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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

Power of Purple kick-starts campus Relay For Life

Power of Purple kick-starts campus Relay For Life

Sage Schaff, Assistant News Editor February 17, 2012

“Relay For Life isn’t just a one-weekend event in April, it’s a year-long movement,” said senior Tricia McCutchan at last Friday’s Power of Purple rally for Relay For Life (RFL). Power of Purple,...

Chinese scholars welcome Year of the Dragon with a roar

Chinese scholars welcome Year of the Dragon with a roar

Shinichi Inoue, Staff Reporter February 17, 2012

On Sunday, Feb. 12, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) hosted its annual Lantern Festival Banquet to celebrate the traditional Chinese festival. While the Cleveland weather was less than...

Cleveland 2030 to foster energy efficiency in downtown building district

Cleveland 2030 to foster energy efficiency in downtown building district

Eric Hamilton, Staff Reporter February 10, 2012

Architecture 2030, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of the building sector, is working with the Cleveland chapter of the American Institute of Architects to bring...

CWRU continues to ascend U.S. Peace Corps rankings

CWRU continues to ascend U.S. Peace Corps rankings

Sage Schaff, Assistant News Editor February 10, 2012

Of all American schools with under 5000 undergraduates, Case Western Reserve University now ranks 10th in the number of alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps. The organization is dedicated to improving...

Obama proposes plan to curb tuition hikes

Obama proposes plan to curb tuition hikes

Greg Bokar, Staff Reporter February 10, 2012

During his State of the Union address in January, President Barack Obama announced a plan to curb the seemingly endless tuition hikes that have plagued higher education in the past 50 years. According...

CWRU to develop emergency response team

CWRU to develop emergency response team

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter February 3, 2012

Case Western Reserve University is establishing an on-campus Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). This team will be comprised of volunteers trained to serve as auxiliary first-responders during catastrophes. The...

CaseWireless receives significant fix, wireless network updates underway

CaseWireless receives significant fix, wireless network updates underway

Tyler Hoffman, News Editor February 3, 2012

While many Case Western Reserve University students spent winter break relaxing, CWRU Information Technology Services (ITS) has been hard at work, as evidenced by the recent breakthrough in CaseWireless,...

University revives free newspaper program

University revives free newspaper program

Greg Bokar, Staff Reporter February 3, 2012

After a semester without the popular USA Today Collegiate Readership Program, Case Western Reserve University’s Office of Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life has reinstated the program for the semester. The...

Relay For Life to host Power of Purple next week

Relay For Life to host Power of Purple next week

Tyler Hoffman and Sage Schaff February 3, 2012

As the Case Western Reserve University community settles into the spring semester, planning for Relay For Life (RFL) is hitting full stride. The first major event of this semester is called Power of Purple...

Jolly delivered: campus dining fixture to launch delivery service

Jolly delivered: campus dining fixture to launch delivery service

Joseph Digby, Staff Reporter February 3, 2012

Every year, Case Western Reserve University fills its dining halls with thousands of undergraduates, many of whom have only one option: signing up for the meal plan. As the semester marches on, however,...

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