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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

USG debates proposed campus-wide tobacco-free policy

USG debates proposed campus-wide tobacco-free policy

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

It’s a fairly familiar sight: groups of students gathered together, shivering in the Cleveland cold, smoking cigarettes across the street from The Village Starbucks or outside of the Veale parking garage....

Researcher finds fungus that could lead to cure for mouth infection

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

Dr. Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, the director of Medical Mycology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center wants to fight fire with fire. More specifically, a fungus with a fungus. The researcher has been...

USG mass funding deadline approaching

Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

For everyone involved in a student group on campus, it’s important to know the upcoming mass funding application deadline: Wednesday, April 2 at 5:00 p.m. The application process is easy, with only one...

Cleveland aims to be “a thriving green city on a blue lake”

Tanvi Parmar, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

In 2009, the city of Cleveland started a 10-year initiative to encourage residents and the community to design and develop economic, social and environmental well being. This movement began after Mayor...

Number of harassment and discrimination reports fall in Ohio businesses

Adithi Iyengar, Contributing Reporter March 28, 2014

Good news for business employees in Ohio: The number of harassment and discrimination charges in Ohio businesses decreased seven percent in 2013. This figure comes from a recent Equal Employment Opportunity...

Spring break struggles

So it appears that, at long last, winter has come to an end. Time for us all to emerge from our burrows like rats that survived a nuclear attack and enjoy the flowering of plants and the singing of birds—those...

CWRU student-founded companies attend conference to showcase inventions

Mark Patteson, Staff Reporter March 28, 2014

Last weekend, two teams from Case Western Reserve University attended the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Open Minds conference in San Jose, California. The event provided...

Sexual misconduct forum to feature national, university experts

Jonah Roth, Staff Reporter March 27, 2014

Feedback may be closed for next year’s new sexual conduct policy, but the conversation is far from over. This morning, Friday, March 26, Case Western Reserve University will host a forum entitled “Sexual...

Telling the story of diversity

Telling the story of diversity

Mark Patteson, Staff Reporter March 22, 2014

To Dr. Marilyn Mobley, vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity, diversity is intimately connected to stories. “In what stories are we talking about ‘the other’?” Mobley...

GPA by decile (where students rank in class) of May graduates for the past five years.

A Case of Grades

Tara Tran, Staff Reporter March 22, 2014

Across the Case Western Reserve University campus, there is a general feeling of difficulty from the student body. Low exam averages, students bombarding Kelvin Smith Library and stress are nothing new. In...

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