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Central Washington University Presi-dent James Gaudino addressed the “State of the University.” He recounted how Central has met its budget challenge by focusing on enrollment.
“Rather than succumb to the inevi-table cuts, we put together a leadership team to study our capacity, our enrollment trends, state demographic patterns, and other similar data” Gaudino said in his prepared remarks.
He said a “new and unique brand” has been created for Central.
“We agreed to increase enrollment by 1,000 students—a tall order, but one that our staff and faculty have achieved, Gaud-ino said. “We also agreed we would not lower admission standards in the process.”
Central’s online academic programs have also increased. The number of stu-dents that enroll in online courses has grown by 20 percent every year.
According to an earlier interview with John Swiney, associate vice president for enrollment management,
Gaudino said Central now offers “more online degree programs and has more students enrolled in them than any other state comprehensive university.
In another effort to increase student re-cruitment, the university has emphasized the unique connections between the stu-dent and faculty.
“One campaign spotlights student-fac-
ulty connections that make Central special and allow us to add tremendous value to students’ education,” he said. “The tag line for these ads? ‘My professor knows my name.’”
The president said he just received a national survey of student engagement and it showed improvements in fi ve key areas: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experi-ences, and supportive campus environ-
ment.“These indica-
tors are diffi cult to move in the best of times; that we have managed it against formidable odds is nothing short of remarkable—and I congratulate all of you,” Gaudino said.
Gaudino said he is planning to meet with depart-
ments this fall about a new innovation fund he is setting up.
“You’ll have to demonstrate how your idea will eventually support itself and con-tribute to the vitality of the university,” Gaudino said.
“If the program is successful, the spon-soring department will keep much of the revenue it generates.”
Gaudino addresses the “State of Central”
JAMES GAUDINOUniversity President
President proposes new innovation fund
� e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17 , 2012NEWSEditor// Santos Herrera
BY MATT THOMPSON
Staff Reporter
President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney debated over domestic poli-cy issues last Wednesday at the University of Denver in the fi rst presidential debate of this election season.
Courtesies between the two were quick-ly extinguished after a long friendly hand-shake marked the beginning of a heated discussion on. Topics included the role of government, the economy, healthcare and Big Bird.
Having won the coin fl ip, Obama spoke fi rst on the topic of the economy. Within the fi rst couple of sentences, a different president was revealed than the American public might be used to.
“Obama was more passive,” said Todd Schaefer, political science department chair. He “looked down, didn’t talk force-fully or get rattled.”
Romney delivered big in Denver, ac-cording to the polls, showing that he could indeed stand toe to toe with Obama. Going into the debate, polls showed that Romney trailed Obama in several swing states, which emphasized the need for a strong performance.
“The way in which you beat Republi-
cans is you either call them stupid or you paint them into a corner as radicals,” said Matthew Manweller, a political science pro-fessor. “I think that Romney weaved and bobbed to avoid both of those punches.”
As the battle raged on between the
two politicians, facts and numbers were thrown left and right, leaving fact checkers scrambling to validate some of the claims. Both Romney and Obama were guilty of stretching the truth from time to time.
“I’m not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut,” Romney said. “What I’ve said is I won’t put in place a tax cut that adds to the defi cit.”
Romney claims that his tax plan, which includes a 20 percent tax rate reduction and an extension of Bush-era tax cuts,
would be revenue neutral. Based on the specifi cs of his plan re-
leased so far it is not possible to make up that tax revenue, according to the nonpar-tisan Tax Policy Center.
Obama was not innocent of miscon-struing the facts either. When Romney made the claim that he would repeal “Obamacare,” Obama responded that the results would be devastating.
“By repealing Obamacare, you’re look-ing at 50 million people losing health in-surance, at a time when it is vitally impor-tant” Obama said during the debate.
That number is actually based on an approximate calculation 10 years in the future and includes those who currently do not have any insurance, according to Politifact, a fact-checking organization.
Obama’s claim also incorporates num-bers that are based on changes to Med-icaid that are not in the health care law, according to Politifact.
It’s important to note that no matter who “wins” the debates, a presidential election is rarely determined by a debate victory.
“It’s generally agreed that John Kerry ‘won’ his three debates with President Bush in 2004,” Schaefer said. “But he didn’t become president.”
Barackness monster vs. the stormin’ Mormon
BY MATT THOMPSON
Staff Reporter
As Election Day approaches, the Of-fi ce of Legislative Affairs is teaming up with the Washington Student Association (WSA) and the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement to prepare stu-dents to cast their ballots.
These three groups have expanded the week-long Register, Educate and Vote campaign to become a quarter-long pro-gram leading up to Election Day, Nov. 6.
Volunteers have been registering vot-ers in the SURC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. The group has exceeded its goal of 500 student registra-tions with a grand total of 706 as of Oct. 8.
“I don’t care how many we get as long as we are able to increase voter participa-tion on this campus,” said Brianne Wood, BOD vice president of legislative affairs. “Because then it makes our jobs easier, in this offi ce, to be able to advocate for what students want in Olympia.”
The campaign will put on several events
that will present unbiased information on various offi ce contests and referenda.
“We have to educate our students, to let them know what the issues are, so they make a proper choice on their bal-lot,” Wood said.
To eliminate the cost of postage, a ballot box has been placed on campus on the East patio of the SURC. Ballots from every district in Washington will be accepted at the ballot box and will be redirected to the proper county auditor.
The cost of providing this has been paid in part by the Central chapter of WSA along with the BOD’s Offi ce of Leg-islative Affairs.
“We decided to go even bigger and try to do a polling location on campus,” Wood said. “No one has done a polling location on campus for any of the [Washington] public universities.”
An Election Assistance Center will be open on campus where students can cast their votes in person. On Nov. 5-6 citizens will have the option to print out their voter
information along with their ballots at the polling station.
Although the campaign reaches out to students to offer balanced in-formation, some students have al-ready made up their minds on who they will vote for
come Election Day. Students cite party platforms and can-
didates’ beliefs as the basis for their deci-sions.
“I identify more generally with the Democratic party and particularly Barack Obama,” said Nate Hauger, junior politi-cal science major.
Other students have had enough of partisan politics and are marking their
ballots based on the past experiences of candidates rather than which side of the political spectrum they stand.
“Regardless of [their] politics I’m go-ing for the person who makes the right decisions in the end for the government and the country” said Ellen Urness, senior major in Pacifi c Asian studies.
Students also had varied responses when it came to the method in which they acquire their facts about popular topics.
Some said they get their information from the British Broadcasting Corpora-tion to ensure an unbiased presentation of data. Others are just looking for a laugh.
Hauger said he watches “The Daily Show,” and “Colbert Report.”
“I like to be entertained while I learn,” Hauger said.
Wood said she believes casting a ballot can make a difference.
“I don’t care if you mark one thing on the ballot, as long as you’re actually cast-ing a ballot and showing that you actually care about something that’s happening around you,” Wood said.
Central brings new polling location to campus
“There would have had to been more honesty and transparency for there to be a winner in that debate.”
JACLYN SPERLICHSenior, political science
JASON FELLER Junior geography
“I think it was interesting how sometimes they looked like they wanted to almost fi ght each other.”
KAIRA KRUMINS Senior political science
“Well I think that Romney was more fl uid than Obama. Obama seemed pretty shaky.”
