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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

The Mango Mango Asiatown location closed its doors for the last time on Aug. 31 due to corporate disputes.

Local Cleveland dessert shop, Mango Mango, closes

Darcy Chew and Sabrina Feldberg September 12, 2025

On Aug. 31, Mango Mango, a dessert shop in Cleveland’s AsiaTown, had their last day of business before officially closing.   A New York-based brand, the shop offered a variety of Asian-inspired...

USG President Zelene Desire highlights the need for student voices

USG President Zelene Desire highlights the need for student voices

Darcy Chew, Executive Editor September 12, 2025

Following last year’s uncontested race for Case Western Reserve University’s Undergraduate Student Government president, fourth-year Zelene Desire takes the helm of one of the university’s largest...

New renovations to dormitories in CWRU's Northside and Southside communities attempt to improve the quality of life of the student population.

CWRU updates housing facilities for students’ convenience

Alyssa Wang and Ethan Park September 12, 2025

As the new influx of students swarm in for the 2025-26 school year, changes have been slowly implemented across both the Case Western Reserve University’s North and South campuses in order to provide...

The teenager involved in the shooting was taken to University Hospitals after being apprehended by the police. / An Ohio State Highway Patrol vehicle was stationed on Adelbert Road to ensure the safety of students.

Shelter-in-place issued on CWRU campus

Alyssa Wang, News Editor September 5, 2025

At 5:35 p.m. on Aug. 27, Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and parents received a notification about an emergency. CWRU’s Division of Public Safety announced a shelter-in-place order...

The CWRU Newsroom has replaced The Daily’s website

The CWRU Newsroom has replaced The Daily’s website

Hannah Johnson, Director of Print September 5, 2025

This year, the Case Western Reserve University Marketing and Communications Team unveiled their newest platform, the CWRU Newsroom. The new website has replaced The Daily’s site with an updated, streamlined...

Since their firings, Fouts-Fowler and Beene have held multiple protests in the Cleveland area, including a July 30 demonstration on University Hospitals’ main campus lawn, across from Thwing Student Center.

Former UH physicians claim they were terminated due to unionizing efforts

Sabrina Feldberg, News Editor August 29, 2025

This past June, University Hospitals (UH) fired two physicians, Dr. Lauren Beene and Dr. Valerie Fouts-Fowler. The two had been trying to form a union with other doctors to improve patient treatment via...

Bon Appétit explains their recent decision to convert Plum Market into Spartie Mart in an effort to improve the local market. One of the market's new implementations includes a robototic espresso machine.

Plum Market is replaced by Spartie Mart

Alyssa Wang, News Editor August 22, 2025

In August, Case Western Reserve University’s local market, Plum Market Kitchen, was replaced by Spartie Mart to bring new improvements for CWRU students and faculty and the local Cleveland community. In...

Boundaries within Ohio: How redistricting fuels partisan tensions and the house race

Boundaries within Ohio: How redistricting fuels partisan tensions and the house race

Olivia Wen, Contributing Writer August 22, 2025

By Nov. 30, Ohio lawmakers and the Redistricting Commission must redraw congressional districts in preparation for the 2026 House of Representatives race. This process, required under state law and influenced...

NSF, DOE funding changes impact CWRU

Darcy Chew and Vani Subramony April 25, 2025

On April 21, President Eric Kaler sent a campus-wide email updating the Case Western Reserve University community on federal research funding and its effect on CWRU research operations. In his email,...

Legacy Week 2025: An examination of the "Case" era for CWRU

Legacy Week 2025: An examination of the “Case” era for CWRU

Zachary Treseler, News Editor April 25, 2025

In appreciation of this year’s Legacy Week celebrations, The Observer will be investigating and shedding light on a contentious period of Case Western Reserve University's history: the early 2000s at...

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