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University goes green in two building projects Renovation of Hogue and Dean halls utilizes technology, preservation to keep costs low

BY ALEX PYNSKY

Senior Reporter

University officials, under direction from the legislature, have begun remodeling buildings to green standards rather than replacing them.

“Always preservation over replacement,” said Bill Yarwood, Central Washington University’s director of facilities planning and construction, regarding recent renovations to both Hogue and Dean halls.

Dean Hall was in need of a facelift after being vacant for almost a decade; it had been used as storage for extra furniture.

“Since Dean Hall was the old chemistry and science building, a majority of the classrooms used a lot of chemicals and other hazardous substances in their curriculum,” said one facilities management official. “So when we went in to essentially flush out the entire system, we found out that it would take more time to remove them than we originally thought.”

Dean Hall was still in acceptable condition for facilities management, so they decided not to tear it down, and to continue renovation.

The idea for the new Dean Hall project was to make the building more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly.

The old format for the fume hoods had them defining the amount of air that circulated through the building, which ran 24

hours a day. The new fume hoods have a variable volume layout, which is both energy efficient and cost effective because, unlike before, the air circulation for each fume hood is individually regulated.

“In the long run, projects like Dean Hall and the Hogue Hall project will save a pretty substantial amount of money because the natural resources the building uses can be reused during the renovation, as well as after construction is complete,” Yarwood said.

The Hogue Hall project Yarwood is referring to has been in the works since 2005. According to Bill Vertrees, vice president of Business and Financial Affairs, Central requested funds for the project nearly six years ago when predesign began. After design was finished in 2009, the university finally received funds from the state. However, the problem was the university requested funds for addition and renovation, and only received the $27 million needed for the addition. The state told Central that they would receive the funds needed for the Hogue Hall renovation at a later date due to the budget crisis.

Thanks to lower construction costs. facilities management officials realized they were going to have about $7 million left over after the addition was completed.

“We think that the money we have left over after completion of the addition will

Manweller confronted by politician’s husband after comments made on radio show Staff Reporter

A local radio show led to blows between Central Washington University political science professor Matthew Manweller and former Kittitas mayor Fred Huber over comments Manweller made on his radio show, “The Right Opinion.”

The fight sent Manweller to the emergency MANWELLER room, where he was treated for a laceration to the ear and a broken hand that he sustained during the fight.

Both men were charged with disorderly conduct.

“I had a man assault me and I defended myself as best I could,” Manweller said.

The conflict began at the Ellensburg Rodeo parade where Manweller, chair of the local Republican Party, accompanied Dino Rossi, candidate for the U.S. Senate, on a parade float. Manweller said a woman caused a scene and interrupted the parade route as she yelled and booed at Rossi.

The woman turned out to be former Kittitas County Commissioner Linda Huber, also a Central employee. A week later Manweller described the incident on his radio show: “We come across around this corner in our parade float and this older portly woman jumps out into the middle of the parade route ... and she just starts screaming at us,” Manweller said. “And a lot of the parents, like they just kind of take their kids and start swerving a little around … to avoid the crazy lady that’s screaming at us.”

Fred Huber, Linda Huber’s husband, heard the broadcast and decided to call in

be enough to complete the renovation of the old building,” Yarwood said, “which means we will save money by not having to ask the state for the second installment we thought we originally needed for the entire project.”

After all the construction is finished

to the show and speak with Manweller.

Huber claimed that Linda had never entered the parade route and accused Manweller of insulting his wife. After the two men exchanged heated words and disagreed over what happened during the parade, Manweller ended the call and stated that he hoped Huber wouldn’t be waiting for him out in the parking lot.

Huber told the Yakima Herald Republic that he caught the end of Manweller’s show on the way to the bank and decided to pull into the KLXE parking lot to talk to Manweller.

“From there it escalated where he was enraged enough to hit,” Huber told the newspaper. “I should not have put myself in any danger.”

Two fellow radio guests had to pry the men apart.

“I’ve hosted the radio show for six years and no one’s ever come to even complain, let alone attack somebody,” Manweller said.

Both men later filed restraining orders against each other. However, witnesses were unable to verify who initiated the fight, so the judge dismissed both requests.

Manweller said he thought his comments were newsworthy for his show because of Linda Huber’s former role as a county commissioner and current position on the Kittitas City Council.

“She was still currently serving as an elected official and I thought that made it a story – Mr. Huber didn’t think that it was,” Manweller said.

Manweller said he regrets the whole incident and doesn’t want his students to think that he was charged with assault.

“I’m just going to let it drop,” Manweller said. “It’s not worth the stress to my family to go through a legal fight over this.”

with Hogue Hall, two more buildings on campus can be considered environmentally friendly. Both Dean and Hogue halls have brand new energy codes. They are highly insulated, with extra thermal windows to help keep the heat inside the building.

Gaudino reorganizes Academic, Student Affairs division heads

BY ALEX PYNSKY

CWU prof involved in altercation

BY LINDSAY TROTT

Veronica Gruba

HOGUE HALL RENOVATION Once completed, Hogue and Dean halls will save the university money and natural resources because of green building techniques.

Senior Reporter

Central Washington University President James Gaudino had a vision when he was hired in November 2009. His vision: Academic and Student Affairs personnel working closely together to focus more attention on the students.

To achieve this goal, Gaudino combined Academic Affairs and Student affairs, a merger that included several reassignments.

“As all you students know, budgets are going down and tuition is going up, so anytime you can begin to save resources it’s a good thing,” Gaudino said. “But that was not the motivation, that was really the bi-product of it to save money.”

How much money this decision will save the university is still unknown.

Gaudino said even though it will take awhile to see any major changes, he is already beginning to see smaller changes. However, the merging of the two upper level administration offices did not come without a detailed look through and reassignment internally.

Former Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Charlotte Tullos resigned from her position in order to take on a new position as Vice President of Student Success. Her new responsibilities include working on special projects for Gaudino.

One of these projects includes developing a new student success center, The Wildcat Academy, which she believes will help student retention and maintain record enrollment.

“A lot of students are not prepared in math and writing when they come to this university,” Tullos said. “The goal of the Wildcat Academy will be to prepare these students for the regular school year and possibly eliminate the lower level math and English classes.”

The academy is still in the preliminary planning stages, but Tullos plans to present the whole program to the Provost Council in a meeting on Oct. 6. She hopes to have the whole program set in stone by this upcoming winter quarter.

As Tullos resigns, her former responsibilities fall in the lap of Associate Vice

President of Student Affairs Keith Champagne. The merger gives Champagne and members of the Office of Student Affairs the opportunity to have access to their colleagues in charge of academic life.

“We are building a bridge between the classroom and out-of-classroom experience,” Champagne said.