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“I was actually very impressed with Romney. I was expecting him to say some things that he shouldn’t have said.”
“I thought Obama struggled on try-ing to make his points.”
“Romney seemed a bit shifty, although I am a democrat.”
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BY CHASE PACKMAN
Staff Reporter
Students and community members have been concerned about the poor air quality as resulting from recent forest fi res. Some people have limited the amount of time they spend outside, and many others have chosen to wear masks in an attempt to protect themselves.
“It is better to stay inside than wear a face mask. Most people do not know how to use one properly,” said Robin Read from the Department of Health. “If it is not being worn properly then it is completely ineffective.”
Although the smoke affects everyone, certain groups are at greater risk.
“People over the age of 65, people with breathing problems such as asthma, and smokers are all at greater risk of being af-fected by the smoke,” Read said.
People with none of the above condi-tions aren’t necessarily safe from coming down with serious breathing problems as a result of the smoke. Samantha Bradley, a student and member of the dance team at Central, can attest to this.
“I woke up around 2 a.m. with some diffi cult breathing, but managed to cough enough to be able to breath, bet-ter and went back to sleep,” Bradley said. “I repeated the same thing at 3 a.m., but when it happened again at 4 a.m. it was even worse. I couldn’t even speak more than one word at
a time. My roommate dialed 911 and the paramedics came to take me to the hospi-tal. I stayed overnight at the hospital with an oxygen mask and an IV of steroids.”
Once she was released from the hos-pital, the doctors told her to stay on the Westside for a few days to get better. Her grades and ability to dance at her prac-
tices were all affected. “When I came back I had diffi culty walking up stairs, let alone dancing, so I sat out most practices” Brad-ley said.
While her story is an extreme case, Bradley also said doctors told her that 20 people came into the hospital with breath-ing problems every day.
For others, such as Alex Smith, junior, report to have had a bad cough ever since school began this fall.
For those who are concerned about the air quality, Read suggests to look out the window to see for yourself how bad the air is or go to the website for the Washing-ton State Department of Ecology before going outdoors.
“It’s not unusual for me to have a cough occasionally but never this bad,” Read said. “A lot of people I know also have bad coughs.”
BY ALEA THORNEStaff Reporter
“To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Cap-tain Underpants,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Harry Potter,” and “Colors of the Earth,” are all extremely different books, but do have one thing in common: each of these books, have been asked to be removed from shelves of li-braries in the U.S. at one point and con-tinue to be challenged.
On Sept.30-Oct.6, libraries across the country celebrated Banned Book Week ,and Central was one of the many schools to participate in the event.
“We want to bring attention to the in-dividual’s right to read what they want to read,” said Patricia Cutright, dean of li-brary services.
Banned Book Week has been celebrat-ed since 1982, bringing awareness to the harms of book censorship and lending re-spect to other people’s interest and views.
“It’s crazy how we’re a free country, but still individuals will try to prevent others from reading certain books just because they don’t agree with the book,’’junior Chris Jenson said.“People need to be re-specting of other peoples interests and be-liefs too.”
This is the fi rst year Central partici-pated in the event According to Dean of Library Services Patricia Cutright.
It took a week to set up all the displays in honor of banned book week. There are two in the library and one in the SURC. The display in the library is interactive al-lowing people to fl ip the covers of the book to read why the book was challenged.
Central also had a booth at the farmers market Saturday Sept.29, showing books that have been banned and explaining what Banned Book Week is.
“We haven’t been able to muster up time in the past years to bring awareness to the week, it’s really exciting that they took the project on to bring awareness and have been very successful,” Cutright said.
According to bannedbooksweek.org more than 11,300 books have been chal-lenged since 1982, with 326 challenges reported to the Offi ce of Intellectual Free-dom (OIF) in 2011.
‘’Many books I have read when I was a child are on the list of challenged books, such as the Alice series and Judie B. Jones series. I feel like there’s no real reason to take them off the library shelves,’’ said Mi-randa Baker, junior elementary education major.
Individuals challenge a book by going
into a public library and requesting it be removed.
The librarian will then give them a form to fi ll out with various questions.
The fi rst question is if he or she actu-ally read the book. According to Cutright, most of the time they have not read the material.
“It’s OK if they don’t want to read the material or their kids to, we can respect that, but when they step over the line and say no one can read it, they infringe on people’s rights,” Cutright said.
FORBIDDEN Brooks Library displays books commonly banned from schools to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week last week.
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Danger zone in the quiet zone
Poor air quality takes its toll
DESPERATE MEASURES Ellensburg students and residents attempt to take every precaution possible to cope with poor air quality by wearing masks.
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Top 8 Banned Books of 2011
1. “ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r” (series), by Lauren Myracle
2.“The Color of Earth” (series), by Kim Dong Hwa
3.“The Hunger Games”trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
4. “My Mom’s Having A Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy,” by Dori Hillestad Butler
5.“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie
6. “Alice” (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
7. “Brave New World,” by Aldous Huxley
8. “What My Mother Doesn’t Know,” by Sonya Sones
Source: (www.ala.org)
Brooks Library celebrates annual Banned Books Week
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5NEWS � e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17 , 2012
BY MIKEY RIGGIN
Staff Reporter
The library has instituted new limits on student printing.
What the library is calling, “Green Printing” began at the start of fall quarter. The Green Printing Initiative was set up by the student technology committee to create awareness of wasteful printing, to control costs, and to make printing more equitable.
According to a library handout, under the initia-tive, each student is granted 200 pages, or $10, for printing each quarter. The remaining balances will roll over each quarter. For any printing errors, paper jams, misprints or cover sheets, an extra 100 pages, or $5, is allotted.
The total money granted to the stu-dents goes to paying for the costs to oper-ate the printing corral and the technology committee, according to Dean of Library Services Patricia Cutright.
Last year, students at Central were hav-ing a lot of problems in the computer labs and printing stations at Brooks Library, Cutright said. Equipment was breaking down, printers were printing multiple jobs
into a single printer, and students were leaving projects unattended.
In an effort to fi x the problems, the li-brary implemented a printing corral paid for by the student technology committee, hoping to make print jobs less confusing and less of a hassle.
The printing corrals have been re-moved because it was costing about $50,000 every year to run, Cutright said.
She said the stu-dents do not seem to understand what this is doing to the environment. According to a li-brary handout, in a recent academic quarter, 923,123 pages were printed at the cost of 11.5 trees.
“Every time you give something that’s free, you will get those people who freeload off of it,” said Dan Keen, junior marketing major. “I wouldn’t call it fair, but it’s necessary.”
Cutright said the money that is being paid by Central students for the Green Printing Initiative is going to the Student Technology Fee budget. It will be used to pay for new equipment such as printers, paper, and reconstructing a new learning center in the library, she said.
“As a resolution to the chaos at the printing stations, we will purchase two
more printers for each of the distribution areas in the library,” Cutright said. “The printers will be at both ends of the stand-ing Macintosh resulting in a total of six printers.”
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The Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 2012 OPINIONEditor-in-Chief// Danny Schmidt
Last time I checked, this was the year 2012.
Yet there are people on the University of Texas campus who are still operating like it’s the 1950s.
Although this is not the only place where racially charged issues arise, it is a good example that as a society, we still have plenty of room for improvement.
There were several “bleach bomb-ings” that took place on the campus over
the last couple of weeks, which were suspected to have been racially in-cited. The students who were targeted were black and said they felt they were attacked for that reason.
