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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

CWRU Thoughts

Maria Fazal, Copy Editor April 3, 2015

The Case Western Reserve University community is known for thinking beyond the possible. Each week, this column aims to capture a slice of campus life. Q: What are you majoring in? A: Finance. Q:...

Thaw Out at the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Big Spring

Maria Fazal, Copy Editor March 20, 2015

The weather is finally beginning to warm up, and the Cleveland Botanical Garden welcomes the new season with its yearly Big Spring event. Big Spring allows visitors to step into an oversized enchanted...

Taking Back Sunday will be taking the House of Blues Stage this coming Tuesday, March 10, for a show which will incorporate the bands new video screens.

Taking back Tuesday

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 5, 2015

The last time Taking Back Sunday rolled through Cleveland, it was at Marc’s Great American Rib Cook Off and Music Festival. And, in line with the band’s name, the show was, in fact, on a Sunday. On...

Juggling Spectacular coming to Thwing for two nights only

Chrismaly Vidal, Contributing Reporter February 27, 2015

To celebrate their 10th Annual Juggling Spectacular Show, Juggling Club is pulling out all the stops: knives, unicycles and exercise balls are set to be on display this weekend. Founded in 2003, Case...

Snowball attendees enjoyed a night in downtown Cleveland a COC’s Snowball event.

COC throws a Snowball

Tiffany Cheung, Staff Reporter February 27, 2015

Students in elegant dresses or fancy suits began to shuffle into a line for the buses. The crowd was bustling and excited to party like it was 1920 at the Class Officer Collective’s (COC) Snowball 2015,...

Archie Green put on an energetic rap show as one of the performers at Brite Winter.

20 Photos from Brite Winter

February 25, 2015

On Saturday, Feb. 21, Brite Winter returned to Ohio City for a day of music, festivities and food. Though the day's temperatures dipped into single digits, Clevelanders still stopped by to enjoy their...

American TV with Pakistani flair

Sanjana Singh, Staff Reporter February 20, 2015

This Saturday Case Western Reserve University’s Pakistani Student Association (PSA) will have its biggest event of the year: a cultural show called Pakflix. This annual event involves skits and dances...

More birthdays, less cancer

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 13, 2015

Next week, Case Western Reserve University’s Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) will push off the spring semester with a week of activities to support April’s Relay for Life event. Power of Purple, a...

KAH Banquet

A sweet night

Sierra Blanton, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Going out for a fun dinner in the name of a good cause is pretty sweet, but adding chocolate to the mix makes it that much sweeter. Last Friday night, Feb. 6, Kids Against Hunger (KAH) and the Chocolate...

Dining halls continue Valentine’s Day special

Jenny Jeon, Contributing Reporter February 13, 2015

Fancy tableware, signature four course dishes and elegant decorations seems like a romantic scene in a fancy New York restaurant on Valentine’s Day, but this scene is closer than the Big Apple; it is...

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