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By the students and for the students of CWU Vol. 100 No. 1, April 9 - 15, 2015
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New sport bounces into popularity at Central Page 12
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Terpenes and Cannabis How they affect the medical industry BY KYLE FENTON
Assistant Scene Editor
Scientists have recently been researching all parts of marijuana plants, to find out how different properties of the cannabis plant, specifically terpenes, effect different strains of cannabis. Researchers say this is extremely important when looking at the medical marijuana industry. As of now, medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington have no truly scientific way of getting patients the correct prescription to treat their ailment. According to The Werc Shop website, a state certified I-502 testing lab, when looking at medicinal values of cannabinoids researchers have recently seen that terpenes display unique therapeutic effects that may contribute to the overall effects of medicinal cannabis. Jefferey C. Raber, Ph.D. and lab technician at The Werc Shop held a seminar at Cannacon in Seattle dealing with the medicinal value of terpene. Raber dis-
cussed what terpenes are, their unique properties and some of the common misconceptions about the cannabis plant. “Terpenes are the volatile compounds that you smell and taste that give you the flavor and also produce very predominate effects,” Raber said. In this case, volatile means the terpenes evaporate easily on contact with oxygen. The Werc Shop website states that the synergy of terpenes and cannabinoids are most likely responsible for providing the effective treatment of a variety of conditions ranging from pain and anxiety, to epilepsy and inflammation. “I think all these people saying this strain is good for that effect is anecdotal at best evidence,” Raber said. Raber says that every aspect comes into play when determining the effects from a plant. The best way to test the medical effects of a strain is to standardize the way the user consumes the plant and then record the effects. “It really depends on the individual and the ailment scenario, and really we’re just not at the point today where we can say,
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‘Hey new patient, that’s the right thing for you.’ We’re a number of years off unfortunately,” Raber said. Dr. Ethan Russo, who in 2011 published a paper in the British Journal of Pharmacology, coined the term ‘entourage effect.’ The entourage effect has to do with the whole cannabis plant and how the different compounds of cannabis play a role in the way your body feels the effect of the plant. The terpenes found in marijuana and many other compounds of the whole plant, working in unison, have a lot more to do with the effects of each strain than just the THC content. Cameron Miller, Laboratory Manager at the Werc Shop said that the different effects people claim to correspond with indica versus sativa strains, namely being uplifting or sedative respectively, are just marketing inventions. “You cannot say that an indica or a sativa is going to have a certain effect, I think the main difference is in the terpene profile,” Miller said. Right now, the medical marijuana industry is extremely un-
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regulated. In fact, it is less regulated than the state’s recreational marijuana industry. Mikhail Carpenter, spokesperson for the Washington state liquor control board, said that they’re not really looking to un-
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Justice comes to Central
in to his presentation on how Americans express bias they may not even be conscious of and Last Monday, Justice Steven how this affects how our criminal Gonzalez gave a presentation at justice system functions. the SURC entitled “The Promise “I suggest that the myth of the of Equality: Is ‘Equality for All’ level playing field is just that, a Specific Enough?” myth,” Gonzalez said. “PretendIn it, he tackled the idea of ing that racism doesn’t exist is a ongoing prejudice in American luxury that people of color can’t society, and, particularly, his ex- afford.” periences as an American of LaGonzalez said the law is a tino heritage. mechanism that society uses to Presenting to a diverse audi- help create greater equality. He ence, which included a group of said it must be viewed as a living high school students from Eisen- concept which can expand and hower High School in Yakima, breathe with the times and our Gonzalez wove together personal current understandings of equalexperience and analysis. ity. He began his presentation Pulling on his own experiwith a video showing how people ences, Gonzalez recounted comat a park reacted to a mock bike ments directed at him in college, theft by one white male teenager, derogatory accusations about his one black abilities bemale teencause of his ager, and one ethnicity. In a I suggest that the white female myth of the level playing more recent teenager. e n c o u n t e r, Reactions field is just that, a myth. someone said to the situthat he didn’t ation were ‘look’ like a vastly differ-Justice Gonzalez judge. ent. In the Washington state Justice Prejudice video, only can also have one person even more legitimately questioned the white male teen- dire consequences. Washington State elects judges to the state ager. People almost immediately Supreme Court, and in the 2012 began making calls to the po- judge elections, Gonzalez was lice when the black teenager was running unopposed up until the performing the same mock theft, very end when an unqualified and men actually assisted the opponent, with a last name that woman as she was presumably was not seen as Latino, entered the race. stealing a bike. Gonzalez was endorsed by Gonzalez used this as a lead-
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BREAKING GROUND Gonzalez was the second person of color to be elected to the Washington state supreme court.
over 200 judges all throughout the state, as well as various members of both Republican and Democratic parties, but ended up only winning in ten counties with around 60 percent of the vote statewide. Research from Matt Barreto at the University of Washington concluded that many voters voted against Gonzalez when presented with no other additional information other than a name. Gonzalez and Barreto attribute this to racially polarized voting. This means white voters in much of Washington voted for the candidate whose name sounded more ‘white,’ and La-
tino voters voted for Gonzalez because of name as well. This tied in with Gonzalez previous points about internalized and subtle prejudice which he believes most people, himself included, engage in more than they are even aware of. Gonzalez believes that this is also detrimental to a properly functioning democracy. “Always vote, and always cast an informed vote,” Gonzalez said. Ending on a positive note, Gonzalez said he does believe things are getting better, describing himself as an eternal optimist.
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IS revamps wireless networks Harvill said. “With public, we opened it up and made it simpler and easier to access.”
BY COLT SWEETLAND
Online Editor
The Information Services (IS) department has listened to students’ feedback; it will soon be killing off the funky names of Wifi networks students were never able to pronounce or often mixed up while trying to login visiting family or friends. The current Wifi networks on campus have often confused students. Some of the network names included cwu-wpa, cwuconfig, cwu-guest and cwu-public.
