in a blue and white checkered shirt holds a glue gun as she glances across the tables for more blue feathers to add to the bra.

During some of her free time, Natalie Rambish, senior mathematics, decorated a blue bra with jewel toned blue feathers and glitter.

Though she has been at Central for three years, this is Rambish’s first year participating in the event.

“It’s a fun way to draw attention to breast cancer awareness month,” Rambish said .

Megan Epperson , junior English, sits behind the tables next to bins filled with extra bras and materials. Epperson is volunteering her own time to help work the event.

“It’s my first year at central and my first year doing this,” she said .

Bra decorating was held on Oct. 1 through Oct. 12 and was open to everyone.

First round of voting occured on Oct. 12 and will go through Oct. 19. On Oct. 19, the votes will be tallied and the top 10 bras will be chosen.

The winning bra will be announced at the benefit concert on Oct. 26 at Raw Space, 6 - 10 p.m.

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Wildcats show heart in loss

By Connor Vanderweyst |Staff Reporter

Junior Jordan Offutt helped lead the Wildcats to a win against Alaska last Saturday.

The Leavenworth native finished with 17 kills.

Photo by Michael Harrison/Observer Photo illustration

by Nicole Swapp/ Observer

h e n it was all said and done, the women’s volleyball team knew deep down they let their opponent off the hook. They had the Seawolves on the ropes but couldn’t deliver the knockout punch and ended up losing a gut wrencher at Nicholson Pavilion on Thursday night.

Central Washington fell to the University of Alaska-Anchorage, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22, in a classic Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) match up.

Central, sixth in the Set one went to Alaska with GNAC, took on the 25-21.

Set two went to Central with first place Seawolves in 25-13. a dogfight and unfortuSet three and four went to nately for the Cats, they Central with 25-19. could never take the lead Overall Central is 10-7, 4-5 for good and close out GNAC. sets. The stat sheet records that there were 40 total ties and 15 lead changes but it doesn’t recount the sweaty palms and stomach twists in this nail biter. No team led by more than three points at any time.

The loss dropped the Wildcats’ down to 9-7 overall and 3-5 in the GNAC. Thursday’s rare sweep was only the second time ever the Wildcats had been swept by the Seawolves since 1980.

Central tried to make adjustments to counter Anchorage’s attack, but couldn’t string together enough stops to get the win.

Unforced errors also played a major role in the defeat. The mental aspect of the game got away from the Cats.

“We did pretty well with a lot of stuff, just little things we, as a team, need to work on, communication, that kind of stuff,” said junior Jordan Offutt. “A lot of our errors, not theirs.”

Offutt had another solid game with a team-leading 12 kills, while adding four digs.

Senior Meg Ryan added 10 kills and nine digs. Senior Carlee Marble led the Wildcats with 31 assists. Freshman Kaely Kight led the team with 16 digs and junior Marcy Hjellum added 13 digs.

Head Coach Mario Andaya felt his team was close to breaking through and taking control of the match with a few plays here and there.

“When you go to 25, it’s just an abrupt end to everything [because] the teams are trading back and forth,” Andaya said. “But I felt we did a good job of staying in each

set. We just couldn’t overcome some of our The third set was the crucial moment of mistakes that we made.” the match. Central couldn’t afford another Central made too many mistakes start- meltdown in the glare of the spotlight. ing at the service line, where The Wildcats and the Nanooks played they committed 10 service a tight third set with six ties and four lead errors in three sets. The Sea- changes. Down 15-18, Central went on an wolves were thankful to the eight-zip run that broke Alaska Fairbanks Wildcats for their 19 attack back. The Wildcats, up 23-18, finished off errors including nine on the pesky Nanooks and went up 2-1 and in blocks. control of the game.

In spite of their mental In the fourth set, Central turned on the Meg Ryan errors, the Wildcats showed jets and went up 7-0 but the Nanooks, not Senior, OH toughness, resilience and content to travel 2,254 miles and get dumpheart against the best team trucked in Ellensburg, fought back to make in the conference. it 13-13. It was enough of a wake up call for They were hungry to get the Wildcats to respond and finish the job better and take on the next against their GNAC foes. foe to get the bitterness of Saturday’s feverish win was the Wildcats’ losing out of their mouths. tenth of the season, bringing their record to They wouldn’t have to 10-7 overall and 4-5 in the GNAC. Carlee Marble wait long. Their next home “I think that the whole team was just flowSenior, S game was just around the ing really well, so people on defense and ofcorner. fense were playing their games,” said senior Saturday was “Dig Pink” Meg Ryan. “So I think everyone just meshed night at Nicholson Pavil- really well tonight.” ion. The special event was Ryan finished with six kills and 11 digs. dedicated to breast cancer Her Wildcat teammates went off like rockets awareness. The Wildcats as well. Freshman Cheltzie Williams, sophowore pink top uniforms and more Emmy Dolan and junior Marcy HjelErin Smith encouraged all fans to wear lum all collected six kills in bringing down the Soph, MB pink to show their support.