The difference with Champagne’s job is that one additional person reports to him now, as well as being responsible for the office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

He says in no way is he taking over Tullos’ position, he just now reports only to Wayne Quirk, provost and senior vice president of GAUDINO academic affairs at Central.

Gaudino referred to Quirk as his new “right-hand man.” He referred to him as this because Quirk is now unofficially in QUIRK charge of two-thirds of the university (Student and Academic Affairs). Out of all those affected by the merger, the biggest increase in responsibility was seen by him, who is now reported to by 17 people.

Quirk said the “worthy and capable professionals” that now report to him are able to keep him updated on sections of Student Affairs that he has not been responsible for in the past.

“I’m adapting slowly, but I am working hard at it to understand what kind of sources exist and what kind of programs are there,” Quirk said. “One thing I can tell you for sure is that the email and texts that I get – for example, student disciplinary reports – are much different compared to what I used to get, say, six months ago.”

Gaudino said even though there is no ballpark figure of how much money his decision will save the university in the future, he is certain that having all the divisions work together will greatly advance student support.

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t’s 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday and Pine Street is overflowing with students on cell phones. The bass from the music inside Lilly’s Cantina creates vibrations underneath the sidewalk as the last few customers trickle out. Rodeo Town Taxi comes and goes as the impatient crowd fights for their turn to ride home.

Just then, three girls stumble out of the large wooden door and congregate in a half circle. The shortest of the three can barely stand and, although the other two look slightly annoyed, they offer her a shoulder to lean on.

“We can’t wait for a cab,” the tall brunette says.

“We’ve gotta get her to bed.”

The brunette declares that she’s “fine to drive,” as the other two dutifully follow her to a shiny black Ford Focus.

The three pile inside and drive off down Pearl Street.

A recent investigation shows that this scenario is all too common in Ellensburg. Since the first of the year, 90 people have been arrested by Ellensburg and Central police for drunk driving in town, 12 of them Central students. One can only imagine how many drivers manage to get home in the same drunken state unnoticed by the police.

Of the 370 total DUI citations written in Ellensburg from 2007 through this past weekend, 64.9 percent were after midnight and almost 28 percent of those were students, that indicates that when the bars close down and Ellensburg’s two taxis are operating at full capacity, too many DUI drivers on the road.

Driving Drunk in Ellensburg Theona Reynen, senior broadcast journalism major, says that Ellensburg’s small geographic size makes driving under the influence seem like “less of a big deal.”

“Anywhere you want to go is just a pretty short drive away,” she said. “So if you’ve been drinking or whatever, you’re usually confident that you’ll get there safely.”

facts and figures .08% is the federal Blood Alcohol Content limit 69 percent of all accidents occur within a tenmile radius of a driver’s home

52 percent occur within a five-mile radius 76 citations issued by the EPD for drunk driving last year

7 citations were issued by Campus Police during the last year

370 citations were written in Ellensburg from 2007 to last week

64.86 percent of the 370 citations were written after midnight

28 percent were Central students a survey of 180 students found:

20.56 percent drive home after drinking at the bars

33.89 percent choose to walk call a friend or a taxi

71.67 percent polled would use a shuttle bus to get home if one was provided and 58.89 percent

would pay for the service

However, the National Highway Traffic Safety “You’re either a DUI or you’re not,” said Cpt. Dan Administration found that 69 percent of all accidents Hansberry. occur within a 10-mile radius of a driver’s home and The EPD issued 76 citations for drunk driving last approximately 52 percent occur within a five-mile radius. year; Campus Police issued seven.

Central Washington University Campus Police officers Problems with the current system admit they don’t give out as many DUIs as they could.

A safe ride home can be hard to come by in Ellensburg.

That’s because they practice what they call Community Central Transit stops running at midnight, and with just Oriented Policing, or C.O.P. two taxis in town, the chances of catching a ride at 2 a.m.

“Usually, if we suspect someone of drunk driving but are slim. So students resort to one of two options: 1) drive they’re already pulling into their residence, we’ll let them home after drinking or 2) walk home in the dark and go,” said Lt. Tim Stowe. “Our main goal is to get them embark upon the “path of destruction.” According to home safely.”

Lynne Harrison, both options create However, a couple of years ago, problems for local law enforcement, Anywhere you want businesses and residents, as well as a campus police officer pulled over a drunk driver in the parking lot to go is just a pretty for the person making the choice. of the Getz-Short apartments on Last spring, a sociology class short drive away, so if conducted University Way, where he lived. a survey of 180 students “He had clearly been drinking, you’ve been drinking or at random in the Student Union but he parked his car and we talked whatever, you’re usually Recreation Center (SURC) and with him for a little bit and then we found that 20.6 percent said they let him go inside because he was confident that you’ll get drive home after drinking at the home,” Lieutenant Stowe said. “We bars, 33.9 percent choose to walk, there safely. didn’t think he’d leave – he said he while the rest called a friend or a wouldn’t go anywhere – so we let taxi. Of the students polled 71.67 him go.”

THEONA REYNAN percent said they would use a shuttle A couple of hours later, Senior broadcast major bus to get home if one was provided University Police got a call from and 58.89 percent, would pay for it. the county. The same drunk driver Jack Baker, chief conduct who promised he’d stay home had gotten in a crash on officer at CWU, admits that students driving home drunk Airport Road. from the bars is a real problem at Central.

Despite instances like this, University Police say they “It’s bad,” he said. “It’s the violation that I’m most continue to practice C.O.P. in order to “get everyone concerned with because the student can hurt themselves, home safe.” and they can hurt others in the community.”

“We have officers on foot patrol,” Lt. Stowe said.

Baker said alcohol’s ability to inhibit decision-making “They’re out in the community, they walk through the plays a role in the problem. residence halls, they’re on bicycles… our main goal is to “These are young drinkers, they’re not experienced keep the students and the community safe.” drinkers,” he said. “They are just learning how to drink.

The Ellensburg Police Department (EPD), however, And a lot of the time, they just end up making the wrong takes a tougher mentality on drunk drivers. decision.”

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Central, Ellensburg community

BY McKENZIE GARDNER

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here doesn’t seem to be an argument about whether Central students drinking and driving is a problem; the issue lies in the struggle to find a solution. For nearly three years now, students, faculty and community members have gone back and forth with proposals, rebuttals and questions.

So what’s the hold up?

Brent Weisel, senior finance and accounting major, has been fighting for a solution to student DUIs since June 2008, when he first proposed a transportation system that could pick students up at the bars after midnight. The goal is to keep students from drinking and driving and to provide a safe and efficient means for transporting them back to their residences.

The plan is to adjust Central Transit’s hours to provide a night transportation that the current system does not offer. However, almost three years later, discussions are still underway.

“I went to the administration and they said, ‘You need a plan,’” Weisel said. “Three or four proposals later, nothing’s changed.”

