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THE EVERGREEN SCENE

Lightin’ it up Third recreational marijuana shop, The Fire House, to open in Ellensburg The Fire House now hiring Where: Anyone interested can send resume to sales@firehousenw.com What: Must be 21 or older in order to apply for the position. For more information, you can visit www.FirehouseNW.com

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By Brian Cook

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A third recreational marijuana shop is set to open in the 1700 block of South Canyon Road in Ellensburg, behind the Comfort Inn and near I-90, as early as July of this year. The shop will also sell medicinal marijuana.

Owned by former San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Bean, The Fire House will be going for a vintage rustic look with a modern feel.

“We are looking to provide a professional, safe and fun atmosphere for all cannabis consumers,” Bean said. “We are aiming to open our doors on July 1; our licenses are in the

mail, right now we are making tentative improvements to ensure we are up to building code required by the state.”

The Fire House will be licensed for recreational and medicinal marijuana sales , so it will be carrying all products that are eligible to sell under I-502 law.

“We will have a large variety of products from dozens of producers across the state,” said Dan DeVries, sales manager for The Fire House.

In addition to having many new products, Bean and DeVries said they will be competing with the other two shops by keeping prices lower.

“Plus we are also working on a strong loyalty program we

feel our customers will really enjoy,” DeVries said.

The loyalty program is still being developed but will be online, according to DeVries.

Additionally, The Fire House will be offering discounts for Central students, as well as discounts to customers who are attending events at the Gorge by showing their tickets.

Bean played college baseball for Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Washington. From there, he was drafted in the 17th round to the San Francisco Giants. After playing three years with the Giants, Bean went on to play baseball in both Europe and Australia.

Bean went from throwing fire to dealing fire and decided to join the marijuana business.

On Tuesday, Sean Robinson of the Tacoma News Tribune came to Central to talk to us wee little journalism students.

He came to inspire. He came to teach. He came to motivate. All good things.

But mostly, he came to scare us. He might claim he didn’t, but he did.

Journalism is a crappy, awful field right now, which makes a lot of us feel great, seeing as we’re a mere four weeks away from graduation.

For the third straight year, CareerCast – an online networking company – ranked “Newspaper Reporter” as the worst job in America. And if you’re a broadcast major, now’s the time to stop laughing – your intended career was third worst.

That’s right. We’re worse than a life spent sucking people’s excrement from septic tanks. We’re worse than throwing bagged-up piles of garbage into even larger, moving piles of garbage. We’re even worse than those poor fools who have to dress up in Chuck E. Cheese costumes.

How have we stooped so low?

Some would say it’s the ever-changing media landscape, which has seen major shifts in favor of online content rather than traditional print products.

Others would say it’s our ridiculously low salaries. (Starting wages in the industry average at about $12-13 an hour, I’m told).

But I think it’s deeper and more sinister than that. According to recent surveys issued

by PBS, Americans’ distrust of journalists is at an all-time high.

If you’ve ever trolled the comments section of any online news story, it’s easy to see just how hated this industry is. People bash, berate and disagree at every turn. They constantly question facts and concoct theories of their own.

They personally criticize the reporter who wrote it, and they rarely pull punches. I’ve written about this before, but

the same type of online bullying that we all denounce when it’s not us as the perpetrators is the same type of bullying that happens in these comments sections across the internet.

It’s almost like we’ve all forgotten why this industry was started in the first place. It wasn’t to spread disinformation or deceive audiences, it was to create a well-informed public.

And it still does that. Anyone who’s ever read an online news story from these hip new Internet media companies like Vox, Vice or Mic has read a story that piggybacks off the hard work of newspaper reporters.

Without them, how would these organizations that cover the entire United States ever get the facts they need about local issues? They take these and spin them into a new tale their readers will enjoy and identify with.

It’s the journalists at the bottom layer who are the ones getting their clothes dirty so that we can all remain informed.

The stories lead reporters write are rarely sexy or earth shattering, but they’re necessary.

The Watergate scandal was unearthed because a reporter was sent to cover a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

But it’s too easy and tempting to look past all of that and only focus on the mistakes or click-baity headlines. (And the thing about those is that it’s all our fault. The only reason clickbait continues to be a thing is because people click on them).

It takes 20 seconds to send a hateful Tweet to the author of that news story you disagreed with. But what they did, whether you hated it or not, took a hell of a lot longer.

So we get it, America, you generally hate the news. But so did the society in George Orwell’s “1984,” and look how well that worked out for them.

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LiveText program frustrates ed majors

By Elliott Llera

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Nothing signifies the end of the quarter within the department of education like the sudden influx of students visiting the LiveText help center on the second floor of Black Hall.

LiveText is an online platform where students upload select assignments from each of their classes, resulting in a web-based electronic portfolio of their coursework.