Renaming the main Wifi network Cwu-wpa is the current network used by students that is authenticated and lets students access all of the services they normally have access to, such as the ability to share network drives and web logs. “At mid-term this spring, you are going to see us start to market cwu-wildcats, which will be its equivalent,” Harvill said. The switch to cwu-wildcats, Logging in friends or fam- cwu-wpa’s successor, has been ily specifically Greg Harheld until this vill, director We opened it up and summer to of network ease the made it simpler and easier help and operaCOLT SWEETLAND/OBSERVER burden for to access. tions, has RESTRUCTURED Greg Harvill explains the newly revamped Wifi graduating seeliminated setup that students will soon access. niors. -Greg Harvill the cwu-guest “Folks will network, e v e n t u a l l y so all the available bandwidth, an electric van to carry equipwhich reneed to start which is prioritized for students, ment. In general, campus has quired a separate username and transitioning to [cwu-wildcats] isn’t consumed by people access- been converting to electric vepassword just to access, to avoid for the fall,” Harvill said. “No ing the open public network. hicles, which will be quieter for confusion, as well as removed change until this summer.” “Students will need to install students, Harvill said. networks used by IS for configunew certificates and new conHarvill said IS is tweaking ration. Differences between the figuration and IS is working on spam filter settings for stuIn response to the removal of two main networks streamlining that process,” Har- dents’ email accounts which cwu-guest IS has added cwu-pubHarvill said one of the advan- vill said. may read ‘IS is concerned lic, designed to be its successor. The student dashboard was about security.’ tages to the cwu-wpa connection, “No authentication needed; which will eventually be phased implemented last week and has “We continue to work to it’s open, Starbucks style access out by cwu-wildcats, over the pub- been well-received by students, minimize malware and spam on campus for students, faculty, lic connection is more available according to Harvill. that is coming into our comstaff and vendors on campus,” bandwidth. Cwu-public is limited The IS department now has munity,” Harvill said.
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$1,000 housing break for returning students Central is offering returning sophomores a $1,000 break on housing costs for the 2015-2016 university year. For students to qualify, they must be current first year students returning for their fourth quarter, the must currently live on campus or be a transfer student who has between 45-90 credits. According to Richard DeShields, associate dean of student living, offering this break for returning students may provide additional benefits for students. “We know that students who live on-campus have higher GPAs,” DeShields said. DeShields said that students who live on-campus also have higher graduation rates than students who live off-campus. Currently, Central has around a 55 percent graduation rate. Last year, Central kicked off the ‘Sophomore Year Experience’ which was designed to help sophomores stay connected around campus. DeShields said that offering housing cost breaks could help with this. There are other reasons to entice students to keep living at Central. Housing at Central operates without state aid and must generate selfsustaining revenue. Currently the overall budget for housing is around $12 million. Freshmen make up the bulk of students living on-campus with around 1,500 resident for this year. Sophomores are the next largest group with 230 residents. DeShields said that there are an unlimited number of waivers for students. This program is a pilot for what could eventually be a larger program that may eventually encompass returning juniors and seniors as well. Central Housing is currently looking into whether or not the $1,000 break will actually help students. According to DeShields, many students choose to live outside campus for a variety of reasons such as social stigma related to on-campus living or the perception that living on-campus is more expensive. DeShields also said that many times he thinks students do not consider the full financial implications of living off campus and all the costs that factor into it. Returning or transfer students should consult with student housing for applications.
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Budgets discussed at RCM meeting BY A ARON KUNKLER
News Editor
Last week, George Clark and Marilyn Levine met with a small group of faculty to discuss the Responsibility Centered Management (RCM) budget model more fully, and address related concerns. Clark stressed that the tuition freeze, coupled with greatly reduced state funding, means that students end up footing the bills. “The student pays pretty much all the costs associated with the university,” Clark said. Levine, provost at Central, said the administration has been consulting with the various colleges about the implementation of the RCM. “We met extensively with the deans and they gave recommendations,” Levine said. Levine also said that she was consulting with the student academic senate through Jennifer Treadway about issues relating to the RCM which could effect students. However, some concerns do persist. Gary Bartlett, associate professor of philosophy and religious studies, was concerned about the amount of funding coming in to departments from
pre-majors. Bartlett said that in his department, many students come in to Central as freshmen, not knowing they will ultimately pursue a degree in philosophy or religious studies. Consequently, their department suffers from a lack of declared pre-majors and misses out on some of that revenue. Another concern widely voiced on campus is that of creating isolation between departments and colleges seeking to secure funding for their programs. A solution to this, according to Levine, would be to create interdepartment and inter-college programs, where faculty from different departments collaborate to create courses and each get some of the funds allocated from the student credit hours generated. Currently, 80 percent of funding under the RCM comes from student credit hours, or how many hours each student spends in a department over the course of a quarter. This potential positive step comes with its own theoretical consequences, such as departments creating “fluffy” courses and minors in an attempt to generate revenue. Levine was quick to point out that the rigorous academic stan-
dards that Central tenure professors must adhere to would prevent this. Levine also cited the newly created programs, like the cyber security minor, are being pitched to potential employers as an outlet for Central students to pursue after graduation. “We’re not gonna cut anybody’s throats, and we’re not gonna cut anybody off at the knees,” Levine said. Many facilities and services around campus have already been running on RCM principals. These include housing, dining services, S&A funds and summer courses. Funding for these services are generated entirely from student funds, and receive no funding from either state budgets or tuition and generate revenue from associated fees. Clark said that an incoming freshmen student usually pays around $18,000 total for a year at Central. This includes tuition and fees, but not other costs like books. This cost is projected to increase around $500 annually over the next few years. According to Levine, Central grants the highest percentage of tuition waivers per student in the state. The administration is in the
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MANAGING PROFIT George Clark has given multiple presentations on RCM.
process of assessing whether or not the wavers are effective. Some of the goals that Central seeks to fulfill with these waivers include attracting instate students, for whom a waiver may be the deciding factor to whether they can or choose to attend Central.