On May 6 of this year, a group of students, administration, campus police officers and ASCWU-BOD members met in the SURC to discuss the issue. The consensus was that there is a lack of transportation for students after midnight, however the group could not come to an agreement on a solution.

Obie O’Brien, Ellensburg City Councilman and Supervisor of Distance Education at Central, stands firm in

his decisions about late-night transportation.

“There is an issue that needs to be addressed, but I do not believe that [Central Transit] is the right avenue to address the issue,” O’Brien said.

Jack Baker blames lack of funding and the reality that no one wants to stay up until 4 a.m. driving around sick, loud and obnoxious drunks.

Lynne Harrison, coordinator of the Campus-Community Coalition, has another theory.

“Research shows that when you have a designated driver program in place, people tend to consume more alcohol,” she said. “The number of DUIs might go down, and the number of car accidents will go down, but other high-risk drinking problems go up.”

In a seemingly catch-22 situation, who decides which problem is the lesser of two evils?

“We work on reducing high-risk drinking through a variety of ways here on campus,” Harrison said. “So to address the driving issue, we’re pushing for some sort of late-night transportation for students.”

Indeed, CWU does work to educate students about the risks involved with drinking. Joey Bryant, coordinator of student conduct and responsible citizenship, believes in addressing the cause of the problem, not the action itself. For example, incoming freshmen are required to take part in Wildcat Welcome Weekend which includes various courses on safe drinking habits.

“We try to make it an educational process to help students learn to take responsibility for their actions,” he said. “The last thing we want is to see a student walking in here with a DUI.” According to Baker, a large part of the problem is that

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consequences and discussions Face the jury...

TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES OF DUI From EPD: According to Ellensburg Police Department Captain Dan Hansberry, if a person is pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving, the first step is to conduct a field sobriety test. Granted a failed test, said person is handcuffed and searched on the spot and then taken to jail. Once at the jail, a breathalyzer test is typically given and it is then at the discretion of the officer whether to book the person in jail or release them with a DUI citation. This decision is based on level of intoxication and an available sober person to bring them home.

If the level of intoxication is high, the person will be booked in jail with an estimated bail of $500, which could be just the beginning. Typically, the car of someone arrested under the suspicion of drunk driving is impounded and can only be retrieved for a fee of almost $200. From there, the case is taken over by the prosecutor’s office and the Kittitas County court system and dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

From CWU: Students charged with driving under the influence are automatically reported to Central Washington University Student Affairs. From there, each situation is different. Depending on a student’s previous record, he or she will either be placed on probation or deferred suspension. Students are also required to take part in a follow-up session with Gayle Farmer, director of the Wellness Center. This includes mediation, and often a referral to an alcohol assessment program. Those students under the legal drinking age are also obligated to attend Prime for Life, a 10-hour educational curriculum that focuses on the prevention of alcohol related health, impairment and addiction problems.

“When a student comes in who has gotten a DUI, we want it to be an educational process for them,” said Joseph Bryant, coordinator of student conduct and responsible citizenship. “It’s not like going to the principal’s office where you just get yelled at and then you leave. We really want these students to take responsibility for their actions.”

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no one has sole power over the issue.

“It’s complicated,” he said.

“It has to work on the collegiate side and the community side, and there just hasn’t been an agreement.”

BRENT WEISEL Steve RitSenior finance and accounting tereiser, chief of major police at Central, agrees with O’Brien and confirms that Central Transit’s hours will not extend to provide late-night rides for students.

“By the end of the last school year, it was pretty clear that combining Central Transit with a late-night transportation program was not a good idea,” he said.

According to Rittereiser, when Central Transit operated past midnight to bring students home from the bars, the majority of those funding the program couldn’t use it because they weren’t of legal drinking age.

“It just didn’t make much sense to have a bunch of 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds paying for a program they couldn’t even use,” Rittereiser said. “What did make sense was to provide transit-based transportation for students and the community to get to school and the store.”

Both O’Brien and Rittereiser agree that it would be a positive change to have such a program at Central and

I went to the administration and they said, ‘You need a plan.’ Three or four proposals later, nothing’s changed.

they offer suggestions to achieve that.

“It has been talked about that students acquire several small busses or vans and then lease them to the local taxi company,” O’Brien said. “It would be more effective for the students to have that relationship with the taxi company, rather than with HopeSource and Central Transit.”

Rittereiser thinks students should submit a Request for Proposal to a transportation program to find out how much it might cost. Once a price is established, he said, the students can see if it’s plausible and go from there.

The simple solution seems to be to extend Central Transit’s hours until 2 a.m. a few nights a week. However, Campus Police have confirmed that they will not extend the hours.

“When Safe Ride used to run until 3 a.m., people called it the ‘Drunk Bus,’” Lt. Stowe said. “It looked really bad in the media.”

Weisel wonders, however, if it would look worse in the media to run a “Drunk Bus” that gets students home safely or to let intoxicated students fend for themselves and drive home drunk.

“Until the university’s administration believes in, and is willing to work on a late-night transit system in Ellensburg, something the students have wanted for years, nothing will change,” Weisel said. “I just hope they make changes before something terrible happens to a CWU student.”

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The revolution of the news business has carried over into The Observer, both in print and a revamped website

An informed public has relied on media in various forms for centuries to Editor-in-Chief learn about everything from political scandals to yesterday’s Red Sox score.

My name is AnAnd as much as I hate to admit it, thony James and I’m our generation doesn’t get their news beginning my first from the dead tree press. News is conquarter as Editorsumed online, via BlackBerries and in-Chief of the Obtexting and even Jon Stewart. The Observer. And my first server is no different. column. So here it In March, we launched a revamped goes. website. It’s a work in progress by a few For inspiration, I went to my prede- dedicated, often unpaid students. cessor Darcy Wytko’s first column from We have had our growing pains and this time. She wrote about Che Guevara will continue to, but we’ll always deliver and revolution. Che is a blend of campus gone, but revolution is entertainment Sure, we have work to news, alive and well. around Ellensburg My generation of do. I’m the first to admit and Wildcat sports 20-somethings holds that. But the dozens of like never before and a vast amount of students whom make this in ways that were inpower and influence publication possible strive conceivable in our in today’s society. Our to make the Observer the parent’s youth. parents fought against The award-winbest it can be. wars half a world ning print edition away by holding sitisn’t going anywhere ins and picketing on campuses. either. And with all of the revolution Today, we send Facebook group in- happening in news delivery, neither will vites and tweet our opinions, but the re- our coverage. sult is the same – our voices are heard Sure, we have work to do. I’m the and change results. first to admit that. But the dozens of What does this have to do with a col- students whom make this publication lege newspaper? Well, a lot. possible strive to make the Observer the Revolution has always been a part of best it can be. the lives of people since the beginning So, welcome to all of the new stuof time. The word draws pictures of dents on campus and welcome back to battles between two competing political those returning to Central. All of us ideologies, but the term has been thrown at the Observer would love to see you around in the news business since the ad- write for us and hear your opinions or vent of the Internet and free news online. tips.