The students were hit with bal-loons filled with bleach near apart-
ments on the west end of campus. It would be great for the students to have been hit simply because they forgot to add bleach to their white load of clothes the last time they washed, but that would be an unreal-istic assumption.
I would love to be one of those people who can naively believe racism doesn’t ex-ist anymore, but unfortunately it is situa-tions like these that make it impossible.
It is a terrible thought that for every person who is able to look past the color of a person’s skin, there is another who can harbor an undeserving hate for that same person based solely on race.
Last Tuesday students rallied on the University of Texas campus near a statue of Martin Luther King Jr., in opposition of the racial hate that is obviously still lurking in some students.
The light in this dark scenario is that the students were able to join together and speak out against what is happening on their campus.
Central’s incoming freshmen broke the record for the most diverse class, which makes me wonder: If an issue like this broke out on this campus, how would the student body react?
The Diversity Education Center and the Center for Student Empowerment at Central have recently merged, and with this change, they should be a stronger force.
University President James Gaudino now has a staff member in his office whose primary job is to make sure Central’s di-verse student body feels welcome and comfortable at school.
Since 2008 we’ve had a black president, and that is a huge fact to boast of.
Still, I just can’t wrap my mind around why, despite the progression we have made as a society, it is still possible that someone would want to harm another for no “real” reason at all.
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Dear Readers,
Danny schmiDtEditor-in-Chief
connor VanDerweystSports Editor
I officially believe in global warming now.
It’s almost mid-October and it’s still more than 70 degrees outside. I can re-member it being noticeably windy in El-lensburg about three times in the month I have been here since moving back. Western Washington basketball wins the national title and Ellensburg isn’t
windy in the same ca lendar year? The M a y a n s m i g h t be on to something with all this 2012 stuff.
S i n c e s u m m e r
has been holding on desperately, all of my hoodies and jackets have been sitting in my closet collecting dust, waiting pa-tiently for the fall and winter.
Stubbornly, I have tried to force my-self into believing that it is really 50 de-grees outside and I will be comfortable sporting an Obey or Society sweatshirt.
But instead of being at a comfortable
temperature, I end up being uncomfort-ably hot and sweaty. But there is no way I am abandoning my outfit. I already took the time to match my hat, my sweat-shirt and shoes. It takes work to look this good, as you can tell from my exquisite mug shot. So get with it weather, I’m try-ing to be fashion forward.
Last spring I bought a leather jacket lined with a zip-up sweatshirt that was almost $200 in anticipation of the cold and windy Ellensburg fall. I’ve worn that jacket twice since purchasing it. It looks great in my closet, though.
Don’t get me wrong, I love sum-mer and the warmer temperatures but enough is enough. There’s a whole sec-
tion of my wardrobe that is being under-used and I am tired of it.
I can’t look like the stereotypical street-wear hipster without the coopera-tion of Mother Nature. So I’m begging, let the temperature drop about 10 de-grees. Not low enough to get hypother-mia or anything crazy, just enough so I can wear my fall and winter gear without getting heat stroke.
So keep in mind, if you see someone on campus passed out from heat exhaus-tion because they refuse to take off their hoodie or leather jacket, get them some water, because it’s probably me and I’m probably dying. It will be much appreci-ated.
Sun blocked: lack of cold leaves clothes unworn
Jayna smithAssistant News Editor
Students give bleach dirty nameUT deals with acts of racism
JUSTICE Jerry Sandusky, right, gets assisted by a police officer into a cop car earlier this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF NEONTOmmY.COm
In the latest chapter of the Jerry San-dusky saga, Sandusky portrayed himself as the victim and denied committing dis-gusting acts against children.
After he was done speaking in court Tuesday, wearing his red jumpsuit, a
judge sentenced him to 30 to 60 years in prison. The sentence all but ensures the 68-year old will spend the remaining days of his life in prison.
Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts in June and found guilty of
raping and fondling boys, all through his charity, The Second Mile.
Sandusky will appeal the sentence, but the fact he is painting himself as the victim is disgusting.
People came out to discuss their child-hood horror stories involving Sandusky.
One man, who was 13 at the time, said Sandusky got him in a Penn State sauna and shower and made the child touch him.
“I am troubled with flashbacks of his naked body, something that will never be erased from my memory,” he said.
I don’t see how Sandusky can possi-bly flip the script. The number of men who have come out and said he raped or molested them is in double digits. Come-dian Katt Williams once said if a person is accused of doing something so many times, that person is most likely guilty. He was referring to Michael Jackson, who’s actions weren’t as bad—hopefully.
Sandusky said his defense wasn’t giv-en the proper amount of time to prepare for the trial.
Sandusky has ruined the lives of many, and with the media uproar the
Penn State controversy caused, which increased after the death of longtime Head Coach Joe Paterno, those affected won’t forget any time soon.
Sandusky deserves his penalty and then some. Despite the fact he will most likely die while serving his sentence, there isn’t a punishment strict enough for what he did to all those innocent boys.
Many people were getting blamed after the unfolding of all the events: For-mer Assistant Coach Mike McCreary and Joe Paterno, especially. The blame put on them was well deserved. Know-ing what was going on and choosing not to act is awful, but the real monster in this situation is Sandusky.
I don’t think many people will buy his victim act, so I doubt his sentence will ever be lessened, but the fact he is even appealing is disturbing. I don’t know how someone so sick can defend those types of actions.
� e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 2012SCENEEditor// Chanet Stevenson
BY DEREK SHUCK
Staff Reporter
While many bands spend years trying to get off the ground, local band Black-burn only needed a few months.
The band has recorded a fi ve-song EP, been booked as one of Prosody’s fi rst acts of the school year and caused a packed room of college students to chant, “We want Blackburn” at a live show.
Blackburn formed when solo art-ist Brody Blackburn needed to fi nd two backing instrumentalists three days be-fore a show. Bassist Wes Chamberlain and drummer Ben McBride were up for the task and quickly learned the songs.
“We kind of decided we all love mak-ing music, so let’s just keep doing it,” said McBride, a senior public relations major.
The band’s sound is an amalgam of all three members’ infl uences, from the subtle drumming of The Fray to the vocal styling of Dashboard Confessional mixed with a dub-step infl uenced bass; Black-burn creates a mellow pop-rock sound with an edge.
“A lot of my lyrics are infl uenced by literature; Wallace Stevens, that guy’s crazy,” said Blackburn, a senior English major.
Along with trying to get the band off the ground, the members also balance a full school workload at Central.
“We mostly play weekends. If we play in Seattle during a weekday, it’s not till 8 or 9 at night,” Blackburn said. “It’s a lot easier to draw a crowd here than it is in Seattle.”
The band has turned to social media to generate hype.
“It’s a lot of word of mouth, trying to generate ‘likes’ on Facebook,” Blackburn said.
Just two months after its debut show, Blackburn released its self-produced EP, free for download on its Facebook page, w w w. f a c e b o o k .com/blackburn-music.
“It was 100 per-cent us, no outside help,” McBride said about the production of the EP.
Along with the EP, the band has played more than 50 shows in the past six months, including a fraternity at Washington State University.
“The place was packed. It was like we were a huge rock band playing Showbox Sodo in Seattle,” Blackburn said. “This sums it up well: There were about 200 people chanting ‘We want Blackburn’ by the end of the night.”
