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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

A history of pranks on our campus

Hoai Phuong Nguyen, New Editor April 2, 2021

On April Fools’ Day, as the tradition goes, selective amounts of harmless pranks are all that’s needed to bring the campus community closer together. Historically, Case Western Reserve University has...

Plum Market opens to mixed reactions from students

Nathan Lesch, Executive Editor March 19, 2021

As rays of sunshine beamed down onto colorful shelves—meticulously organized and stacked high with foodstuffs—and employees frantically finished getting the newly retrofitted space ready, Case Western...

Recent initiative on hunger insecurity

Lelia Durand, Staff Reporter March 19, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a “household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Households are food...

A look back at “Light The Campus”

Hoai Phuong Nguyen, News Editor March 12, 2021

Every year, Case Western Reserve University lights a part of campus to remember community members or loved ones who have passed away. This year, “Light The Campus'' took place on Tuesday, March 2 from...

Engineering school’s E-Week draws students, faculty and alumni from across the world

Kevin Pataroque, Staff Reporter March 5, 2021

From Feb. 15 to Feb. 19, the student-run organization Case Engineering Council (CEC) hosted this year’s Engineers Week (E-Week), “A Single Action Can Cause a Chain Reaction,” to celebrate and raise...

Associate Professor David L. Hussey publishes guide to substance abuse research and practice with the Council on Social Work Education

Megan Gawronski, Staff Reporter March 5, 2021

Substance abuse disorder is both a widespread mental health issue and widely misunderstood. A 2017 study by the World Health Organization found that up to 16% of the world’s population suffered from...

CWRU community responds to Title IX concerns

Lelia Durand, Staff Reporter February 26, 2021

Title IX, a federal civil rights law passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, states that students who attend any institution receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Education...

Proposing Eldred Theater to be reopened as student-run resource

Proposing Eldred Theater to be reopened as student-run resource

Hoai Phuong Nguyen, News Editor February 26, 2021

At the heart of the Case Western Reserve University Theater Department since 1898, Eldred Theater is a grand structure behind Rockefeller Building with 150 seats in the staging area and a black box in...

USG working with administration on a revamped tuition forum

Megan Gawronski, Staff Reporter February 19, 2021

One of the major concerns many college students have when it comes to their education is the ever-rising costs of tuition. While there is no easy fix to this problem, Case Western Reserve University’s...

Spring 2021 virtual career fairs begin at CWRU

Hannah Jackson, Staff Reporter February 19, 2021

As the spring semester begins for Case Western Reserve University students, the Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education Office will be hosting two virtual career fairs: The Engineering, Technology...

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