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Vampire fans - expand your horizons (beyond Twilight) The series of books and movies has undermined the importance of other vampire stories

the vampire genre? If you want to see a unique tale watch the Swedish film “Let the Right One In.” As with Many films and novels have created a n y t h i n g their own idea of vampires. Starting with that rises in the classic portrayal of Dracula to biker popularity, you gangs and raver vamps – everyone has will have those their favorite type. that will defend it I personally idolize the ones created by to the death and Anne Rice in “The Vampire Chronicles.” others that would The first book of which was made into rather see die. a great movie years ago, starring Tom Such is the case of the Twilight craze. Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas I’ll be honest, I’ve seen the first movie and Kristen Dunst (“Interview with the and still contemplating on the second.

Vampire”).

Even though I I could tell you to didn’t like it, I can not watch Twilight, Stephenie Meyer but you might actually understand why some didn’t write Twilight for like it. Most movies are people do. Stephenie me.

I’m not interested Meyer didn’t write worth watching once, Twilight for me. in relationship issues especially if you are I’m not interested in about kids in high school, going to comment on relationship issues whether they are vam- them; nobody likes an about kids in high ignorant critic. But, this pires or not. school, whether they is a two-way street for are vampires or not. all of you diehard fans I don’t want my out there. If Twilight is vampires to glitter; I want them to burn the only vampire movie you’ve seen, you for not adhering to the conditions of need to broaden your perspectives a bit. their curse.

I still have not decided if I am going to I’ve found three main problems watch New Moon. I most likely will, just with Twilight: the setting, the plot and to give it a second chance. At least I don’t the vampires themselves. The setting have to go very far to do so. we covered – high school was lame Campus Activities will be showing the first time. The plot was sappy and “Twilight: New Moon” in the Student predictable, but what else do you expect Union and Recreation Center Theater from a romance?

Monday at 7 p.m. If you’re a fan, don’t The problem was being unoriginal miss this theater showing and if you’ve and overused. You think Meyer was the never seen either of the movies before, only one to take star-crossed lovers to who knows? You could enjoy it.

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Best of both worlds

Introducing: the few, the proud, the pricks

The most successful people have introduced selfish, unsavory qualities into their personalities Copy Desk Chief

Hello, reader.

Are you feeling down? Do you feel like your life isn’t going anywhere?

Well, let me attempt to lift your spirits with a simple, easily-proven fact: Good things happen to complete pricks.

It’s true. Wanna shake up your life and find a way to succeed? Become a complete prick. Or at least, be a partial one. Try incorporating some prick-like elements into your personality and watch yourself blossom.

Why not? The leaders of our corporate world are complete pricks. Politicians, celebrities, talented people...a lot them are pricks of the highest order. Even certain people in your life -- the ones that seem

to have everything go their way -- they’re jobs, but court an endless array of womprobably pricks. en. Many women tend to be attracted to Oh, and think of that cute girl in your complete pricks because (no surprise) guys life that you want to get to know better. with a lot of bravado and confidence apShe’s too busy eyeballing a complete prick pear more attractive. A lot of complete to notice you. pricks are rich, too, which also helps.

It makes sense.

I could demonstrate in detail how In the world of business, prickiness is prickiness can be applied to any aspect of a must. your life, but if you’re a good candidate Confidence needs to seep out of your for being a prick, you should have enough pores. Not only will confidence in yourself your customer trust you and your abilities to figComplete pricks ure it all out for yourenough to buy whatever were the pioneers of our self. you’re selling, you have past and the innovators to be confident enough Complete pricks to appeal to your bosses that will shape our fu- were the pioneers of and make them think ture. Why shouldn’t we our past and the inyou know what you’re all want to be complete novators that will doing. That way, when shape our future. Why pricks? the opportunity arises, shouldn’t we all want to you can take their job, be complete pricks? throwing however many The problem with colleagues under the bus as necessary. being a complete prick is that your sucYou don’t even have to know what cesses tend to be short-lived. Complete you’re doing. Just look like it. pricks are like bright flames that shine luComplete pricks not only have good minously before burning out quickly. This

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could explain why they’re constantly in a state of transition.

Pricks are always looking for that newer, better job -- either because they want to be more successful, or because they were fired for not actually knowing what they were doing. A lot of their relationships turn sour fairly quickly, since by nature, pricks are supposed to care about only themselves.

But those are small worries. You’ll be able to get a better job, more friends, and a hotter girlfriend in no time – because you are awesome. Right?

Women can be complete pricks, too, but their characteristics could easily take up an article of their own. They’re also not called “pricks.” Sadly, any femaleequivalent word for “complete prick” is too vulgar to be printed in this paper. Our society can be blamed for that.

I don’t profess to be a complete prick myself, unless after reading this article you think I am one. In that case, thanks for the compliment, you peon.

Observer Newsroom: CWU, 400 E. University Way Boullion Hall 222 Ellensburg, WA 98926 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 509-963-1073 cwuobserver@gmail.com

SCENE Scene Editor

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Amanda Miller cwuobserverscene@gmail.com

“The Most Trusted Stranger in America” Share your secrets tonight with Frank Warren, PostSecret-style

BY REDA LEE

Staff Reporter

If you had a secret burning to be shared, Frank Warren would be the guy to tell. Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, now a national phenomenon, through which participants mail in anonymous secrets on homemade postcards. The secrets are supposed to be real and honest and have never been told.

Warren will be speaking at 6 p.m. tonight in the SURC Ballroom.

Central had its very own version of the PostSecret Project on campus last spring. It was an idea that originated through a few students involved in the Migrant Student Organization (MSO), the Civic Engagement Center and the Wellness Center in an effort to support Mental Health Awareness Week.

The anonymously submitted secrets could be seen on large, standing displays in the SURC so that those walking by

could read the secrets of their fellow students. Some secrets were sad, some were angry and others were controversial. No matter the secret, someone was likely able to relate to it, which created a stronger sense of community.

“I saw it as a survey to find out about the unsafe sexual behaviors students were engaged in. It was a great tool for the Wellness Center,” said Dayana Diaz, member of MSO. “It also built an anonymous community. Somebody has the same secret.”

Central Secrets turned into a bigger project than anyone could have imagined.

“It opened people’s eyes to what was going on around campus, said Beth Shrosbree, member of MSO. It was a learning experience that was positive and negative. We saw that people were inspired to write down their own secrets.”