Nanooks. Senior Carlee Marble exploded for The Wildcats took on the University of 45 assists and eight digs. Freshman Kaely Alaska Fairbanks and beat the Nanooks, 21- Kight led the team with 15 digs and Hjellum 25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-19 at Nicholson Pavil- chipped in with 10 digs. ion. Central started out slowly losing the first The team, as a whole, finished with 10 set to the lowly Nanooks. team blocks but more impressive was how The Wildcats, stunned by the outcome they got up off the mat. After posting a of the first set, shook dismal .098 hitting peroff the rust and began centage in the first set, to climb back into the We’ve been in a little bit the Wildcat’s went .292, match. of a slump so I think just get- .333, and .282 in the fiOffutt was Thor’s three sets. ting this win really will help nalThe hammer for her team as Wildcats look to us in the long run. she came through with carry the momentum 17 kills, including a coninto their next match -MEG RYAN sistent five kills in the against Montana State Senior, outside hitter first three sets.

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Sophomore Erin They’re at the halfway Smith added 13 kills and six assisted blocks. point in their GNAC season.

The second set started out close with the If the Wildcats are going to make a run Nanooks taking the early lead until the Wild- at the playoffs, it’s going to start on the road. cats stormed back. Central reeled off eight They play two away matches and then three unanswered points to go up 14-4, then at 18- at home, followed by a two game trip to Alas11, they turned up the heat to make it 23-11 ka before closing out the last three in Ellensbefore closing out the second set. burg.

“I think there was a lot of hype going into “We’ve been in a little bit of a slump so [the game], you know, kind of wearing new I think just getting this win really will help uniforms and you know the environment. So us in the long run,” Ryan said. “Just boost it was nice to settle down and just play our some confidence and get us playing the way ball,” Andaya said. we should.”

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Wildcats put on offensive purrrrrrrade

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Using determination and flawless execution the Wildcats kept things interesting between their old rival, the Western Oregon University Wolves.

Tomlinson Stadium held a horde of fans, hungry for a battle, and our boys in crimson surely didn’t disappoint.

Following the kickoff, the Wildcats were forced to punt, pinning the Wolves on their own 14 yard line.

“Personally I think we were very dominant on defense today,” said Cats defensive end Taylor Tenasse. “After going down to their house and losing, we really had to up the tempo for this game.”

Although the offense appeared sluggish in the first series, the Wildcats defense came out looking strong, forcing a fumble on the Wolves 15 yard line, and recovering in fantastic field position.

A gutsy call by Cats head coach, Blaine Bennett, presented the Wildcats offense GABY CHAIDEZ/OBSERVER with a fourth and short situation.

TOO MUCH D The ‘Cats collapse the pocket and drill Western Oregon’s QB. A hand off up the middle to running back, Levi Taylor, found its way to a first down and more.

“I still feel like we have playmakers ahead with a 27-3 lead.

Eager to find the end zone, Central that haven’t had their break out game The third quarter ended in a stalemate elected to give Taylor the ball for the yet.” Robertson said. “At receiver were as neither teams defense were willing to second time. Taylor marched to a touch- about eight deep across the board, and I relinquish any ground. down through a path carved by left side have faith in all those guys. It’s just a matAs the game went on, the Wildcats tackle, Jon Murbach. Central ter of when their number gets continued to drop bombs into the Wolves came away grinning following called and they get a chance to end zone, scoring twice more before all the point after, with a 7-0 lead. make a play.” was said and done.

Western Oregon fought Bennett, also thrilled with The Wolves eventually broke the dry tooth and nail for a chance the teams performance, insists spell after three scoreless quarters as a at the end zone but came out that there are still things that receiver broke free and sprinted for a 95 of the first quarter with just a need to be worked on as the sea- yard touchdown reception. field goal. son progresses.