A four year subscription to LiveText costs $115 and is required of all students in the department of education.

The extra work involved with getting the various assignments on LiveText frustrates students who are already pressed for time in the weeks leading up to finals.

“It’s basically just a fancy Canvas, only we have to pay for it,” Kelsey Shilby, junior elementary education major, said.

“There’s all of this pressure to get everything uploaded because it’s required for graduation, but it’s so annoying that it always has to be done at the end of the quarter. It just ends up creating more busy-work for us.”

Kiley Dunn, junior family studies major, works at the LiveText help center, which opened about a year after the program was first implemented at Central. She said that most of the students who come to the office

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The Education Department created the LiveText assistance center almost immediately after adopting the technology in 2004.

for assistance are having troubles with uploading.

“Students become so accustomed to Canvas that any other user interface becomes very confusing,” Dunn said. “LiveText doesn’t look exactly like Canvas and it takes a couple more steps.”

According to Ian Loverro, chair of the department of educational foundations and curric-

ulum, LiveText is necessary for Central to maintain its status as an accredited program.

“In the old days it used to be sufficient for us to submit a stack of syllabi saying ‘this is what our students do’,” Loverreo said. “Somewhere along the line they realized that just because you say something, or teach something, doesn’t mean your students learn it.”

Even though the assignments submitted to LiveText are intended to prove to the accreditation committee that Central is satisfying all requirements, Loverro doesn’t think that the program adequately depicts everything his students are learning.

“One of the things that faculty are not thrilled about is that one assignment, one snapshot, is not always representative of an

entire course,” Loverro said.

While the professors in the education programs still use Canvas for grading and providing students with immediate feedback, Loverro said that LiveText is beneficial because of it’s ability to compile data and analyze student progress on a department-wide scale.

“What the students don’t see is that when we score things and we click on ‘rubrics’, that data gets aggregated into tables and those tables turn that data into information which is helpful for us,” Loverro said. “Not just any product off the shelf that does portfolios would do that.”

Complaints about LiveText being tedious aren’t restricted solely to students.

According to Keith Salyer, chair of the teaching elementary, adolescent and young children department, LiveText makes professors grade things that have already been graded.

“The artifact that goes into LiveText is meant to actually illustrate a particular standard or standards that are tied to the course I’m teaching,” Salyer said. “When I grade it in LiveText, I’m just grading for that one thing, but when they submit it for the class I’m looking for that as well as a lot of other things, so that means I do double grading on everything that is submitted as a LiveText artifact and I absolutely detest it.”

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Brother 2 Brother celebrates one year Central Brothers band together to achieve academic excellence

By Joey Castonguay Castonguaj@cwu.edu | @JoeyCastonguay

The Central Brother 2 Brother club teaches young men of all backgrounds to develop good study habits in school and professional demeanors outside of it. The club aims for all members to achieve at least a 3.0 GPA, according to Armando Ortiz, club president and sociology major with a minor in ethics.

The B2B club is celebrating its one-year anniversary, and

“Homes” from page 1 The letter, written in English and Spanish, assured residents nothing will immediately happen to their homes and no decision had yet been made on when Shady Brook would close.

Dozens of community members then attended a county commissioners meeting on May 3 and spoke out against the repurposing of the property.

Residents, community members and Central students and faculty attended the meeting to voice their opinions to the county commissioners.

Auslander urged the county to withdraw from the purchase

according to Ortiz, this year they have increased attendance at weekly meetings from eight members to over 20.

This year, Ortiz wants the club to participate in more community outreach and service.

Ortiz said he has received calls in the early morning from his brothers, and he is always receptive.

“I just want everyone at Central to know there are men’s and women’s clubs available,” Ortiz said. “It doesn’t matter your race and skin color or anything.

I let my brothers know that I’m always here for them, and some have taken me up on that.”

Serving as advisors and counselors are Raymond Hall, a professor of anthropology and museum studies, Saeed Mohammed and Patrick Coffee, academic advisors, Alejandro Lee a professor of world languages, and Keith Champagne, associate dean of student development.

They advise and mentor members in their academic pursuit of excellence.

According to Champagne, members who used to sit in the back of class now regularly sit in

agreement and said he felt what the county was doing was not ethical and could face many legal challenges.

“Why don’t we work together productively to come up with a workable public-private partnership that secures the safe future of the Shady Acres community?” he said.

“Let’s create an affordable housing initiative.”

Additionally, Central students attended the meeting and spoke on behalf of the residents.

Meghan Johnson, a sophomore public health major at Central, said she felt it was wrong to evict the current residents for additional RV parking.

“I love the rodeo,” she said, “but I would never ever dislocate families, especially families

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Brother 2 Brother aims to get their members GPA up to a 3.0 or higher, they also strive to contribute to the local community.

the front. Additionally, he said, there was one student who came in with a 1.6 GPA who now is getting over a 3.0.