At first, many of the students involved with Central Secrets feared

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CENTRAL SECRETS MAZE The Central Secrets maze was on display last April as part of Frank Warren’s PostSecret Project.

no one would be willing to share their deepest secrets. They ended up receiving over five hundred postcards.

“It was kind of like an anonymous Facebook. Students received confirmation and affirmation that they’re not alone,” said Scott Drummond, director of Campus Activities. “It’s brave and enlightening. It’s a risk taking adventure that students took part of.”

Warren created a social movement that anyone could relate to. College

campuses all over the state have joined in on the movement. Central was just one of many.

CWU students can purchase tickets for $5 through Campus Activities in SURC 263 General admission tickets can be purchased for $14 online: www.cwu.edu/~wildcattickets

51st Annual Bite of the ‘Burg attracts biggest crowd Approximately 2,500 students attended the Bite of the ‘Burg this year to check out the more than 65 businesses and vendors.

The purpose of the event is to “welcome back students, new or returning, and introduce them to what Ellensburg retailers and organizations have to offer,” said Leslie Berry, Bite of the ‘Burg event coordinator for the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce.

This year’s event was the “biggest ever,” Berry said. More students attended this year than ever before; some of the restaurants actually ran out of food early, she said.

This was the annual event’s 51st anniversary and the vendors are already planning for an even bigger turnout next year, Berry said. The Bite of the ‘Burg takes place every fall, the day before classes start, in downtown Ellensburg.

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Several restaurants participated in the Bite of the ‘Burg and gave out free samples.

Photo essay by JOEY LEBEAU

LEFT Students line up to play water pong at the Buzz-Inn table at Ellensburg’s 51st annual Bite of the ‘Burg.

ABOVE Ryan Oliveros, AJ Smith, and Nate Golden clean off their roasters after making s’mores at Bite of the ‘Burg.

Five Minutes With...

Reesa Nelson

Community Programmer for the Douglas Honors College

BY LINDSY WHEADON

Asst. Scene Editor

Reesa Nelson is a junior theatre major and a second year community programmer (CP) for Douglas Honors College Living Learning Community in Kamola Hall. Playing an active role in the university and community, Nelson strives to bridge the gap between Central and its students. One duty of a CP is event planning. There are three formal programs held each month and one smaller, less formal weekly event called “Community Developers.” Nelson’s most recent event was

RIGHT Kevin McDowell, from Old Mill Country Store, samples steak at Bite of the ‘Burg.

a trip with about 20 residents to the Bite of the ‘Burg downtown.

Q: Why did you choose to take your residents to the Bite of the ‘Burg?

A: Most residents are freshmen and most of them are unfamiliar with Ellensburg and the downtown.

It’s a fun way for them to see what’s down there.

Q: How did your residents benefit from the event?

A: It gave residents the opportunity to explore the downtown. It’s

a cool way for residents to not only get to know the downtown, but also each other.

Q: What do you enjoy most about being a CP? A: I love my job. I get to work with freshmen and at the end of the day I feel good about myself because I’m helping people.

Q: What is your ultimate goal as a CP? A: I hope to inspire students to make connections to each other, to the university and to Ellensburg.

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RAW SPACE local music, comedy, all-ages entertainment Raw Space is a performing arts venue that opened last October. According to Pierce Gunderson, co-owner of Raw Space, they opened their venue because they wanted to bring live music and performance arts to the Ellensburg community for people of all ages.

Because it’s an all-ages venue, alcohol is not permitted within. However, they also own Bertines, which is attached to Raw Space, and the 21 and up crowd can enjoy their beers in there. Because of how the two businesses are attached, concerts can be heard from within Bertines.

Raw Space is located at 119 E. 4th Ave. You can check out their website at www.raw-space.net.

Bertine’s is located at 117 E. 4th Ave. You can check out their website at www.bertines.com.

Open Country Joy blends musical genres

BY AMANDA MILLER

Scene Editor

The chunky solo beating out of the bass guitar could be felt in the chests of those in the bouncing crowd. People were jumping and dancing, limbs flailing and hair flying, as they watched Open Country Joy perform last Saturday at Raw Space.

One overly-enthusiastic dancer was given a wide berth as he jumped, spun and kept every limb in constant motion. Another guy even whipped out his stanky leg.

Brandon Brooks, guitar, Seth Garrido, guitar, and Jeff Dermond, bass, were bouncing and nodding their heads to their rising and falling rhythm while Matthew Reiger kept the beat on drums.

A few songs in, Garrido took a seat, replacing his guitar with a hand drum, which he beat with incredible enthusiasm: his hands were fast like a flip book and his entire body shook in time with his stacatto beat.

The band members’ energy was evident as the smell of sweat poured off the stage.

At times their sound was psychedelic. At other times is sounded country.

Open Country Joy managed to blend together several musical genres in a way that made sense. The crowd loved it, and shared their appreciation in the form of wild dancing, cheering and signs to “rock on”.

“I think all of them are very well skilled and very proficient with their

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instruments,” said Greg Maes, 51, furniture salesman. “They all love what they’re doing and it shows and the audience picks up on it.”

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COMEDY NIGHT Anthony Calderon performed his first stand-up comedy routine at Raw Space last February.

AMANDA MILLER

OCJ Open Country Joy’s Seth Dermond played bass at the concert last Saturday at Raw Space.

For more information about Open Country Joy, visit:

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BY ILA DICKENSON

Special to the Observer

Tonight Raw Space is hosting six comedians that are sure to brighten up your Thursday.

Anthony Calderon will be downtown with five of his comedy buddies for the first of Raw Space’s monthly comedy nights.

Calderon works at bringing things from everyday life into his performanc-

es, drawing inspiration from everything from dating to news and technology.

“I’m a story teller, I try to just bring my life out on stage even if it’s not even funny,” Calderon said.

Since graduating from Ellensburg High School in 2006, Calderon has performed stand-up all over the country with incredible comedians like the wellknown Alonzo Bodden, winner of season three of NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Pierce Gunderson, co-owner of Raw Space, picked Calderon not only because of his talent, but also because of his eye for it.

“He’s hilarious, he brings quality comedians in here so we’ve kind of just continued to book shows with him because he’s really good at bringing in good comedians,” Gunderson said.

In addition to bringing friends from the Westside, Calderon is giving a few minutes of the show to Central students Chad Blevins and Ben Floyd. “[I’m bringing] not only comics that I like, but I wanted to pick comics who would relate well to the students in Ellensburg,” Calderon said.

The show will start at 9 p.m. at Raw Space at 119 E. Fourth Ave. It costs $5 at the door and has a suggested audience of ages 18 and over. Bertine’s will be open before and during the show to provide drinks and food.

For more about Anthony Calderon, visit:

www.facebook.com/anthonycomedy

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The Non-Traditional Student and Veteran Carnival offered snacks and entertainment last Saturday LEFT

Starting with just one purple scarf, Mario Lorenz, an entertainer from Tacoma, wowed the audience by ending his act by tossing multiple scarves of different colors in the air.

