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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

Oct. 1 was Medicare-for-all National Day of Action

Jeniece Montellano, Staff Reporter October 23, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 1, approximately 30 people gathered in front of Kelvin Smith Library to hear speakers address why they believe single-payer health care is the best option. The crowd was composed of medical...

Stephanie Endy, the new associate vice president for CWRUs Office of Research and Technology Management, enjoys dancing, playing the violin and diving in her free time.

Stephanie Endy begins as Associate Vice President for Research

Nardine Taleb and Aquene Kimmel October 23, 2015

“I believe that Case Western Reserve University’s research is incredible,” said newly hired Associate Vice President for Research in CWRU’s Office of Research and Technology Management Stephanie...

Marijuana legalization on Ohio’s ballot as Issue 3

Hunter Overstreet, Staff Reporter October 23, 2015

This November, Ohio voters will be able to vote on marijuana legalization with Issue 3, a proposed amendment to Ohio’s constitution. The issue would allow people over 21 to purchase up to one ounce...

University Hospitals technological capabilities, including FDA-approved implantable stimulator technology, is one of the major reasons it was chosen for this televised surgery.

Live brain surgery to be performed at University Hospitals

Srivatsan Uchani, Contributing Reporter October 23, 2015

On Oct. 25, Greg Grindley will be wheeled into a sterile room in University Hospitals (UH), surrounded by doctors, nurses and cameras. He will remain fully conscious as the team of doctors operate on his...

Humans vs. Zombies continues, with new rules, following Oregon shooting

Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor October 16, 2015

In light of the Oct. 2 shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, some campuses cancelled their Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) games entirely. Initially, Case Western Reserve University’s game of HvZ, already underway...

Journalist Maria Hinojosa speaks at Power of Diversity lecture series

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print October 9, 2015

Maria Hinojosa sat down on a table in the front of the room. “I’m sorry if I’m a little casual,” she said. “I like a smaller audience.” At the Oct. 6 Power of Diversity lecture series...

Brittany Chung is the only student being recognized in this years National Dialogue Awards.

Brittany Chung nationally recognized for promoting social justice at CWRU

Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor October 9, 2015

Fourth-year student Brittany Chung first became involved with Sustained Dialogue when she unintentionally volunteered to be a moderator for a leadership conference the summer before her second year. Since...

East Clevelands mayor, Gary Norton, supports the proposed merger, saying that the city should at least consider publicly and formally the merger with the city of Cleveland.

East Cleveland City Council delays possible merger

Anmol Nigam, Contributing Reporter October 9, 2015

East Cleveland’s possible merger with Cleveland isn’t only controversial in the larger city. East Cleveland’s leaders are split on whether they should join their neighbor to the west. In July...

George Leggiero has been playing the McGaffin Carillon for 42 years. In the 1980s, Friends of the McGaffin Carillon President Denise Horstman woke up on Sundays to the sound of him performing.

When the bells toll: McGaffin Carillon rings over University Circle

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor October 9, 2015

Underneath 47 massive bells, weighing more than 15,000 pounds in total, George Leggiero is right at home. Inside the Church of the Covenant, Leggiero began the trek up a tightly wound spiral staircase,...

The smoke coming from the warehouse was seen from blocks away by CWRU students.

The ducks have flown

Anne Nickoloff and Aquene Kimmel October 2, 2015

On the morning of Sunday Sept. 27, Little Italy’s abandoned “rubber duck factory,” known for the hundreds of rubber ducks left there years ago, caught fire. Hours later, smoke was still billowing...

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