The band will continue to increase its show count by co-headlining an event at Prosody on Oct. 19, along with Nick Foster, Red Means Go and If Bears Were Bees.
“We’re really stoked to show Central what we can do,” said bassist Wes Cham-berlain.
Presales for the event are available now through the band’s Facebook page. Five dollars gets a ticket to the show as well as a free copy of the band’s debut EP.
“The show will be a good fi rst impres-sion of Prosody events,” Blackburn said.
“Central should really try to push college students down there.”
“It’s one of the fi rst big shows of the year,” Mcbride said. “It is going to be a crazy time. It will appeal to ev-eryone who likes any genre of mu-sic.”
However, play-ing huge shows isn’t the only thing the band is concerned
about. For years, Blackburn has been working with autistic adults, often playing for them and letting them jam out on the band’s instruments.
“Music makes better lives,” Blackburn said.
Blackburn has no intention of slowing down after the Prosody show, planning to record a full-length album this winter and have it released during the spring.
The band hopes to expand its sound, as the new album will include elements of hardcore and even feature a hip-hop art-ist. The band wants to develop merchan-dise around the release of the full-length album.
The band’s hard work has not gone unnoticed, as McBride was recently spon-sored by drum company SJC, who has previously sponsored such acts as Zach Lind from Jimmy Eat World, and Alex Shelnutt from A Day to Remember.
“It’s a killer deal,” said McBride. “A completely custom drum set with a fi ve-month turnaround.”
The band also gave a vague hint as to
a big break in its future.“There has been talk of a documenta-
ry out of Hollywood featuring Blackburn music,” McBride said.
A lot of my lyrics are influ-enced by literature; Wallace Stevens, that guy’s crazy“A lot of my lyrics are influ-“A lot of my lyrics are influ-“
-BRODY BLACKBURNSenior public relations major
ROCKIN’ OUT Brody Blackburn enter-tains the crowd during a show.
THE BAND In order from left to right: Ben McBride (drums), Brody Blackburn (lead singer, guitar) and Wes Chamberlain (bass) are the members of Blackburn.PHOTO COURTESY OF BRODY BLACKBURN
Blackburn baby burnLocal band strikes a chord in the hearts of students
When: 8 p.m., Oct. 19Where: Prosody Price: $5 cover
SCENE� e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 20128
BY DANNY SCHMIDT
Editor-in-Chief
Comedian Patton Oswalt, a former regular on the sitcom “King of Queens,” will perform in the SURC Ballroom Satur-day night as part of Homecoming Week.
Campus Activities is putting on the 8 p.m. show, which costs $12 for students and $20 for general admission.
Ellensburg is the second stop on Os-walt’s three-show Pacifi c Northwest tour. He will perform at Tulalip Casino in Marysville the night before, and Salem, Ore. on Sunday.
Oswalt said he loves the Pacifi c North-west and has been to Seattle and Portland many times. He enjoys the cloudiness of the area. This trip will be his fi rst visit to Ellensburg.
“I’m excited for the show. I like per-forming in front of all different audienc-es,” Oswalt said. “I don’t think, ‘Oh these are college kids,’ I just do what I do.”
The October show will feature Os-walt’s newest material.
Oswalt, who lives in Los Angeles, be-gan performing comedy at the College of William and Mary.
“It was something that I was trying out when I was in college and it just became a thing that was really fun to do, and I de-cided to stick with it,” Oswalt said.
Oswalt said he doesn’t have a prefer-ence of smaller venue shows or larger ones. He said some of his favorite shows
have been in huge theaters, and some have been in Los Angeles nightclubs on week-nights.
In its fi rst year of existence, Oswalt ap-peared as a regular on “King of Queens” in 2007. He said being on such a popular show helped his comedic career tremen-dously. More people began watching the show, which led to bigger audiences at his performance.
Oswalt said comedy can be tough, but no matter what happens on stage, the im-portant thing is to continue performing.
“Anybody who is thinking about start-ing [comedy]: The whole point is to go on stage and keep going on stage no matter what,” Oswalt said. “Be persistent. Keep experimenting and being open to things.”
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Homecoming kingPatton Oswalt to perform in SURC
When: Oct. 12, 8 p.m.
Where: SURC Ballroom
Tickets: Students: $12, general admission: $20
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9SCENE The Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 2012
BY BEN NEWBY
Staff Reporter
The SURC Ballroom was leaking flashes of neon lights out of its doors last Friday as electronic house music began to emit from the speakers when the San Francisco-based DJ team Sweethearts took the stage. It was about to be a non-stop dance party, with Sweethearts mem-bers DJ Gabe and DJ Cole at the controls.
The music was turned to nearly ear-damaging volumes as the bass began to pulse.
This caught the attention of students walking by and they slowly trickled in.
It was tough to decide who was going to win this dance party, DJs Gabe and Cole or the participating student body. Gabe and Cole were moving just as much as the crowd.
Even while they were hovering over the laptop and control mixing board, they were bobbing their heads and fist pump-ing to the beat.
Every song melded into the next. There was no time to take a break be-tween jams. The room quickly heated up as people shed long sleeves and sweat-shirts.
By the time the dance party was almost an hour in, Central Washington Univer-sity students were putting on a spectacle with some serious dance moves.
Such classics as the robot and moon-walk snuck their way into a few rou-tines. Hips shook, feet stomped and fists pumped. The crowd was on a never-end-ing dance train, and the Sweethearts DJ team were the conductors.
As unsure students peeked into the ballroom to see what was making such bass-pounding noise, they were instantly ushered in by waving hands to get in on the action.
No one was being made fun of, and there was no judging or competition. Central students were simply having a fun time partying to some good tunes. One couple even chose to make use of the ambience, lights, and music to steal a few kisses.
The words “I’ve got a pulse for you if you were born in the 80s” came from the speakers. The dance song quickly geared up as the volume grew louder and the bass kicked in.
By now, even the most experienced ravers had to leave the ballroom for a sip or two of water.
DJs Gabe and Cole were still not al-lowing the crowd to have a break; they just kept feeding students one killer song mix after the next. The two switched be-tween wearing the headphones, working the laptop and dialing in the controls on the mixing board.
The crowd had diminished slightly, but the remaining Central students did not care. They formed a few tight-knit dance circles as they continued sliding around the ballroom floor.
There was a slower, very electronic song playing. “I love it, I love it” was
coming from the speakers, but Sweet-hearts DJs could tell it was not keeping the crowd going. Working in the moment, Gabe and Cole faded that song into Lil Jon’s “Outta Your Mind.” As soon as this recent club hit began, everyone threw
their hands up and said, “Oh!” This was clearly the crowd favorite of the night. No one in the room was still as Lil Jon’s voice screamed “we about to get crazy” in his signature raspy style.
BY MARGAUX MASSEY
Staff Reporter
Sunday evening in the Music Hall, Jeffrey Snedeker, a Central Washington University professor, performed in a horn recital entitled “Flora for Horn” with the accompaniment of six other performers. The pieces included in the recital all had something to do with flora: “Moon Lil-lies,” “Wild Flower,” “Violets for Your Furs” and “Little Sunflower” were a few.
Snedeker said the reason for doing a flora-based performance was because it matched up with the College of Arts and Humanities’ “green” theme this year.