The Cats reigned victorious as the The Wildcats wasted no “We need to continue to buzzer rang with a 41-10 win over the time returning fire and found work on throwing and catch- Wolves. the end zone for the second ing the football, even though I Western Oregon beat Central in their time in the half, bringing the think we had a pretty good day game earlier this season; Saturday was a LEVI TAYLOR score to 14-3 in favor of the today,” Bennett said. “I think we different story.

Freshman Cats. were pretty balanced. We tried “Our offense did awesome today, we running back A muffed kickoff placed to run the ball a little more, but finally got our running game going, which the Wolves in pristine field we need to try and stretch the opens up a lot of throwing plays,” said position, but they failed to capitalize on it ball down field. We have a reputation as a senior receiver Armahd Lewis. “There as strong side linebacker, Stetson Shearer, short pass team so we need to keep taking was really nothing they could do to stop not only intercepted a lazy pass, but also shots and expanding the passing game” us today.” drew a foul, placing the Cats on Western As if their previous series wasn’t diThe Wildcats host Humboldt State this Oregon’s 40-yard line. sastrous enough, the Wolves found them- week. The homecoming game is at TomThe Wildcats went on to score an- selves chasing Central’s safety, Genesis linson Stadium at 1:05 p.m. other unanswered touchdown, bringing Fonoimoana, as he intercepted yet anThe Great Northwest Athletic Conferthe score up to 21-3. Junior quarterback, other pass. ence (GNAC) duel is a rematch of CenRyan Robertson had nothing but good Fonoimoana juked his way to the end tral’s second game of the season. things to say about his offense and their zone resulting in another Wildcats touchThe Wildcats lost that game 36-38 on performance today. down. After the score, Central pulled a last second field goal.

Solid gold vs. fool’s gold

BY DANNY SCHMIDT

Assistant Sports Editor

Week six is done and I for one am just as surprised as everyone else about certain topics. Who knew Sanchez would be so bad after such a strong first few seasons? And Michael Vick is injury-prone?

Who would’ve guessed. Anyway, here are my picks for week seven. They’re guaranteed to not make you that much worse.

But hey, it’s your fault for drafting Peyton Hillis anyway.

Quarterback: Andy Dalton (CIN): The Bengals host the 0-5 Indianapolis Colts this week. The Bengals are a surprising 3-2 this season and are tied for second place in the NFC north. Cincinnati is coming off of their highest scoring game against Jacksonville. While Dalton didn’t have his best game, he is progressing each game and should be able to take advantage of a weak Colts defense.

Running Back: Mark Ingram (NO): The Saints travel to Tampa Bay

this week to face off with the embarrassed Buccaneers in a ‘winner takes first place’ game. Tampa was obliterated by the 49ers last week 48-3. 49ers running back Frank Gore tore up Tampa with 125 yards. Against New Orleans this week, expect the Bucs to heavily focus on Drew Brees. Ingram may be listed as the Saints third-string running back, but he has more caries than Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles combined. Expect Sean Payton and the Saints to give Ingram the ball frequently Sunday.

Wide Receiver: Jordy Nelson (GB): He may already be taken in most leagues, but if he isn’t, pick him up. The Rams defense isn’t as horrible as their record is, but they also haven’t played Aaron Rodgers yet. Nelson has become a nice deepball threat for Rodgers.

Nelson is also a very nice player to have because of all the focus defenses place on Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley and Donald Driver. Rodgers throwing into the Rams secondary will be as amusing as the Seahawks going into week seven in second place with a 2-3 record.

Tight End: Delanie Walker (SF): San Francisco travels to Detroit this week to play the red hot Lions. Before you tell

me this is dumb pick, hear me out, and also, that was rude to say. With the 49ers best receiver, Josh Morgan out, look for Walker to step up. The Lions will be getting Nick Fairley back from injury for the game. Fairley will be teaming up with the beastly Ndamukong Suh. The duo will make sure Gore doesn’t run wild on them. The Lions secondary will surely keep a close eye on Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis. Walker should be able to capitalize on it and will be a threat in the red zone.

Defense/Special Teams: New York Jets. Point blank, this is still a Rex Ryan defense and they are pissed off.

Don’t bench the Jets because of their previous few games. Miami is in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes and the Jets will help them inch toward the top of the list.

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Soccer second half meltdown

BY EVAN THOMPSON

Staff Reporter

Central Head Coach Michael Farrand couldn’t help be anything but disappointed with his team’s performance Friday.

But who wouldn’t after being tied 1-1 at halftime with the number 15 ranked Seattle Pacific University Falcons, and then watch as the Wildcats allowed three goals in the first five minutes of the second half, then another in the next ten minutes.