Coupled with this is a greater push by public universities all throughout the state to attract out of state undergrad and graduate students. These students generally pay between 125-150 percent of what an in-state student pays, increasing profit margins for the university.
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E-burg crime down by 37 percent in 2014 BY COLT SWEETLAND
Online Editor
In the newly released 2014 Annual Report, Dale Miller, Ellensburg’s chief of police, told the City Council there are encouraging statistics – the main ones being a reduction in overall crime in Ellensburg by 37 percent, as well as a relatively static number of reported violent crimes. Of more significance in the report was the drastic increase in mental health crises, which has more than doubled since 2006. “There is no amount of training that we can give anybody that can provide them with the words and the expertise to deal with some of these crises,” Miller said. “My point in the agenda was to align the community’s expectations with what we are capable of doing.” Mayor Rich Elliott said Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue has responded to double the amount of mental health-related crises in the last four years. He also said that due to some of the changes in the health care system, mental health services are now only offered at the Kittitas Valley Healthcare Hospital. “If you’ve ever been to an emergency room—I worked for
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ANALYZING STATS City council members discuss parking issues and review annual crime report.
two years at Harborview Hospital—where the psych board and the ER are the same entry point, that is not where you want to treat mental health issues,” Elliott said. Angie Wing, the wife of Torrey Wing who spoke on his behalf, said it is difficult for her to find parking near her home for visitors to use. “The issue we have as part of zone one—you can see that even
if four or five people from [parking] zone one decide to park in our area because maybe it’s more convenient, it makes it extremely difficult for us to have any onstreet parking,” Wing said. City council member Mary Morgan said there should be no need to create a third residential parking zone (RPZ) in this area. “We already have large blocks of town that if you don’t even have an RPZ permit, you can’t
even park there,” Morgan said. “I think that the RPZ serves a purpose for the people who live there, there is an area provided and I don’t think we have to make a special third area.” Collectively, the city council decided against the additional RPZ. The council also decided to ask for an exemption for cities with a population 50,000 or less from participating in Gov.
Inslee’s cap and trade program, which would tax Ellensburg residents by 6.25 percent next year. Gov. Jay Inslee’s recently proposed cap and trade program would cause the state’s largest polluters to pay for each ton of carbon released. The Environmental Commission recommended that an amendment should be pursued to exempt cities with a population under 50,000, which would include Ellensburg, from having to pay ensuing taxes. Ellensburg residents would pay a 6.25 percent tax next year that would rise each year thereafter, if the program were implemented. David Miller, city council member, said he wished there was more integration of citizen comments to find common ground on the issue, noting a lack of discussion on the broader issue of pollution. “I am disappointed in the guidance provided by the Environmental Commission on this issue because their recommendation to sign on to the exemption is a purely economic position” Miller said. “The [commission] simply missed an opportunity to weigh in on an issue of significant environmental discussion… I think it’s a swing and a miss.”
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No shoes, no shirt, no heterosexuality, no service BY GRACE LINDSLEY/COPY DESK CHIEF
Indiana Senate Bill 101, titled the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, was enacted into law on March 26, 2015. Unfortunately, the only freedom this bill restored was the freedom of open discrimination. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, at its most base parts, allows businesses and individuals to refuse service, employment and fair treatment to any person based on their sexual orientation. In other words, it allows for open discrimination of LGTBQ+ individuals under the guise of “religious freedom.” This is blatant discrimination and evidence of the very real prejudice that still runs rampant in America today against LGBTQ+ individuals. Some people may argue that it is a business owner’s right to deny service to anyone, but I can’t help but notice the similarity between this argument and the one used in the era of Jim Crow to justify
racism. Business owners very much have the right to express their views and beliefs, but religious freedom has absolutely nothing to do with discriminating against other people, regardless of why. Who a person is attracted to does not have any effect on another person’s Sunday church habits. Serving a lesbian lunch at a diner has nothing to do with the religion of the person behind the counter. Saying that this bill “restores religious freedoms” implies that the people practicing their religion were oppressed in the first place, when in fact they were only prevented from practicing public bigotry. There has been an intense backlash from the LGBTQ+ community and its supporters. Large protests and campaigns have been launched in response to the bill passing into law. The outrage has been so intense that public backlash has come from media icons, corporations, organizations, and even other federal and local governments. Washington state will not use any state funding for travel to Indiana until policies change. Well-known companies such
as Yelp and Angie’s List have shut down their operations in Indiana. Several universities did not attend the basketball Final Four competition last weekend in Indiana. Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson from “Parks and Rec”) and the band Wilco, among others, have cancelled their appearances in Indiana. The thing is, we know this is wrong. Most people recognize that this is a clear case of discrimination, which is why lawmakers are quickly backpedaling. The fact that outrage has been so strong against Indiana may be the one silver lining that comes out of this story. It tells the world, and especially those who want to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people, that we are not on their side, that we know better and that positive change is coming. Freedom of religion is incredibly important, but it’s not what we need to be defending. It’s the people being persecuted under the guise of religion who need our support and protection. At this point, what Americans need more than ever are more civil rights laws that guarantee the rights and protections of all individuals.
