Editorial Policy:
The Observer is a public forum for student expression, in which student editors make policy and content decisions. The mission of the Observer is two-fold: to serve CWU as a newspaper and to provide training for students who are seeking a career in journalism. The Observer seeks to provide complete, accurate, dependable information to the campus and community; to provide a public forum for the free debate of issues, ideas and problems facing the community at large, and to be the best source for information, education and entertainment news. As a training program, the Observer is the practical application of the theories and principles of journalism. It teaches students to analyze and communicate information that is vital to the decision making of the community at large. It provides a forum for students to learn the ethics, calues, and skill needed to succeed in their chosen career.
Editor-in-Chief: Katharine Lotze cwuobserver@gmail.com
Adviser: Toby Staab
Online/Managing Editor: Nicole Swapp cwuobserveronline@gmail.com
Assitant Online Editor: Chloe West
Copy Desk Chief: Amber Benoit
Copy Editors: Haily Nelsen, Samuel Kiflu, Sakae Kamagata, Amelia Westbay, Eryk Huff, Corrie Fisher, Joey Brakus
News Editor: Weston Morrow cwuobservernews@gmail.com
Assistant News Editor: Nichole Williamson
News Reporters: Justin Ruhe, Karina Calderon, Alea Thorne, Zach Smith, Chanét Stevenson, Jason Leatherman, Jeanette Genson, Brandon Deleo, Kimberly Webster
Scene Editor: Kelsee Dodson-Carter cwuobserverscene@gmail.com
Assitant Scene Editor and Senior Reporter: Mende Smith
Scene Reporters: Maddelynn Shortt, Meghan Braun, Guy Holiday, Preston Prendergast, Christopher Sparks, Dessa Boyle, Grace Blanchard, Ashton Cerma, Chloe Ramberg
Sports Editor: Danny Schmidt cwuobserversports@gmail.com
Assitant Sports Editor: Connor Venderweyst
Senior Sports Reporter: Evan Thompson
Sports Reporters: Alex Sherk, Jonathan Williams, Jordan Cox-Smith, Randy Rajkovich, Santon Herrera, Kristel Baeckel, Chace Davy
Photo Editor: Michael Harrison cwuobserverphoto@gmail.com
Assistant Photo Editor: Jeff Bayley
Photographers: Ben McBride, Michael Najera, Bonnie Davidson, Brittney Casini, Cassandra Krous, Corey Smith, Taylor Vallee, Leah Shepherd, Pei-Jie Chi