“The interesting part was trying to figure out which pieces I could use,” Sne-deker said. He elaborated by saying there were plenty of good songs about flowers to choose from, but they didn’t match the
flow or sound he wanted.The recital was not purely music, how-
ever. The music was paired up with a slide show featuring pictures taken by profes-sional local photographer, Douglas Ma-cArthur. Each song had its own mini slide show featuring the type of plant that the song focused on.
“What better thing than to take my turn at collaborating with him?” Snedeker said. He explained that MacArthur had previously worked with students on simi-lar projects. Snedeker said he was both humbled and appreciative of MacArthur’s efforts, as he had gone out and taken all new pictures for the performance rather than drawing from the vast image library he has collected in his life. Snedeker liked the collaboration of the images with the
music, saying that it was a fun thing to do.“The thing that was most gratifying
was the audience’s response. It was really quite positive.” Snedeker said about how he thought the performance on Sunday afternoon went. The room in the concert hall where the performance was held was nearly full.
Students who were asked how they felt about the performance all had similar re-sponses to Snedeker.
“I think that this recital is a delightful experience for the eye and the ear,” said Rebecca Singer, music education major.
Ashlyn Lindsay, a music major, agreed.The recital “was an enjoyable perfor-
mance full of visual and aural creativity,” Lindsay said.
While audience members enjoyed the music, Snedeker appreciated people at-tending his recital.
“It’s great when people take time out of their day to come and they have a nice time,” Snedeker said.
THUMBS UP DJ Gabe Cortez plays his original mixes for the crowd at the SURC.NICK SNYDER/obSERvER
TRACKS The DJ team Sweethearts bring the bass in the SURC ballroom for an electronic dance music show Friday Night.NICK SNYDER/obSERvER
SOUND THE HORN Snedeker plays a piece from “Flora for Horn”
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Turn up the volume in the ballroomSweethearts DJ’s bring the EDM scene to Central Washington University
Tore up from the f loral upMusic prof performs nature-inspired pieces
SCENE� e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 201210
BY JOE COLUCCIO
Staff Reporter
Out on the dusty stretch of road that is Vantage Highway lies the new produc-tion plant for the Iron Horse Brewery.
Iron Horse has been a staple in the greater Ellensburg area since 2004, and its new plant has the staff excited for what the future has in store.
The new production plant, reminis-cent of an airplane hangar, is a massive space that is tailor-made for brewing beer. The previous plant, located on Prospect Street, has been in business since 2004.
The Prospect Street Brewery had a production space of 1,700 square feet, but the new space boasts a whopping 10,400 square feet. With the new plant, Iron Horse will be able to produce be-tween 20 and 22 brews per week, com-pared to 10 brews per week previously.
Unlike the Prospect Brewery, the new plant out on Vantage Highway comes with an offi ce space for the staff.
“It’s nice to have my offi ce here,” said Greg Parker, owner and general manager of Iron Horse Brewery. “My old offi ce was way offsite, so it’s nice to
have all the production and marketing and distribution guys all under one roof so we can meet around the water cooler. Then maybe we empty the water cooler and fi ll it with beer.”
The Prospect Brewery used to host events, some with live music, however, the live bands proved to be too disrup-tive to the brewing process. Now, with the new plant taking the bulk of produc-tion, the door is open for the Prospect Brewery to once again host events.
“Being here (Vantage Highway) is probably a give and take,” Parker said. “But we are hoping to get more of the college crowd to come through since we’re closer to campus.”
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BY LISA CUMMINS
Staff Reporter
Argentine tango teacher, author and lifelong student Gabriela Condrea came to Central Washington University with two missions in mind: The fi rst mission was to present her book titled “When 1 + 1 = 1: That Impossible Connection: The Intersections between Tango and Life.” The second was to teach the art of tango dancing.
Condrea graduated from the Universi-ty of Washington with a degree in interna-tional studies. She travels around the world exposing people to her self-published book and the art of tango. She also teaches that with hard work, the impossible connection between two people can become possible.
Condrea made sure to get her audience involved so they could be engaged in what she was trying to say.
“I love to share the things I love with other people, so that’s why I teach,” Con-drea said. “I think that tango can teach people to be more fl exible with themselves and with their plans and ideas of how things should be.”
After explaining her story of how she came to write about her life experiences, she took the time to teach the art of tango. She had attendees stand up and begin ex-ercises which would, in turn, lead to bonds between one another. She started off with
a few slow-moving exercises where stu-dents walked around the room and tried to stay clear of other’s paths. This exercise was to teach the principle of making one’s own path.
The next few exercises were in group settings. Condrea wanted to teach tango through familiarizing students with the need to be one person. When tango danc-ing is involved, partners need to feel as though they are one person and not two separate people.
Stella Moreno is the director of the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies Program. She is also an organizer of the Hispanic Heritage Month activities.
“Gabriela Condrea showed us that tan-go, the quintessentially Argentine dance, is about embracing life with a free spirit,” Moreno said.
At the beginning of the presentation, students stood alone and did not talk to eachother. By the end of the night, every student had the opportunity to meet and dance with somebody. Condrea took a chance by having students who would be uneasy put themselves out there. With her outgoing personality, she was able to break down the walls put up by each person.
“It was a wonderful experience,” said Victoria Zencak, sophomore Spanish ma-jor. “I think everyone could benefi t from taking a night off from studying to learn how to dance.”
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“Sleepwalk with Me”Dir: Mike BirbigliaStarring Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Am-
brose, James RebhornFESTIVAL OPENER
From public radio funnyman Mike Birbiglia comes this quirky indie comedy about fi nding success, falling in love and coming to terms with one’s uniqueness. The story is autobiographical, focusing on Birbiglia’s own exploits through the character of “Matt Pandamiglio.” Matt is shown to be refl ecting upon his begin-nings as a poor, traveling comedian, while also dealing with an awkward, dead-end relationship and a debilitating sleepwalk-ing disorder.
As a comedic fi lm, “Sleepwalk with Me” certainly stands out among the pack. Birbiglia’s comedy is generally laced with the perfect amount of wit and dead-pan hilarity that makes his humor of the more refreshingly original sort. Yet, not every joke works quite as well as the other. There are also moments that are so one-note they come off feeling specifi cally written to be used in a trailer. Despite the faults, the fi lm is funny and imaginative. This isn’t neces-sarily a fi lm to get overly excited for, but certainly deserving enough of a recom-mendation.
Grade: B
“Your Sister’s Sister”Dir: Lynn SheltonStarring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie
Duwitt, Mark DuplassBEST OF NORTHWEST
In this charming dramedy, Mark Du-plass stars as Jack, a lonely man still strug-gling a year after the death of his brother. His best friend Iris, played by Emily Blunt, offers him her father’s cabin on a Puget Sound island to use for his own refl ection. When he discovers Iris’ gay sister Hannah (Rosemarie Duwitt) using the cabin for the same purpose, the two strike a chord with each other and things get all kinds of complicated. When Iris also comes to the cabin for a visit, secrets and trickery end up revealing themselves.
Duplass and Director Lynn Shelton, both well-versed with the “mumblecore” movement of independent fi lmmaking, use their past experience to craft well-paced, well-acted and generally excellent comedic dialogue. Blunt and Duwitt, also worthy performers themselves, do fi ne jobs as well. The three main actors all have excellent chemistry together, which provides the fi lm with great fl ow, as well as many notable comedic moments. “Your Sister’s Sister” is a fresh fl ick with lots of laughs and a whole lot of heart.