Brother 2 Brother at Central is the first collegiate chapter in the Northwest. It is part of the university’s Male Success Initiative, which aims to improve male students’ satisfaction, aca-

with children ... I can’t comprehend how we can sit here and say that this is OK.” Erika King, a student at Central, said she wants the County

demic performance, campus engagement, retention and graduation rates, according to a press release written by Central’s public affairs office.

“In terms of a campus climate, the club has had an impact in that men of color and men of all backgrounds who are coming to Central, we have got-

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to assist the residents who live on the property and asked the commissioners to do the right thing and not destroy a community of hardworking people.

ten them to move beyond that ‘cool pose’ who believe that it is uncool to be academically talented and engaged in academic excellence,” Champagne said.

The club meets every Thursday at 5 p.m. in SURC 301 and is open to all young men of all backgrounds.

“Shady Acres is not just a property it’s not just land, it’s a community,” she said.

“This is not only costly but degrading, and not something anyone should experience.”

Central students and professors have gotten to know the Shady Brook community through exhibition of Mexican folk art at Central’s Museum of Culture & Environment, Auslander said.

Auslander said he may bring this issue to the Faculty Senate and call for support.

“The university has to be careful and not get involved in [an] internal political dispute,” he said, “I think everybody would be thrilled to offer our services, but ultimately it’s a presidential decision.”

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The safest hands are still our own

Courtesy of Marvel Studios 2016

Similar to the comic series of the same name, “Civil War” explores the ramifications superheroes have had on the world.

telling; however, the film does has humorous moments to relieve tension.

Additionally, “Civil War” Similar to the comic se- continued Marvel’s tradition ries of the same name, “Civil of introducing new heroes into War” explores the ramifications the MCU. superheroes have had on the One of my favorite charworld. As destruction and civil- acters, Black Panther/King ian deaths mount, politicians of T’Challa, finally has his debut the world move to regulate su- into the MCU. Black Panther is perheroes and their actions. In played by Chadwick Boseman the film, Tony Stark is still deal- and will feature in a solo film in ing with the guilt of all the lives July of 2018. he destroyed from his years as a Bryce Vaughn, junior Enweapons manufacturer. glish education major, agrees Meanwhile, Steve Rodgers that Black Panther’s introducstruggles to save his companion, tion will please moviegoers.

Bucky Barnes (aka The Win“I think most people, when ter Soldier), from enemies who they go to see [this] movie, will would exploit his malleable, be surprised by how much they brainwashed mind. like that character at the end,” Interactions between Stark Vaughn said. and Rodgers as seen in previMy favorite part about Black ous films such as “The Aveng- Panther’s debut was the porers” and “The Avengers: Age trayal of his agility and comof Ultron” have set the polit- bat experience. In one chase ical stage that separates these scene, Captain America is seen hard-hitting heroes. crashing down from rooftops S t a r k and clumfights for sily jumpregulation ing in front The movie had a great blend of moving and accountability, while of action, emotional content v e h i c l e s .

Rodgers and even hurmor that I think Meanwhile, claims, “The anyone who is not familiar Black Pansafest hands ther sprints with the Marvel movies would a h e a d , are still our enjoy. own.” making litJ e f f Ronnie Hindman, Freshman Public Relation Major tle to no Stack, jusound when nior science landing education major said, “I liked from great heights. These the progression of Tony Stark details really brought the and how he started out not re- character justice. ally wanting but knowing that Black Panther was not the it was the right decision in re- only character to be introduced gards to superhero oversight.” during the film. Spiderman/PeStack later went on to say, “It ter Parker was also reintroduced was a good way to establish the into the MCU continuity. For politics inside the relationship first year public relations major between supers and non supers Ronnie Hindman, Spiderman in the MCU.” was the highlight of the film.

Unlike previous films in the The “movie had a great MCU, “Civil War” provides a blend of action, emotional congrittier tone to cinematic story- tent and even humor that I think

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anyone who is not familiar with the Marvel movies would enjoy,” Hindman said.

Stack, Hindman and Vaughn all agree that this film is only a stepping-stone to the larger story Marvel Studios and Executive Producer Kevin Feige have cultivated for the past nine years.

Most commercial and critical success can be credited to the film’s directors, the Russo brothers. Keen Marvel fans will remember Anthony and Joseph Russo directed the first Captain America sequel, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

When dealing with such heavy ensemble casts, it often takes multiple directors to successfully complete a film. Within its opening weekend, “Civil War” has already brought in $181.8 million in ticket sales.

“As soon as I found out that [Russo brothers] were doing “Civil War,” I put my trust in them fully one-hundred percent,” Vaughn said.

The Russo brothers will also be directing the two-part conclusion to the MCU Phase III, “The Avengers: Infinity War” parts one and two.