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New quarter, new EIC, new Observer BY MARIA HARR/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
I’m honored to introduce myself to you, dear readers, as the new editor-in-chief (EIC) of The Observer. This quarter will be my first go at being the EIC for this paper, but you may recognize my name from my time spent as editor of the Scene section last quarter, and assistant scene editor the quarter before that. I have grand plans for helping The Observer grow and evolve, especially in the direction of online. We’re hoping to expand our online content, hold it to higher design standards, and get the news out faster. To further this goal, we are
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attempting a new schedule that will focus more heavily on timely online content. The staff and I are still ironing out the kinks, but we’ll get there. The goal is to have fresh content posted online everyday. Personally, I’m most excited about our new student art submission page. Every week, we’ll add accepted submissions to the new
Art page Submittable art can be anything from short stories to photos of sculptural pieces, barring anything that’s against our rules. The art submissions don’t stop at visual representations. We can accept multimedia works, such as music, film, video games and more. Multimedia works will get featured on our website, embedded
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on the page with links back to the original posting. As long as your media is posted to a free viewing site (and follows all rules and guidelines) we can feature it. Students who are interested can see the facing page and submission guidelines through the link offered there. Another exciting artistic addition to the paper is our new weekly comic, “Brainery Blurbs,” by Ean Zelenak. The comic strip will be about campus life, as the name subtly implies. “Brainery” means college or university, according to Dictionary.com. I hope everyone begins to look forward to the comic as much as I do. My most important goal this quarter, above all others, is to continue producing a quality paper each week and improve on the quality as we go. To do this, we need help from readers like you. It might sound like a clichéd call to action on
your part, but it’s actually a very important part of the learning process our reporters go through. We need our readers to talk to us. Email us when you spot factual errors, have an idea for a story, or would like to submit your own opinion piece for this page. Everyone on The Observer staff is a student, and we need our readers’ critiques to learn what we’re doing wrong and to better ourselves. Instructors frequently comment on our design of the week, adherence to AP style or grammar errors, but if readers don’t tell us we’ve made other mistakes (misspelled names, reporting errors, etc.) then we’ll never know we made them. Consider it a peer review exercise and involve yourself in our learning experience by commenting on our main website and social media sites, and by writing us emails and opinions. We’ll be grateful for it!
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Egg-cellent Underwater Easter egg hunt BY KYLE FENTON
Assistant Scene Editor
Last thursday, the Central Swim Club put on a fundraiser for their team at the Aquatic Center located between Purser Hall and Tomlinson Field Stadium. Students trickled in, some in groups and some by themselves, as the Central Swim Club gathered around the pool with 440 weighted Easter eggs scattered throughout. The rules were simple: two rounds, five minutes each, participators were limited to grabbing one egg at a time. The color of the marble inside of the egg determined how many points that egg was worth. At the end of both rounds contestants would add up all of their marbles to see if they were in the running for the prize baskets. Prizes included Easter-themed gift baskets for first, second and third place winners, along with different gift certificates. First place earned a $15 gift certificate to the movie theater, second a $10 gift certificate to Utopia, and third a $5 gift certificate to Starbucks. All prizes included a festive basket full of candy with the corresponding gift certificate. Juan Gonzalez, junior law and justice major, ran into an unex-
pected problem mid-way through the first round. Lifeguards had to stop Gonzalez prematurely in the first round due to a nosebleed. The nosebleed was caused by the pressure changes from diving to the bottom of a 14 foot deep pool. Despite his injury, Gonzalez joked that he was “Fantasticexcept for the customary nosebleed.” Gonzalez changed his strategy as students geared up for the second round. “Strategy for second round: sticking to the floaties and the shallow end,” Gonzalez said. In the second round, it was obvious to viewers which contestants had swimmers’ endur-
ance, as many students started to slow down and take more time to clear the pressure in their ears and take a breather between descents. Julia Bramstedt, freshman clinical physiology major, said it was hard to get used to the 14 foot-deep pool. “I work at the city pool, and it’s only 12 feet deep, the last two feet were really hard to get used to,” Bramstedt said. There were about 10 students that participated: half male, half female. All three placers were females. Two of the three winners had participated in swimming in high school. First place was Sarah Beck, second was Beth Klingel and third was Julia Bramstedt. Jaegger Olden, president of the Swim Club, said the event did not raise as much money as they had originally wanted to, but that it was still a success, and they plan to do this event again next year.
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WINNERS Left to Right: Sarah Beck, Beth Klingel, Julia Bramstedt.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAEGGER OLDEN
DIVE! DIVE! DIVE! Attendees collect and count colored marbles inside the eggs to tally up points and determine who would win first place
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A look at Marvelʼs Cinematic Universe BY KYLE FENTON
Assistant Scene Editor
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) proved its legitimacy in the box office when The Avengers grossed $1.5 billion worldwide and $623 million domestically in 2012. Comparatively, according to boxofficemojo.com, the all-time best grossing movie was Avatar (2009) at $2.7 billion worldwide, $749 million domestically. Marvel Entertainment owns the character rights to Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk and all the movies that go along with them. In August of 2009, The Walt Disney Company bought Marvel Entertainment. However, Twentieth Century Fox owns the character rights to the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, which are a part of the Marvel Universe in the comic books. Caitlin Cardinale, a member of the Cosplay and Costuming Club at Central, had an inter-
