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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

Otherworldly: CWRU gathers for total solar eclipse

Otherworldly: CWRU gathers for total solar eclipse

Elie Aoun, Director of Print April 12, 2024

Campus was overflowing with excitement as countless people stood outdoors and eagerly awaited the solar eclipse’s totality, the brief period when the Moon completely obscures the Sun. During a campus-wide...

Executive Editor Shivangi Nanda eclipses Director of Design Auden Koetters. Make sure you wear protective glasses when viewing the eclipse on April 8!

Total eclipse 2024: How to watch it around Cleveland, CWRU

Shivangi Nanda and Zachary Treseler April 5, 2024

The solar eclipse is nearly here. On April 8, the eclipse will cross over Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. This year, Cleveland is in the path of totality, set to experience nearly four minutes of complete...

Sigma Psi, CWRU’s oldest and only local sorority, to close at end of academic year

Sigma Psi, CWRU’s oldest and only local sorority, to close at end of academic year

Zachary Treseler, News Editor April 5, 2024

On Feb. 20, Sigma Psi, Case Western Reserve University’s oldest and only local sorority, announced their intention to close at the end of the academic year. Their announcement was met with a mix of heartbreak...

A timeline of CWRU and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Zachary Treseler, Shivangi Nanda, and Darcy Chew March 22, 2024

March 29, 2018 Resolution 27-04 is the first to call for Case Western Reserve University to “divest from all holdings with companies involved with occupation of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.” It...

Students for Justice in Palestine receives interim suspension following alleged violation of CWRU’s Code of Conduct

Téa Tamburo, News Editor March 14, 2024

Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) received an interim loss of university recognition on Feb. 26 due to allegedly violating the university Code of Conduct. Timeline On...

A symphony of scandal surrounds the Cleveland Institute of Music as former Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar sues the prestigious institution for the alleged mishandling of a Title IX adjudication proceeding.

Carlos Kalmar sues CIM

Lexy Jensen and Zachary Treseler February 16, 2024

Following a tumultuous academic year at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) complete with a Title IX investigation and student protests, former Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar filed a lawsuit against...

Just when you thought CWRU academics were challenging, trying to find a functional washing machine is even worse. Students across campus are met with out of order signs and visibly broken machines, leaving them with piles of unwashed clothes and unnecessarily added stress.

A spin cycle of emotions: Students express challenges using on-campus laundry facilities

Zachary Treseler, News Editor December 1, 2023

Starting in 2010, Case Western Reserve University has provided laundry rooms to students free of charge. However, these machines are frequently subject to malfunction and interoperability for weeks on...

CIM students walk together to Kulas Hall in order to peacefully protest the continued employment of Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar, wearing blue to symbolize unity.

CIM students peacefully protest during first orchestra rehearsal

Lexy Jensen, Development Editor September 15, 2023

On Sept. 13 at 3:45 p.m., dozens of students, faculty and staff from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) sat silently in Kulas Hall during the school’s first orchestra rehearsal of the academic year. The...

CWRU Motorsports laborious efforts pay off as they place 1st overall in Baja SAE Ohio competition this past weekend.

CWRU Motorsports sweeps Baja SAE Ohio, places 1st overall

Sara Khorshidi, Copy Editor September 15, 2023

From Sept. 6-10, the Case Western Reserve University Motorsports team—as well as 75 other university teams—hauled their Baja car to Nashport, Ohio to compete in Baja SAE Ohio, one of three official...

The long flowing robes of the statue make it resemble a Greek philosopher, an unusual artistic decision if the statue, in fact, depicts the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.

‘Marcus Aurelius’ statue seized from CMA in looting investigation

Elie Aoun, Director of Print September 8, 2023

A headless bronze statue thought to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was recently removed from the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) as part of an investigation by New York officials into looted antiquities...

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