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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

Barnhouse Journal offers poetry for everyone

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor September 6, 2019

In the spring of 2018, Kevin Latimer sat at a writing workshop, frustrated. Few people at the table looked like him, and few shared his background from one of the poorest parts of Cleveland. That same...

CWRU researchers find 3.8 million-year-old skull

CWRU researchers find 3.8 million-year-old skull

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter September 6, 2019

“There was a moment when I couldn’t control my emotions. Apparently, I was jumping up and down, a behavior that I don’t usually show when I find hominin fossils, and the locals who were standing...

The OL Experience

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter August 30, 2019

Entering college can be a daunting task. Incoming students have to leave their families and homes and join a new community in a new place. Discover Week plays a vital role in integrating new students into...

Constitution Discussion Roundtable: Q&A with Madeline Myers

Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter August 30, 2019

Each year to celebrate Constitution Day, students from Case Western Reserve University put together a student-led discussion forum with two guest speakers to debate various constitutional issues pertinent...

Miso opens in Tinkham Veale University Center

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor August 30, 2019

“I don’t know why I’m getting emotional about this stuff,” said Bon Appetit Campus Executive Chef Vincent Gaikens when talking about Miso, the new Asian food concept in Tinkham Veale University...

Fire Erupts at Veale Natatorium

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor August 30, 2019

A fire at a swimming pool may sound so far-fetched it feels like the set up to a National Lampoon sketch. On Monday, Aug. 26th this became reality as the roof of the Veale Natatorium caught fire shortly...

Cleveland to roll out electric scooters around the city

Ryan Yoo, Director of Design August 23, 2019

The City of Cleveland has recently announced that it approved a measure to roll out electric scooters across the city. In early June, the Cleveland City Council unanimously approved a measure that would...

Jolly Scholar to take over Rough Rider Room

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor August 23, 2019

The Rough Rider Room (RRR) in Carlton Commons, the main late-night dining spot on South Side, will reopen under new management on Aug. 26. Campus bar Jolly Scholar will be taking over the space, turning...

Starshak and the Journey of Hope South team kayak with participants on the Life on the Mississippi.

Across the American South in 59 days

Ryan Yoo, Director of Design August 23, 2019

Trey Starshak had just returned from the buffet table that had been put out for him and the Journey of Hope team in Roswell, New Mexico. He had talked to a few of the participants before he decided to...

Hessler Street Fair celebrates fifty years of “Peace, Love and Lemonade”

Hessler Street Fair celebrates fifty years of “Peace, Love and Lemonade”

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor June 6, 2019

Bubbles filled a cloudy sky on Saturday, June 1 as the sound of more than a dozen hand drums from an impromptu drum circle bludgeoned the air in celebration of the Hessler Street Fair. The lead singer...

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