esting point that fans may have overlooked. “They are kind of introducing some of my favorite X-Men characters in the Avengers, but they cannot call them mutants, so I don’t know where they’re going to go with it, or how they’re going to address that,” Cardinale said. At the end of Captain America 2: Winter Soldier, one of Hydra’s generals introduces Magneto’s children, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, saying this is the age of miracles and avoiding the fact that they are mutants. Small story line changes, such as avoiding the use of the term mutants, can be expected, considering how many companies own different character rights. According to marvel.com, Sony Pictures Entertainment made a deal with Marvel Studios on Feb. 9, 2015 regarding the character rights to Spider-Man. Under the deal, Spider-Man will first appear in a Marvel Film
from the MCU. Sony Pictures will then release the next installment of the Spider-Man franchise on Jul. 28, 2017 with Producer Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel Studios co-producing alongside Amy Pascal. This is huge for comic book fans because The Avengers can finally have their friendly neighborhood Spider-Man as a part of their story line and vice versa. Currently, it is just fan speculation as to when Spider-Man will first emerge in the MCU, but many say that he is going to make his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War. Spider-Man plays a large role as Tony Stark’s (Iron Man) right-hand man in the comic books. “Although I am disappointed that they are going to cast a new lead [for] Spider-Man, I am glad that he will get to be with the Avengers,” Cardinale said. Many fans are excited to see the MCU break the barrier in
terms of live-action roles played verses the roles traditionally played in comic books. “I’m most excited for the Captain Marvel movie, to have a movie focusing on [Ms. Marvel],” Cardinale said. Carol Danvers will make her debut in the MCU in Captain Marvel on July 6, 2018. Gus Foster, owner of Central City Comics, Ellensburg’s comic book store located at 113 E 4th Ave, says he is particularly pleased with the direction of the new Fantastic Four movies. “I like that they’re doing a multi-ethnic cast, its very progressive,” Foster said. “Sue Storm, in the 60’s, was always the one they had to rescue. In this one, she’s a very strong, intelligent woman, which I think is amazing.” Joe Taft, senator of the Motion Picture Club at Central, is a big fan of the MCU and the characters that make it up. “Personally, I would love for Marvel and Disney to somehow
get the rights to all the characters,” Taft said. Taft says he thinks the possibilities of certain films or story arcs are hindered by all the different character rights in multiple studios. “I think Fox acts too much like a Hollywood studio, where a lot of the creative people involved, they try to do whatever they think is going to make money,” Taft said. “Marvel and Disney show that they really respect the material.” All and all, most die-hard fans think highly of Feige. Him being a part of Marvel Studios leaves comic book fans content as they wait for more from the MCU to debut on the big screen. “I’m excited. Being a fan of these characters and films, I look forward to [seeing] how the next 10 years of this cinematic universe, that is still being established, plays out,” Taft said. “I don’t think it is going to fade out at all.”
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The Emerald City Comic Con BY HALEY CURL
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Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) took place at the Seattle Center two weeks ago on March 27 through 29. “Basically it’s 80,000 people just like me; nerds,” said Kory Hollingsworth, junior creative writing major. “It’s all the different fandoms coming together and expressing that part of culture.” Celebrities, artists, writers and cosplayers gathered in one building to express their love of all things animated. Celebrity attendees included Stan Lee, Hayley Atwell, John Barrowman and Michael Bell. “I’ve never been to anything like it before,” said Sammie Keller, senior video production major. “It was just a giant cluster of people. Enthusiasts of comics, TV shows or art in general.” Some people were there to take advantage of the scheduled photo opportunities with the celebrity guests or to pay the extra fee for autographs. Others, like Keller, were there for other reasons. “I’m an enthusiast, but not as much,” Keller said. “For me the bigger deal was the artists that
were there.” While other people got excited about Stan Lee, Keller was more excited about meeting and speaking with the artists and character designers that she follows and looks up to. “I’m a storyboarding character designer for pretty much whatever I can get my hands on,” Keller said. “Every movie is drawn out before it’s shot, so they’re used as blueprints before [the movie] is shot.” Keller talked with Bridget, a storyboard artist whose last name is unpublished, for hours at a time, soaking up any advice that Bridget had to give her. Keller found out that Bridget now works at Laika, an animation studio in Oregon. “It was great because then we started talking about me applying for jobs there, ” Keller said. “Bridget brought out a piece of paper and said ‘what’s your name?’ and I told her, and she said ‘I’ll remember you.’ It’s so exciting.” Hollingsworth, however, was there for a variety of reasons. “I had a checklist of things I wanted to do,” Hollingsworth said. “I wanted to meet Stan Lee, and I needed to find a [Metalmen comic book] for my dad.”
Hollingsworth got in line two hours before the signing session started and waited from 8:30 a.m. until nearly noon to meet Stan Lee. “It was like meeting the Pope for nerds.” Hollinsworth said. “I don’t really idolize him, but I look up to him.” Comic books provide a way for readers to escape reality, Hollingsworth said. Lee’s comic books and characters played a large part in Hollingsworths past, as well as his future. Hollingsworth said he hopes to continue his career path and to become a screenwriter, and was laregely inspired by Lee. “Stan Lee was important for me to meet because he created all these characters and I want to do that someday,” Hollingsworth said. Despite her enthusiasm, Keller did not dress up for ECCC, though she wishes that she had, and said that she does plan to dress up next year. If she had dressed up, Keller said she would have gone as Sniper or Scout from Team Fortress 2. Hollingsworth took an amusing spin on an Iron Man costume, dressing up in an apron that he had painted to mimic
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PRINCESS BRIDE Con-goers cosplay from The Princess Bride.
Iron Man’s suit. He wore a chef ’s hat to top it off and called himself the Iron Chef. “I think the [costumes] that interest me are the ones that are executed well, or people take a different twist on [the original costume],” Hollingsworth said.
“There was actually a group of people who dressed like the characters from the Princess Bride. That was pretty cool.” Hollingsworth said the event was hectic and chaotic, “but there’s a part of that chaos that seems fun.”
