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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

Students from Campus International High School hold signs for the climate strike in Downtown Cleveland.

Climate strike at Public Square draws passionate crowd

Lewis Nelken, Contributing Reporter September 27, 2019

“HEY HEY HO HO FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO.”  Teens from multiple Cleveland high schools chanted and waved signs with messages such as “We are taking time out of our lessons to teach you one!”...

Hong Kong protests hit University Circle

Collin Wong, Staff Reporter September 27, 2019

Tensions are only growing in Hong Kong as pro-democracy demonstrations continue for the 16th straight week. This past June, residents of Hong Kong protested an amendment to the city’s extradition law....

Share your voice wants to know your favorite memory of Cleveland

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter September 20, 2019

“I hope people see this as the beginning of the momentum,” said Annamarie Morino, a second-year MBA student at the Weatherhead School of Management, of CLE Rising, an organization she has been working...

Normalcy and catastrophe: Hurricane Dorian’s impact on students

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter September 13, 2019

“When you live there, it’s just a normal thing that happens. You evacuate, you come back, you fix the damages. It is just part of the culture,” second-year Case Western Reserve University student...

Politics you should care about

Jackson Rudoff, Director of Web and Multimedia Word Count: 457 September 6, 2019

British Parliament in Turmoil … Again Every time the path to Brexit appears to have reached peak turbulence, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister seems to ratchet things up a notch. Back in its inception,...

The fight continues for LGBT representation at John Carroll University

The fight continues for LGBT representation at John Carroll University

Emily Young, Development Editor September 6, 2019

Few students remember that just a short five miles away from Case Western Reserve University lies another college: John Carroll University. John Carroll was founded in 1886 as a Jesuit university intent...

Taiwanese Parliament legalizes Gay Marriage

David Chang, Staff Reporter May 31, 2019

The Democratic Progressive Party, the current ruling party of Taiwan, voted in favor of a bill that legalized same-sex marriage on May 17, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to do so. Tsai Ing-Wen,...

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is the one of the institutions that joined CWRU in a formal partnership

Collaboration formed between Cleveland science institutions

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ), Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH), Holden Arboretum and Case Western Reserve University’s department of biology have relied on informal collaborations for...

The Soldiers and Sailors monument in Downtown Cleveland

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Tunnel Tours

Abbey Wells, Staff Reporter April 26, 2019

For one day only the public will be able to tour the tunnels underneath the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. This opportunity will take place on Saturday, April 23 and is only offered once a year. The...

Cleveland Botanical Garden wins lawsuit over land use

Abigail Wells, Staff Reporter April 19, 2019

The Cleveland Botanical Garden (CBG) recently won a lawsuit pertaining to the use of its Wade Park property. Jeptha Wade, one of Western Union Telegraph’s founders, gifted 63 acres of land—now known...

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