Grade: B+
“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”Dir: Alison KlaymanBEST DOCUMENTARYIn a world where people are often
mistreated and checks and balances of-ten go unchecked, we sometimes need a reminder of the true power that lies in standing against an unjust system. As a revolutionary, inspirational, intellectual and artistic leader, Chinese activist Ai Weiwei needs no introduction. His efforts of protest against the Chinese government have rocked the world, while his evocative artwork has both provoked audiences and successfully explored his nation’s painful history.
In “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” director Alison Klayman’s exceptionally well-made documentary fi lm, Ai is shown both as an artist in his studio as well as an activist col-lecting names of the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, a natural disaster-turned-tragedy many hold the Chinese government responsible for. His efforts prove to be controversial and he suffers for them. Ai is beaten and harassed by po-lice on multiple occasions, his brand new state-of-the-art studio is demolished and he is arrested and held against his will for nearly three months.
Yet, to this day, Ai continues his work. Over the course of the fi lm, one can see how much Ai truly loves his country. His acts of rebellion are not simply for his own benefi t or due to a blind hatred of his gov-ernment, but rather due to a genuine love of his nation and of the Chinese people. Klayman is unafraid to get in the trenches right along with him, often putting herself into uncomfortable and potentially dan-gerous situations to show the evolution of Ai’s movement. She also succeeds in show-ing Ai as a complete individual, perhaps to show that despite his grandness, he is a person just like the rest of us.
This is fi lm is truly remarkable in many ways. “Never Sorry” shows us the strength of great art, the importance of free speech, and perhaps most of all, that one person truly is capable of changing the world. Ex-pect to experience both the evolution of an extraordinary artist and the birth of a fantastic documentary fi lmmaker.
Grade: A
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”Dir: Benh ZeitlinStarring Quvenzhané Wallis,
Dwight HenryBEST OF FEST
In my Summer Movie Roundup from a few weeks ago, I commented that this was the fi rst movie I had ever seen in the-atres twice. I can now happily say that even upon a third viewing, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” loses absolutely none of its charm, imagination or strength as a fi lm.
Budding young thespian Quvenzhané Wallis stars as Hushpuppy, an adorable little girl living in the quirk-fi lled, poverty-stricken bayou area of southern Louisi-ana. Meanwhile, her father Wink (Dwight Henry), struggles to both provide for his daughter and take care of his failing health, both while facing a crippling tropi-cal storm.
Though “Beasts” has many notable traits, one of the fi rst to pop out at you may be the strong performances by the fi lm’s two lead actors. Wallis and Henry, both debut performers, provide their re-spective characters with personalized touches that may have been diffi cult to ac-quire in professional actors. Though both of them hold their own weight throughout the entirety of the fi lm, there is something special to be said of Wallis, a child of only fi ve years old. Child actors often run the risk of seeming annoying or overly-senti-mental. Yet, Wallis commands the screen with the presence of a seasoned per-former. She provides perhaps one of the greatest performances ever to be seen by a young actor.
Yet, even above the fi lm’s performances is the screenplay penned by Lucy Alibar and director Benh Zeitlin, adapted from Alibar’s one-act play. “Beasts” is ripe with interesting, complex characters, thought-provoking dialogue, intriguing metaphor and inspiring quotations. Yet, Zeitlin and Alibar miraculously pull all this off with-out seeming the least bit trite or over-reaching. This is a fi lm rich with intrigue, yet effortless in its design – an undeniably rare combination.
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” is the kind of fi lm that doesn’t come around too often. This is the kind of fi lm that exceeds expectations and avoids any comparisons. Do yourself a favor and see it as soon as you can.
Grade: A
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� e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 2012 SPORTS Editor// Connor Vanderweyst
BY JARYD CLINE
Staff Reporter
The Central Washington University volleyball team won its sixth and seventh consecutive matches and remains only a half-game out of fi rst place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The team had a home victory over Walla Walla and a come-from-behind victory at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.
“We’ve been learning to win on the road in tough environments,” Head Coach Mario Andaya said.
The Wildcats, who crept into the Di-vision II top 25 rankings last week, in-creased their record to 12-4 overall and 6-1 in GNAC play.
At home against Walla Walla, (2-11 overall), which competes as a dual member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the
National Christian Collegiate Athletic As-sociation (NCCAA), the Wildcats swept the Wolves in their third home game of the year. The Wildcats took the game in a convincing manner, winning 25-3, 25-10, and 25-2 to complete the sweep. Along the way they recorded 15 aces, with seven of those being hit by redshirt freshman de-fensive specialist Zoe Iida, the fi fth-highest total in the Wildcats’ era as an NCAA Di-vision II member.
“It feels really good to be back; we’ve been on the road a lot,” Andaya said. “It’s nice to see our crowd and to be back on our home court.”
The Wildcats also recorded the two largest margins of victory since set scores started going fi rst-to-25 prior to the 2008 season. They won the fi rst set 25-3 and then recorded 22 straight points for a 25-2 victory in game three.
The Wildcats started the fi rst set by building a 9-1 lead and didn’t look back the rest of the set. The Wolves brought the score to 18-3, but the Wildcats ended the game with fi ve kills out of the last seven points, along with an ace that ended the set, served by sopho-more defensive specialist Lauren Herseth.
“We came out and ran our defense well. Our serving was awesome and every-one came ready to play,” Smith said.
The second and third sets continued the trend as senior outside hitter Sabrina Schwindler made six kills and an ace to lead Central in the second set.
“We stayed really aggressive, which I was proud of,” Andaya said. “I’m glad they didn’t let down and play to a slower speed than we’re used to.”
In the third set, Central ran off an im-pressive 22 straight points, which included four aces and 13 kills. Schwindler and ju-nior middle blocker Erin Smith each had four of the kills, while redshirt freshman outside hitter Rachel Hanses had fi ve kills including the match winner.
“We just went out and played our ball. We didn’t do anything different, and it worked for us,” Hanses said.
On Saturday, Central traveled to take on NNU and left with another come-from-behind road victory.
The Wildcats forced the match to fi ve sets after falling behind early 2-1 to the Crusaders, (9-8 overall and 2-5 in GNAC), and dominated the fi fth set fi nishing at 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Senior outside hitter Marcy Hjellum started the fi rst set off with two consecu-tive kills, but NNU gained a 4-2 lead with four straight kills. Central trailed 12-7 but rallied to take a one point lead before go-ing up 22-20. NNU scored the fi nal two points, leaving the score even at 23.
The Wildcats never trailed during set two, leading by as many as seven points at one time. Redshirt junior outside hitter Emmy Dolan had fi ve kills. Hjellum had four kills, includ-ing the set clincher, as the Wildcats tied the series at one game each.
The third set was close from start to fi nish, with no team tak-ing a larger lead than four points. Central took a 15-13 lead after an NNU error and an ace by Herseth. With the set later tied at 23, NNU came out of a timeout with back-to-back kills to end the set.
In the fourth set, Central started off strong, taking a 13-7 lead after two aces by redshirt freshman setter Catie Fry and two kills by Hjellum. NNU brought the lead within two at 24-22, but a kill by redshirt freshman middle blocker Kaitlin Quirk forced the deciding game fi ve set.
In the fi fth set, Central led by as much as seven points and fi nished with a fi nal of 15-9 after another kill by Hjellum.