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Review: “Star Wars” costume exhibit world is far from our own and a long long time ago, some norms, like clothing, carried over. A stairway covered in burnished gray metal pipes interspersed with glowing blue tubes, reminiscent of going into lightspeed, leads to the exhibit. A tantalizing taste of what’s to come sits in a small alcove on the wall the rehearsal puppet for Yoda, the iconic, tiny green alien who first appeared in “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” Once you’ve left lightspeed (we can call them the stairs, if you like) you’re treated to Queen Amidala’s large red dress, which was first introduced to audiences in “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.” The accompanying placard explains how the glowing globes at the bottom of Amidala’s dress
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The “Star Wars” films feel like sprawling, sci-fi melodramas. So for George Lucas’ vision to come to life on film, the costumes had to be equally dramatic. Oh, and science-fiction-y, of course. The “Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume” exhibit, now on display at the EMP Museum in Seattle, tells the tale of how the iconic characters of “Star Wars” got dressed in the morning and it’s a story worth the price of a ticket. (Full disclosure: Maria Harr is a huge “Star Wars” fan). Lucas built a world when he created “Star Wars.” He populated it with humans and aliens of multiple shapes, and while his
were lit with a car battery that actress Natalie Portman hid between her legs, under the dress. The first costume, and accompanying trivia are just the first of the interesting tidbits and awe-inspiring outfits to be seen throughout the exhibit. Past the first dress, the exhibit is populated by gray mannequins posed artfully along the walls and in the middle of the large, two story room. The mannequins are sized to fit the costumes they’re wearing, and even have different hands, each posed to work with the character and costume. Most of the exhibit houses the costumes for Natalie Portman’s Amidala, whose transformation from gaudy, queenly attire to more maneuverable action outfits, is well documented. The majority of the exhibit is from the newer trilogy of films, rather than the older, almost entirely the fault of Amidala’s massive wardrobe. Still, fans of the original will be pleased to see such costumes as Darth Vader’s menacing dark robes and helmet, princess Leia’s “slave bikini,” complete with a seductive mannequin pose, and Han Solo’s signature scruffy, nerf-herder look, among others. The room has background music from the various films
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Red Bull is hosting a national paper airplane competition, and one of the qualifying rounds was held in the SURC basketball courts on April 2. DJ’d by The ‘Burg and fueled by free Red Bull, the contest was off to a smooth start. Red Bull provides nearly 300 cans of Red Bull per small event, according to a Red Bull representative at the event. Larger venues are supplied with as much as 1,500 cans of free energy drinks. Some contestants planned their participation in advance, researching folding tactics and preparing themselves for the competition. Avery Pellett, sophomore business major, even had folding instructions pulled up on his phone, ready to get the design just right. Other participants had no intention of attending the event until they stumbled upon it. “I came here to help set up,” Tyler Starks, junior biology major, said. “[A friend] asked me to help and I was like ‘Yeah dude, totally. Maybe I’ll compete too.’” Confidence varied within the competition, but most were proud of their airplane designs. “I’m going with the original design,” said Taylor Payne, senior law and justice and cyber security major. “I’ve got to give it enough momentum and let it ride out.” Pellett admitted that he wasn’t sure which design he was using, and that he was there to have fun regardless of the outcome. No participant had more confidence in their airplane than Starks.
“I’m going to win all three. There’s no question,” Starks said. His airplane was a thin design, folded in on itself until it was no wider than a pool stick. “This is complete improvisation; I just made this up,” Starks said. “I figured dart and then throw it hard. I was going for streamline.” Despite his confidence, Starks is an unseasoned paper airplane maker. “I haven’t made an airplane since sophomore year in high school,” Starks said. “I really hope I win. It would be ridiculous.” The atmosphere was light and relaxed as the competitors lined up to start their throws. There were audience members lining the court walls, as well as watching from the track above. Planes could win within three different categories: airtime, acrobatics and distance.
Nicholas Simmons won airtime, keeping his plane in the air for 7.22 seconds. Jon Kozoil won acrobatics, earning 28 out of 30 points. The average plane could be thrown 25 feet, but the distance winner out-flew them all. Starks stepped up for his chance to fly and raised his plane. He jumped and tossed the dart into the air as the crowd watched the plane fly an amazing 88 feet and three inches. The judges’ mouths dropped, and the first place marker was hurried over to where Starks’ plane landed. An excited Starks threw his dart another two times, guaranteeing that he held distance. His prize was one ticket to Sasquatch! 2015, a music festival held at the Gorge Amphitheater this May. “Red Bull is great. Thanks for providing us with this opportunity,” Starks said. “It was rad.”
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WINNING THROW Above: Tyler Starks wins by throwing the longest distance.
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Bubble ball a bouncing success
PHOTOS BY DERRICK CLARIT
Photo Editor
Plastic and air. That’s the only thing keeping a mid-air collision of flesh and bone from turning into a hospital visit. As luck would have it, the bubble ball tournament hosted by 88.1 The ‘Burg, had plenty of plastic and air to go around. Bubble ball is a mixture of sumo wrestling, soccer and bubbles. Teams of six players go head to head (in bubbles) as they attempt to kick a soccer ball into the other team’s goal area. Central introduced bubble ball as an official intramural sport in winter quarter of this year. The sport has since found a passionate following of eager students. - Jonathan Glover Sports Editor
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Wildcats keep playoff hopes alive
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WHIP IT GOOD Junior Myles Wesener swings for the fences in Central’s game against WOU Wolves. Wesener has 21 hits, 15 runs and 8 runs batted in on 75 at bats this year.