LEFT Diane FischelHall, retention communication specialist, was an artist for the day as she used henna to draw on hands and arms at the carnival.

Photo essay by VERONICA GRUBA

ABOVE Carnival attendees look on as Mario Lorenz, an entertainer from Tacoma, balances a stroller on his chin -- quite the feat after accidently spilling a bottle of water just moments before.

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People on the Street: Upperclassmen

BY LINDSY WHEADON

Asst. Scene Editor

“What advice would you give freshmen?”

“Don’t celebrate Thirsty Thursday.”

John Lamb Junior Sports Science Major

“It’s a whole new world being alone and taking care of yourself. It’s scary at first, but it’s the time of your life.”

Kristina Stuht Junior Education Major

“Don’t skip class. It’s one thing that I regret, looking back as a senior, because you eventually end up caring about your CAPS report and grades.”

Brienn Purdue Senior Geology Major

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Monday Movie Madness

Ask

10/4 - 11/1

Tina Sparkle!

“

Not even all the sparkles in the world can get down on heels like I do.

“

TINA SPARKLE Drag Queen

choose between her love for Edward and friendship with Jacob as the vampires and werewolves team up to fight a group of malicious vampires continuing their quest for revenge.

The advice column where you write in, and this CWU drag queen

10/25 7 p.m. “Despicable Me” Carell is the voice of Gru, an evil man who plans to steal 10 p.m. Steve the moon with the help of his

small army of minions. However, he meets three little orphaned girls who will change his life forever and become the biggest challenge the worldʼs greatest villain has ever met.

tells you how it is

Hey all you CWU students!

This is your CWU drag queen with all the answers. I sure do hope your summer was just as fabulous as mine! But now it’s time to get back to the old school routines, and even pick up some new ones.

Not sure what to think of what your partner just said to you? Confused by a warning label on the back of your hairspray bottle? You have a question and I have your answer!

Remember don’t be afraid to ask me anything; you ask it and I’ll answer it.

See you all next week, with this year’s “Ask Tina Sparkle” advice column.

Love you much,

Tina Sparkle

10/4 7 p.m. The Twilight Saga: “Eclipse” 10 p.m. Faced with the biggest decision of her life, Bella is forced to

Send Tina Sparkle your questions!

Email her at:

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11/1

7 p.m. “Top Gun” 10 p.m. This 1980ʼs classic movie stars Tom Cruise as Maverick, a hot-

shot pilot who finds himself at the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he struggles to be the best pilot while falling for Charlie, a civilian instructor.

11/1

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The gang, making some new friends along the way, must band together in one final, crazy scheme to escape their confines and return home to Andy.

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SPORTS Sports Editor

Kevin Proctor cwuobserversports@gmail.com

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Wildcats’ rushing attack powers offense over SFU

CWU running backs Kelly, Stinson combine for 400 rushing yards in 44-30 win over Simon Fraser

BY MATTHEW CARSTENS Asst. Sports Editor

Whoever said you had to schedule fluff at the beginning of your college football season?

Central definitely did not do that in 2010, as they went up against number four in the nation and 2008 NCAA Division II National Champion, Minnesota Duluth. Central would lose the game 35-10, but when playing in the Not-SoGreat Northwest Athletic Conference, these out-of-conference games are ones that Central has to schedule in order to keep in the running for the post season.

Next Central would hit the road to St. George, Utah to take on Dixie State. After falling behind 7-0 with Dixie State scoring on their first possession, Central scored 24 straight points in the first half and held on to win 24-14.

After sharing time with Alex Cate, a senior transfer from Oklahoma State, sophomore quarterback Ryan Robertson was given the keys to the car and proved that he knows how to handle it.

Central took on Eastern Washington, ranked number 17 in the NCAA Division I-AA. Despite being picked to be blown out by Eastern, Central didn’t go down without a fight.

It was a back and forth shootout in the 35-32 loss at Qwest Field, but despite the close game against a tough opponent, there was still room for improvement.

“We didn’t play as clean as we like [to],” said Head Coach Blaine Bennett.

“Too many mistakes on special teams, too many turnovers offensively. We gave up some big plays defensively, so we didn’t play as clean as I would have liked but I thought we played hard for four quarters.”

GNAC Football Standings School

Central Washington Humboldt State Western Oregon Simon Fraser Dixie State

Conference Overall W

3 2 2 0 0

L 0 0 1 3 3

W 3 3 2 0 0

L 2 1 2 4 4

PHOTOS COURTESY OF RON HOLE, SFU ATHLETICS

TWO-HEADED MONSTER Freshman running back Ishmael Stinson (left) ran for 154 yards, while senior Bryson Kelly (right) totaled 246 yards and four touchdowns against Simon Fraser. Both rushing totals were career highs for Stinson and Kelly.

The first mistake was on Central quarterback Ryan Robertson’s first pass of the game that was intercepted and run in for a touchdown.

“Obviously that was the difference [in the game],” Robertson said. “I feel really bad about that, but my teammates played their asses off, and unfortunately my mistakes ended up costing us in the end.”

Robertson might want to take that one throw back, but he can be satisfied with his performance the rest of the game.

Robertson completed 63 percent of his passes, going 29 for 46—career highs for completions and attempts—and throwing for 251 total yards, five shy of his career high of 256.

Down 6-7 early in the contest, Central kicker Sean Davis hit a 50-yard field goal to make it 9-7. It was the first 50 plus yard field goal in Central history since 1992.

One Eastern Eagle that the Wildcats had trouble containing running back Taiwan Jones, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns.

“They a have a very good running back,” Bennett said. “I thought we contained him well, except for that screen pass that he took the distance. He’s a special talent.”

His other touchdown was a 2-yard run that put Eastern up 14-9.

Seven plays into Eastern’s next offen-

sive possession, senior linebacker Adam Bighill intercepted a pass and took it 66 yards down the field for Central’s second touchdown to make it 16-14.

“I was blitzing on that play and I was coming off the edge,” Bighill said.

“I came off a little bit late and I could see he was getting ready to get a 3-step pass off. I just tried to track where his eyes were looking and he threw it and I snagged it.”

From there both teams went back and forth until Eastern took control and went up 28-16.

defeating them by a score of 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-23).

The team chemistry of the Central Washington University volleyball team has been evident on and off the court this season. With a short preseason, the Wildcats have been able to produce wins with a team of experienced athletes.

Senior middle blocker Kristel Baeckel had an outstanding performance Saturday with 12 total kills in just 19 attempts and zero hitting errors.

Quick to praise her teammates, Baeckel said, “We all played really well Saturday evening.”