Hjellum ended the game with 21 kills and 13 digs, while Dolan had 12 kills and Hanses had 11. Hjellum, who was named the GNAC Red Lion Defensive Player of the Week, did not play in the Wildcats’ game against Walla Walla.
“We stayed the course, continued the ball control, and defensively we found a rhythm late in the match and didn’t let the pressure get to us,” Andaya said.
Seventh HeavenVolleyball continues win streak
STREAKING (Top) The volleyball team celebrates Thursday’s victory over Walla Walla. (Middle) Senior Sabrina Schwindler jumps as she spikes the ball. (Above) Red-shirt freshman Kaitlin Quirk rises to the occasion and spikes the ball over the net.
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came ready to play.-ERIN SMITH
Junior middle blocker
13sports The Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 2012
BY SARAH RUIZ
Staff Reporter
After going undefeated after two con-ference games, the Wildcats lost their first conference game against Dixie State when they travelled to Utah on Oct. 6.
The Wildcats went up against the Dixie State University Red Storm. This game followed the Wildcats’ win over Humboldt State the week before, which put them in the lead for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).
The Wildcats still remain in the lead for the GNAC, and are optimistic for their future games.
“We’ve finished the first round and now we play the first five teams again,” Head Coach Blaine Bennett said. [Simon Fraser University is] “a different team now than they were three weeks ago, and no one likes being beat, so they are going to have their very best game.”
In the first quarter, the Wildcats were unable to put any points on the board, while the Red Storm scored 10.
Three points were scored by Dixie
State off a 27-yard field goal in the first six minutes of the game. Following its field goal, the Dixie State was able to score a touchdown with two minutes remaining in the first quarter.
The game went scoreless until four minutes were left in the half, when Central running back Demetrius Sumler scored off a 33-yard pass from senior quarterback Ryan Robertson. This put the Wildcats on the scoreboard with a halftime score of 10-7, Dixie State.
“Offensive phase we needed to do a little better job on the passing game, [be more] on target with our throws and make plays as receivers,” Bennett said. “Defen-sively, we thought we played a pretty good first half. We had some kickoff returns that we thought we had to execute a little bit better.”
Five minutes into the second half, se-nior safety Kevin Puckett helped kickstart the Wildcats by intercepting Red Storm quarterback Kaleo Nawahine for a 100-yard pick-six. Puckett led the team in tack-les, with a total of 14.
It appeared as if Central had finally
regained control of the game after Sum-ler added seven more points via a 22-yard run, putting the score at 21-10.
The fourth quarter left the Wildcats playing defensively, attempting to hold back the Red Storm’s offense.
Dixie State then managed to retake the lead after scoring two touchdowns in two consecutive drives, taking a 22-21 lead with less than five minutes remaining in the game.
The Red Storm put the finishing touches on their upset victory, adding one more score off of a goal line touchdown.
The Wildcats’ hopes ended when Dixie State’s Nick Porrazzo picked off Robert-son, ending all hopes of a comeback. The final score of the game was 29-21.
Even with the loss, Central remains on top of the GNAC standings with a 4-1 conference record.
Central will most likely play for the first time this season at Tomlinson Stadium for home coming on Oct. 13 against Simon Fraser, provided the wildfire and air qual-ity in the Kittitas Valley doesn’t force a venue change.
PICKED (Top) Redshirt freshman Ce-drique Chaney intercepts a pass against Azusa Pacific. (Above) Senior wide re-ceiver Tavoy Moore carries the ball during Central’s win over Azusa Pacific at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell.
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Wildcats stung in Beehive state
What’s your fantasy... footballBY ConnoR vAndeRweYSt
Sports Editor
It’s week six and fantasy owners prob-ably have a good idea how good or how awful their team is. My four teams are spread out between absolutely terrible and championship-caliber.
So far there haven’t been any cata-strophic injuries to fantasy studs that have owners swarming the waiver-wire, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t one awkward cut away from a torn ACL to our number one running back.
Here are the top pickups for week six, if your team is in the same shape as the New York Jets.
Quarterback
Colin Kaepernick (SF): This is your captain of the Colin Kaepernick band-wagon speaking: All abord or risk being
left behind. Kaepernick has been putting up video game numbers since his days de-stroying Boise State’s national title dreams at Nevada.
Now he is backing up the extremely mediocre Alex Smith. Eventually, Kaepe-rnick will get a shot to run the show, and with his strong arm and wheels, he’ll be a fantasy monster. He’s a great pickup for deep two quarterback and keep leagues.
Running Back
Brandon Bolden (NE): The Patriots score, a lot. This gives fantasy owners plenty of opportunities for short goal line scores from New England running backs.
Stevan Ridley is the starter, but he has coughed the ball up on consecutive weeks, which could give Bolden even more oppor-tunities in an explosive offense. Defenses are so petrified of Tom Brady shredding their secondary that it gives Patriots run-
ning backs ample running space. For now, Bolden is the change-of-pace back, but he will get enough opportunities to contrib-ute to your fantasy squad.
Wide Receiver
Jeremy Kerley (NYJ): Someone has to catch the ball, right? With Santonio Hol-mes out the for the season and Stephen Hill missing last Monday’s game, Kerley has become Mark Sanchez’s defacto num-ber one receiver.
Kerley gave pro bowl cornerback Johnathan Joseph all he could handle Monday Night and he also has the poten-tial for kick return touchdowns. Hopefully Tim Tebow doesn’t replace Sanchez and destroy any value.
Tight End
Rob Housler (AZ): Housler is a straight
up beast. He was the Cardinals’ only bright spot on offense in the Thursday night blowout against the Rams. With his strength, Housler has the ability to turn short routes into long gains.
Defense/Special Teams
Buffalo Bills: Their pass-rushers should be able to get after Kevin Kolb and con-tain the third and fourth-string Cardinal running backs.
SPORTS � e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 201214
BY KATELYN POTASKY
Staff Reporter
Swimmers and spectators fi lled the Central Washington University Aquatic Center Tuesday night as the Central swim club co-hosted and invited students to a free intramural swim meet.
This was the second time the swim club co-hosted a free intramural swim meet for Central students.
“This is a great chance for myself and the CWU swim club to recruit some great swimmers,” Coach Eric Williamson said.
This is the third swim team Williamson has coached, but his fi rst year with Cen-tral. Williamson has swam competitively all through high school and college, and is known for his distance events: the mile and the 500-meter freestyle.
“Our goal for the year is to just have fun and have everyone beat their personal records,” Williamson said.
No one was afraid to dive off the blocks
and compete for the “It’s All About the Shirt” T-shirts the winners would receive Tuesday night. More than 40 participants competed in swim events. The 11 differ-ent events ranged from the 100-meter but-terfl y to a kickboard relay race. Teams of four were created to compete in four dif-ferent relay races.
Many students were hesitant at fi rst in signing up for races, but once the swim club went through a few events, students became more comfortable, and were div-ing into the pool every chance they got to compete as a team or in individual races.
Swimmer Deborah Cate came out to race.
“This was my fi rst time diving into a pool competitively in three years,” Cate said. “I missed the adrenaline rush of the competition.”
Last year the swim club took 13 swim-mers to the U.S. Master’s national pool meet.
“Our goal this year is to bring 16 swim-mers, eight girls and eight boys to the U.S. Master’s national pool meet in May,” said freshman swimmer Cameron Peterson.