the Wildcats seem to have found mound, Central bats have been their rhythm after an impressive finding connection consistently. As it stands now, two Central show of both offense and defense players sit atop the entire GNAC As the season starts to wind against the Wolves. Prior to this weekend, Cen- standings in batting average. down, Central’s baseball team Senior second baseman and tral had only managed one win finally has their ducks in a row. With only 12 games remain- in four games against the Wolves. team utility player Kasey Bielec “We just need to stay consis- and junior right fielder Darren ing against three teams – Montana State Billings, Northwest tent in hitting and keep up our Honeysett have a .403 and .395 defense,” said batting average respectively. Nazarene Honeysett has been able to Cory Welch, and Saint fi nd power when it matters most, senior cenMartin’s – We had our back to ter fielder with 49 hits and 32 runs out of the possibilthe wall, but now we and clos- 124 at bats. ity of makhave the right mental- ing pitcher. Honeysett has consistency ing it to the ity and understand that “Our pitch- and has kept the Wildcats’ ofpost season is looking many of our losses are ing needs to fense alive. He is responsible for be more con- over half the Wildcats’ home brighter by self-inflicted. sistent with runs this season with seven and the day. more strikes.” has an impressive 84 total bases A f t e r -Desi Storey On Satur- under his belt. losing two Bielec has 48 hits and 22 runs day’s games straight Head Coach against the in 119 at bats, with 28 runs batgames to the W o l v e s , ted in. Bielec also leads the team Western Oregon University Wolves last Fri- Welch threw for eight total in- in his on-base percentage at .483. When it comes to preparing day, Central was able to bounce nings, closing out the first game back on Saturday with two hard- and pitching the remainder of for the final stretch, Bielec said earned wins of their own against the seven innings in game two. that working as a team and being consisfinthe GNAC leaders, splitting the He tent is goished the series two games a piece. ing to be Following these wins, the day with most Wildcats (8-12 GNAC) are only t h r e e We just need to stay con- the important one game behind Montana State e a r n e d sistent in hitting and keep signal of Billings (9-6) and Northwest runs and Nazarene (9-9) and four behind two strikeup our defense. Our pitching success for outs on Western Oregon (12-7). needs to be more consistent Central. F o l With a pair of wins against the 104 pitchwith more strikes. lowing GNAC’s toughest opponent out es. the WildWe l c h of the way, the Wildcats’ playoff cats’ four remains destiny is in their own hands. -Cory Welch game stint “In general, our confidence atop the Senior outfielder/closing pitcher at Monhas been pretty good,” said Head C e n t r a l tana State Coach Desi Storey following b u l l p e n University Saturday’s double-header. “This l i n e - u p and third in the GNAC pitching Billings, starting April 10, they keeps us in the playoff race.” Despite falling to fourth place standings with an earned runs go back on the road to Northwest Nazarene on April 17. in the GNAC – having lost nine average of 3.09. If Central manages to split On the opposite side of the of 14 games in March alone – BY JONATHAN GLOVER
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each series and come out of their long road trip with four wins, they could see themselves in second place heading into the home stretch. Central sits at 2-2 this season against Montana and 3-1 against Northwest Nazarene. The Wildcats finish their season at home against Saint Martin’s on April 25. Central is currently 4-4 this season (0-4 GNAC) against Saint Martin’s. “We play some pretty good teams coming up,” Storey said. “We had our back to the wall, but now we have the right mentality and understand that many of our losses are self-inflicted.” See our extensive game previews and home game reviews on cwuobserver.com.
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Operation domination
Men’s rugby team continues in Varsity Cup play following win against Arizona State University, looks to take on next opponent BY MAXWELL MONSON
Assistant Sports Editor
The Central Men’s rugby team dominated the Arizona State University Sun Devils (ASU) Saturday in round one of the Varsity Cup by a score of 7210. This was more than an average rugby game; the stakes were high in this “win or go home” game. The Wildcats have had an outstanding regular season, going undefeated in conference play. The mental aspect was a big part of this game when it came down to crunch time. Staying focused can be a hard task after all those wins but, Head Coach Tony Pacheco was not worried about his team’s focus heading into Saturday’s game. “Our whole year has been built towards this post-season win to try and win a varsity cup and national championship,” Pacheco said. “The focus is there, we are ready, this what we have been talking about for months.” Due to injuries, the Wildcats have had to put their younger backs to the test. Senior Josh Bower was confident that injuries and a young roster would not be an issue for the team in the playoffs. “We have had a lot of young guys step up,” Bower said. “There are only two seniors in the back line. So me and my teammate, Zach Brewer, have
worked to mentor the young guys.” Central came out of the gate on fire in Saturday’s game, scoring two times in the first seven minutes of play. Junior Korbin Lindell got the Wildcats on the board first, quickly followed with another try by sophomore Ian Wright to give the Wildcats an early 10-0 lead. The scoring did not stop there for the Wildcats. Junior Gavin Schag scored next for the Wildcats to extend the lead to 17-0. Senior Aladdin Schirmer and sophomore Scott Dean each added another score for the Wildcats in the first half to give the Wildcats a 31-10 lead at half time. Schirmer knew they had an advantage in the forward position and was proved correct with all the points they were able to put up. “We have big forwards— strong forwards. I think they have the heads on them to go for the ball,” Schirmer said. “When the ball comes to us, we have to straighten up and get the ball clean to carve up the defense.” The second half was much like the first half-- a lot of points for the Wildcats. Dean got the scoring going with a try just minutes into the second half. Freshman Dom Lindstrom added the next try for the Wildcats 47 minutes into the game. Freshman Zach Brewer would add the next tally. Schirmer kept the scoring going with his
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OFFENSE Above: Senior 8-man Aladdin Schirmer leads the attack for Central. Below: Schirmer scores a try.
try 62 minutes into the match. When it looked like the scoring might slow down, Wright added his second try of the game 70 minutes in. To put the icing on the cake Senior Dan Conklin added a try 76 minutes into the game for the Wildcats. The Wildcats showed how dominant they can be in this game. They will look to keep it rolling as they prepare to face off against the University of Utah on Saturday.