I can’t say much more without revealing major spoilers, but moviegoers should be prepared to learn more backstory about Marvel’s flagship characters, Tony Stark and Steve Rodgers.

The same super-soldier serum that spawned Captain America, Red Skull and the Hulk still seems to behaving repercussions throughout the MCU. All things considered, I rate “Captain America: Civil War” eight patriotic stars out of 10.

I encourage nerds of all Marvel knowledge to go and see the film and decide, are you Team Iron Man, or Team Captain America and as always, be sure to look out for the obligatory Stan Lee cameo.

Ask

Dr. H

Dear Dr. H, What are the current rates of sexually transmitted infections? I feel like they have decreased. As I’ve been in college, I’ve known people who have had MANY partners, but they don’t have any diseases. Either they practice “protected” sex or the rates have gone down a lot. and throat.

Dear anonymous, The CDC estimates 33,000 Sexually transmitted infec- new cases of cancer each year tions run rampant in our coun- in parts of the body where HPV try and yet no one we know has is also found – presumably from ever had one… at least not that HPV infection acquired years or even decades prior. Even they’ve told you.

“Nearly half of the 20 million if people use condoms for penew sexually transmitted infec- nis-and-vagina-sex, but not for tions (STIs) diagnosed each year oral or anal sex, they are still at are among young people aged risk for HPV. Someone can have 15-24 years,” reports the Centers HPV, not know they have it befor Disease Control [CDC] and cause they don’t have symptoms, Prevention, while about one in spread it to others, who then may four new cases of HIV infections or may not experience any symptoms themselves until years later occur in youth 13-24 years.

That’s quite a bit of STIs for when cancer develops.

The bottom line: if you’re people in the college-age range.

Of course, this doesn’t specif- sexually active, regular STI ically speak to the STI rates testing is highly recommended among students at Central, but – once per year and even more it does shed light on the millions frequently if you have sex with of young people in our coun- multiple partners. If you are havtry affected by infections that ing sex with someone you don’t are easily prevented. Currently, know very well – or aren’t sure there is no population-level data if they are having sex with other for STIs among the Central stu- people – always use condoms for dents – so, truth be told, I cannot vaginal, oral, and anal sex.

If you’re in a relationship, make a specific, evidence-based assessment on the trends of STIs talk about your testing history and, better yet, go get among our students.

That being said, STIs are tested together to know your very common among college STI status. Many STIs can be students at the national level, cured with antibiotics. Even and, for some STIs, appear to those that cannot – like genital be increasing – not using con- warts, herpes, and HIV–can be doms, getting tested, or talking healthfully managed.

Consider talking to your to partners about STI history all increase risk for getting an STI. healthcare provider (shout out Many STIs (like HPV, chlamyd- to Planned Parenthood and ia, and gonorrhea) are often as- Central’s Student Medical and ymptomatic–meaning people Counseling) about the HPV who are infected don’t experi- vaccine as well, which protects against certain strains of HPV ence any symptoms.

So, unless people who are most commonly linked to cancer sexually active get routinely and genital warts.

People don’t always know tested, they may not even know they have an STI. When left un- they have an STI when they treated, these STIs can lead to do, and people don’t always further health complications and feel comfortable sharing their even infertility.

STI status because of stigma. I HPV, or the Human Papillo- would highly advise against basma Virus, is the most common ing your personal risk for getting STI – the CDC estimates that an STI on your perception of nearly all sexually active men how uncommon they are among and women will get it at some your peers. point in their life.

Even if you believe that peoYou mention people you ple at Central just don’t have know who have “MANY” part- STIs, the truth is that rates are ners but no “diseases.” Some- probably higher than you think, thing very important to consider is that, especially in the case of and at some point, your pool for HPV, an initial infection does sexual partners will get larger. If not produce “disease.” HPV you’re not in the habit of makcan be spread through vaginal, ing healthy and safe decisions anal, and oral sex, and high-risk around your sexual activity now, strains cause most cervical can- then you are putting yourself cers, in addition to cancers of and any future partners at risk the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, later down the road.

Dr. Jill Hoxmeir is a public health professor at CWU. Send anonymous public health and sex related questions to askdrh@cwuobserver.com and have them answered here.

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SOURCE opens doors for students

By Mikaila Wilkerson

great success.

“The best part is that SOURCE isn’t threatening,” The SURC Ballroom is filled Jamie Gilbert said. “We do offer with posters and students pre- two judges for every presentasenting their work in front of tion, but they get positive feedother students and judges. Mod- back- it’s not to sit there and els strut their stuff down the run- criticize. It’s to sit there and say, way set up in the middle of the ‘You did this right and maybe you can work on this.’ [They’ll] second floor.

