Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

On the Beat

September 28, 2012

The first day of fall was last Saturday. Fall can be a beautiful season in Cleveland. The leaves start to change, the air starts to get a little cooler at night, the geese start to fly overhead, and the...

On the Beat

September 21, 2012

In the past week, the Case Western Reserve University Police Department has had to issue the first security alerts of the new academic year through the campus mass e-mail system. Usually, when this happens,...

On the Beat

September 14, 2012

As we enter the last third of 2012, there is no denying that technology is all around us. Cellphones, texting, and tablets are everywhere as you walk across campus. This can be a blessing if you are trying...

On the Beat

September 7, 2012

We are hopefully getting into the part of the academic year in which people start settling into a routine. You have figured out the latest possible time you can get up and still make it to class, and all...

On the Beat: the secret life of campus crime

CWRU PD August 31, 2012

A question we receive quite often, usually from a wide-eyed parent at an orientation event, is some variation of “... so what really goes on here?” After we explain that we do not practice human sacrifice...

Police blotter: Aug. 6 – 27

CWRU PD August 31, 2012

8/6 - Suspected bicycle thief arrested, CWRU School of Medicine 8/20 - Suspected bicycle thief arrested, CWRU School of Medicine 8/22 - Suspected shoplifters arrested, University Bookstore Barnes...

On the Beat

August 24, 2012

The Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Police Department would like to say welcome back to all our returning students and a special welcome to the incoming horde of first-year students. Welcome to...

On the beat…Looking out for our community

February 24, 2012

The CWRU police department recently issued several security alerts and updates through the university’s mass email system regarding incidents of crime on campus. Almost every time we announce one of...

On the beat…Looking out for our community

February 17, 2012

Smoking tobacco, whether in the form of a cigarette, a Sherlock Holmes-style pipe, or a (non-Cuban) stogie, is a more heavily regulated and taxed activity than in years past. In 2006, the state of Ohio...

On the beat…Looking out for our community

February 10, 2012

On a campus like CWRU’s, it can often seem like we are surrounded by all types of technology, ranging from laptops to wind turbines. We are also a campus that makes great use of personal electronic devices...

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