Averaging a .531 hitting percentage this year, Baeckel generated a career best .632 percentage on Saturday evening.

Baeckel also had five assisted blocks.

“Kristel has been playing very well,” Head Coach Mario Andaya said. “She adds firepower and is an offensive threat in the middle.”

Senior outside hitter Kady Try currently leads the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) in kills, averaging 4.89 per set. Having her best year so far, she is ranked in the top three in the country. Try had 14 kills against the Crusaders, 11 of them came in the first two sets.

Along with Baeckel, Try was also credited for five assisted blocks.

“Our goal this year is to get better every game,” Baeckel said. “We were down in the third set then came back and won.

We proved that we were there to win.”

Central, now tied for fourth place in the GNAC, improves to a 3-2 record, 5-5 overall.

Many of Central’s players contributed to the win last weekend, including junior setter Carlee Marble, who produced 33

assists for the Wildcats.

Marble “is doing a great job running our offense,” Andaya said.

Defensively, Central was able to hold the Crusaders to a .098 hitting percentage. Junior Meg Ryan and senior Brandie Vea came up big for the Wildcats as they were credited with a combined total of 24 digs on the night.

Northwest Nazarene had three players pick up four blocks each. The Crusaders’ Carly Draginis had 10 kills on the night.

The Wildcats ended the night with a .195 hitting percentage as a team, with eight team blocks and 46 digs.

This week the Wildcats are supporting Breast Cancer Awareness by collecting money and donations Thursday, September 30 at 7 p.m. before and during the game. The Wildcats will be facing Western Oregon University.

“Western Oregon is a physical team with a big front line that can hit the ball well. We need to come out offensively and set the tone,” Andaya said. “We will have to beat them with speed.”

On Saturday, before the Lady Wildcats battle St. Martins University, the team will be continuing their Breast Cancer Awareness support by handing out prizes for the fans wearing pink. The game starts at 7 p.m. in the Nicholson Pavilion.

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Clean Sweep - Volleyball wins third straight

BY JAKE ABBOTT Staff Reporter

In the past three matches, the seemingly flawless Wildcat volleyball team has not lost a single set. Last Saturday, the Wildcats faced off against the Crusaders of Northwest Nazarene University,

NINA KANARSKAYA

GAME, SET, MATCH! Senior Kady Try spikes the ball over the net to the Northwest Nazarene University Crusaders. Try, along with senior Kristel Baeckel, had 26 combined kills that helped the Wildcats earn their third consecutive win.

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Tomaso’s hat trick propels CWU past St. Martin’s

BY JON CLEVELAND Sr. Sports Reporter

Central’s women’s soccer team started their season off on the wrong foot, losing their first two games of the year against Chico State and San Francisco State.

However, in recent days CWU has picked themselves up with better play.

The Lady Wildcats played the number 22 ranked team in the country, Mesa State, in their third match-up of the season.

Central scored in the 41st minute when junior forward Brittany Franks gave Central a 1-0 lead heading into the half.

Mesa State answered back and scored to tie the game at 1-1 in the 54th minute of play.

With some solid defensive play by the Wildcats, the game ended 1-1 after two overtimes.

After a couple tough losses, a spark seemed to be lit in the Lady Wildcats.

Against divisional opponent Western Oregon this past Thursday, the Lady Wildcats scored three goals and shut out WOU, earning their first win of the season.

In the first half, the Wildcats scored two goals—one off the foot of junior forward Serena Tomaso and the other from senior midfielder Ellie Eckroth.

The second half brought another goal for the Wildcats when junior forward Amy Pate scorched the ball to the back of the net against Western Oregon’s goalie, giving Central a much needed win.

On Saturday, Central traveled to Lacey to square off against conference oppo-

JOEY LEBEAU

PENALTY KICK Senior midfielder Ellie Eckroth takes a free kick against Western Oregon University last Thursday.

nent St. Martin’s University. The Wildcats, hoping to turn their season around, would have to get things going in a big way, and that’s just what they did.

Central scored first, off the strong leg of Tomaso in the seventh minute of play.

St. Martin’s answered back a minute later, tying the game at 1-1. It came down

Fresh legs for veteran team make big strides to finish line

BY ANTHONY HOGAN Staff Reporter

Long runs and intense workouts are a sign of the new season for Central’s Cross Country team.

The Wildcats are off to an even start in their long distance season. The team competed in their second meet in Spokane on Sept. 25 at the Erik Anderson Memorial Invite.

With two meets gone by, some new additions for the Wildcats are making an improvement to the team’s progress.

“The team is coming together and looking good from the new additions on the team with the good group of returners,” said Head Coach Kevin Adkisson. “I feel like we have a strong group that can do great things this year.”

Freshman Taylor Kartes and junior Kelsey Kreft have made big marks for the beginning of the season while pushing each other all the way. For Kartes, her debut run in Yakima two weeks before the Spokane meet made her stand out as she placed 7th in the four kilometer event, running 16 minutes and 41 seconds.

“It was a good day to run in Yakima,” Kartes said. “I feel like I can improve more and get better to help out my team in the meets to come.”

Kreft followed only four seconds behind Kartes, crossing the finish line in

8th with a time of 16:45.

The two held on to their top 10 finishes as senior Adriana Mendoza placed in the top 20 of the event.

With two weeks down in the season, the two were ready to compete again for a top-placing finish.

At the Erik Anderson Memorial Invite in Spokane, the Lady Wildcats faced a new course with more challenges. Solid competition had Kartes and Kreft running a tough race, but only Kartes placed in the top 25.

Kartes ran the 6K race in 20:25, placing 23rd in the event that day.

On the men’s side, junior Manuel Santos led the team in Yakima, placing 15th in the 6K run with a time of 20:45.

Freshman Nathan Power placed right beside Santos in 16th with the same

time. New addition junior Ryan Eidsmoe held his own, placing 19th in the event with a time of 20:48.

The three athletes scored well enough to place third as a team in the meet.

Facing the rigorous course in Spokane, the men’s team performed well to the longer distance of the 8K race. Santos led the men once again, placing 26th overall with a time of 27:08.

“We get different courses each time we have a meet,” Tyler Roland said.

“With each course we have to judge ourselves to handle the conditions to make it the best race we can have that day.”

The team will be ready to go for their next meet on the west side of the mountains, this time in Seattle for the Emerald City Invitational on Oct. 2.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KELSEY KREFT

FOLLOW THE LEADER Adriana Mendoza leads the pack at the Erik Anderson Memorial Invite in Spokane.

to good ball movement and a sold defensive performance to decide who was going to win this game.

“We knew that we have scored first in previous games, and also have lost those games,” Tomaso said. “We knew we had to come out playing hard and get a few more goals to put them away.”