This year’s U.S. Master’s will be held in Indianapolis, Ind. Peterson is a mem-ber of the swim club, along with his older brother, Mat.
Mat has been a member of the swim club for over four years and has been swimming competitively for more than seven. A member of the U.S. Masters team a year ago, Mat swims the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfl y.
Central’s swim club practices together in the morning every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, and then in the eve-ning on Tuesday and Thursday.
Their overall mission, other than ad-vancing swimmers to the Masters, is to continue the long tradition of great swim-ming at Central while providing students with a variety of competitive opportuni-ties.
Central’s swim club competes in two entities, the United States Master’s Swim-ming (USMS) and the United Swimming Association League (ASAU).
Mat had a different idea in mind when it came to the team’s goal.
“A team goal is to break all the team records for all relays this year,” Mat Peter-son said.
STROKE OF A GENIUS Lisa Murphy competes in her portion of the 200-meter freestyle relay during the intramural swim meet, co-hosted by Central’s collegiate swim club.
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Intramural swim meet makes a splash
15SPORTS � e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 2012
Soccer’s struggles continueBY CHACE DAVY
Staff Reporter
This week the women’s soccer team played two games, both of which were re-located to Yakima due to poor air quality in Ellensburg.
The team wound up losing both games with a score of 1-0. The team is 3-7-2 so
far (2-5-1 Great Northwest Ath-letic Conference), but despite its record, Head Coach Michael Farrand is confi -dent his team can pull through and play well for the rest of the season.
“If we play solid the way we did [Thursday],
we win every game on the way out,” Far-rand said.
The team played Seattle Pacifi c on Thursday and lost 1-0 in overtime due to a play with a possible, but ultimately un-called foul. The ball rolled SPU’s way and they were able to score.
Though the team lost to Seattle Pacifi c, there were positives from the game. CWU played solid defense throughout the game
and played a dominant fi rst half, even though they were not able to put the ball in the back of the net.
“I think it’s one of our best games of the year, in terms of consistent play throughout the game,” Farrand said.
CWU has only played one match at home all season, CWU won that match against Northwestern 2-0. The team has been on the road for 11 of its 12 games.
“You could see it last week when we went to West-ern Oregon and St. Martin’s. We were road weary,” Far-rand said. “We’ve been in buses and hotels.”
The good news for the team is that it will play fi ve of its last six games in Ellensburg if the smoke clears up.
The smoke has been a perpetual issue for most of Central’s sports teams this sea-son, relocating cross country meets as well and changing the way both teams practice.
“We’ve had to shift around games and practices,” said sophomore center-mid Sa-vanna Moorehouse. “But we’ve adapted now.”
The loss to Western Washington on
Sunday was their third straight 1-0 loss.On paper, CWU is not too far behind
its opponents. The Wildcats are being out-scored by less than one goal per game, and have a higher shots-on-goal percentage than all their opponents combined. What is hurting the team is its 15 yellow cards and 22 offside penalties, compared to its opponent’s six yellow cards and offside penalties.
Even though the team is strug-gling this season, a GNAC playoff spot is not out of the question.
The top four GNAC teams make the playoffs As of Sunday’s games, CWU is fi ve points back and four spots
behind fourth place Western Oregon. Western Oregon has 13 points to Central’s seven. Central will have to win at least half of its remaining games to have a shot at a playoff spot, which, according to Farrand, will not be a problem once the players get back to their normal schedule.
The good news for CWU is that the rest of its games are against conference opponents, and three of those games are against Northwest Nazarene, Saint Mar-
tin’s and Simon Frasier, none of which have a winning record.
CWU’s next game is Thursday at 4 p.m. against Montana State University-Billings. If the smoke clears out by then, the game will be played in Ellensburg, oth-erwise it will likely be moved to Yakima.
The Yellowjackets are 10-2 on the sea-son, and defeated the Wildcats 2-0 in their fi rst meeting.
SAVANNA MOOREHOUSESophomore midfielder
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were road weary.-MICHAEL FARRAND
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Final Score
Thursday 10/4Seattle Paci� c - 1
Central Washington - 0 (OT)
Sunday 10/7Western Washington - 1Central Washington - 0
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SPORTS � e Observer • Oct. 11 - 17, 201216
Freshman Eggleston shines in the 5kBY AMBER THORP
Staff Reporter
The Wildcats’ cross country teams competed in Western Washington Uni-versity’s 39th annual invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Oct. 6.
The meet was held at the hill-ridden Lake Padden Park in Bellingham and the runners were able to put on a great show.
Out of the 16 teams who com-peted in the 5k, the Alaska Anchor-age women’s team won the title for the third consecutive year. The Wildcat women didn’t go down without a fi ght, however, fi n-ishing seventh in the fi nal team scoring.
“For me, the fi rst mile was slow; I was at 6:20,” freshman Dani Eggleston said. “The second mile consisted of hills, which was really challenging. My teammates Connie and Kelsey helped me a lot. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be as fast as I am.”
Eggleston led the Wildcats and placed
28th with a time of 23 minutes, nine sec-onds. Running closely behind Eggleston was sophomore Connie Morgan and se-nior Kelsey Kreft. They fi nished 36th and 38th with times of 23 minutes, 25 seconds and 23 minutes, 31 seconds, respectively.
“Dani had a great race. That was the fi rst time for her to be the number one run-
ner, and it was nice to see improvement on such a challeng-ing course,” Head Coach Kevin Ad-kisson said. “She is one of the best freshman runners that we have had. It’s very exciting and she has a bright future with us.”
S o p h o m o r e Chelsea Dowell also showed major improvements last
week, placing 61st with a time of 24 min-utes, 45 seconds.
The men’s team, however, were hard pressed before its 10k race even began. Its number one runner, junior John Wojtech, was unable to compete due to an injury.
Junior Nathan Minor stepped up in his place, fi nishing 71st with a time of 33 min-utes, 48 seconds. The men’s team placed
11th overall at the conclusion of the meet. “Nathan Minor had a great race. He
had a breakthrough at this last meet,” Adkisson said. “In terms of team scor-ing we were where we’ve normally been. We were just behind Alaska Fair-banks and Simon Fraser. I’m pleased because our men’s team did so well without our num-ber one racer.”
Also placing in the top 100 was se-nior Ryan Eidsmoe and sophomore Ryan Thompson, fi nishing with times of 34 minutes and 34 minutes, four seconds, re-spectively.
“The meet was OK, the hills were tough and there was a lot of good com-petition,” Thompson said. “I’m hoping to cut down my time to 26 minutes for cham-pionships.”
The cross country team will spend the next two weeks gearing up for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cham-pionship held on Oct. 20 in Monmouth, Ore.
To better prepare the athletes, Adkis-son plans to sharpen the workouts, which will consist of hard runs one day, then
lighter runs the next, in the hopes that it will cut down running times.
“Overall, this year has been a major step forward. We are much stronger compared to last year,” Adkisson said. “They are all working hard to im-prove, and it’s very exciting. We are losing some good seniors this year, but we have good
numbers to keep progressing in the com-ing years.”
The second mile consist-ed of hills, which was really challenging. My teammates, Connie and Kelsey helped me a lot. If it weren’t for them I wouldn’t be as fast as I am.
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-DANI EGGLESTONFreshman Cross Country Results
Western Washington Classic Invitational
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