This is the scene set by the give you advice that’s going to help you Symposium into your caof Unireer.” versity ReIt opened up doors and posT h i s search and also sibilites for me that I didn’t will Creative be the first Expression previously know were there. year that (SOURCE), Now it’s changed my career S O U R C E an annupath entirely. will be held al forum for two days.

-Megan Gilbert, SOURCE Ambassador for Central It will be students to taking place showcase and present their creative work, in the SURC on May 18 and 19.

Last year, SOURCE was scholarships and research. It helps students with their com- held for only one day and there munication, public speaking and were about 5,000 students in job interviewing skills through attendance. There were 34 dejudges’ feedback during the partments presenting for the event, 340 presentations perpresentations.

“I love SOURCE. SOURCE formed and about 550 stuchanged my life,” Jamie Gilbert, dent presenters. This year the SOURCE chair and program- event organizers have approved around 385 student presenters. coordinator, said.

“It opened up doors and Jamie, who is also the program coordinator for the Office possibilities for me that I didn’t of Undergraduate Research, is previously know were there,” a Central alumni who attended, Meghan Gilbert, a previous and even won, SOURCE and SOURCE winner and ambassanow has a doctorate. She gives dor, said. “Now it’s changed my SOURCE the credit for her career path entirely.”

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SOURCE When: May 18 and 19 Where: SURC Time: Noon to 5 p.m.

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SOURCE is a building block in one’s career, Meghan Gilbert said. She is currently the president of the Undergraduate Research Club and Jessica Murillo-Rosales, a senior sociology major, is the vice president.

“We serve as a place where students can come and get help, do practice presentationsthosetype of things,” Meghan Gilbert said.

Everyone in the club has been in SOURCE and has been involved with it. The club goes into classes and explains to students what SOURCE is and why students should attend.

According to Jamie Gilbert, this year, the organizers for SOURCE are arranging to have models walking through the SURC to represent the dance, theater and fashion departments.

“The fashion show’s going to be in the SURC pit,” Jamie Gilbert said. “It’s never been in the SURC pit before so we’re really trying to bring people down.”

There will also be a group

Photo courtesy of Meghan Gilbert and Rich Villacres

A student designer explains how she designed and created the dress worn by the model.

of students performing a sonnet as a SOURCE opening performance in front of the Wildcat Shop which will be about Black Lives Matter, Jamie Gilbert said. There will be a live performance by the trombone choir, which just recently performed in Washington D.C. Alicia Brito, senior, is the only oral sociology major presenting at SOURCE this year.

“I hope to have December through May to do my research [for SOURCE] and then come back as an alum and present my research,” Brito said. “So I really want to get the feedback part of it.”

Jessica Murillo-Rosales, a se-

nior sociology major, is another SOURCE ambassador who will be presenting for her first time this year.

“One of the biggest things is that you also learn a lot about the community in Ellensburg and at Central itself,” Murillo-Rosales said. “Until last year, I didn’t know that SOURCE gave the opportunity for students in Elementary school, middle school, junior high and high school to come over here.

So it was really great to see that this is an academic environment not just for the higher education, [but] it opened up to just all levels of education and that was something that I liked.”

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Finding your green thumb at Central

By Sarah Hoot Hoots@cwu.edu

Students have few opportunities to interact with the natural world if they are not in any of the science departments, but Central’s Garden Club is here to help students get their hands dirty.

One of Central’s smaller clubs, the club is made up of just a few members, but their number grows in the Spring and Summer quarters – the ideal growing time for plants here in Ellensburg.

“We have a little hard core of people that do stuff here over the winter,” said David Sturgell, senior technology and education major. “But in the summer, this place will really take off.”

The garden has existed for four years, but the club only recently became official with the ASCWU. Before being a garden, it used to be a gravel lot, then it was a park. Some of the remnants of its past are still present; there is a small basketball court and hoop, some picnic tables and a swinging bench, and even a wild Italian plum tree that the club is taking care of.

Right now the garden has around 20 separate plots, most of which were built by Sturgell and other members of the club.

A lot of the materials that the club receives are donated by local businesses around town.

Garden Club When: Every Thrusday Where: Garden by the Wahle Apartments Time: 4 p.m.

They also get some resources and help from Central’s facilities department, but other than that, most of the tools and supplies are purchased by the members themselves.

“When you do a community thing, people want to give you stuff,” said Rebecca Pearson, associate professor from the department of health,educational administration and movement studies.

The club also has various composting projects that anyone who uses the garden can pitch in for. Even local restaurants chip in by donating food scraps.

The club uses multiple methods of composting. Pearson, while trying to avoid a nipping bulldog puppy, demonstrated trench composting and Sturgell presented worm tower composting, which uses PVC pipe, food scraps, and a species of worms called red wigglers.