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After a great punt by punter Kyle Petersen that pinned Eastern at their own one yard line, senior linebacker Jared Silva-Purcell tackled Taiwan Jones in their own end zone for a safety to make it 28-18.

Despite all the effort, Central could not quite penetrate Eastern’s three-point lead. Eastern answered Central’s next two touchdowns with seven-point scores of their own, and almost put the game away for good with a Robertson fumble that was ran in for a touchdown, but was called back for defensive holding.

“Man, I was thinking that was the end of the game,” Robertson said. “What a terrible way to end the game with another turnover. Then it was just a whirlwind of emotions. All of a sudden we get it called back and we get another shot at it, and I was thinking, ‘I’m not going to let us lose this game like that.’”

Robertson made the most of his second chance and threw a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Kollin Hancock to make it 35-32.

After a quick three and out, Central received the ball again, but couldn’t make anything out of their final opportunity. The game ended with a 35-32 final score.

Central would come home to face Dixie State again in front of a sold-out crowd. Central never really let Dixie get started, demolishing them 43-21.

“We were able to play a lot of kids today, to build some depth and give some other guys a break,” Bennett said. “Adam Bighill can’t play 38 snaps every week for 11 straight weeks. He just can’t.”

With all those new players in, it wasn’t the prettiest of wins as the Wildcats amassed 169 penalty yards, the highest number in a game for Central since 1994.

“Some of those were a concern,” Bennett said. “But also some of them came with a lot of the new people we had in the game and were as much the result of guys getting a little too excited as anything.”

Robertson had another solid game, completing 14 of 21 passes for 177 yards

Central kept their chances alive when Tomaso scored yet another goal in the 45th minute.

The Wildcats would hold on to this lead until St. Martin’s Megan Beisley scored, tying the game back up at 2-2.

The match would not remain tied for very long when sophomore midfielder Carson McKole scored her first goal of the season, and from that moment on the Wildcats controlled the game.

“We work really hard to get where we are right now,” Tomaso said. “It’s a really big turning point and I am really expecting us to move forward now.”

Tomaso scored the final goal and her third of the day for a hat trick, thanks in part to senior forward Kaycie Hutchins, who had two assists in the game.

“I was the captain last year,” Hutchins said. “So I knew the expectation this year because being a senior you want it that much more. You are in a easier position to lead just because you are a senior and it’s your last time and you just want to win, no matter what.”

Central walked away from the victory with a final score of 4-2, thanks to nine saves by freshman goalie Kori Butterfield.

“It’s probably one of our best games,” Butterfield said. “I think we came together as a team a little bit more than recently.”

Central is now 2-5-1 on the season and 2-2-0 in the conference.

Today the Wildcats look to improve to 3-2 in GNAC play as they face their newest conference opponent Simon Fraser at 3 p.m.

and one touchdown pass, further cementing his position as the starting quarterback.

“Obviously I need to keep getting better all the time,” Robertson said. “You can go out every game and say that you could have made a throw here, you could have made a throw there, but I’m just going to focus on getting better. If he starts me, he starts me—and if he doesn’t, he doesn’t.”

Last Saturday, Central took a trip north of the border to face their newest conference opponent Simon Fraser University. What seemed to be another weak conference opponent ended up surprising the Wildcats as they found themselves tied 10-10 at the half.

“We started off the game slow,” said senior running back Bryson Kelly. “At the second half we told ourselves we were just going to come out and play how we were supposed to play from the get go and we came out ready to go. We just need to start better, that’s what the biggest concern was.”

And start better they did. Central put up 34 points in the second half for a final of 44-30. Central racked up 400 total rushing yards, including 246 and four touchdowns from Kelly on the day.

“The offensive line has really been making some big holes for me,” Kelly said. “It’s allowed my game to elevate; I don’t really have to deal with the first level as much as I’ve had to before. They just really opened it for me to run all day.”

For his efforts, Kelly received co-GNAC player of the week honors with along with teammate Sean Davis. Davis kicked three field goals on the day along with 5 extra points. His 14-point scoring day tied a single game scoring re- #46 Sean Davis cord for Central.

While the offensive explosion is nice to see, the 30 points allowed is a concern for the defense. D2Football.com columnist John Guddat picked Central to win in a 52-7 pummeling.

This week Central travels to Humboldt State, looking to continue their winning streak to ensure a playoff spot come November.

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Tailgaters unite to ‘bro out’ before game back, but we really want to get the freshmen involved,” Spalti said. “We’re doing our best to It’s an event deemed perfect become more involved with the for red, black and white-themed campus.” attire and any accentuating adWhile there are many opporditions that express school spir- tunities to get involved, the footit. Although it wasn’t the first ball tailgate provides a social inCentral home football game or teraction, as well as fan support tailgate, last Saturday’s tailgate for athletics. was a memorable back to school “It’s a great way to meet new opener. people and show support for your Scheduled the school,” said weekend before McCartWe go to ‘bro out’. Josh the start of classney, athletic es, the tailgate It’s a good opportunity d e p a r t m e n t was packed with marketing profor guy time. new and returnmotion graduing Central stuPAUL BECKEL ate assistant. dents, now back For some Senior Physical Ed. Major on campus. students, the “It’s the stutailgate left dents’ first time back, and this them with new acquaintances. [tailgate] sets the tone for the But for others, it was a time to season,” said Erica Spalti, 88.1 reconnect with old friends.

The ‘Burg marketing and pro“We get to ‘bro out’,” said Paul motion director.

Beckel, senior physical education The commencement of a major. “It’s a good opportunity new school year results in a for guy time.” large number of students who According to McCartney, tailare unfamiliar to other students gating prior to home football and disconnected from the uni- games started with the ‘Burg two versity. years ago and has gained in popAccording to Spalti, the great- ularity since. est focus for the opening tailgate “After the football team’s sucwas on Central newcomers. cess last year, [tailgates] continue “It’s everyone’s first time to get bigger and grow in supBY LINDSY WHEADON Asst. Scene Editor

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CHILLIN’ WITH THE HOMIES (Above from left to right) Seniors Wes Hargrove, Brian Yee, Randy Williamson, and Donald Baker tailgate outside of Tomlinson Stadium before CWU football takes the field. (Right) Wellington the Wildcat roams the parking lot full of tailgaters, getting CWU fans pumped for the upcoming game.

port,” McCartney said.

Alongside the Cat Pack and Central’s Wellness Center, The ‘Burg plays a large role in the involvement and success of the tailgates.

“We’re here at every tailgate trying to get the school pumped up,” Spalti said. “We’re playing better and newer music because students want what they want

and we‘ll give it to them.”

Students have the chance to receive free prizes, such as Cat Pack t-shirts, Holiday Inn Express drawstring backpacks, Dominos pizza and U-Topia frozen yogurt.

Home football game tailgates are located in the north gravel parking lot at Tomlinson Stadium.