The Wildcats, who were riding a fourgame unbeaten streak, lost the highly anticipated matchup with the Falcons 5-2, dropping their Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) record to 4-2-1, and 5-3-3 overall.

“I think we’re a very explosive team that can put five goals on somebody in a half,” said Seattle Pacific head coach Chuck Sekyra. “We have a couple times this year so I think that we were actually just being who I think we can be.”

Sekyra was also impressed with the Wildcats effort.

“I thought Central battled today,” Sekyra said. “I thought it was a good game and I thought they showed a lot of character coming back from 1-0 lead and making it 1-1 and they never gave up and it’s a mark of a quality team.”

With all things considered, it’s a game that could have been won in the eyes of Farrand.

“I thought we were ready to play,” Farrand said, “Unfortunately mentally we weren’t ready to play and it showed and we pretty much folded underneath the pressure of the game.”

The Wildcats were missing star forward Carson McKole, who received a red card last game against Montana State Billings and had to sit out against Seattle Pacific.

“We missed Carson definitely,” Farrand said, “It’d be nice to have her back

when we play these guys again.”

The Wildcats dressed in pink uniforms, honoring breast cancer awareness. The team is one of the many Central teams that wore pink in honor of the occasion.

Early on in the game, Central scrambled to mount a defense against a quick and aggressive Seattle Pacific team.

After failing on multiple possessions in Wildcat territory, Seattle Pacific forward Kellie Zakrzewski received a deflection off of teammate Megan Lindsay and advanced to around 15 yards out where she would shoot and score with an open look at the left side of the net in the twentysixth minute.

After stout defense from both teams and the first half coming to a close, the Wildcats had a sense of urgency and stayed on the attack. A pinball exchange in front of the Seattle Pacific net between Falcon defenders and Wildcat forwards Hilary Franks, Savanna Moorehouse, and eventually Amy Pate, would result in the Wildcats first score of the game.

Pate gathered in a deflection and scored through the left side of the net from two yards out. As the whistle sounded to signal the end of the first half, the Wildcats were very pleased with the 1-1 score.

“They’ve been a resilient group,” Farrand said. “We’ve been under the gun, we’ve found a way and Amy Pate’s goal was classic the way we’ve been.”

Senior Amy Pate was just as a happy as Farrand to be tied going into the second half.

“We were pumped up,” Pate said. “And then one stupid mistake after the other and everything just kind of fell apart.”

Mistakes and breakdowns in defense allowed the Falcons to score the three goals within five minutes of the second half, shocking the Wildcats. The goal thirty seconds into the half was made possible by Seattle Pacific’s Zakrzewski’s pass that split a group of defenders, to middle

No Minor problems

Cross country narrowly loses Western Classic Invitational by 20 points

BY ALEX SHERK

Staff Reporter

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KICKIN’ IT Senior Serena Tommaso passes en route to a disappointing loss.

fielder Riley Dopps. The pass left Dopps one on one with Wildcat goalkeeper Kori Butterfield. Dopps would, shortly after, shoot and elude Butterfield’s save attempt and score from ten yards out.

Farrand is optimistic for the future however.

Today, I said before we chose to maybe not play as well as we could but we didn’t give up we battled in it and fought through and that’s a good sign.” Farrand said. “But there a great group together and they’ve showed that they can play with some of the best teams in the west region.”

The Wildcats play longtime rival Western Washington University today at 4 p.m. at the Varsity Soccer Complex.

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NOT SO PRETTY IN PINK Freshman mid-fielder Sydney Coleman fights for the ball against Seattle Pacific Friday. Seattle Pacific won 5-2, scoring four goals in the second half. The Wildcats blew their chance to take sole possession of first place.

The Central Washington cross country team traveled to Bellingham and slugged it out in the Western Classic Invitational at Lake Padden Park, Saturday morning.

Despite not having sophomore Ashlee Sincraugh due to illness, as well as senior Manuel Santos who continues to nurse an ankle injury from a previous meet, Central is still right where they want to be.

The Wildcats only fell to their target conference rival St. Martins by 20 points.

It’s clear that the team will be a tough competitor in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) once all the missing links are back in place.

“It was a little bit of a downer [not having Sincraugh], but it is nice to know that we were within 20 points of St. Martins without her,” said Head Coach Kevin Adkisson.

The women set out to run a 6k, while the men took off to overcome the 10k, battling a tough race with multiple hills.

