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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

USG launches All Caucus Forum

Celia Wan, Staff Reporter February 19, 2016

At 7 p.m. on Feb. 23, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) will host the Caucus Town Hall Meeting, an initiative brought up by former USG Speaker Jacob Ma, and launched by current Speaker Jack English....

Scholarships get personal

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia February 19, 2016

As part of the university’s increased capital campaign, there are now more options for donors to give to undergraduate scholarships. “Our admissions have skyrocketed in recent years for undergraduates,”...

Theft from Film Society office comes with added costs

Hunter Overstreet, Staff Reporter February 19, 2016

Some time between 3 p.m. on Feb. 3 and 3 p.m. on Feb. 4, $200 was stolen from cash boxes in the Case Western Reserve University Film Society’s locked office in Strosacker Auditorium. According to...

Inventions at the third annual HackCWRU included a lightbulb that synchronizes to its holders heartbeat, a genetic simulator for children, and a set of clothing for a couple that light up brighter as they get closer to each other. The event was open to high schoolers, current CWRU students and alumni.

HackCWRU brings student inventors together for 36-hour marathon

Kushagra Gupta, Opinions Editor February 19, 2016
HackCWRU returns to campus over Valentine's Day weekend
Some of the East Cleveland residents whose oral histories were collected for the Voicing & Action Project remarked on how East Cleveland has transformed from the walking community it was in the past.

Turning voices into action

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor February 12, 2016

In its early stages, the project that the Social Justice Institute (SJI) recently released on YouTube and began teaching as a curriculum at Shaw High School was simply known as the “Debut Collaborative...

CCEL, SJI and Interreligious Task Force host Social Justice Teach-in

Rachel Payne, Staff Writer February 12, 2016

On Saturday, Feb. 6, hundreds of students from the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL), representatives from the Interreligious Task Force (IRTF) and the Social Justice Institute (SJI) and...

Changes coming to class times for fall 2016

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia February 12, 2016

Changes will be coming to course scheduling times starting the Fall 2016 semester, with additional 75-minute time slots, longer travel times between classes and a new slot for once-a-week classes. “One...

Mark and Elizabeth Meckes, professors in the math department, frequently collaborate professionally. Elizabeth says that she likes working with Mark because hes someone she doesnt need to worry about sound[ing] stupid in front of.

Faculty couples share love stories

Celia Wan, Staff Reporter February 12, 2016

Meckeses: “I guess we are just lucky” When asked for relationship advice, Professors Mark and Elizabeth Meckes from the Mathematics Department laughed because they were not sure how to reply. Being...

Snyder and Stark discuss future of campus housing at RHA meeting

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia February 12, 2016

University President Barbara R. Snyder and Vice President of Student Affairs Lou Stark recently spoke at a meeting of the Residence Hall Association (RHA), discussing the future of campus housing. On-campus...

Student awards become inclusive of more organizations

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor February 12, 2016

Following student feedback on the requirements for two of the Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards, the Student Leadership Awards Committee has voted to broaden the range of students who are eligible...

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