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

Break away

Break away

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 20, 2015

In 20 years, junior Brittany Chung and senior Precious Amoako want to be able to come back to Case Western Reserve University and say that they improved the campus. Their project: creating a new board...

Housing rates to increase in the upcoming year

Housing rates to increase in the upcoming year

Sarah Jawhari, Contributing Reporter February 20, 2015

Both upperclassmen and underclassmen will be influenced by a housing rate increase proposed by Case Western Reserve University for the upcoming school year. The 3.75 percent room-rate increase will be...

Twin Gables

Property Management Apartments no longer on-campus housing option

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 20, 2015

With the new residence hall opening for the upcoming academic year, the Property Management Apartments (PMAs) will no longer be available as on-campus housing for undergraduates and graduates. The...

On its way up

Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Big changes are coming to Case Western Reserve University this upcoming academic year. Unfortunately, though, big changes come with big price tags. Provost and Executive Vice President William “Bud”...

SEC begins deliberations on student activities fee allocations

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

The Student Executive Council (SEC) came together for the first time this semester to review their budgets for the upcoming spring semester. The budgets are determined by the Student Activities Fee (SAF),...

CWRU students bring health club back to life

Gabrielle Buffington, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Case Western Advocates for Cleveland Health (CWACH) became obsolete in 2014, when all of the active officers graduated from Case Western Reserve University, and it would have remained that way if it weren’t...

CWRU Police Blotter, Feb. 3 to Feb. 10

February 13, 2015

Feb. 3: Petty theft—cash taken from desk drawer, Mandel School Applied Social Sciences Building. Feb. 4: Misuse of credit card—misuse of credit card reported by student at off campus locations,...

New residence hall to be completed in June, prices to be similar to the Village

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor February 13, 2015

Upperclassmen will have another housing option in the fall. Construction for the new residence hall in the North Residential Village is set to be finished in June. The building hopes to help house...

Creative entrepreneurship

Katie Wieser, Executive Editor February 13, 2015

One by one, they stood up and spoke. The ladies of the Changemaker conference were all asked what big change they’d like to see in their community. As a group, they discussed intolerance, mental...

Director of Greek Life discusses plans to improve, expand

Miriam Ridge, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

This week, we sat down with Mark Starr, the director of the Greek Life Office. Community The Greek Life Office is aiming to be more proactive when it comes to the campus community. First off, Greek...

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