Central prepares for University of Utah After winning in a dominating fashion, the Central Men’s Rugby team will take the field against the University of Utah (UOU) in Ellensburg for the Quarterfinal match in the 2015 Varsity Cup. In the playoffs any game is going to be a grind, and this game will be no different for the Wildcats. UOU beat the University of Oklahoma in the first round of the Varsity Cup. They have been on a tear heading into the Varsity Cup, beating the University of Arizona once and St. Mary’s University twice. On top of those wins, they beat Oregon State University, Washington State University and the University of Washington in the Las Vegas Seven’s tournament. UOU is very familiar with playoff appearances. In the last 15 years, they have had seven Elite Eight appearances, four Final Four appearances, and two national final appearances. UOU Seven’s team made their place known by winning the 2010 Collegiate Rugby Championship. They took third place in 2011 and finished second in the
PAC Seven’s championship in 2012. UOU has a solid roster all the way through, but they have two players that stand out. Junior Nata Latui, a back for UOU, is a threat anytime he is on the field according to senior Alladin Schirmer. Along with Latui, Junior Dan Christensen has been dominating on the field. Christensen has had a knack for taking advantage of mismatches on defense and turning them into points for UOU. Central Head Coach Tony Pacheco knows just how good both those players can be. “Dangerous players. We just got to limit their opportunities” Pacheco said. “Keep their forward pack going backwards. As long as we don’t kick the ball right to Nata, we should be alright.” The Wildcats have been on fire all season, and they don’t seem to be cooling off anytime soon. They not only showed their elite star talent, but also their overall depth against ASU. Senior Josh Bower knows the importance of depth.. “Super important, that’s the
main key to have guys come off the bench and still be impact players.” Bower said As the playoffs continue and competition heats up, the Wildcats will need to look to their star talent more and more if they want to keep winning. Leading the way for the Wildcats is Schirmer. He had two tries for the Wildcats in the victory against Arizona State. Schirmer has made his presence known all year long: he brings a lot of experience and physical play to the Wildcats. Schirmer may be one of the stars on this year’s team, but he sees more value in his team’s performance. “It’s not about me, it’s about the team,” Schirmer said. “I’m not much of an individual player. I play for number six, 12, 10, seven or whoever it is. I may wear number eight, but I play for one through 23.” Along with Schirmer, the Wildcats will look to Bower. Bower provides the senior leadership on the back end for the Wildcats. He is one of only two seniors in the back and has been vital for all the Wildcat’s victories this year.
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PHOTO FINISH Central player goes for a try while shedding a hit.
The Wildcats will hope to have another impressive performance from Bower to lead them to a victory over UOU. The Wildcats have a national level coach minding the bench. Pacheco is a very well-known rugby coach, who is currently the head coach of the Wildcats, but also the Collegiate All-Amer-
ican Seven’s coach. Coaching can be the difference between winning and losing in tight games, so having this type of experience and knowledge will only give the Wildcats an advantage in the Varsity Cup. With a win, the Wildcats will advance to the Varsity Cup Semifinals.
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Club woes thrown to the sideline BY JONATHAN GLOVER
Sports Editor
Ask the Central Women’s Soccer Club what their motto is and they might say, “started from the bottom, now we’re here.” After a rocky season last Fall, club members say they’re ready to take the Spring season head on – and by head on, they mean with a soccer ball at their feet. Club President and forward striker Nicolette Bender has been on the club for just a year. In her short stay, she has already shaken up the club foundation and introduced new opportunities, including adding more structured competition. In the past, the club would only have a pool of about four or five teams to play throughout the course of a quarter-length season. Last fall, the club was only able to play a total of four games – two losses, one tie and one win. “We only ended up playing four games because we had two different forfeits,” Bender said. “We didn’t even have a league formed until this year. The Men’s Soccer Club created a league years ago. I saw that model and thought, ‘Why don’t we do this for women’s [soccer]?”
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KEEP AWAY Junior Nicolette Bender dribbles past a WSU defender.
With six teams total now, it’s much easier to play games against a varied group of competitors, Bender said. In addition to forming a new league, Bender is also organizing an end-of-the-year tournament, which will be hosted at Central. “I emailed all of these schools,
and everyone was on board,” Bender said. “The process is still in the works but this is our first year running it.” Allison Frett, Club Public Relations Officer and team utility player, is hopeful that moves like this will help increase club membership – something she’s seen
drop since last year. Frett said even having enough girls to play next weekend against Seattle University will be a struggle. “We’ve done a few things to increase members,” Frett said. “As PR officer, I’m trying to get the word out.” According to Frett, membership drops around this time every year as schedules get busier, girls find jobs and just can’t devote the necessary time to club sports. “I think we were stronger last year, fall quarter seemed as though we would have a really strong group of girls and a lot to choose from,” Frett said. “As the year went on a lot of girls have left.” Despite the drop off in membership, Frett said club officers and members continue to stay positive. Shannon Fischer, Club Treasurer and outside midfielder, has been with the club for two years. Compared to last year, Fischer said she has actually seen a steady increase in club membership. According to Fischer, last fall the club netted a total of approximately 20 girls. This spring, the number has increased to about 26 – a significant jump in the span of a few quarters. One reason for an increase in
Women’s Soccer Club first game of spring season vs. Seattle University April 12 11 a.m. Alder Recreation Complex membership could be attributed to the nature of club sports as opposed to varsity. Whereas varsity is more like a job, club can be enjoyed as a leisure activity. “I do like that club isn’t as time consuming,” Fischer said. “I can still go out and socialize. Plus club is just the right amount of competitiveness.” Whatever the reason may be, the officers of the Women’s Soccer Club are hopeful for the upcoming season and the future well-being of the club and its members.
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April 11
Men’s Rugby Varsity Cup Quarter Final 1 p.m. CWU Rugby Pitch
April 26
CWU Softball vs Simon Fraser 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. CWU Softball Field
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Track and Field Spike Arlt Invitational 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tomlinson Stadium
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CWU Baseball vs Lewis and Clark State College 1 p.m. CWU Baseball Field
April 24
CWU Softball vs Western Washington 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. CWU Softball Field
May 2
CWU Baseball vs Lewis and Clark State College 1 p.m. CWU Baseball Field
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