Students from all over campus can come to the garden and contribute. According to Sturgell, there have been several Asian students that have come in and planted vegetables

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Professor Rebecca Pearson watches on while Garden Club member David Sturgell mixes up a new batch of compost for the plants.

from their home countries. The garden is not just for individual students, classes as a whole can utilize the garden as well.

“Three years ago, we just thought that there would be just a bunch of weirdos here, like us, and we would be off in the corner and nobody would bother us. But as people have discovered the garden, there have been so many different

organizations,” Sturgell said.

“These [small planters] were put in by the Science Education group and they ran a program for biosciences for junior high students and they made miniature archaeological digs. They called it CSI.” The Garden Club has big dreams for the future of their club. They would like to further expand into the space around

the garden to include a greenhouse and possibly even a small classroom. The members are also hoping to make the garden more ADA accessible for those with disabilities, which is very important since Sturgell’s wife, Katie, is in a wheelchair.

The club is open to all and all projects are welcome.

The only rule is no pesticides are allowed.

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Softball

Junior takes a swing at school records

By Mitchell Johnson

Johnsonmitc@cwu.edu | @SportsWithMitch

When head coach Mike Larabee met his new team for the first time, he didn’t know much about them. But word had apparently gotten out about junior first basemen Kailyn Campbell.

“He goes, ‘Kailyn Campbell, you can really swing the bat can’t you?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah a little bit,’” Campbell said.

Larabee was not far off.

She has a .397 career batting average, with 202 hits, 37 doubles, 17 home runs and 140 RBIs in 146 career games.

Campbell was an All-GNAC Honorable Mention in 2014, second-team last season and first-team this year.

This is Larabee’s first year coaching Campbell. He praised her work ethic.

“She was at almost every single optional hitting day we had throughout the fall and winter,” Larabee said. “She’s a gym rat.”

Standing 6-feet tall, Campbell is tied with sophomore first baseman and pitcher Laura Steiner as the tallest player on the team, which gives the infield a good target to throw at.

“I came from the best softball conference in the country,” Larabee said. “I coached in the SEC for six years. She would’ve been, by far, the best first basemen we had at Arkansas and one of the top defensive first basemen in the SEC.” Larabee complimented her unique skillset in the field. He likes her mobility and athleticism and her 60-miles-per-hour throwing arm, which is nearly unheard of in a first basemen.

Former head coach Mallory Holtman-Fletcher recruited Campbell. She compared Campbell to another talented former Wildcat.

“She was comparing me a lot to herself,” Campbell said.

“We both played the same position, did the same thing at the plate and she really liked that.”

“Tennis” from page 1 “We just got these courts redone a couple years ago,” Paulay said. “It’s really nice to use the facilities and bring in other teams.”

Paulay added that hosting tournaments serve as fundraisers for the team. This allows them to travel to meets at other colleges and universities, as well as replace team equipment.

Of the confirmed teams travelling to the tournament, there are two teams from Portland State University, two teams from Eastern Washington University and one from Oregon State University.

Senior Megan Graham, club president, says the team also likes the challenge of facing

The only other offer Campbell got was from Pacific Lutheran University.

“I wanted to stay close to home but also go away,” Campbell said. “I really like this area.

[It’s] a lot like my hometown.”

During her freshman year at Central, Campbell led the team with a .356 batting average and had 53 hits and 41 RBIs, good for second on the team.

“She said I would have a chance to play a lot, long as I kept working,” Campbell said.

In the four regional games Central played in 2014, Campbell hit .500, scored three runs and had nine RBIs. Campbell’s best game of the tournament was the third game against University of California-San Diego, when she went three-for-four with six RBIs. The Wildcats won that game 10-1.

The Wildcats struggled overall in 2015, going 20-23 and missing the GNAC tournament.

Campbell led Central with a .395 batting average, 11 doubles and 53 RBIs. After the season, Holtman-Fletcher resigned from the team to spend more time with her family.

“I was completely shocked,” Campbell said. “It was an emergency meeting, too.”

Kailyn Campbell Stats & Awards Stats: Games Played: 146 Batting Average: .402 Hits: 202 Doubles: 37 Home Runs: 17 RBIs: 140* Awards: 2016 First Team All-GNAC 2016 D2CCA All-West Region Team 2016 NFCA First Team West Region

During the final series of the regular season, Campbell passed her former head coach’s school record of 128 career RBIs. “She texted me and put something on Facebook about it, that she was really proud of me,” Campbell said. “She wouldn’t want anybody else to break it, and she’s been t elling me [since] the first year I got here, ‘You’re going to break my records, they’re not going to stand.’”

With a year of eligibility left, Campbell has lots of time to extend her school record.

Going into Wednesday’s game, Campbell is four hits away from breaking Holtman-Fletcher’s hits record which stands at 206.