This was the first 6k of the season for the women, and the first 10k for the men.

Before this meet, the women were running 5k’s and the men were running 8k’s.

“The distance wasn’t the adjustment, it was more knowing what times to hit,” redshirt freshman Chelsea Dowdell said.

Dowdell finished with a respectable time of 25 minutes, 14 seconds. She finished second behind freshman Connie Morgan who finished with a time of 24 minutes, 36 seconds.

“We were trying to challenge [Chelsea] this week early to see if she could get after some of the other gals, and today was the day basically,” Adkisson said.

On the men’s side, sophomore Nate Minor continued to shine for the Wildcats as he finished with a time of 32 minutes, 59 seconds.

Last weekend Minor set a lifetime personal record in his 8k race and this week continued to lead the pack in the 10k race.

Minor “is showing some really amazing strengths thus far as compared to last year,” Adkisson said. “He was a work horse over the summer. He was determined and got a lot of good mileage in.”

Minor, who is just a sophomore, will be one of two runners the coaches hope to build their team around in the next few years.

Freshman Ryan Thompson finished second in the race with a time of 33 minutes, 52 seconds.

“I was really glad to see Ryan Thompson up there,” Minor said. “He had a huge race today and broke 34 [minutes] for his first 10k ever.”

Rounding out the top five men for the Wildcats was junior Jon Swanson with a time of 35 minutes, 11 seconds, sophomore Nathan Power with a time of 35 minutes, 30 seconds, and fellow sophomore Jacob Phipps with a time of 35 minutes, 56 seconds.

Central will travel to Tacoma to compete at Pacific Lutheran University’s Invitational Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Hopes are high that the team will live up to its potential and start placing first in these events. Injuries are preventing that from happening now, but runners hope that the team will get healthy soon.

“I think once we get Santos and Sincraugh back our team will be pretty strong and hope to do better than last year,” Minor said.

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by Richard Schillinger, career counselor, the weekend of Oct. 1, while hiking to Ingalls Lake with his fiancé Ashley Borders and Bob Trumpy of the Information Technology Administrative Management department.

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Rockin’ the boat with OPR BY tim park

Staff Reporter

Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals (OPR) is offering the people of Ellensburg a chance to learn the basics of white water kayaking for only five dollars per session.

The classes are held at Central’s Aquatic Center on Sunday’s from 7 to 9 p.m.

No prior kayak experience is required and the classes are a great way for anyone in the community to introduce themselves to the sport.

“The pool sessions are two hours and a lot of fun. We teach you the basics of it and let you paddle around the pool and get familiar with the boat,” said Dan IntHout, 2011 Central graduate and OPR kayak instructor.

The first hour of the class is a kayaking free-for-all, giving attendees a chance to do whatever they need to familiarize themselves with the boat.

The second portion of the class is where the work comes in, and is dedicated to teaching students how to “roll”. The term “roll” in kayaking is used to describe the act of righting your kayak when it is capsized and is the most important maneuver in the sport to master.

When you tip your kayak over, you need to know how to get back on top of the water and keep moving so you don’t get injured or drown.

Folks participating in the kayak class need to wear swim trunks or a bathing suit

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SPLISH SPLASH CWU students learn how to kayak at the Aquatic facility Sunday during the first pool session of the quarter.

and preferably a long sleeve shirt that you don’t mind getting wet.

“The pool sessions are a lot of fun, and I recommend anyone interested in the sport to come test it out, see how you feel about it and if its something you want to get yourself into, then the next step would be taking the intro to white water kayaking class,” said Int-Hout.

The first introduction to white water kayaking class of the year is offered on Oct. 18-22, but is unfortunately completely full.

There is another class scheduled in the

month of March, and OPR is currently working on getting a class in place for this winter.

“The introduction to white water kayaking class is $150 for students and $200 for non-students…considering gear and transportation competitive classes elsewhere range from $650 and up,” said Jay Neely, senior studio art and OPR kayak instructor.

The class offered at CWU spans four days. The first two are spent in the pool learning the paddle stroke, general safety and getting familiar with rolling. The

second two days are spent on the river, learning how to peel in and out of eddies and learning how currents and hydraulics work.

By the end of class, attendees will have the knowledge and ability to take on big water and work their way through swift moving creeks and rivers.

“Our goal is to get people through the introduction to white water kayaking course so they are skilled enough to go out on their own. After that they’re able to rent OPR’s boats and all the gear they need for a kayaking trip,” said Int-Hout.

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