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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

Schubert Center hosts talk on LGBT parenting

Aquene Kimmel, Contributing Reporter September 26, 2014

In 1989, Charlotte J. Patterson was teaching a course on child development at the University of Virginia when she noticed that none of the textbooks mentioned lesbian or gay parents. Twenty-five years...

Nursing school offers MOOC on improving healthcare quality

Gabrielle Buffington, Staff Reporter September 26, 2014

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is offering its first massive open online course (MOOC) this fall, urging health care professionals to “Take the Lead on Healthcare Quality Improvement,”...

Meet the CWRU Police Department

One of the aspects of a police officer’s job that they don’t prepare you for in the academy is answering questions, many on non-criminal topics. A few of the most frequent questions that people ask...

Researcher studies effects of HIV on the immune system

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter September 26, 2014

Alan D. Levine studied physics in graduate school and never took a biology class, but now, he is investigating the effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. Levine was the senior author...

Hacker Society runs conference for computer scientists

John Brogan, Contributing Reporter September 26, 2014

Prominent computer scientists and designers gathered on Sept. 20 for the third annual Link-State event, run by the CWRU Hacker Society. The event highlighted the fact that there is a large demand for computer...

APA gives grant for internships at University Counseling Services

Adithi Iyengar, Staff Reporter September 26, 2014

The American Psychological Association (APA) recently granted $20,000 to CWRU’s University Counseling Services (UCS) to build an accredited internship program. Doctoral internship programs are a required...

Senior Gabe Ewing achieved national chess master status this past summer, bringing him into the top two percent of chess players in the nation.

Pawn to e4

Garretson Oester, Contributing Reporter September 26, 2014

Move, hit the clock, write and repeat. In chess, this pattern is always the same, one that Case Western Reserve University senior Gabriel Ewing has worked on for years. His skill has earned him national...

A new KSL exhibit on World War I, featuring propaganda posters, like this one, seen on many university campuses during that time period.

New exhibit gives students a taste of World War I life

Aneeka Ayyar, Contributing Reporter September 26, 2014

Have you ever wondered what life would have been like as a Case Western Reserve University student during World War I? With Kelvin Smith Library’s new exhibit, students can take this step into the past. The...

CWRU Police Blotter, Sept. 16 to Sept. 23

September 26, 2014

Sept. 17: Misuse of credit card—Law School. Sept. 17: Possession of drug paraphernalia—Smith House. Sept. 18: Petty theft—unattended computer tablet taken from classroom, DeGrace Hall. Sept....

Students prepare for the grueling test which will be revised in April of 2015

The MCAT Dilemma

Alexander Wheaton, Contributing Reporter September 25, 2014

After the Association of American Medical Colleges announced that the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) would be revised in April of 2015, many pre-medical students are scrambling to take the test...

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