Like most baseball and softball players, Campbell started young in T-ball.

During her childhood, she played softball, basketball and soccer but had to choose between softball and soccer. She decided on softball because she did not like playing in the cold.

“Softball “started to get competitive and a lot more fun,” Campbell said. “It was something I wanted to keep doing for as long as I could.”

She started to play on a select team when she was nine.

Two years later, she made the Washington Hustle, a team associated with the Amateur Softball Association and USA Softball.

According to Team USA’s website, they have over 160,000 teams all over the country. Their headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma host the NCAA Division I Women’s College World Series.

Campbell played on the Washington Hustle for seven years.

“You’re playing to get recruited,” Campbell said.

During her freshman and sophomore years of high school, they started sending out letters to college coaches. During junior year, the coaches could get in contact with the players.

She did play softball for Cedarcrest High School in Duvall, Washington, but said high school softball was not as competitive.

Teammates and fellow junior outfielder Sammy Morris, shortstop Taylor Fereleman and pitcher Kiana Wood, played on the Washington Hustle with Campbell.

Currently, Campbell has known them for five to seven years, giving them chemistry that is not normally seen at the collegiate level She plans on double majoring in primate behavior and anthropology, with a psychology minor.

After she finishes up softball, she plans on going to graduate school here at Central.

She’d also like to try and walk onto the basketball team with the remaining year of eligibility athletes can be granted for a second sport after playing and graduating in four years without redshirting.

2015 Second Team All-GNAC -* indicates school record McKenzie Lakey/The Observer

clubs from schools across Oregon and Washington.

“We only usually do two meets per quarter, so bringing teams here is a neat occurrence,” Graham said.

On May 20 and 21, the weekend after the Tennis Wildcat Grand Slam, the club will then host the Annual Alumni Doubles Tournament.

“We call it an alumni tournament, but anyone’s invited to play,” Paulay said. “If you sign up with a doubles partner, you can play in it.”

The event is open to all students, and acts as a great way to recruit for the upcoming fall season. In addition to Central students, Ellensburg locals enjoy competing, and Western Washington University brings students as well.

“It’s really a community tournament,” Paulay said.

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A member of the Tennis Club practices as the team prepares for its annunal home tournament this weekend.

“We have a lot of locals who come… We like to let them use our new facility.”

Graham believes that the

alumni tournament is a great way to end the season and that it ties the Central community to Ellensburg.

“It’s exciting to be hosting [the alumni tournament] here,” Graham said. “We can’t wait to see people there.”

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Cano leads Mariners to early success

By Zac Hereth

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The Mariners are winning baseball games, and I hardly know what to think of it.

Could it be true? Are they a quality team?

The starting rotation has lived up to the preseason hype, the bullpen has been surprisingly stellar and the offense is scoring runs.

Even with the offseason additions of Nori Aoki, Leonys Martin and Chris Ianetta all failing to hit .230, Seattle is third in the American League in scoring.

The team can really thank Robinson Cano.

After just over a month of the season, Cano is the clear leader in the MVP race. This comes on the heels of one of the worst seasons in his career.

He had his worst season in almost every single major hitting category since 2008. It’s hard to call a .287/334/446 with 21 home runs a bad year, but $24 million warrants more than 79 RBIs and only six home runs, and 30 RBI at the All-Star Break.

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Second baseman Robinson Cano leads the Mariners in almost every major hitting category this season.

Cano passed those AllStar Break totals from last year on April 26 and his RBI total on May 7.

After Cano’s disappointing first half of the season last year, he finished last season on a tear.

Cano hit .331 after the All-Star Break with 15 home runs and 49 RBI, but it was too little too late.

The Mariners were dead in the water by the end of July.

The team missed the playoffs, and general manager Jack Zduriencik was fired. He was

replaced by Jerry Dipoto, and most of the staff under the Zduriencik regime were fired.

That lead former first base and outfielders coach Andy Van Slyke to tell CBS Sports 920 AM in St. Louis some interesting thoughts on Cano.

“In Seattle, we had [Nelson] Cruz, who was probably the most dominant hitter that I’ve ever personally seen for four months and Cano hitting in front of him. So you would think that Cano would have

had a terrific year. But he had probably the worst single year of an everyday player that I’ve ever seen in 20 years at the big league level,” Van Slyke said in the radio interview. “He was just the most awful player I’ve ever seen.”

He blamed Cano for the firing of the staff, questioned his work ethic and even discredited the hiring of hitting coach Edgar Martinez.

This coming from a guy who watched Dustin Ackley and

Justin Smoak on a daily basis.

He was a disgruntled employee and let the world know what he thought.

Cano didn’t have much to say in response.

“Honestly it didn’t hurt me,” Cano told the AP. “I’m not going to waste my time and say anything back.”

The Mariners should thank Van Slyke. Not for the coaching he did, but for the fire he possibly lit under Cano this offseason.

If he keeps up his hot hitting, he could win his first career MVP award.

Cano is not going to stay on the 60-plus home run pace he is on right now, but the .301 batting average he had going into Wednesday is maintainable. As a matter of fact, he could be hitting much higher than that by the end of the season.

Even with Nelson Cruz’s unreal start to last season, the Mariners couldn’t get off the ground without Cano producing.

This year, Cruz isn’t hitting the cover off the ball, and until recently Seager had been pretty abysmal at the plate, but somehow the offense is still scoring runs—thanks to Cano.

Cruz and Seager are great, but Cano is the straw that stirs the drink in the Mariners’ lineup.

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Five hikes to scale in K it titas Valley

By Hunter Ventoza

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If you’re looking to get out this weekend, don’t feel the need to drive hours for a good hike.

The local area is full of trails though the diverse landscapes of Central Washington.

Here are five hikes for your next weekend adventure that are all located less than 25 miles from Central’s campus.

Don’t forget to bring some sunscreen, plenty of water and good friends.

Umtanum Creek Falls Umtanum Creek Falls provides a cool getaway from the spring heat.

The trail that follows Umtanum Creek is relatively flat, and runs through a shaded valley for about 1.5 miles until reaching the peak of the falls.

As summer nears, the water level decreases, allowing better access to the bottom of the falls.

Travel along the western side of the falls on a narrow trail and be careful with your footing here, lest you make a quick decent to the bottom of the 40-foot canyon.

You can enjoy lunch perched on the rocks adjacent to the waterfall, or climb down a short distance to access the small pool below the falls.

This hike is short, but rewarding, which makes it perfect for an after school adventure.

To find the trailhead, drive west on Umtanum Road for just under 10 miles and turn into a gravel parking lot.

Rattlesnake Dance Ridge Trail You might wonder how this trail got its name.

“Rattlesnakes I’ve seen a couple,” said Tabitha Hardy, senior global affairs major.

Don’t let this hike deceive you. It may only be slightly over two miles round trip, but the elevation gain of over 1,000 feet will be sure to get your heart pumping. Be sure of your footing on the steeper inclines of the trail, as there can be rocky places.

“There are a couple spots on your way down to watch for sliding,” Hardy said.

From start to end, this trail gives hikers views across the Yakima River Canyon.

Choose this hike for a quick weekend workout a short distance from Central.

The trailhead is located seven miles from where Canyon Road passes under the I-90 overpass. After Canyon Road makes a large, sweeping left turn, park your car in the gravel parking lot alongside the road. You will see

a standalone dirt path heading up the hill.

Manastash Ridge This trail shares some of the same characteristicts as the previous trail.

“It’s short, but it’s steep,” said Walter Lakey, trip leader at Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals.

“Definitely a 3 on a scale of 5.”

This trail provides hikers with views of Mount Stuart and Thor Mountain in the distance.

Over the course of this hike, you will encounter blooming wildflowers alongside the mostly exposed trail. Hikers who reach the top of the ridge will be rewarded with a cool breeze after their quick ascent.

This trail can be accessed by heading west on Umtanum Road for 1.7 miles and turning right onto Manastash Road.

Travel along Manastash Road for 3.6 miles, then take a left turn onto Cove Road. The trailhead can be found on the right side of the road.

Umtanum Canyon Umtanum Canyon is a local hotspot in the Yakima River Canyon, just minutes from Central.

Follow the gentle flowing Umtanum Creek as it carves its way through the canyon floor, a 6.5 mile round trip.

This hike is relatively flat

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A short but steep hike leads to the view on top of Baldy Mountain.

and doesn’t provide much of a breathtaking end destination. However, steep spur trails work their way to the canyon rim and give panoramic views of the area.

This hike is perfect for a summer day. Hikers can rest their feet in the creek, and find some shade under a tree.

The trailhead is located eight miles from the start of the Yakima River Canyon out of Ellensburg, then turn right and park at the Umtanum Recreation Area. Start your hike by crossing the bridge over the Yakima River, walk under the train tracks and follow the dirt path back into the canyon.

Baldy Mountain This trail can be described as unmaintained and tiring,

but rewarding in every sense of the word.

Baldy is no different than other hikes in the area, and is short and steep. Your climb along this steady grade is surrounded by the Yakima River’s winding valley. Being one of the highest “mountains” in the canyon, a 360-degree view awaits at the top. Mt. Rainer and Mt. Stuart will make appearances on a sunny day. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife; deer can be seen wandering among the grass, and sheep are found in the high rock fields.

For access to this trail, hikers can park at Big Pines Campground, about 20 miles from Central on Canyon Road. The trailhead is located directly across the road from the campground, where a gap in the fence can be found at the start.

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